Search full image library
Enter words, names or reference numbers. This opens Alamy results in a new tab.
Other languages and quick categories
Search HotpixUK images in Spanish, French, German, Italian, or English. Use the dropdown for shortcuts.
Search Liverpool in other languages
Search All in French
FR Liverpool,
Search All German
DE Liverpool,
Search All Italian
IT Liverpool,
Search All Spanish
ES Liverpool,
Back to all images preview
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,IMG_6937,Marks and Spencer,M&S,Liverpool ONE,Liverpool shopping,retail centre,department store,city centre shopping,shopping mall,Liverpool,Merseyside,British retail,chain store,store entrance,retail architecture,glass roof,evening shopping,dusk,shopping precinct,retail economy,high street shopping,fashion retail,food retailer,urban regeneration,pedestrian shopping,store signage,covered entrance,retail destination,shopping district,British brands,city centre retail,commercial property
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FPHHP1 - . The illuminated M&S entrance is seen at Liverpool ONE under the tall glazed and metal-framed structure of the shopping development as the light fades. The distinctive Marks and Spencer lettering identifies one of Britain's established chain retailers. The image combines a nationally recognised brand with Liverpool's central shopping environment, suitable for coverage of city-centre consumer spending, department stores, retail-led regeneration and the challenge of maintaining footfall in physical stores. No conclusion about a particular store's commercial performance can be drawn from the scene. Marks and Spencer is a long-established UK retailer whose mix of clothing, homewares and food competes in a rapidly changing shopping environment. Its branded entrance in Liverpool ONE links a recognisable national name with an urban shopping and leisure destination. Retail reporting in 2026 continues to examine online competition, consumer spending, inflationary pressures, store investment and the relative strength of destination centres against weaker shopping streets. The covered architecture can shelter pedestrians and encourage evening visits, while lighting extends the visual life of retail space beyond daylight. Liverpool ONE is a major element of central Liverpool's regeneration and draws shoppers alongside tourists, restaurant customers and people using public transport. This particular view does not reveal sales, profits or customer numbers, nor should it be treated as proof of any announced store closure or redevelopment. The mix of illuminated signage and modern roof structure is valuable for stories about national retail chains, city-centre footfall, changing shopping habits and the economics of maintaining large physical store portfolios. The pedestrian approach and the illuminated entrance also speak to the importance of physical accessibility and orientation in large shopping developments.
Lord Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,IMG_6187,Henry Bohn Books,second hand books,bookshop,independent bookshop,12 London Road,London Road Liverpool,Liverpool,L3 5NF,antiquarian books,used books,bookseller,book retail,literary culture,independent retail,shop sign,projecting sign,book collecting,rare books,vinyl records,CDs,city centre,Merseyside,retail heritage,physical books,high street,browsing,local business,British bookshop,England,UK,books
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FKKKYT - . Henry Bohn Books projecting shop sign at the long-established second-hand bookshop on London Road, Liverpool. The round projecting sign for Henry Bohn Books hangs above London Road in Liverpool, advertising an independent shop that sells second-hand and antiquarian books as well as music. Independent second-hand bookshops are useful symbols of the physical browsing culture that survives alongside online marketplaces and e-books, relying on specialist stock, knowledgeable owners and the pleasure of finding unexpected titles. The traditional hanging sign gives the photograph particular value for stories about bookselling, independent retail, literary culture and changing city-centre commerce. Second-hand bookshops depend on stock that is varied, unpredictable and often impossible to replace, which gives them a different character from chain bookselling. A projecting clock-style sign is an unusual and memorable marker for Henry Bohn Books, helping a long-established independent shop stand out on London Road. Such shops serve collectors, students, casual browsers and readers looking for out-of-print titles, while also providing a route for books to remain in circulation rather than being discarded. Liverpool's large student population and strong cultural life give second-hand bookselling a natural audience, but rising rents, online marketplaces and changes in reading habits have placed pressure on physical shops across Britain. The photograph therefore records more than a retail sign: it represents a form of browsing-led high-street commerce built around knowledge, chance discovery and slow turnover. The traditional projecting sign also contributes to the visual character of the street and acts as a piece of commercial heritage. The image can support stories about independent booksellers, reuse, print culture, collecting, literary cities and the survival of specialist shops alongside digital retail.
Henry Bohn Books, 12 London Road, Liverpool, Merseyside, L3 5NF
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,IMG_6346,Ladbrokes,Ladbrokes betting shop,betting shop,bookmaker,bookies,gambling,sports betting,horse racing,football betting,Lord Street,Liverpool,Liverpool city centre,high street gambling,gambling industry,Entain,betting tax,gambling duty,gaming duty,gambling levy,Gambling Commission,gambling regulation,shopfront,red signage,retail betting,online betting,British gambling,Merseyside,sports gambling,bet builder,gaming machines,bookmaker branch,duty,tax,taxation,broken,rundown,high streets,responsible gambling,hollowed out
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FJJ03N - . A Ladbrokes branch on Lord Street in Liverpool, identified by the company's bright red fascia and circular L logo. Betting promotional material is displayed behind the closed frontage, including sports-related offers, placing the established bookmaker firmly within the commercial streetscape of the city centre. Ladbrokes is one of Britain's best-known betting brands and operates as part of the wider Entain group. High-street bookmakers remain a visible element of UK gambling even as a large share of sports betting has migrated to smartphones and online accounts. Physical branches continue to provide over-the-counter betting, gaming machines and live sport-related products while operating under licensing and social-responsibility rules. The image is relevant to editorial coverage of gambling regulation, gambling duties and levies, sports betting, advertising restrictions, problem-gambling policy and the economics of retail bookmakers. It can also illustrate changes to British high streets, where betting shops have often occupied units vacated by other retailers and in turn face pressure from digital competition. The Liverpool location provides a recognisable urban context for discussion of how national gambling companies maintain physical outlets alongside their online businesses. The Lord Street branch is also a useful example of how gambling premises occupy prime pedestrian retail locations rather than peripheral entertainment zones. Its corporate red branding competes visually with fashion, food and financial-service storefronts nearby. That context matters in public-policy discussions about the normalisation and accessibility of gambling, especially when councils, health bodies and national regulators consider licensing, advertising exposure and the concentration of betting premises in particular communities. Its wider editorial applications include Merseyside, sports gambling, bet builder, gaming machines and bookmaker branch.
Ladbrokes, 23 Lord Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, L2 9SA
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,brewery tiles,Tameside,Greater Manchester,pub tiles,glazed tiles,brewing history,Victorian tiles,Edwardian,heritage,brewery,ale,stout beer,architectural ceramics,England,UK,history,historic,industrial archaeology,local history,architecture,conservation,built heritage,breweries,Matley,Stalybridge,1970s,of,Liverpool,tied,house,public house,theatre,tavern,glazed,tiles,Bass Charrington,industrial heritage
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FCW71C - Close-up of historic green glazed ceramic tile advertising reading GARTSIDES FAMOUS ALES & STOUT on the Theatre Tavern, 42 Oldham Road, Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside, Greater Manchester. The ornate brewery livery survives on the Cotton Street side of the pub and is a striking reminder of the town's independent brewing industry. The premises began in 1840 as a combined corner shop and beer house and in 1869 became the Robin Hood and Little John, later shortened to the Robin Hood. It was eventually renamed the Theatre Tavern because of its position beside the Tameside Hippodrome. The tiled frontage was installed for local brewer Gartside's, whose Brookside Brewery was founded by John Gartside at Matley near Stalybridge in 1830 and moved to Jeremy Brook, Pottinger Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, in 1847. The business became Gartsides Ltd in 1892 and was re-registered as Gartside's (Brookside) Brewery Ltd in 1898. By the time Bent's Brewery acquired the company in 1939 it controlled 180 tied houses, illustrating the scale of a regional brewery whose ales and stout were once familiar across Ashton, Stalybridge and surrounding industrial towns. Brewing at Brookside continued until 1970 and the brewery was demolished in 1976, making surviving tiled pub advertisements such as this valuable pieces of local brewing heritage. The richly coloured green, blue and bronze-yellow faience lettering also records an era when breweries used permanent architectural decoration to brand their tied public houses. The image is tightly framed on the historic sign, excluding the wider street, sky and pub exterior and emphasising the craftsmanship, lettering and glossy ceramic surface. Immediately next door, the Grade II listed Tameside Hippodrome remains closed but is the subject of continuing plans for stabilisation and possible phased restoration, adding a wider regeneration and heritage-conservation context to this surviving fragment of Ashton-under-Lyne's pub history.
42 Oldham Rd, Ashton-under-Lyne OL6 7AP
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,IMG_9855,Liverpool,Graffiti,Caleb,LVP,Merseyside,Liverpool Graffiti - Caleb LVP,Liverpool Graffiti,Caleb LVP,England,English,Liverpool signage,Liverpool street art,Liverpool graphic design,Liverpool urban culture,Liverpool public message,public signage,graphic design,typography,street art,urban culture,visual identity,public message,branding,signage,wall art,contemporary design,city streets,urban detail,printed message,local identity,advertising,commercial graphics,street scene,public communication,design detail
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E8E1HJ - Liverpool Graffiti - Caleb LVP. Photographed on 4 April 2026. At Liverpool, the sign, poster, plaque, mural or artwork is shown as part of the public environment rather than separated from its physical setting. Regeneration around the docks and city centre continues to change Liverpool's built environment, making photographs of businesses, transport and public art useful dated records. The lettering, colour and placement of Liverpool Graffiti - Caleb LVP are central to the subject, showing how the message or artwork was encountered in Liverpool rather than as a detached graphic. Liverpool Graffiti - Caleb LVP forms part of the visual culture of Liverpool, with typography, paint, print or illuminated signage tied directly to its street or venue.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
Description
Keywords: Gotonysmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,5X8A7239,Royal,Daffodil,ferry,Mersey,Liverpool,Wirral,ship,transport,Royal daffodil ferry Liverpool,daffodil,Birkenhead,Merseyside,England,English,Birkenhead landscape,Birkenhead landmark,Birkenhead tourism,Birkenhead scenic view,Birkenhead travel destination,landscape,waterside,travel destination,landmark,scenic view,regional landscape,outdoor scene,tourism,local landmark,historic landscape,waterfront,public realm,place photography,panoramic view,visitor attraction,urban landscape,geographical context,travel photography,open space,destination
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E4231F - Royal Daffodil ferry moored on the Mersey. Photographed on 4 May 2019. Birkenhead developed around shipbuilding, docks and ferry links across the Mersey, while its transport history includes early tramways and strong connections with Liverpool. The wider view around Royal daffodil ferry Liverpool establishes the geography of Birkenhead, showing how water, open space, weather, buildings or transport infrastructure shape the location. Royal daffodil ferry Liverpool is part of the landscape of Birkenhead, with season and surrounding land or water contributing to the sense of place recorded on the day.
Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK
Description
Keywords: @HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,255A9387,Hill,Dickenson,Stadium,Everton,Dockside,Liverpool,sean dyche everton,Hill Dickenson Stadium Everton Dockside Liverpool,Merseyside,England,English,Liverpool sport,Liverpool football,Liverpool sports venue,Liverpool club identity,Liverpool sports heritage,sport,sports heritage,football,sports venue,supporters,club identity,British sport,sporting culture,team branding,sports history,matchday,football heritage,club crest,sports memorabilia,fan culture,sports photography,competition,local sport,sporting venue
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E91E1J - Hill Dickenson Stadium Everton Dockside Liverpool. Photographed on 12 April 2026. The image records Hill Dickenson Stadium Everton Dockside Liverpool through club, venue or event identity that is visible directly in the scene. Crests, colours, stadium fabric, printed material or supporter-facing details connect Hill Dickenson Stadium Everton Dockside Liverpool to its sporting setting at Liverpool. Colours, lettering and physical design help distinguish this subject from generic football or sporting imagery. The frame preserves club-specific details that can alter when grounds, sponsors, crests or presentation styles are updated. Liverpool's identity is closely tied to its port, music, football and dense historic centre, with redevelopment continuing around the waterfront and former dock estate. Hill Dickenson Stadium Everton Dockside Liverpool connects sporting identity with its physical setting in Liverpool, where club colours, crests, stadium fabric and supporter-facing details help date the scene. The context of Hill Dickenson Stadium Everton Dockside Liverpool reaches beyond the object itself to the venue, supporters and public identity of the club or event in Liverpool.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,IMG_1474,Liverpool FC European Cup Final Rome 1984,Liverpool,FC,European,Cup,Final,Rome,1984,football,sport,supporters,heritage,club,fans,stadium,memorabilia
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EFEFY1 - . Liverpool FC European Cup Final Rome 1984, England, UK. Photographed on 25 September 2023. Looking at stadium, the longer history is that football and major sporting events leave a rich material record through flags, tickets, souvenirs, programmes and venue signage
International tournaments in particular can turn everyday objects into historical evidence of national sporting culture. In 2026, stadium remains relevant because sporting imagery has relevance beyond results, illustrating club identity, fan culture, major-event economics, venue investment and the role of sport in local regeneration. Other strongly related concepts include football club, supporters, matchday, sporting heritage, sports venue, professional sport, football history, major event, sports tourism, supporter culture, stadium architecture, sports memorabilia, IMG_1474, heritage, fans, and memorabilia. The background to matchday is that sporting grounds, club colours and event memorabilia become part of local identity as generations of supporters associate particular streets, gates and stands with matchday ritual
Stadium architecture and branding also change repeatedly as clubs modernise facilities. Within the history of sports venue, football and major sporting events leave a rich material record through flags, tickets, souvenirs, programmes and venue signage
International tournaments in particular can turn everyday objects into historical evidence of national sporting culture. In relation to major event, historical context shows that british sports venues often have histories extending far beyond their current appearance, with rebuilt stands, sponsorship names and safety standards reflecting the professionalisation and commercial growth of spectator sport. Against the 2026 backdrop for sports venue, sporting imagery has relevance beyond results, illustrating club identity, fan culture, major-event economics, venue investment and the role of sport in local regeneration.
England, UK
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,LFC,Liverpool,FC,football,club,255A9824,This Is Anfield,Liverpool FC,Champions Wall,Anfield,stadium,England,UK,sign,trophies,champions,supporters,fans,heritage,tourism,sports,branding,history,visitors,honours,glazed,transfer window
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EKNYW3 - . This Is Anfield sign and Liverpool FC Champions Wall outside Anfield stadium in Liverpool, England, UK. Photographed on 30 May 2026. The recorded location is Anfield stadium, Anfield Road, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK. The large white THIS IS ANFIELD lettering fills the glazed facade beside a long honours display celebrating the club's major trophies and championship successes. Visitors and supporters walk along the stadium frontage, reinforcing the site's role as both a working football ground and a major tourist attraction. The composition combines one of football's most famous phrases with a visual record of Liverpool's sporting achievements. The historical setting for major event is that football and major sporting events leave a rich material record through flags, tickets, souvenirs, programmes and venue signage
International tournaments in particular can turn everyday objects into historical evidence of national sporting culture. Seen through graphic communication, the earlier context is that temporary and permanent notices are valuable social-history evidence because they capture the rules and assumptions of a particular moment, from parking and access to opening times, safety and public-service instructions. For collectable, the historical context is that everyday objects often become better historical evidence with age because packaging, typography, materials and branding change more rapidly than their basic function
Souvenirs, games and household items can therefore date consumer culture very precisely. In the 2026 discussion of major event, professional sport remains closely tied to broadcast rights, tourism, sponsorship and stadium redevelopment, while supporter experience, policing, ticket prices and transport continue to shape matchday debate. The 2026 relevance of graphic communication comes from the fact that current public-realm design increasingly expects signs to be legible, inclusive and consistent, while bilingual and.
Anfield stadium, Anfield Road, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,fire horse sculpture,horse lantern,illuminated horse,lantern sculpture,light installation,public art,festival display,Liverpool,Merseyside,England,United Kingdom,outdoor installation,cultural celebration,visitor attraction,glowing flowers,lantern flowers,temporary artwork,UK cultural events,destination marketing,city break Liverpool,public realm art,festival tourism,visitor economy,arts and culture,seasonal attractions,winter city centre,civic celebration,cultural diversity,community heritage,event production,outdoor exhibition,travel and leisure imagery,Liverpool city centre attractions,Chinese culture,East Asian culture,city festival,winter event
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3DPP02W - A bright Chinese New Year Fire Horse lantern installation displayed in Liverpool city centre at Liverpool ONE, featuring a rearing horse sculpture set above oversized illuminated flowers in vivid pinks, oranges and warm gold tones. The artwork is mounted on a low plinth with event branding, with freestanding lantern spheres and stylised white flame shapes placed around the base, creating a dramatic, photo friendly festival scene. Behind the installation, leafless winter trees and a modern glass and steel office building frame the display, contrasting contemporary city architecture with traditional Lunar New Year symbolism. The ground appears wet and reflective, and the light is flat and cool, suggesting an overcast winter day with typical damp conditions for the Liverpool waterfront and city centre. This image captures Liverpool's seasonal cultural programming and the way major public spaces are temporarily transformed for Lunar New Year celebrations, drawing visitors into the retail district while showcasing the city's diverse cultural calendar and event led tourism offer
Chinese New Year Fire Horse lantern sculpture at Liverpool ONE, Liverpool, England, with glowing flo
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,lantern dragon,light installation,public art,Liverpool,Liverpool waterfront,Merseyside,England,United Kingdom,festival installation,outdoor display,waterfront attraction,heritage dock,dock warehouses,event decoration,tourism,colourful dragon,community,Chinese,UK cultural events,winter events,seasonal attractions,heritage tourism,destination marketing,public realm art,event production,city break Liverpool,waterfront leisure,visitor economy,arts and culture,festival programming,family friendly activities,photography of festivals,cultural tourism UK,Liverpool events calendar,tourism marketing imagery,Chinese culture,East Asian culture
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3DPP033 - A vivid public art scene at Liverpool's Royal Albert Dock showing a large illuminated dragon lantern installation displayed on the dockside promenade in front of the area's distinctive red brick warehouse buildings. The dragon is brightly coloured, with an open mouth, flared crest and flowing mane like elements, and a long segmented body posed upright as if rearing up from the plinth. The base includes prominent safety messaging asking visitors not to climb or stand on the installation, underlining that this is a temporary, curated artwork intended for public viewing and photos. In the background, the dock's historic industrial architecture forms a strong textured backdrop of brickwork and windows, reinforcing Albert Dock's heritage setting while the contemporary light sculpture adds a modern festival atmosphere. The overall light suggests a grey, overcast winter day with flat, cool conditions, typical of the Liverpool waterfront at this time of year, which helps the saturated colours of the dragon stand out sharply against the muted surroundings. The installation aligns with Chinese New Year and Lunar New Year programming at the Royal Albert Dock, created to draw visitors during the seasonal celebrations and support the city's wider cultural events and tourism offer.
Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool L3 4AD, England, United Kingdom
Description
Keywords: old,stadium,ground,Everton,FC,football,club,Goodison Road,Liverpool,Merseyside,England,UK,L4 4EL,GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,L4,Goodison Rd,soccer,blue,blues,park,Walton,area,English,Premier League,Evertonians,Blues,bluenoses,bluenose,Farhad Moshiri,badge,icon,iconic,stand,side,architecture,ticket touts,tickets
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R55HW2 - Everton Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Liverpool that competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. The club was a founder member of the Football League in 1888, and has, as of May 2023, competed in the top division for a record 120 seasons, having missed only four top-flight seasons (193031, 195152, 195253, and 195354). Everton is the club with the second-longest continuous presence in English top-flight football, and ranks third in the all-time points rankings. The club has won nine league titles, five FA Cups, one European Cup Winners' Cup and nine Charity Shields.
Formed in 1878, Everton won their first League Championship during the 189091 season. After winning four more League championships and two FA Cups, the club experienced a post-Second World War lull until a revival in the 1960s. A period of sustained success came in the mid-1980s, when Everton won a further two League championships, one FA Cup, and the 1985 European Cup Winners' Cup. The club's most recent major trophy was the 1995 FA Cup.
The club's supporters are colloquially known as Evertonians or Blues. Everton's main rivals are Liverpool, whose home stadium at Anfield is just under one mile away from Everton's home at Goodison Park
the two clubs contest the Merseyside derby. Everton have been based at Goodison Park since 1892, having moved from their original home at Anfield following a disagreement over its rent. The club's home colours are royal blue shirts with white shorts and socks.
Goodison Park is a football stadium in the Walton area of Liverpool, England, 2 miles (3 km) north of the city centre. It has been the home of Premier League club Everton since 1892 and has an all-seated capacity of 39,414.
Goodison Park has hosted more top-flight games than any other stadium in England. It has also been the venue for an FA Cup Final and numerous international fixtures, including a semi-final match in the 1966 World Cup
Goodison Road, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L4 4EL
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,history,historic,heritage,&,133,Dale St,Merseyside,England,UK,L2 2JH,L2,real ale,beer,beers,Ship and Mitre,Liverpool pub,Dale Street,Liverpool,historic pub,real ale pub,free house,traditional pub,pub exterior,city centre,cask ale,British pub culture,heritage pub,Edwardian building,stone facade,corner building,urban streetscape,Liverpool architecture,independent pub,beer pub,pub signage
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2X9BPBB - A side-angle view of the Ship & Mitre public house, located at 133 Dale Street in Liverpool city centre, England. The image shows the full height of the historic stone-built corner building, with prominent blue signage identifying the pub as a free house and highlighting its long-established presence in Liverpool's drinking culture.
The Ship & Mitre, formally known as Stout's Ship & Mitre, is one of Liverpool's best-known traditional pubs and is particularly renowned for its extensive range of cask ales, bottled beers, and strong association with the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA). The building dates from the early twentieth century and reflects the solid commercial architecture of Liverpool's former mercantile district.
Dale Street lies close to Liverpool's waterfront and civic quarter and has long been a hub for offices, shipping companies, and public houses serving the working city. The side view captured here emphasises the scale and prominence of the pub within the streetscape, while pedestrians nearby give a sense of everyday city life.
This image is suitable for editorial use illustrating British pub culture, historic pubs, real ale heritage, Liverpool architecture, urban streetscapes, tourism in Liverpool, and the continuing role of independent pubs in UK city centres.
133 Dale St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2JH
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Merseyside,England,UK,Lewiss department store,shop,building,evening,L1,40,Liverpool,chain,of,British,store,stores,city,centre,retail,history,historic,Owen Owen,Vergo,Ltd,limited,David Lewis,developer,Augur,development,redevelopment,The Department,the,lighting,scheme,Adagio Aparthotel,Merepark,company
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2P4JW19 - Lewis's was a chain of British department stores that operated from 1856 to 2010. The owners of Lewis's have gone into administration many times over the years, including 1991. The first store, stock-photo/gotonysmith-Which.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>which opened in Liverpool city centre, became the flagship of the chain of stores operating under the Lewis's name. Several stores in the chain were bought in 1991 by the company Owen Owen and continued to operate under the Lewis's brand name for several years, but after the closure of the Manchester store in 2001, only the original Liverpool store continued to trade under the Lewis's name. This store was sold in 2007 to the Vergo Retail Ltd and closed in 2010.
The first Lewis's was opened in 1856 in Liverpool by entrepreneur David Lewis, as a men's and boys' clothing store, mostly manufacturing his own stock. In 1864, Lewis's branched out into women's clothing. In the 1870s, the store expanded and added departments, including shoes in 1874, and tobacco in 1879. Also in 1879, Lewis's opened one of the world's first 'Christmas grottoes' in Lewis's Bon Marché, Church Street, Liverpool. It was named 'Christmas Fairyland'. His motto was Friends of the People, and he intended the shopping experience to be inclusive
The first Lewis's outside Liverpool opened in nearby Manchester in 1877. Another store was opened, at the suggestion of Joseph Chamberlain, on the new Corporation Street in Birmingham in 1885. The Manchester store included a full scale ballroom on the fifth floor, which was also used for exhibitions. Buying offices were also located on the fifth floor until a takeover by Liverpool-based competitor Owen Owen
40, Ranelagh Street. , Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1JX
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,eating,eat,in,indoors,fries,survey,Unit 18-22,Shopping Centre,Liverpool,England,L1 1QR,L1,McDonalds,fastfood,burgers,French fries,large,restaurant,meal,street,window,seating,Merseyside,fatty,unhealthy,retail,junk,food,tax,globalisation,branch,chain,obesity,crisis,drink,soda,fizzy drink
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RJ3YJF - Taken on 19 Aug 2023, this photograph shows McDonalds fast food restaurant McCrispy chicken burger meal, Unit 18-22 Clayton Square Shopping Centre, Church St, Liverpool, England, L1 1QR. The location is Unit 18-22, Clayton Square, Shopping Centre, Church St, Liverpool, England, L1 1QR, L1. The picture is not just a record shot: it contains visible signage, colour, materials, location clues and everyday street detail that make the image more specific than a generic stock photograph. It would suit editorial use on shopping, retail change, independent traders, high-street survival, tourism, local economies, consumer habits and the visual identity of British town and city centres. For image buyers, the value is in the combination of recognisable subject, readable wording, location evidence and a plain documentary style that can be dropped into news, magazine, web, council, housing, transport, heritage or commercial commentary without looking over-produced. Searchable related phrases include Clayton Square, Church St, McCrispy, chicken, burger, fast food, receipt, self-service, tell us how we did, seated, eating, eat, plus wider ideas such as local identity, public realm, urban detail, social history, commercial change, everyday Britain, documentary photography and place-based storytelling. The composition gives designers scope for captions, page furniture, social media crops, report covers and article thumbnails, while the detailed captioning makes it more discoverable for searches using both specific place names and broader themes. The photograph should appeal to buyers looking for a grounded visual that says more than a studio icon, because it ties the subject to a real street, building, object or public setting. Further SEO-friendly usage could include local services, town-centre change, heritage branding, British social history, public infrastructure, consumer habits
Unit 18-22, Clayton Square, Shopping Centre, Church St, Liverpool, England, L1 1QR, L1
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,city,centre,Merseyside,England,UK,sunny,blue sky,GBar Liverpool,1-7,Eberle Street,Liverpool,L2 2AG,outside,bar,pubs,bars,building,rainbow,party,entertainment,DJ,DJs,after hours,late,2pm,license,ents,entertainments,night,LGBTQ,trans,drag,L2,1-7 Eberle Street
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R6AJ0X - . LGBT Entrance to GBar Liverpool, 1-7 Eberle St, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2AG. Photographed on 27 May 2023, this spring image records the subject in its real-world setting and provides a contemporary visual reference for the place, activity, object or organisation shown. The recorded location is GBar Liverpool, 1-7 Eberle St, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2AG, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include Merseyside, sunny, blue sky, GBar Liverpool, 1-7, Eberle Street, Liverpool, L2 2AG, bar, pubs, bars, building, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. The frame provides a detailed documentary record of the subject as it appeared at the time of photography, preserving the surrounding context as well as the principal feature. Its value is both descriptive and editorial, allowing the scene to illustrate news, features, local history, travel, social change and retrospective comparison. Visible or contextual elements such as architecture, signage, branding, public realm, transport infrastructure, street furniture and everyday activity help establish a strong sense of place where they form part of the scene. The photograph can also support future before-and-after use if the building, business, service, streetscape, transport operation or public space is later altered, redeveloped, rebranded or closed. For search and editorial use, the image is relevant to the named location, local identity, contemporary Britain, regional tourism, urban life, community activity and the changing appearance of towns and cities. Additional relevant search concepts include rainbow, party, entertainment, DJs, after hours, late, broadening discoverability while remaining tied to the supplied subject information.
GBar Liverpool, 1-7 Eberle St, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2AG
Description
Keywords: old,stadium,ground,Everton,FC,football,club,Goodison Road,Liverpool,Merseyside,England,UK,L4 4EL,GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,L4,Goodison Rd,soccer,blue,blues,park,Walton,area,English,Premier League,Evertonians,Blues,bluenoses,bluenose,Farhad Moshiri,badge,icon,iconic,stand,side,architecture
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R55HW0 - Everton Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Liverpool that competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. The club was a founder member of the Football League in 1888, and has, as of May 2023, competed in the top division for a record 120 seasons, having missed only four top-flight seasons (193031, 195152, 195253, and 195354). Everton is the club with the second-longest continuous presence in English top-flight football, and ranks third in the all-time points rankings. The club has won nine league titles, five FA Cups, one European Cup Winners' Cup and nine Charity Shields.
Formed in 1878, Everton won their first League Championship during the 189091 season. After winning four more League championships and two FA Cups, the club experienced a post-Second World War lull until a revival in the 1960s. A period of sustained success came in the mid-1980s, when Everton won a further two League championships, one FA Cup, and the 1985 European Cup Winners' Cup. The club's most recent major trophy was the 1995 FA Cup.
The club's supporters are colloquially known as Evertonians or Blues. Everton's main rivals are Liverpool, whose home stadium at Anfield is just under one mile away from Everton's home at Goodison Park
the two clubs contest the Merseyside derby. Everton have been based at Goodison Park since 1892, having moved from their original home at Anfield following a disagreement over its rent. The club's home colours are royal blue shirts with white shorts and socks.
Goodison Park is a football stadium in the Walton area of Liverpool, England, 2 miles (3 km) north of the city centre. It has been the home of Premier League club Everton since 1892 and has an all-seated capacity of 39,414.
Goodison Park has hosted more top-flight games than any other stadium in England. It has also been the venue for an FA Cup Final and numerous international fixtures, including a semi-final match in the 1966 World Cup
Goodison Road, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L4 4EL
Description
Keywords: old,stadium,ground,Everton,FC,football,club,Goodison Road,Liverpool,Merseyside,England,UK,L4 4EL,GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,L4,Goodison Rd,soccer,blue,blues,park,Walton,area,English,Blues,milk,Edward,Dairymen,120 Goodison Road,120,sign,dairy,milkmen,E,Tillsley,ghost,signage
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R55HW5 - . Tillsley, Edward, Dairymen,120 Goodison Road, Goodison Rd, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L4 4EL. Photographed on 17 May 2019. The recorded location is 120 Goodison Road, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L4 4EL. In historical terms, heritage photography is particularly useful where buildings or objects have changed function
A former workplace, shop, transport structure or piece of equipment can become a museum object or landmark, linking everyday history with conservation and interpretation. The wider historical story is that sports venues and objects often carry strong associations with particular eras, clubs and events
Changes in branding, safety standards, broadcasting and stadium design mean relatively recent images can acquire historical value rapidly. The historical context is that images of people at work document changing occupations and working practices
Clothing, equipment and surroundings can reveal how service, craft and professional roles were organised at the time the photograph was made. During 2026, heritage remains economically and culturally significant through tourism, education and place-making, while the cost of maintaining historic fabric creates continuing debate about conservation and reuse. In the present 2026 context, professional sport is increasingly shaped by digital broadcasting, data, sponsorship and sophisticated venues, while heritage grounds and physical memorabilia retain strong emotional appeal for supporters. In the longer view, older structures and artefacts provide tangible evidence that written records cannot fully replace
Their wear, construction, signage and setting help researchers understand community history, design, industry and social life across different periods. Against the 2026 backdrop, heritage remains economically and culturally significant through tourism, education and place-making, while the cost of maintaining historic fabric creates continuing debate about conservation and reuse.
120 Goodison Road, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L4 4EL
Description
Keywords: old,stadium,ground,Everton,FC,football,club,Goodison Road,Liverpool,Merseyside,England,UK,L4 4EL,GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,L4,Goodison Rd,soccer,blue,blues,park,Walton,area,English,Premier League,Evertonians,Blues,bluenoses,bluenose,Farhad Moshiri,1960-68,275 games,89 goals,275 appearances,yellow,kit
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R55HW7 - Everton Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Liverpool that competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. The club was a founder member of the Football League in 1888, and has, as of May 2023, competed in the top division for a record 120 seasons, having missed only four top-flight seasons (193031, 195152, 195253, and 195354). Everton is the club with the second-longest continuous presence in English top-flight football, and ranks third in the all-time points rankings. The club has won nine league titles, five FA Cups, one European Cup Winners' Cup and nine Charity Shields.
Formed in 1878, Everton won their first League Championship during the 189091 season. After winning four more League championships and two FA Cups, the club experienced a post-Second World War lull until a revival in the 1960s. A period of sustained success came in the mid-1980s, when Everton won a further two League championships, one FA Cup, and the 1985 European Cup Winners' Cup. The club's most recent major trophy was the 1995 FA Cup.
The club's supporters are colloquially known as Evertonians or Blues. Everton's main rivals are Liverpool, whose home stadium at Anfield is just under one mile away from Everton's home at Goodison Park
the two clubs contest the Merseyside derby. Everton have been based at Goodison Park since 1892, having moved from their original home at Anfield following a disagreement over its rent. The club's home colours are royal blue shirts with white shorts and socks.
Goodison Park is a football stadium in the Walton area of Liverpool, England, 2 miles (3 km) north of the city centre. It has been the home of Premier League club Everton since 1892 and has an all-seated capacity of 39,414.
Goodison Park has hosted more top-flight games than any other stadium in England. It has also been the venue for an FA Cup Final and numerous international fixtures, including a semi-final match in the 1966 World Cup
Goodison Road, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L4 4EL
Description
Keywords: old,stadium,ground,Everton,FC,football,club,Goodison Road,Liverpool,Merseyside,England,UK,L4 4EL,GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,L4,Goodison Rd,soccer,blue,blues,park,Walton,area,English,Premier League,Evertonians,Blues,bluenoses,bluenose,Farhad Moshiri,Everton v Villarreal,v,Villarreal,outside,exterior
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R55HW8 - Everton Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Liverpool that competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. The club was a founder member of the Football League in 1888, and has, as of May 2023, competed in the top division for a record 120 seasons, having missed only four top-flight seasons (193031, 195152, 195253, and 195354). Everton is the club with the second-longest continuous presence in English top-flight football, and ranks third in the all-time points rankings. The club has won nine league titles, five FA Cups, one European Cup Winners' Cup and nine Charity Shields.
Formed in 1878, Everton won their first League Championship during the 189091 season. After winning four more League championships and two FA Cups, the club experienced a post-Second World War lull until a revival in the 1960s. A period of sustained success came in the mid-1980s, when Everton won a further two League championships, one FA Cup, and the 1985 European Cup Winners' Cup. The club's most recent major trophy was the 1995 FA Cup.
The club's supporters are colloquially known as Evertonians or Blues. Everton's main rivals are Liverpool, whose home stadium at Anfield is just under one mile away from Everton's home at Goodison Park
the two clubs contest the Merseyside derby. Everton have been based at Goodison Park since 1892, having moved from their original home at Anfield following a disagreement over its rent. The club's home colours are royal blue shirts with white shorts and socks.
Goodison Park is a football stadium in the Walton area of Liverpool, England, 2 miles (3 km) north of the city centre. It has been the home of Premier League club Everton since 1892 and has an all-seated capacity of 39,414.
Goodison Park has hosted more top-flight games than any other stadium in England. It has also been the venue for an FA Cup Final and numerous international fixtures, including a semi-final match in the 1966 World Cup
Goodison Road, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L4 4EL
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,British,city,centre,Merseyside,2023,Pier Head,Liverpool,L3 4AF,L3,royal,celebrate,celebrates,store,window,with,the,reflected,reflection,reflections,windows,stores,shop,shops,#Eurovision,brand,branding,promotion,Liverpools,attraction,tourism,drawing,tourists
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R22XMJ - . Eurovision2023 decorated shop window, with the Royal Albert Dock sunset reflected, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 4AF. Photographed on 12 May 2023, this spring image records the subject in its real-world setting and provides a contemporary visual reference for the place, activity, object or organisation shown. The recorded location is Albert Dock, Pier Head, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 4AF, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include Merseyside, Pier Head, Liverpool, L3 4AF, royal, celebrate, celebrates, store, window, reflected, reflection, reflections, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. Weather and natural light are part of the visual character of the frame, helping define the season, atmosphere, colour and visibility of architectural or landscape detail. The retail context supports editorial themes around high streets, shopping centres, consumer behaviour, independent and chain businesses, store branding, commercial property, hospitality and the changing economics of town and city centres. Shopfronts, promotional material, prices, signage and surrounding public space can become valuable historical evidence as businesses close, rebrand, relocate or adapt to online competition and changing consumer demand. The waterside context adds themes of ports, docks, harbours, rivers, canals, ferries, leisure boating, maritime transport and waterfront regeneration. Such views are useful for travel and infrastructure coverage as well as for documenting how working waterfronts, passenger services and former industrial land change over time. 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.
Albert Dock, Pier Head, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 4AF
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,British,city,centre,Merseyside,small,polis,Royal Albert Dock,3-4,Liverpool,L3 4AA,L3,harbour,patrol,patrols,Mersey,River,on,in,around,the,North West,protect,serve,officer,male,female,dock,water,reflection,reflections,black,stealth,crime,crimes,police vehicle
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R22XMW - . Mersey River Police boat , on patrol around the Royal Albert Dock area, Liverpool, Merseyside, stock-photo/gotonysmith-England.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>England, L34AA. Photographed on 12 May 2023, this spring image records the subject in its real-world setting and provides a contemporary visual reference for the place, activity, object or organisation shown. The recorded location is Royal Albert Dock, 3-4 The Colonnades, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 4AA, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include Merseyside, small, polis, Royal Albert Dock, 3-4, Liverpool, L3 4AA, harbour, patrol, patrols, Mersey, River, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. The transport setting gives the image wider relevance to mobility, infrastructure, roads and public transport, travel behaviour, local connectivity, logistics and the relationship between vehicles and the built environment. It can illustrate planning, transport policy, accessibility, congestion, public investment and the changing technologies and services used to move people or goods. The waterside context adds themes of ports, docks, harbours, rivers, canals, ferries, leisure boating, maritime transport and waterfront regeneration. Such views are useful for travel and infrastructure coverage as well as for documenting how working waterfronts, passenger services and former industrial land change over time. The frame provides a detailed documentary record of the subject as it appeared at the time of photography, preserving the surrounding context as well as the principal feature. Its value is both descriptive and editorial, allowing the scene to illustrate news, features, local history, travel, social change and retrospective comparison. It is a useful stock image for publishers, researchers and picture editors seeking a clearly identified contemporary record of the subject and location.
Royal Albert Dock, 3-4 The Colonnades, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 4AA
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Merseyside,England,UK,city,song,contest,concrete,safety,tourists,tourism,visitor,Castle St,decorated,for,Eurovision2023,in,blue,&,and,painted,yellow,barriers,Castle Street,Liverpool,GB,L2 0NR,L2,popular,pedestrianised,drinkers,festival,event,goers
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R1WX5B - . Castle Street in Liverpool, decorated for Eurovision2023, in blue and yellow barriers, Merseyside, England, GB, L2 0NR. Photographed on 12 May 2023, this spring image records the subject in its real-world setting and provides a contemporary visual reference for the place, activity, object or organisation shown. The recorded location is Castle Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, GB, L2 0NR, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include Merseyside, song, contest, concrete, safety, tourists, tourism, visitor, Castle St, decorated, Eurovision2023, blue, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. Architecturally, the scene records the form, materials, scale and public-facing character of the built environment, making it useful for coverage of design, planning, conservation, development and urban identity. The image has value for architectural and place-based research because buildings and interiors can be refurbished, repurposed, demolished or substantially altered, while streets and public spaces also evolve. The frame provides a detailed documentary record of the subject as it appeared at the time of photography, preserving the surrounding context as well as the principal feature. Its value is both descriptive and editorial, allowing the scene to illustrate news, features, local history, travel, social change and retrospective comparison. Visible or contextual elements such as architecture, signage, branding, public realm, transport infrastructure, street furniture and everyday activity help establish a strong sense of place where they form part of the scene. The photograph can also support future before-and-after use if the building, business, service, streetscape, transport operation or public space is later altered, redeveloped, rebranded or closed.
Castle Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, GB, L2 0NR
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Merseyside,England,UK,city,song,contest,Eurovision2023,pub,club,with,flag,blue,yellow,colours,welcome,to,L2,Eurovision 2023,8,Liverpool,L2 8TD,VisitLiverpool,European,road,tourism,promotion,festival,front,drawing,Liverpools,attraction,tourists,event,events,promo,street,advert
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R1WX5F - . Pier Eight bar, with Ukraine flag colours welcome, for Eurovision 2023 - 8 Water St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 8TD. Photographed on 12 May 2023, this spring image records the subject in its real-world setting and provides a contemporary visual reference for the place, activity, object or organisation shown. The recorded location is 8 Water St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 8TD, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include Merseyside, song, contest, Eurovision2023, pub, club, flag, blue, yellow, colours, welcome, Eurovision 2023, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. The subject has strong relevance to British pub and beer culture, licensed premises, hospitality, brewing, cask ale, consumer leisure and the continuing role of pubs as social meeting places. It is suitable for coverage of the licensed trade, independent and managed pubs, brewery branding, CAMRA and real-ale culture, hospitality economics, changing drinking habits and the condition of the UK pub sector. Food and drink content broadens the image's relevance to eating out, grocery retail, hospitality, pricing, consumer choice, local food culture and the commercial presentation of meals, ingredients or products. It can illustrate changing tastes, inflation and cost-of-living pressures, food retail competition, traditional businesses and the everyday economics of buying food and drink where those themes are relevant. The waterside context adds themes of ports, docks, harbours, rivers, canals, ferries, leisure boating, maritime transport and waterfront regeneration. Such views are useful for travel and infrastructure coverage as well as for documenting how working waterfronts, passenger services and former industrial land change over time.
8 Water St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 8TD
-and-pink-hearts--Mann-Island--Liverpool--Merseyside--England--GB--L3-1BP-2R1MF25.jpg)
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,UK,England,GB,Great Britain,Merseyside,2023,city,L1,Liverpool,centre,pink,souvenir,purple,song,contest,Eurovision 2023,yellow,blue,and,selfie,memento,L3,L3 1BP,Ukraine,crowd,crowds,busy,tourist,tourists,tourism,visitors,fun,Eurovision2023,lover,Dutch,TV,boycott
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R1MF25 - . Liverpool Eurovision 2023, yellow, blue (Ukraine) and pink hearts, Mann Island, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, GB, L3 1BP. Photographed on 12 May 2023, this spring image records the subject in its real-world setting and provides a contemporary visual reference for the place, activity, object or organisation shown. The recorded location is Mann Island, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 1BP, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include Merseyside, Liverpool, pink, souvenir, purple, song, contest, Eurovision 2023, yellow, blue, selfie, memento, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. The frame provides a detailed documentary record of the subject as it appeared at the time of photography, preserving the surrounding context as well as the principal feature. Its value is both descriptive and editorial, allowing the scene to illustrate news, features, local history, travel, social change and retrospective comparison. Visible or contextual elements such as architecture, signage, branding, public realm, transport infrastructure, street furniture and everyday activity help establish a strong sense of place where they form part of the scene. The photograph can also support future before-and-after use if the building, business, service, streetscape, transport operation or public space is later altered, redeveloped, rebranded or closed. For search and editorial use, the image is relevant to the named location, local identity, contemporary Britain, regional tourism, urban life, community activity and the changing appearance of towns and cities. Additional relevant search concepts include L3 1BP, Ukraine, crowd, crowds, busy, tourist, broadening discoverability while remaining tied to the supplied subject information.
Mann Island, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 1BP
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,UK,England,GB,Great Britain,Merseyside,2023,city,L1,Eurovision2023,spot,free,recorded,Liverpool Central,Rail,railway,Station,Ranelagh Street,Liverpool,L1 1JT,weve given this busking spot,to,a,Ukrainian musician,who lost theirs,Sounds of the underground,busker,music,Eurovision,contest,Eurovision song contest,centre,busking,pitch,songs,Ukraine busker,folk,Ukrainian busker
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R1MF26 - Sounds of the underground - read more at https://www.creativemoment.co/this-eurovision-musicians-in-liverpool-donate-their-busking-spots-to-help-fellow-ukrainian-artists
Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine buskers have been robbed of their spots, so their music has had to go underground.
But it's not just their music that has been taken, it is also their livelihoods. So this Eurovision, Ketchum UK has created a campaign for buskers from Liverpool to give up their usual spots along the Merseyrail network to Ukrainian musicians, giving them the chance to perform for audiences and keep the conversation alive about this unjust war.
Travellers going through the four biggest stations
Liverpool Central, Lime Street, Moorfields and James Street will be able to enjoy authentic Ukrainian busking music.
Each busking spot has a speaker streaming the artists music and a QR code for passers-by to scan to find out more about the musicians' story, videos about them and to donate to the cause.
All proceeds raised will go directly to Supplies for Ukraine C.I.C., who are working to provide essential, lifesaving equipment to civilians and volunteers on the front lines in Ukraine.
There is an accompanying outdoor poster campaign across the Merseyrail network and all tracks are streamed as a playlist on Spotify.
Liverpool Central Rail Station , Ranelagh Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, GB, L1 1JT
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,UK,England,GB,Great Britain,Merseyside,L36,at,night,dusk,EV,electric,car,shop,store,VW,Liverpool,L36 3YD,handy,charge,your,Lidl,Ltd,PodPoint,charger,in,using,use,with,a,the,Pod Point,green,eco,low carbon,station,shortfall,electric vehicle charging
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R1MFF0 - Pod Point is a UK provider of electric vehicle charging station.[1][2] It provides charging units for home, business and public use. Since forming in 2009, Pod Point has manufactured and sold over 137,000 charging points. It has also developed one of the UK's largest public networks, connecting EV drivers with hundreds of charging stations nationwide at locations such as Tesco, Lidl, Sainsbury's, Center Parcs and Southern Rail.[3] Since 2014, when it signed a partnership with automaker Nissan, it also operates in Norway.
Pod Point operates the charge point Pod Point Network which is accessible via a smartphone app.
In 2018, Tesco, Volkswagen and Pod Point teamed up to install electric vehicle charging points in over 600 stores by 2022, to create the UK's largest retail EV charging network.
In 2018-2019, Pod Point launched its Electric Schools initiative. Up to thirty primary schools in highly polluted parts of the UK were given the opportunity to claim a free 7 kW Pod Point charging point and installation. The initiative was also launched to help inspire young learners on how EV technology will revolutionise the way we travel and use energy.
Pod Point also signed a deal with Mitie in 2019, the UK's leading facilities management and professional services company to install 800 electric vehicle (EV) chargepoints at its offices and staff homes.
In February 2020, Pod Point was acquired by EDF Energy through a newly-formed joint venture with Legal and General Capital.
In August 2020, Pod Point launched a new video series on YouTube called 'Electric Insights'. Pod Point interviews key industry players about electrification, sustainability and renewables. Guests include, Graeme Cooper - National Grid, Natasha Robinson - Head of OZEV, The Met Office, DPD and Volkswagen Financial Services.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L36 3YD
Description
Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,Merseyside,City Centre,scouse,pub,bars,portrait,pub sign,sign,Cain,Cains,brewing,1805-1863,1805,1863,Dr Duncan,real,ale,CAMRA,at,Liverpool,England,UK,L1 1HF,L1,William Henry Duncan,picture,Liverpool physician,Doctor Duncans,Liverpool Pubs,signs,historic,medical,physician,landmark,pubs,bar,Lane
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JCW1YJ - Doctor Duncan's is named after William Henry Duncan, the UK's first Medical Health Officer. Duncan was born and raised in Liverpool before attending Edinburgh University where he qualified as a medical doctor. After moving back to his hometown Doctor Duncan was appointed as Medical Health Officer on 1 st January 1847, the first of this type of Senior Government role in Britain.
The pub, dating back to 1901, was built to house Pearl Insurance and is well known for its elaborately tiled interior. Now, in honour of its namesake, it houses an authentic Victorian pharmacy cabinet.
St John's Lane, Queen Square, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK , L1 1HF
Description
Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,Liverpool,Merseyside,City Centre,scouse,bar,at,the,real,ale,themed,beers,England,UK,L2 2JH,L2,inside,bottles,taps,pulled,customers,drinkers,classic,Ship and Mitre,Ship & Mitre,ship,mitre,pubs,bars,interior,handpump,handpumps,had pump,pump,pumps,scene
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JCW1YM - . A grounded documentary photograph made at 133 Dale St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2JH in 2022, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The image documents Bar at the Liverpool Ship and Mitre real ale Pub, maritime themed bar serving area and Belgian Tripel Karmeliet beer logo, L2. The locality and subject together evoke customer-facing service, food-and-drink business, period detail, contemporary social history, visitor economy, local identity, social history, commercial hospitality, street-level documentary, changing land use, changing streetscape, night-time economy, community identity, and historical comparison. The wider contemporary story combines consumer spending, tourism and the role of restaurants and bars in visitor-led regeneration. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with footfall, street safety and how ordinary street scenes become valuable records as businesses and infrastructure change. As a dated visual record of 133 Dale St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2JH, the frame retains landscape treatment and surrounding development, making it especially useful if new ownership subsequently changes the scene. Other useful contextual ideas include visual archive, food tourism, regional identity, destination dining, everyday street life, community life, independent food retail, and hospitality trade. The combination of Tripel, Karmeliet, themed, maritime, and Liverpool anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. By fixing the subject within 133 Dale St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2JH, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The image fixes evidence of earlier appearance for later comparison. It also preserves period character within the wider story of 133 Dale St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2JH.
133 Dale St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2JH
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,city,centre,Eurovision 2023,tourism,tourist,attraction,L1,13,Rice St,Liverpool,Merseyside,L1 9BB,used,to,drink,in,back,the,day,pub,sign,pubs,signs,bar,that,bars,local,community,Beatles,Draught,Free House,Freehouse,ale,ales,real,CAMRA
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PJW6ND - Ye Cracke is a pub in Rice Street off Hope Street in Liverpool, England. The name is in Old English: the Y is a thorn and the e on the end of Cracke is silent, thus the name is correctly pronounced The Crack. Despite the name, Ye Cracke is a 19th-century pub. The War Office is a small room in the pub, which is the oldest part of the pub.
It has historical connections with The Beatles because it was frequented by John Lennon and his girlfriend Cynthia when they were at art school, as well as the Dissenters, to whom a plaque hangs in the bar.
Thomas Cecil Gray and John Halton conceived the techniques described in their 1946 book A Milestone in Anaesthesia while in the pub.
13 Rice St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 9BB
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,city,centre,attraction,LSE,Liverpool,Merseyside,L3 5SD,L3,Scouser,language,education,adult,junior,course,courses,lse.uk.net,50-54,Grade II,listed,Georgian,building,pronunciation,study,dialect,accent,I like Barry White,but i wouldnt go with him,I like Barry White but I wouldnt go with him,locals,teaching,taught,joke,Liverpudlian
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PJW6W9 - Liverpool English (Scouse)
Introduction
The term scouse refers to Liverpool English. An inhabitant of Liverpool is a Liverpudlian or Scouse(r) The Scouse accent is well-know throughout Britain and the world mainly due to the Beatles and other Liverool pop groups and singers from the 60s. Nowadays, among some people it not considered to be among the nicest of English accents. Only the Birmingham accent is considered uglier. Scouse has a velarized or adenoidal quality that gives it a sound peculiar to this accent. Of course, for the people of Liverpool, Scouse is an integral part of their identity and well loved.
Vowels
Liverpool is a Northern accent and therefore the FOOT and STRUT words are both pronounced with a /ʊ/. One of the most distinguishable characteristics of Liverpool English is the SQUARE diphthong . Compare Liverpool /ɛː/ with RP /eə/. You can hear it when George Harrison pronounces the word declare in the song Taxman on the Revolver album. Words like book and cook are pronounced [buːk, kuːk] instead of the RP /bʊk, kʊk/.
Consonants
Sometimes initial /ð/ is pronounced as a [d̪] just like in some varieties of American English. Words like ring and bring are pronounced /ŋg/, that is, with a final /g/ sound. Some stops are pronounced like affricates. For example, dad /dzad/, king /kxɪŋg/. The /t/ in certain lexical items with a short preceding vowel such as matter, what, but, get may be realized as [ɾ]. Examples: Get a job! [geɾədʒɒb], what's the matter [wɒtsðəmæɾə], what a day [wɒɾədei]. This is generally limited to certain lexical items
50-54 Mount Pleasant, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 5SD
Description
Keywords: @HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,Strong Holdfast safe door,thief,resistant,red,iron,manufactory,in,Liverpool,factory,BSVTA,Speke,Merseyside,safes,box,boxes,secure,secured,Milner,safemaker,safe maker,makers,maker,patented,patent,thieves,hold fast,holdfast,strong,strongest,212,gold,brass,royal,appointment,seal,logos,logo
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JP5T1B - The Milner Safe Company
The founder, Thomas Milner, originally a tinsmith and metal box-maker from Sheffield, set up a safe manufactory in Liverpool in 1830 where he set about producing tin-plate and sheet iron boxes with his newly patented fire-resisting composition and was employing 35 men. From 1846, he moved on to strong plate iron safes and chests. Thomas died in 1849 leaving his son William as a partner in the newly named Milner & Son and so rapidly was the company growing that by 1851 they were employing 110 men.
By this time they had developed and patented a gunpowder-proof and unpickable key lock in conjunction with Hobbs & Co..
His son-in-law Daniel Rowlinson Ratcliff had by this time joined the company as a partner. Considerable animosity had developed between Milners and George Price, a rival safe-maker from Wolverhampton with each indulging in very unprofessional practices. This was to lead to an incident when each party was publicly testing the others safes with gunpowder when Milner's representative was over zealous in the charge he placed in one of Price's safes resulting in a fatality. Shortly after this incident William Milner retired.
In 1874, now called the Milner Safe Company, the factory was employing 480 men. By this time they were the largest manufacturer of safes and other security work in the world, a fact which they claimed in the London Trades Directory of 1900.
Most familiar among the company's products must be what is usually referred to as the square church door Milner - which is correctly known as the List 2 and which in the earliest models carried a cast iron moulding on the face of the door shaped like a Gothic arch. The heavier range of cash safes such as the List 3, 4 and 5 were still being made in the 4-corner bent banded body right into the 1900's by which time every other maker had changed to the fully 12-corner bent body. In 1911, five Milner safes were supplied to Harland & Wolff for installation on the Titani
Speke, Merseyside, England, UK
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Liverpool,Merseyside,England,UK,dusk,Carl Jung,Memories,Dreams,Reflections,Peter OHalligan,1927,pub,bar,words,quote,Jungs,Carl,Jung,Swiss,I FOUND myself in a dirty,sooty city. It was night,and winter,and dark,and raining. I was in Liverpool,psychiatrist,psychoanalyst,L2,L2 6RE,CGJung,statues,statue,portrait,portraits
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2P4JT30 - Carl Gustav Jung (26 July 1875 6 June 1961) was a Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who founded analytical psychology. Jung's work has been influential in the fields of psychiatry, anthropology, archaeology, literature, philosophy, psychology, and religious studies. Jung worked as a research scientist at the Burghölzli psychiatric hospital, in Zurich, under Eugen Bleuler. During this time, he came to the attention of Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis. The two men conducted a lengthy correspondence and collaborated, for a while, on a joint vision of human psychology.
Freud saw the younger Jung as the heir he had been seeking to take forward his new science of psychoanalysis and to this end secured his appointment as president of his newly founded International Psychoanalytical Association. Jung's research and personal vision, however, made it difficult for him to follow his older colleague's doctrine and they parted ways. This division was personally painful for Jung and resulted in the establishment of Jung's analytical psychology as a comprehensive system separate from psychoanalysis.
Among the central concepts of analytical psychology is individuationthe lifelong psychological process of differentiation of the self out of each individual's conscious and unconscious elements. Jung considered it to be the main task of human development. He created some of the best known psychological concepts, including synchronicity, archetypal phenomena, the collective unconscious, the psychological complex and extraversion and introversion.
Jung was also an artist, craftsman, builder and a prolific writer. Many of his works were not published until after his death and some are still awaiting publication
Mathew Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 6RE
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,Liverpool,Merseyside,England,UK,fry,frying,tonight,Great Britain,food,hot,chip,supper,shop,carryout,evening,night,nighttime,time,chippy,fast food,cuisine,English,L1,Bold Street,city,centre,traditional,favourite,neon,sign,fried,deep,treat,batter,battered,eating,cod,meal
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2P4JWNX - . This authentic period view of Bold Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 4EA in 2023 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The principal subject is Frying tonight - British traditional food, the favourite fried Fish & Chips, neon sign, Bold Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK. The wider scene also brings together comfort food, popular cuisine, regional identity, classic British meal, documentary photography, changing land use, contemporary social history, local character, place identity, public realm, period detail, local history, local dining tradition, and archival record. For current editorial use, nutrition and food inflation provide additional context, especially through how food signs and shopfronts become part of urban cultural identity. Small period details of equipment and working practice at Bold Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 4EA may become more significant with time, particularly following new ownership. The subject also sits alongside hospitality food service, street food culture, before-and-after reference, changing streetscape, historical comparison, everyday cuisine, community identity, and regional food culture. References to Liverpool, Merseyside, traditional, tonight, and favourite give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. Around Bold Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 4EA, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The location additionally provides evidence of nutrition and how familiar dishes remain cultural shorthand for British food as part of the longer story of Bold Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 4EA. The record includes details of everyday use for later comparison.
Bold Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 4EA
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Liverpool,Merseyside,England,UK,L1,L1 1QR,night,evening,winter,shoppers,at,signage,door,outside,exterior,mall,B&M,Costa,Quarters,Bon,Boots,McDonalds,Vision Express,The Gym,group,VIP Electronic Cigarettes,retailers,shop,shopping centre,shopping centres,stores,city,centre,shops,main,shopping,area
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2P4JXJ1 - . Recorded at Great Charlotte Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1QR in 2023, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. The frame specifically shows Dusk shoppers at Clayton Square shopping centre glass roof canopy, Great Charlotte Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1QR. Another layer of the photograph includes changing streetscape, documentary photography, local character, specialist shop, place identity, customer footfall, community identity, period detail, regional identity, contemporary social history, social history, visual archive, shopfront economy, and commercial frontage. Today's relevance is strengthened by footfall, business rates and the continuing question of how commercial property costs affect small retailers. Small period details of period objects and surrounding context at Great Charlotte Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1QR may become more significant with time, particularly following altered transport patterns. The subject also sits alongside before-and-after reference, specialist retailer, high-street commerce, public realm, archival record, local history, small business, and independent retail. The combination of centre, Liverpool, Merseyside, shoppers, and glass anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. For Great Charlotte Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1QR, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The location additionally provides evidence of footfall and the contribution of independents to distinctive high streets within the real-world context of Great Charlotte Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1QR. The period view preserves period character as a date-specific reference. The view records a trace of local identity for later comparison.
Great Charlotte Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1QR
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,city,centre,Merseyside,England,UK,tourist,attraction,the,royal,maritime,Mersey,river,L3,L3 4AA,3-4,Liverpool,ship,vessel,at,in,riverside,cutter,dry,dock,pilotage,service,number 2,1953,museum,National Historic Ships,Committee,National Core Collection,of,Historic Ships
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2P08KFD - Liverpool pilot cutter number 2, 1953
The largest object in National Museums Liverpool's collections is the Edmund Gardner, a former pilot cutter that can now be found in dry dock opposite the Maritime Museum.
Strong currents, shifting sandbanks, rocks, dangerous weather and two tides a day - with a difference of 11 metres - make the approach to Liverpool by ship a risky business. Marine pilots are seafarers with local knowledge of the River Mersey, who guide ships safely through these various hazards.
The object of a pilot today is the same as it was back in 1766 to get a ship, its crew and its cargo safely into port in a timely manner - Geoff Topp, Liverpool Pilot, 1967-2002
During her working life of almost 30 years the Edmund Gardner was essentially a base out in the Irish Sea for the Pilotage Service, providing accommodation for up to 32 pilots at a time. The pilots met all shipping approaching the Mersey and guided them into and out of the docks, to ensure their safety.
The Edmund Gardner's historic importance has been recognized by the National Historic Ships Committee, which has included the vessel in its National Core Collection of Historic Ships. She has also received the World Ship Trust's award as an outstanding example of ship preservation.
More info at https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/edmund-gardner/pilot-ship
Royal Albert Dock, 3-4 The Colonnades, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 4AA
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,renovation,Liverpool,cargo,ship,wood,boat,now,being,sold,to,used,by,of,Abel,&,sons,1860,barge,river,Mersey,Builder,Speakman,William,Chester,named,called,towed,no engine,heritage,olden days,preserved,renovating,museum,boats,ships,the
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K23M6C - Mossdale was built in 1876 by the Shropshire Union Railway & Canal Company, Chester. She is a Mersey Flat and was towed by horses or tugs. Her hull was carvel construction of oak, elm and pitch pine and she traded between Ellesmere Port and Liverpool. Originally known as RUBY, she was renamed MOSSDALE when bought by Abel & Son of Runcorn in the 1930s. They extensively rebuilt and deepened her to obtain maximum load for minimum displacement. She was found abandoned at Ellesmere Port in 1970 and is now preserved on shore at the Boat Museum, Ellesmere Port.
Mossdale's fabric is representative of a typical wooden Mersey flat, being built of oak frames on pitch pine planking doubled where necessary to achieve her shape. Her large foredeck windlass fitted her to work in the tidal Mersey, with a smaller windlass used when warping her into docks. In 1933, Mossdale underwent a major re-build which included lengthening her to 72 feet. Her increased length represents an important period in her working life, marking the development in trade caused by the industrial revolution and the need for her to carry a greater cargo to pay her way. With no means of propulsion, she would generally have been towed by a horse or tug.
Mossdale was never rigged as a sailing flat, but is a good example of a regional river barge from North-West England. She has a substantial rudder, a typical flat bottom, a round bilge and bluff square bows.
National Waterways Museum, South Pier Road, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England, UK, CH65 4FW
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,renovation,Liverpool,cargo,ship,wood,boat,now,being,sold,to,used,by,of,Abel,&,sons,1860,barge,river,Mersey,Builder,Speakman,William,Chester,named,called,towed,no engine,heritage,olden days,preserved,renovating,museum,boats,ships,the
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K23M77 - Mossdale was built in 1876 by the Shropshire Union Railway & Canal Company, Chester. She is a Mersey Flat and was towed by horses or tugs. Her hull was carvel construction of oak, elm and pitch pine and she traded between Ellesmere Port and Liverpool. Originally known as RUBY, she was renamed MOSSDALE when bought by Abel & Son of Runcorn in the 1930s. They extensively rebuilt and deepened her to obtain maximum load for minimum displacement. She was found abandoned at Ellesmere Port in 1970 and is now preserved on shore at the Boat Museum, Ellesmere Port.
Mossdale's fabric is representative of a typical wooden Mersey flat, being built of oak frames on pitch pine planking doubled where necessary to achieve her shape. Her large foredeck windlass fitted her to work in the tidal Mersey, with a smaller windlass used when warping her into docks. In 1933, Mossdale underwent a major re-build which included lengthening her to 72 feet. Her increased length represents an important period in her working life, marking the development in trade caused by the industrial revolution and the need for her to carry a greater cargo to pay her way. With no means of propulsion, she would generally have been towed by a horse or tug.
Mossdale was never rigged as a sailing flat, but is a good example of a regional river barge from North-West England. She has a substantial rudder, a typical flat bottom, a round bilge and bluff square bows.
National Waterways Museum, South Pier Road, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England, UK, CH65 4FW
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Merseyside,city,centre,England,UK,L1,alcohol,drinking,St Johns Lane,Queen Square,Liverpool,L1 1HF,at,DD,P,Pearl,insurance,tile,tiled,architecture,tiles,Staffordshire,medical health officer,Mikhail Hotel and Leisure Group,MHALG,fireplace,Victorian,history,historic,insurers,tiling,letter P,inside,interior
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MA7MRK - Doctor Duncan's is named after William Henry Duncan, the UK's first Medical Health Officer. Duncan was born and raised in Liverpool before attending Edinburgh University where he qualified as a medical doctor. After moving back to his hometown Doctor Duncan was appointed as Medical Health Officer on 1 st January 1847, the first of this type of Senior Government role in Britain.
The pub, dating back to 1901, was built to house Pearl Insurance and is well known for its elaborately tiled interior. Now, in honour of its namesake, it houses an authentic Victorian pharmacy cabinet.
St John's Ln, Queen Square, Liverpool,Merseyside,England,UK,L1 1HF
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Merseyside,city,centre,England,UK,L1,Asian-themed,themed,food,market,Renshaw,St,Dagu Rice Noodle,Nduo Sushi,Zhengxin Fried Chicken,sign,signs,bright,colourful,signage,Joe,street,85-97,Renshaw Street,Liverpool,L1 2SP,Blade runner,style,cuisine,wok,Kung Hei Fat Choy,Chinese,New Year,Year of the rabbit,romance,Master Wok
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MA7MRW - . Photographed at 85-97 Renshaw Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 2SP in 2023, this detailed documentary image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. The photograph centres on Kung Hei Fat Choy - Food Market neon, 85-97 Renshaw Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 2SP- Asian-themed food hall. The image also relates to period detail, commercial frontage, consumer retail, contemporary social history, customer footfall, brand display, historical comparison, morning meal, healthy eating, local history, small-business culture, bricks-and-mortar business, changing streetscape, and visual archive. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with consumer choice, healthy eating and the continuing debate over what constitutes a healthy everyday breakfast. The modern context includes continuing discussion of consumer spending, town-centre regeneration and the short lifespan of branding, displays and shopfront identities. The archival value lies partly in recording landscape treatment and surrounding development around 85-97 Renshaw Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 2SP before closure or conversion alters the character of the place. A second descriptive layer includes nutrient-rich breakfast, healthy breakfast, wholegrain cereal, shopfront economy, regional identity, archival record, fruit-topped cereal, and everyday nutrition. Details involving 85-97, Asian-themed, Renshaw, Market, and Merseyside make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. For 85-97 Renshaw Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 2SP, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. It also preserves details of everyday use for later comparison. That local specificity strengthens the long-term documentary value of image 2MA7MRW.
85-97 Renshaw Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 2SP
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Merseyside,city,centre,England,UK,L1,Asian-themed,themed,food,market,Renshaw,St,Dagu Rice Noodle,Nduo Sushi,Zhengxin Fried Chicken,sign,signs,bright,colourful,signage,Joe,street,85-97,Renshaw Street,Liverpool,L1 2SP,Blade runner,style,cuisine,wok,Authentic,Far East,South east Asia,Master Wok,Chinese,romance
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MA7N05 - . This location-specific image from 85-97 Renshaw Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 2SP in 2023 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. The frame specifically shows Food Market neon, 85-97 Renshaw Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 2SP- Asian-themed food hall. A broader reading of the photograph includes period detail, balanced breakfast, everyday life, bricks-and-mortar business, changing land use, historical comparison, dietary fibre, small-business culture, consumer retail, changing streetscape, local character, commercial frontage, visual archive, and healthy eating. For current editorial use, cost of living and food prices provide additional context, especially through how fruit and whole grains fit dietary guidance around fibre and micronutrients. Current relevance extends to consumer spending and town-centre regeneration, particularly through how commercial property shifts between retail, leisure and residential use. Small period details of equipment and working practice at 85-97 Renshaw Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 2SP may become more significant with time, particularly following new ownership. The subject also sits alongside fruit-topped cereal, documentary photography, town-centre economy, morning meal, brand display, regional identity, fresh fruit breakfast, and breakfast nutrition. Elements such as Asian-themed, 85-97, Market, Liverpool, and Renshaw add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. Around 85-97 Renshaw Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 2SP, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The record includes evidence of earlier appearance as a date-specific reference.
85-97 Renshaw Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 2SP
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,city,centre,Merseyside,England,UK,L1,wrought,iron,&,at,rail,gold,Society of Arts,contemporary,Liver,bird,railings,central,1716,oldest,yard,Liverbird,gallery,craft,display,surviving,building,Bluecoat Chambers,space,exhibition,arts,L1 3BX,8,Liverpool,crest
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M95NHA - Built in 171617 as a charity school, Bluecoat Chambers in School Lane is the oldest surviving building in central Liverpool, England. Following the Liverpool Blue Coat School's move to another site in 1906, the building was rented from 1907 onwards by the Sandon Studios Society. Based on the presence of this art society and the subsequent formation of the Bluecoat Society of Arts in 1927, the successor organisation laid claim to being the oldest arts centre in Great Britain, now called the Bluecoat.
The school was founded in 1708 by the Reverend Robert Styth (died 1713), rector of Liverpool, and Bryan Blundell, a sea captain and later twice Mayor of Liverpool (172122 and 172829). Originally constructed in 171617, the building was extended until 1718 to function as a boarding school. By the following year, it had 50 children, with room for 100 more, and construction was finally completed in 1725
On 3 May 1941, during the Liverpool Blitz, the concert hall and adjoining rooms were severely damaged by an incendiary bomb and during the following night the rear wing was destroyed by a bomb blast. Restoration took place after the war, being completed by 1951. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, having been designated on 28 June 1952.
The Bluecoat Display Centre, a contemporary craft gallery, opened in the rear courtyard in 1959. Being known as the Bluecoat Arts Centre from the 1980s, it is now simply called the Bluecoat. From 2005, the building was further restored and a new wing added. It was reopened in March 2008 to coincide with Liverpool's year as European Capital of Culture.
8 School Lane, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 3BX
Description
Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,England,UK,at,Penny Lane Development Trust,70 Penny Ln,Liverpool,Merseyside,L18 1BW,musical,the,album,producer,George Martin,produced by,film,yellow submarine model,model,of a,charity,famous,street,in,lane,Penny Ln,lyrics,The Beatles,title,titles,history,historic,heritage,we all live,in a,yellow sub,yellow submarine
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K0KX6X - Penny Lane is a song by the English rock band the Beatles that was released in February 1967 as a double A-side single with Strawberry Fields Forever. It was written primarily by Paul McCartney and credited to the LennonMcCartney songwriting partnership. The lyrics refer to Penny Lane, a street in Liverpool, and make mention of the sights and characters that McCartney recalled from his upbringing in the city.
The Beatles began recording Penny Lane in December 1966, intending it as a song for their album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Instead, after it was issued as a single to satisfy record company demand for a new release, the band adhered to their policy of omitting previously released singles from their albums. The song features numerous modulations that occur mid-verse and between its choruses. Session musician David Mason played a piccolo trumpet solo for its bridge section
Penny Lane is a road in the south Liverpool suburb of Mossley Hill. The name also applies to the area surrounding its junction with Smithdown Road and Allerton Road, and to the roundabout at Smithdown Place that was the location for a major bus terminus, originally an important tram junction of Liverpool Corporation Tramways. The roundabout was a frequent stopping place for John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison during their years as schoolchildren and students. Bus journeys via Penny Lane and the area itself subsequently became familiar elements in the early years of the LennonMcCartney songwriting partnership. In 2009, McCartney reflected:
Penny Lane was kind of nostalgic, but it was really [about] a place that John and I knew ... I'd get a bus to his house and I'd have to change at Penny Lane, or the same with him to me, so we often hung out at that terminus, like a roundabout. It was a place that we both knew, and so we both knew the things that turned up in the story
Penny Lane Development Trust, 70 Penny Ln, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L18 1BW
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,train,WCML,trains,Manchester,Glasgow,Euston,Birmingham,Liverpool,operating,company,TOC,poor,service,overbooked,late,driver,shortage,union,RMT,overtime,ASLEF,excuses,excuse,for a,room for improvement,tickets,peak,travel,emergency,timetable,awful,management,overcrowding,overcrowded,dirty
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K148W6 - Avanti West Coast is a train operating company in the United Kingdom owned by FirstGroup (70%) and Trenitalia (30%) that operates the West Coast Partnership.
During November 2016, the Department for Transport (DfT) announced the InterCity West Coast franchise would be replaced by the West Coast Partnership (WCP). In August 2019, the DfT awarded the WCP franchise to the First Trenitalia consortium. On 8 December 2019, Avanti West Coast took over operations from the prior operating company Virgin Trains, which had run the franchise since 1997. Originally, the franchise was initially scheduled to run until March 2030, and had also been set to operate the initial High Speed 2 services from 2026. However, during December 2020, it was announced that First Trenitalia and the DfT had agreed to terminate the WCP franchise at the earlier date of 31 March 2026 as part of the abolition of the franchise system. Since then a number of contract changes have taken place due to COVID-19 and then poor performance by the company. As of March 2023, the company's contract will expire in October 2023.
Between 14 August and 18 September 2022, Avanti West Coast reduced its timetable, citing unofficial strike action from its employees. However, this allegation was disputed by Aslef, which accused the company of lying and blamed their lack of recruitment, especially of train drivers, for the problems. Trains were running at one service per hour on the majority of routes, as opposed to the three which would typically occur on the London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly route. Following these changes, Avanti West Coast was subject to public criticism
news stories emerged of numerous train cancellations, overcrowded services, delays, and expensive fares. Many commuters faced difficulties reaching their destinations on the reduced services and some travellers have been left to wait for to two days before travel for tickets to be released for sale
Warrington Bank Quay, Cheshire, England, UK
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Station,Liverpool,Liverpool City Council,city centre,lion mark,lion standard mark,British eggs,Liverpools first woman freeman,first woman freeman,first,woman freeman,Bessie Braddock statue,Tryweryn reservoir,Jack and Bessie Braddock,commemoration,commemorative,heritage,Mersey,Scouse,city,centre,tourist,tourism,attraction,statues,statue,Bessie,Braddock,reform,reformer,politics,Labour,party,Elizabeth Margaret Braddock,softboiled,soft boiled,salmonella
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2DA91GD - Elizabeth Margaret Braddock (née Bamber
24 September 1899 13 November 1970) was a British Labour Party politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for the Liverpool Exchange division from 1945 to 1970. She was a member of Liverpool County Borough Council from 1930 to 1961. Although she never held office in government, she won a national reputation for her forthright campaigns in connection with housing, public health and other social issues.
Braddock inherited much of her campaigning spirit from her mother, Mary Bamber, an early socialist and trade union activist. After some years in the Independent Labour Party (ILP), Braddock joined the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) on its foundation in 1920, but quickly became disillusioned with the party's dictatorial tendencies. She left the CPGB in 1924 and later joined the Labour Party. Before the Second World War, alongside her husband Jack Braddock she established a reputation as a crusading left-wing councillor, frequently at odds with her party while pursuing an agenda of social reform. During the war she worked in Liverpool's ambulance service, before winning the Exchange division for Labour in the 1945 general election.
Lime street ,Liverpool,Merseyside,England,UK
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Liverpool,North West England,England,UK,Great Britain,pano,L2 3SW,wide,history,tourist,tourism,attraction,town hall,townhall,historic,centre,buildings,architecture,attractions,sunny,blue skies,blue sky,maritime,port,cities,Castle Street,insurance,insurer,insurances,office,offices,Victorian,classic
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BG7KEY - . A grounded editorial photograph of 36 Castle St, Liverpool,Merseyside,England,UK, L2 0NR, capturing details that may acquire greater historical value as the location and its use change. The scene records Castle Street,Panorama,Liverpool, Merseyside,England,UK ,L2 3SW. The scene can also be read in terms of local history, social history, traditional masonry, heritage landmark, community identity, urban change, changing streetscape, conservation architecture, everyday Britain, visual archive, period detail, regional identity, historical comparison, and archival record. Today's wider story includes adaptive reuse, heritage conservation and the practical question of preserving local identity during urban change. As a dated visual record of 36 Castle St, Liverpool,Merseyside,England,UK, L2 0NR, the frame retains materials and construction, making it useful if altered transport patterns subsequently changes the scene. The setting also brings in built environment, conservation interest, documentary photography, heritage asset, before-and-after reference, public realm, built heritage, and architectural contrast. References to Merseyside, Castle, Panorama, and Liverpool give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to the named subject. The period setting at 36 Castle St, Liverpool,Merseyside,England,UK, L2 0NR helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The image also provides a reference for adaptive reuse and keeping older buildings useful without erasing their character within the specific setting of 36 Castle St, Liverpool,Merseyside,England,UK, L2 0NR. The wider significance includes energy retrofit and the contrast between historic fabric and modern development as part of the longer story of 36 Castle St, Liverpool,Merseyside,England,UK, L2 0NR. The scene remains tied to 36 Castle St, Liverpool,Merseyside,England,UK, L2 0NR, image reference 2BG7KEY.
36 Castle St, Liverpool,Merseyside,England,UK, L2 0NR
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Liverpool,Merseyside,North West England,England,City Centre,UK,Great Britain,Skyscraper,Carillion,L3,building,luxury apartments,flats,penthouse and pavement,highest building in Liverpool,restaurant Panoramic,Panoramic,prize,buy to let,investment,property,properties,sunny,blue skies,blue sky,maritime,port,cities,development,developments,real estate,office,offices,hotel,apartments
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BG7KGP - West Tower is a 40-storey tall skyscraper in Liverpool, England. The building was the second tower to be built by Carillion in Liverpool for property developers Beetham, who now use the building as their headquarters
With a spire height of 134 metres (440 ft) and 40 floors, West Tower is the tallest building in Liverpool. Nationwide, it is ranked at joint 38th tallest in the United Kingdom but is the tallest in the country outside of Greater London and Greater Manchester. The building commands views across the city, over the Mersey to the Wirral and as far as Blackpool on a clear day. The first five floors are the new headquarters for the Beetham Organization and the remaining floors, apart from the 34th, have been divided into luxury apartments and penthouses.
However, unlike St. John's Beacon, West Tower has no antennas on the roof. Therefore, when considering height excluding antennas, West Tower is the highest building in Liverpool.
The five floors of Beetham's offices are set back between concrete columns and are fully glazed. A glazed lift and stair serving the office are accommodated between raking fins with views to the river.
The 127 apartments are clad in a fully glazed perimeter curtain wall of random clear and opaque panels and are orientated to provide views of both the city and river. The upper penthouse floors are tiered back to incorporate external terraces behind glazed balustrade screens.
The 34th floor is home to Liverpool's highest restaurant, Panoramic. This floor is completely clad in a clear glass perimeter offering diners views of the city of Liverpool and further afield
West Tower, Brook Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England,UK, L3 9PJ
Description
Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,England,UK,Did you know,passenger,commuters,poster,cheapest,train tickets,Liverpool transport,transport,franchise,TOC,Lime Street,Lime St,Merseyrail poster,advert,promotion,subway,underground,Liverpool subway,Merseyside,North West England,cheap,travel,public,city,centre,yellow,MerseyTravel,Mersey Travel,Liverpool,L1 1JD,L1
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AGPHA1 - . A dated documentary view of Lime Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1JD in 2019, recording the subject as it appeared at that point rather than as a generic stock illustration. The principal point of reference is Merseyrail - Buy the cheapest train tickets to anywhere, poster in Lime st station, Liverpool , Merseyside, North West England, UK. The setting also relates to architectural character, rail transport, built heritage, local character, public realm, changing land use, heritage asset, historic townscape, period streetscape, conservation architecture, everyday life, archival record, heritage landmark, and period building. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject sits within continuing debate about integrated transport, rail reform and linking trains more effectively with other transport. The present-day relevance extends to historic townscape and heritage conservation, while a wider concern is the contrast between preservation and redevelopment. Looking back from the mid-2020s, the image captures the visual character of the locality at the time in this part of Lime Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1JD. A second layer of the scene includes cityscape history, transport interchange, trackside infrastructure, historical comparison, railway branding, conservation interest, historic context, and regional identity. Details involving tickets, poster, Merseyside, station, and Merseyrail give the scene useful specificity and strengthen its local, cultural or historical identity. Around Lime Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1JD, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The location additionally provides evidence of integrated transport and making rail simpler and more dependable when considered against later change at Lime Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1JD.
Lime Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1JD
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,UK,England,North West England,Phone,information,blue,silver,buttons,Emergency intercom,intercom,BR,rail,railways,British Rail,station,stations,communications,L7,Edge Hill station,Liverpool,Merseyside,L7 6ND,help,assistance,network,clearsonics,manager,call centre,CRM,wired,cabled,commercial,industrial
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RK9X6W - . A close documentary record depicts the setting around Edge Hill station, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L7 6ND, in a view made during 2019. Within that setting the photograph concentrates on WayPhone Edge Hill Station Emergency Intercom Phone. Other closely connected aspects of the subject are rail corridor, train travel, passenger railway, sustainable mobility, rail infrastructure, integrated transport, station environment, intercity travel, rail transport, passenger connectivity, rail modernisation, and trackside infrastructure. In the mid-2020s, integrated public transport is increasingly discussed through decarbonisation and public ownership, with attention turning to a simpler passenger experience. Documentary value is strengthened by the precise setting at Edge Hill station, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L7 6ND, where even ordinary details of frontage, equipment, signs, traffic or public activity may disappear as the area evolves. The surrounding story includes rail heritage, commuter transport, railway operations, mass transit, regional rail, public transport network. Other local associations include Railway Station, telephone, press to call, press for information, Way Phone. The same setting also brings together transport interchange, and rail mobility. Current debate around train travel often combines public ownership, town-centre connectivity and the practical challenge of a simpler passenger experience. Taken together, these details make the photograph a useful record of local business activity, the condition of buildings, regional identity, patterns of everyday use, and public-realm details as an authentic period reference. The combination preserved here provides evidence of local character, period design, public activity, the appearance of the built environment, and changes of use at this precise location. It also preserves the area's visual identity as evidence of its time.
Edge Hill station, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L7 6ND
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,UK,England,North West England,at Liverpool Lime Street mainline railway station,Merseyside,Joyce clock,Whitchurch,Liverpool Lime Street,L1,Joyce,time,Liverpool,mainline,railway,JB Joyce & Co,company,JB Joyce & Company,JB Joyce,rail,analogue,clockmakers,clocks,station clock,station clocks,history,historic,vintage,Joyce clockmaker,Roman,numerals,J. B. Joyce & Co,& Co,timepiece,time piece,old,clockface,clock face,close up
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RK9X6X - J. B. Joyce & Co, clockmakers, were founded in Shropshire in England. The company claim to be the oldest clock manufacturer in the world, originally established in 1690, and have been part of the Smith of Derby Group since 1965. The claim is challenged by another English firm of clockmakers, Thwaites & Reed, who claim to have been in continuous manufacture since before 1740, with antecedents to 1610.
William Joyce began in the North Shropshire village of Cockshutt making longcase clocks. The family business was handed down from father to son and in 1790 moved to High Street, Whitchurch, Shropshire. In 1834 Thomas Joyce made large clocks for local churches and public buildings. In 1849 the company copied the Big Ben escapement designed by Lord Grimthorpe. J. B. Joyce also installed synchronous electric clocks in a number of railway stations, including Liverpool's Lime Street Station, Aberystwyth in Wales, and Carnforth in Lancashire. In 1904 J. B. Joyce moved to Station Road, Whitchurch. John Edgar Howard Smith (19071983), a former managing director of Smith of Derby Group, designed the first and subsequent synchronous electric movements for J. B. Joyce, and their associated electro-mechanical bell striking units.
In 1964, Norman Joyce, the last member of the Joyce family, retired and sold the company to Smith of Derby. During the 1970s, many of the mechanical clocks were changed to use the electric motors made by the Smith parent company.
Liverpool Lime Street station, Lime Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, L1 1JD
Description
Keywords: HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,Lever,Bros,Brothers,Lady Lever,Cheshire,England,UK,North West England,building,listed,architecture,classic,CH62 5EQ,CH62,room,rooms,paintings,National Museums Liverpool,National Museums,Liverpool,William and Segar Owen,Segar Owen,Beaux-Arts style,Beaux Arts style,BeauxArts,Art Collection,Art Gallery,Elizabeth Hulme,Sunlight Soap brand,Sunlight Soap,brand,factory,galleries,gallery,Eurovision,2023,Lady Lever art gallery
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P72D9N - The Lady Lever Art Gallery is a museum founded and built by the industrialist and philanthropist William Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme and opened in 1922. The Lady Lever Art Gallery is set in the garden village of Port Sunlight, on the Wirral and one of the National Museums Liverpool.
The museum is a significant surviving example of late Victorian and Edwardian taste. It houses major collections of fine and decorative art that are an expression of Lord Leverhulme's personal taste and collecting interests. The collection is strong in British 19th-century painting and sculpture, spilling over to include late 18th-century and early 20th works. There are important collections of English furniture, Wedgwood, especially jasperware, and Chinese ceramics, and smaller groups of other types of objects, such as Ancient Greek vases and Roman sculpture. The majority of objects were part of the original donation, but the collection has continued to expand at a modest rate. The museum displays mostly mixed paintings, sculpture and furniture together, and there are five Period Rooms recreating typical period interiors from large houses.
The Building was commissioned in 1913 from architects William and Segar Owen, the Lady Lever Art Gallery was built in the Beaux-Arts style. The building was opened in 1922 by Princess Beatrice, the youngest daughter of Queen Victoria.
In 2015 part of the museum was closed for building works, with little of the ceramics collections on display, but most of the other collections. A touring exhibition visited museums in Japan and elsewhere. The redeveloped South End galleries were restored to their original architecture style as part of a £2.8 million restoration project in 2016. The work included opening up original doorways to increase the circulation of visitors, improving the lighting and restoring some of the original vaulted ceilings
Port Sunlight Village, Lower Rd, Bebington, Wirral, England, UK, CH62 5EQ
Description
Keywords: HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,Lever,Bros,Brothers,Lady Lever,Cheshire,England,UK,North West England,building,listed,architecture,classic,CH62 5EQ,CH62,room,rooms,paintings,National Museums Liverpool,National Museums,Liverpool,William and Segar Owen,Segar Owen,Beaux-Arts style,Beaux Arts style,BeauxArts,Art Collection,Art Gallery,Elizabeth Hulme,Sunlight Soap brand,Sunlight Soap,brand,factory,galleries,gallery,greenwashing,Lady Lever art gallery
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P72DH2 - The Lady Lever Art Gallery is a museum founded and built by the industrialist and philanthropist William Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme and opened in 1922. The Lady Lever Art Gallery is set in the garden village of Port Sunlight, on the Wirral and one of the National Museums Liverpool.
The museum is a significant surviving example of late Victorian and Edwardian taste. It houses major collections of fine and decorative art that are an expression of Lord Leverhulme's personal taste and collecting interests. The collection is strong in British 19th-century painting and sculpture, spilling over to include late 18th-century and early 20th works. There are important collections of English furniture, Wedgwood, especially jasperware, and Chinese ceramics, and smaller groups of other types of objects, such as Ancient Greek vases and Roman sculpture. The majority of objects were part of the original donation, but the collection has continued to expand at a modest rate. The museum displays mostly mixed paintings, sculpture and furniture together, and there are five Period Rooms recreating typical period interiors from large houses.
The Building was commissioned in 1913 from architects William and Segar Owen, the Lady Lever Art Gallery was built in the Beaux-Arts style. The building was opened in 1922 by Princess Beatrice, the youngest daughter of Queen Victoria.
In 2015 part of the museum was closed for building works, with little of the ceramics collections on display, but most of the other collections. A touring exhibition visited museums in Japan and elsewhere. The redeveloped South End galleries were restored to their original architecture style as part of a £2.8 million restoration project in 2016. The work included opening up original doorways to increase the circulation of visitors, improving the lighting and restoring some of the original vaulted ceilings
Port Sunlight Village, Lower Rd, Bebington, Wirral, England, UK, CH62 5EQ
Description
Keywords: HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,Lever,Bros,Brothers,Lady Lever,Cheshire,England,UK,North West England,building,listed,architecture,classic,CH62 5EQ,CH62,room,rooms,paintings,National Museums Liverpool,National Museums,Liverpool,William and Segar Owen,Segar Owen,Beaux-Arts style,Beaux Arts style,BeauxArts,Art Collection,Art Gallery,Elizabeth Hulme,Sunlight Soap brand,Sunlight Soap,brand,factory,galleries,gallery
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P72E72 - The Lady Lever Art Gallery is a museum founded and built by the industrialist and philanthropist William Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme and opened in 1922. The Lady Lever Art Gallery is set in the garden village of Port Sunlight, on the Wirral and one of the National Museums Liverpool.
The museum is a significant surviving example of late Victorian and Edwardian taste. It houses major collections of fine and decorative art that are an expression of Lord Leverhulme's personal taste and collecting interests. The collection is strong in British 19th-century painting and sculpture, spilling over to include late 18th-century and early 20th works. There are important collections of English furniture, Wedgwood, especially jasperware, and Chinese ceramics, and smaller groups of other types of objects, such as Ancient Greek vases and Roman sculpture. The majority of objects were part of the original donation, but the collection has continued to expand at a modest rate. The museum displays mostly mixed paintings, sculpture and furniture together, and there are five Period Rooms recreating typical period interiors from large houses.
The Building was commissioned in 1913 from architects William and Segar Owen, the Lady Lever Art Gallery was built in the Beaux-Arts style. The building was opened in 1922 by Princess Beatrice, the youngest daughter of Queen Victoria.
In 2015 part of the museum was closed for building works, with little of the ceramics collections on display, but most of the other collections. A touring exhibition visited museums in Japan and elsewhere. The redeveloped South End galleries were restored to their original architecture style as part of a £2.8 million restoration project in 2016. The work included opening up original doorways to increase the circulation of visitors, improving the lighting and restoring some of the original vaulted ceilings
Port Sunlight Village, Lower Rd, Bebington, Wirral, England, UK, CH62 5EQ
-EY7XF3.jpg)
Description
Keywords: United Kingdom,UK,Liverpool,Canal,old,new,building,buildings,evening,sunshine,tourist,area,Granary,water,taxi,Armouries,Clarence,Dock,docks,workspace,cafe,eating,restaurant,boardwalk,pier,newdock,waterside,boat,boats,Leeds wharf,Wharf lock,Great Britain,Leeds Liverpool Canal,Granary Wharf,GoTonySmith,barge,housebarges,leads,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,house barge
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY7XF3 - Leeds Dock (formerly New Dock and also known as Clarence Dock between 2001 and 2012) is a mixed development with retail, office and leisure presence in central Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It has large residential population in waterside apartments.
New Dock was built in 1843 and was in service until 1990. The Royal Armouries Museum opened in 1996. New Dock was redeveloped as Clarence Dock, a £250 million mixed-use development between 2001 and 2007. The retail and leisure sector was launched on Saturday 11 October 2008 with fashion shows from celebrity fashion consultant and TV presenter Gok Wan. Leeds Dock now attracts around 1.5 million visitors a year although most of these are due to the proximity of the Royal Armouries Museum. Clarence Dock experienced a turbulent time since launch and is largely viewed as a failure in terms of achieving its initial vision.
It is located by the River Aire next to the Royal Armouries Museum, which faces onto Armouries Square. Leeds Dock's main shopping street, 'The Boulevard' radiates southbound from Armouries Square. Another focal point is 'The Anchorage' at the top of the dock. Clarence House is a 218-foot (66 m) tower containing 227 apartments and six retail units. On completion in April 2007, it became the eighth tallest building in Leeds but is now the twelfth tallest building.
Leeds Dock plays host to an annual Waterfront Festival each June with Dragon Boat Racing centred on Armouries Square.
New Dock, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
-EY7XF5.jpg)
Description
Keywords: United Kingdom,UK,Liverpool,Canal,old,new,building,buildings,evening,sunshine,tourist,area,Granary,water,taxi,Armouries,docks,workspace,cafe,eating,restaurant,boardwalk,pier,newdock,waterside,boat,boats,Leeds wharf,Wharf lock,Great Britain,Leeds Liverpool Canal,Granary Wharf,GoTonySmith,houseboat,barge,barges,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,the
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY7XF5 - Leeds Dock (formerly New Dock and also known as Clarence Dock between 2001 and 2012) is a mixed development with retail, office and leisure presence in central Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It has large residential population in waterside apartments.
New Dock was built in 1843 and was in service until 1990. The Royal Armouries Museum opened in 1996. New Dock was redeveloped as Clarence Dock, a £250 million mixed-use development between 2001 and 2007. The retail and leisure sector was launched on Saturday 11 October 2008 with fashion shows from celebrity fashion consultant and TV presenter Gok Wan. Leeds Dock now attracts around 1.5 million visitors a year although most of these are due to the proximity of the Royal Armouries Museum. Clarence Dock experienced a turbulent time since launch and is largely viewed as a failure in terms of achieving its initial vision.
It is located by the River Aire next to the Royal Armouries Museum, which faces onto Armouries Square. Leeds Dock's main shopping street, 'The Boulevard' radiates southbound from Armouries Square. Another focal point is 'The Anchorage' at the top of the dock. Clarence House is a 218-foot (66 m) tower containing 227 apartments and six retail units. On completion in April 2007, it became the eighth tallest building in Leeds but is now the twelfth tallest building.
Leeds Dock plays host to an annual Waterfront Festival each June with Dragon Boat Racing centred on Armouries Square.
New Dock, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
-reflection-EY7XR2.jpg)
Description
Keywords: United Kingdom,UK,Liverpool,Canal,old,new,building,buildings,evening,Granary,water,Armouries,Dock,docks,workspace,cafe,eating,restaurant,boardwalk,pier,newdock,waterside,boat,boats,Leeds wharf,Wharf lock,Leeds Liverpool Canal,Granary Wharf,GoTonySmith,reflection,reflected,mirror,gate,office,offices,skyline,Moody Sky,Lock Gates,Leeds Skyline,lock development
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY7XR2 - Leeds Dock (formerly New Dock and also known as Clarence Dock between 2001 and 2012) is a mixed development with retail, office and leisure presence in central Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It has large residential population in waterside apartments.
New Dock was built in 1843 and was in service until 1990. The Royal Armouries Museum opened in 1996. New Dock was redeveloped as Clarence Dock, a £250 million mixed-use development between 2001 and 2007. The retail and leisure sector was launched on Saturday 11 October 2008 with fashion shows from celebrity fashion consultant and TV presenter Gok Wan. Leeds Dock now attracts around 1.5 million visitors a year although most of these are due to the proximity of the Royal Armouries Museum. Clarence Dock experienced a turbulent time since launch and is largely viewed as a failure in terms of achieving its initial vision.
It is located by the River Aire next to the Royal Armouries Museum, which faces onto Armouries Square. Leeds Dock's main shopping street, 'The Boulevard' radiates southbound from Armouries Square. Another focal point is 'The Anchorage' at the top of the dock. Clarence House is a 218-foot (66 m) tower containing 227 apartments and six retail units. On completion in April 2007, it became the eighth tallest building in Leeds but is now the twelfth tallest building.
Leeds Dock plays host to an annual Waterfront Festival each June with Dragon Boat Racing centred on Armouries Square.
New Dock, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Description
Keywords: Hope,st,street,Catholic,Archdiocese,of,Liverpool,student,students,tourist,tourism,travel,to,tour,Metropolitan,Cathedral,of,Christ,the,King,(usually,known,as,Liverpool,Metropolitan,Cathedral),is,the,of,the,Catholic,Archdiocese,of,Liverpool,in,Liverpool,England. The cathedral,2,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DRH816 - Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King (usually known as Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral) is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Liverpool in Liverpool, England. The cathedral is the seat of the Archbishop of Liverpool.The Grade II* Metropolitan Cathedral is one of Liverpool's many listed buildings. It is sometimes known locally as Paddy's Wigwam or the Mersey Funnel, especially for tourists, but these are less common terms locally within the City.
The cathedral's architect, Frederick Gibberd, was the winner of a worldwide design competition. Construction began in 1962 and took five years. Earlier designs for a cathedral were proposed in 1853, 1933, and 1953, but none was completed.
During the Great Irish Famine (18451852) the Catholic population of Liverpool increased dramatically. About half a million Irish, who were predominantly Catholic, fled to England to escape the famine
many embarked from Liverpool to travel to North America while others remained in city.[5] Because of the increase in the Catholic population, the co-adjutor Bishop of Liverpool, Alexander Goss (18141872), saw the need for a cathedral. The location he chose was the grounds of St. Edward's College on St. Domingo Road, Everton.[6]
In 1853 Goss, then bishop, awarded the commission for the building of the new cathedral to Edward Welby Pugin (18331875). By 1856 the Lady Chapel of the new cathedral had been completed. Due to financial resources being diverted to the education of Catholic children, work on the building ceased at this point and the Lady Chapel now named Our Lady Immaculate served as parish church to the local Catholic population until its demolition in the 1980s.
Mount Pleasant, student areas, England, UK
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Liverpool,L3,Merseyside,England,UK,north,west,neon,signage,icon,venue,location,docks,red,brick,L3 4AA,night,dusk,Gower Street,British,English,letters,lettering,entrance,outside,exterior,blue,hour,UNESCO,world heritage,site,buildings,architecture,Eurovision,2023
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXKRH - The Albert Dock is a complex of dock buildings and warehouses in Liverpool, England. Designed by Jesse Hartley and Philip Hardwick, it was opened in 1846, and was the first structure in Britain to be built from cast iron, brick and stone, with no structural wood. As a result, it was the first non-combustible warehouse system in the world.
At the time of its construction the Albert Dock was considered a revolutionary docking system because ships were loaded and unloaded directly from/to the warehouses. Two years after it opened it was modified to feature the world's first hydraulic cranes. Due to its open yet secure design, the Albert Dock became a popular store for valuable cargoes such as brandy, cotton, tea, silk, tobacco, ivory and sugar. However, despite the Albert Dock's advanced design, the rapid development of shipping technology meant that within 50 years, larger, more open docks were required, although it remained a valuable store for cargo.
During the Second World War, the Albert Dock was requisitioned by the Admiralty serving as a base for boats of the British Atlantic Fleet. The complex was damaged during air raids on Liverpool, notably during the May Blitz of 1941. In the aftermath of the war, the financial problems of the owners and the general decline of docking in the city meant that the future of the Albert Dock was uncertain. Numerous plans were developed for the re-use of the buildings but none came to fruition and in 1972 the dock was finally closed. Having lain derelict for nearly ten years, the redevelopment of the dock began in 1981, when the Merseyside Development Corporation was set up, with the Albert Dock being officially re-opened in 1984.
Today the Albert Dock is a major tourist attraction in the city and the most visited multi-use attraction in the United Kingdom, outside of London. It is a vital component of Liverpool's UNESCO designated World Heritage Maritime Mercantile City and the docking complex and warehouses also com
Albert Dock Liverpool , Merseyside , England , UK ,L3 4AA
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,English,British,England,problem,with,problem with,issue with,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles,Liverpool,beer,Tap,Love Lane,ale,CAMRA,Higsons beers,Daniel Higson,brick,red brick,brewery,Higson Brewery,factory,brewing,Abandoned Factory
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDE67F - Higsons Brewery was originally formed in 1780 at 64 Dale Street, Liverpool. The company brewed beer at this site until 1914, when it moved to the Windsor Brewery in Upper Parliament Street.
In 1918 the brewery was bought by J. Sykes & Company. The combined company began to expand further, acquiring several public houses in the Wirral area and the Spraggs Brewery in 1919. In 1923, the company bought the newly merged Walker Cains' Brewery in Liverpool's Stanhope Street following that company's decision to focus production at its Warrington brewery. There was one last push for expansion in 1927, when the firm acquired Joseph Jones & Co. in Knotty Ash. A further 70 public houses were added as a result.
In 1962, Higsons purchased a new head office in North Street, Liverpool. 1974 saw the brewery merge with James Mellor & Sons. In 1978, Higsons acquired the Bent's Brewery, which was based next to its North Street head office. The vendor was the Bass Brewery. Boddingtons of Manchester acquired Higsons in 1985 but decided to abandon brewing in 1989 to focus on its pubs. Boddingtons' brewing arm was sold to Whitbread in 1990 which then subsequently closed the Higsons Stanhope brewery.
Description
Keywords: Detail,from,the,7,foot,high,circular,bronze,memorial,in,the,Old,Haymarket,district,of,Liverpool,(Erected,in,April,2013).,This,memorial,is,inscribed,with,the,words,and,displays,the,names,of,the,96,who,died,respect,city,of,England,Merseyside,gotonysmith,LFC,football,club,kop,the,safety,stadium,verdict,15,April,1989,15th,L1,6RA,L16RA,Never Walk Alone,@hotpixUK,LiverpoolFC,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DB6NKK - Detail from the 7 foot high circular bronze memorial in the Old Haymarket district of Liverpool (Erected in April 2013). This memorial is inscribed with the words: Hillsborough Disaster - we will remember them, and displays the names of the 96 victims who died
St John's Gardens,, Old Haymarket, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L1 6ER
Description
Keywords: Detail,from,the,7,foot,high,circular,bronze,memorial,in,the,Old,Haymarket,district,of,Liverpool,(Erected,in,April,2013).,This,memorial,is,inscribed,with,the,words,and,displays,the,names,of,the,96,who,died,respect,city,of,England,Merseyside,gotonysmith,LFC,football,club,kop,the,safety,stadium,verdict,15,April,1989,15th,L1,6RA,L16RA,Never Walk Alone,@hotpixUK,LiverpoolFC,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DB6NW1 - The Hillsborough Monument Memorial - Sculptor's Notes more at https://liverpoolsculptures.co.uk/the-hillsborough-monument-memorial/
The Hillsborough monument was comissioned by the Hillsborough Justice Campaign and sculpted by Tom Murphy.
Background: A young girl asked her Father, where is the Hillsborough Memorial? She was told: There is one in Anfield.' She said: Why can't we have one in the city centre for everyone to see.' This simple question was the catalyst for this monument
The monument is circular with a raised design in low relief. The imagery shows an imaginary place,which is meant to guide our thoughts of remembrance and all that has happened since the tragedy
The people depicted in the design are the guardians of the memory', or people like us' Their purpose is symbolic and other figures represent justice, hope and loss. The setting is a beautiful and quiet place, which may help us to think about the characters and individual personalities of those who died. The people who passed away are represented by the birds who fly freely throughout the work.
We reflect and empathise with those who died while considering the people they were, and might have been, were it not for the disaster
Description of the raised relief on the maquette
The design begins with two large tablets that list the names those who died. A dedication and information plaque is situated between the tablets of names with a poem, written especially for the moument, by David Charters (journalist and author). Immediately above the central dedication is a wreath of spring flowers. This reminds us of the season and number of victims who died. A Liver Bird stands guard. Below the information plaque is a rail of football scarves from differing clubs signifying the way football fans responded nationally in the days after the disaster. Around the top rim of the monument is the proclamation: HILLSBOROUGH DISASTER. WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.'.
St John's Gardens,, Old Haymarket, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L1 6ER
Description
Keywords: Numbers,integer,78,seventy,eight,SEVENTYEIGHT,series,square,Hipstamatic,Liverpool,door,doorway,number
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 1525531983 - 'View this whole set here. If you do Twitter add me here.
78 is the atomic number of platinum. With 3 distinct prime factors 78 is a sphenic number. It is an abundant number with an aliquot sum of 90. As a multiple of a perfect number, 78 is itself a semiperfect number.
78 is the 12th triangular number. 77 and 78 form a Ruth-Aaron pair.
Since it is possible to find sequences of 78 consecutive integers such that each inner member shares a factor with either the first or the last member, 78 is an Erd\u0151s\u2013Woods number.
A typical tarot deck containing the 21 trump cards, the Fool and the 56 suit cards make up 78 cards.
(c) Hotpix / HotpixUK Tony Smith - tone@Hotpix.freeserve.co.uk',
Description
Keywords: merseyside,liverpool,liver,river,beatles,boat,yacht,boats,yachts merseyside,yachts,jetty,people,persons,crabs,crab,crabbing,england,uk,north,west,gb,britain,wirral,nearly,Cheshire,hotpix!
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4660949290 - 'West Kirby contains a large man made coastal lake, the 'Marine Lake'. The structure is large enough to hold sailing events. Swimming is discouraged due to the presence of weaver fish with sharp poisonous barbs. Some of the creatures can be caught by a piece of meat on a cord. I remember yonks ago catching crabs off Cromer pier in Norfolk. If you were lucky then, you got two or three all fighting for a cube of pork! Happy days.
West Kirby is a town on the north-west corner of the coast of the Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside, England, at the mouth of the River Dee across from the Point of Ayr in North Wales.
The name West Kirby is of Viking origin, originally Kirkjubyr, meaning 'village with a church'. The form with the modifier 'West' exists to distinguish it from the other town of the same name in Wirral: Kirkby-in-Walea (now the modern town of Wallasey). The earliest usage given of this form is 'West Kyrkeby in Wirhale' in 1285.
On the lake most days and it must be said in all weathers, you can see windsurfing and many more water related activities including: canoeing
kayaking
and occasional power-boating. In early 2009 it was reported that the lake had undergone structural damage, most likely due to estuarine erosion. Since this report a \u00a3750K refurbishment has taken place to help restore the lake, and is now back to holding water sport activities.
In October 1991 the World Windsurfing Speed Record was set on the West Kirby Marine Lake at 42.16 knots. It was held for two years until it was beaten in Australia.
Notable locals from West Kirby include Daniel Craig, the actor who played James Bond in the 2006 version of Casino Royale, who attended Hilbre High School and Calday Grange Grammar School in West Kirby. Glenda Jackson, actress and politician, attended West Kirby Grammar School.
NB: Like all the images on this stream, full size prints up to 30x20inches are available, Check my profile for how to contact me.
Checkout more w=33062170@N08\'>Merseyside from my photostream.
Keep in touch, add me as a contact www.flickr.com/relationship.gne?id=33062170@N08 so I can follow all your new uploads.
(c) Hotpix / HotpixUK Tony Smith - Hotpix.freeserve.co.uk WDCC',
Description
Keywords: blue,red,torpedo,us,navy,british,england,english,sea,going,vessel,boat,ship,sub,submarine,submariner,head,center,centre,gravity,long,sexy,Mersey,merseyside,maritime,museum,albert,dock,liverpool,dockside,warehouse,gallery,servicemen,servicewomen,this photo rocks,stillife,stilllife,still,life,sex,hotpix!
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4314299667 - ''Centre of Gravity with ( war ) head', inscription on electric blue navy torpedo.
Seen in the Albert Dock Maritime Museum, Liverpool UK.
The torpedo is much heavier with a warhead and has different characteristics when loading on the ship or submarine.
Two other kinds of red www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3874779525/ and my favourite goth in red www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3874779379/
(2010 week 4)
(c) Hotpix / HotpixUK Tony Smith - Hotpix.freeserve.co.uk WDCC ',
Description
Keywords: veteran,medal,medals,wr,old,soldier,pier,head,liverpool,mersey,merseyside,day,rememberence,rememberance,celebration,cenataph,england,english,UK,British,britain,great,royal,air,force,association,GB,november,11,11/11,11th,liver,building,cunard
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 6333779781 - 'Manic Street Preachers - 'If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next' - Play this track here.
Follow me on Twitter twitter.com/HotpixUK
\u00bfWhats this iPod Shuffle set all about? Read about it here
Well what else could you post on 11/11?
The Manic Street Preachers are a Welsh alternative rock band, formed in 1986. They are James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire, Richey Edwards and Sean Moore. The band are part of the Cardiff music scene, and were at their most prominent during the 1990s. They are colloquially known as 'The Manics' or 'Manics'.
The band were originally a quartet: main lyricist and guitarist Richey Edwards vanished on 1 February 1995. In November 2008, thirteen years after his disappearance, he was officially declared presumed deceased.
The Manics released their debut album, Generation Terrorists in 1992. Their combination of androgynous glam punk imagery, outspoken invective and songs about 'culture, alienation, boredom and despair' soon gained them a loyal following and cult status. The band's later albums retained a leftist politicisation and intellectual lyrical style, while adopting a broader alternative rock sound.
Enigmatic lyricist Richey Edwards gained early notoriety by cutting the words '4REAL' into his arm with a razor blade (narrowly missing an artery and requiring seventeen stitches) in response to the suggestion that the band were less than authentic. The dark nature of 1994's The Holy Bible reflected the culmination of Edwards' instability.
'If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next' is one of the best known tracks by the Manic Street Preachers, released as the first single from their fifth studio album, This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours, with lyrics written by Nicky Wire (credited as Nick Jones), and music written by James Dean Bradfield and Sean Moore.
It was released on 24 August 1998 and became the first of the band's two number one singles in the United Kingdom to date. The song is in the Guinness World Records as the number one single with the longest title without brackets. The song was voted no 20 on Channel 4's 100 Greatest Number One Singles, is the group's biggest success on the Irish singles chart (where it reached no 3), and is the only Manic Street Preachers track ever to be released as a single in the United States.
Various works on the Spanish Civil War were the inspiration for this song, most notably George Orwell's first-hand account, 'Homage to Catalonia.' (one of my favourite authors). Wire has acknowledged that he was also inspired by a song by The Clash, 'Spanish Bombs', which has a similar subject.
In March 2009, it was discovered that the song was used on the website of the British National Party as the soundtrack of an article describing 'the violence, hatred, fragmentation and despair' wrought on London by the 'great multicultural experiment'. The choice of this song was considered ironic by many, considering the song contains lyrics such as 'So if I can shoot rabbits/Then I can shoot fascists'. Record company Sony were successfully able to have the song removed from the site on the grounds of unauthorised use.
The BNP later released a press statement claiming that 'the song had mistakenly been automatically streamed on to its site and had nothing to do with the official party' and that 'you can interpret the lyrics any way you want'.
Checkout more w=33062170@N08\' target=\'_blank\'>ipod music from my photostream.
Keep in touch, add me as a contact www.flickr.com/relationship.gne?id=33062170@N08 so I can follow all your new uploads.
\u00bfWhats this iPod Shuffle set all about? Read about it here
(c) Hotpix / HotpixUK Tony Smith - Hotpix.freeserve.co.uk WDCC',
Description
Keywords: Leyland,double,decker,doubledecker,bus,buses,wirral,corporation,yellow,blue,birkinhead,birkenhead,1,70,transport,new,brighton,GCM152E,Woodchurch,Pemberton,Road,Seabank,Rd,Liverpool,Mersey,corpy,omnibus,tram,station,tony,smith,tonysmith,hotpix,hotpixuk,365days,HDR,high dynamic range,city,town,old,pictures,photos,photographs,images,estate,retro,merseyside
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3959761339 - 'Brilliant old Leyland double decker blue and yellow buses from the Wirral.
No 70 service GCM152E to Woodchurch estate via Pemberton Road and No 1 to New Brighton via Seabank Road.
More transport here www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3709536244/ and www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3709981451/
(c) Hotpix / HotpixUK Tony Smith - Hotpix.freeserve.co.uk WDCC
',
Description
Keywords: Ian,stevens,IanStevens,drinkers,uk,liverpool,wirral,town,city,drunk,grolsch,dusk,drinking,stephens,tonysmith,tony,smith,noche,nuit,HOT PIX,merseyside
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3813065108 - 'Ian Stevens on the town with a wayward Grolsch
Another evening in Liverpool here www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3078638898/in/set-72157617...
(c) Hotpix Tony Smith - Hotpix.freeserve.co.uk WDCC
',
Description
Keywords: Fireworks,Liverpool,Anglican,Cathedral,firework,dusk,night,time,celebration,UK,England,Britain,north,west,tripod,shot,tripod shot,long,exposure,long exposure,this photo rocks,city,town,hotpics,hotpic,hotpick,hotpicks,merseyside,hotpix!
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3827213307 - 'Celebration hight time fireworks taken from below Hope street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK.
Another Mersey icon here www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3813063718/
Another kind of firework here www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/4083548091/
(c) Hotpix / HotpixUK Tony Smith - Hotpix.freeserve.co.uk WDCC',
Description
Keywords: Alison,Goldfrapp,AlisonGoldfrapp,Liverpool,live,tour,2008,Mountford,Hall,university,Students,union,switch,off,flash,noflash,31102008,20081031,www.thewdcc.org.uk,thewdcc.org.uk,wdcc.org.uk,Warrington,society,District,Camera,club,photographic,photography,SLR,DSLR,group,GYCA,Bellhouse,bellhouse Club,music,musician,gig,stage,performer,player,event,signed,band,lighting,anbiant,O2,academy,O2academy,tonysmith,tony,smith,HOT PIX,merseyside,#HotpixUK,#TonySmithHotpix
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3078638898 - 'Goldfrapp live at the Mountford Hall, Liverpool 31/10/2008 Halloween.
Another shot here www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3077807669/in/set-72157617...
(c) Hotpix Tony Smith - Hotpix.freeserve.co.uk WDCC',
Description
Keywords: music,band,unsigned,manchester,UK,Tony,Smith,TonySmith,BANNED!,network,live,stage,swan,street,guitarist,hotpixorguk,light,muziek,groep,kulturama,venue,wall,palace,levenshulme,liverpool,uni,university,academy,roadhouse,night,day,night and day,cafe,bands,live bands,rock,musicians,cheshire,england,lancashire,earthwood,drummer,available,tdktony,hotpix,hotpixuk,lymm,village,lymmvillage,GB,A56,gigs,gig,musician,performer,indie,player,nature,natural,history,world,life,Edinburghe,this photo rocks,city,town,hotpics,hotpic,hotpick,hotpicks,merseyside,Edinburg,edimburgh,housingtechnology
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3711866695 - 'Indie sounds at the Swan street music venue.
I covered a wide selection of local unsigned bands playing live on stage from 1995 onwards.
Recent listings are shown below. If you were in any of these bands, please get in touch and make contact.
Checkout a band from Winnington Rec in Northwich here
72157621175601231/\'>www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3812466803/in/set-72157621...
1995-03-03 Herb
1995-03-03 Kiwi Feedback
1995-03-03 Orange Deluxe
1995-03-03 Ugli Fruit
1995-05-05 The Cathouse
1995-05-05 Sussed
1995-05-05 GMX Stuns
1995-05-19 Knucklehead
1995-05-19 Sacred Cow
1995-06-16 Angels With Dirty Faces
1995-06-16 Herb
1995-06-16 Kiwi Feedback
1995-07-07 The Smashers
1995-07-07 Toilet
1995-07-07 Zoomtang
1995-07-07 The Smashers
1995-08-18 Peepshow (Northwich Victoria Park)
1995-08-18 The BMX Bandits
1995-08-18 Gabrielles Wish
1995-08-18 KnuckleHead
1995-08-18 State Of Kate
1995-09-15 Gabrielles Wish
1995-09-15 Secret Cow
1995-09-15 Dumb
1995-10-06 The Space Hoppers
1995-10-06 Kill Laura
1995-10-06 Sidi Bou Said (Winnington)
1995-10-12 Sidi Bou Said (Crewe Limelight Club)
1995-10-12 Ian Atherton (Maddening Crowd)
1995-11-03 Alone
1995-11-03 Opaque Slogan
1995-11-03 Fireproof
1995-12-09 Sussed
1995-12-17 The Cathouse
-
1996-01-14 Sussed
1996-01-19 Fish King Lizard
1996-01-19 Baby Suicide
1996-01-19 Frizbee
1996-01-28 Mike Heath &
Everything Down
1996-02-09 Uglifruit
1996-02-09 The spacehoppers
1996-02-09 Dogrease
1996-02-11 Mark Kirkham &
Imagineers
1996-03-02 Sussed (Manchester Roadhouse)
1996-03-02 Alone
1996-03-03 Baby Suicide
1996-03-12 Jane Weaver &
Kill Laura (Manchester FAC51 Hacienda)
1996-03-15 The unknown
1996-03-15 Alone
1996-03-17 Alone
1996-03-31 Jane Weaver &
Kill Laura
1996-04-02 Earthwood
1996-05-03 The Smashers
1996-05-03 Challis
1996-05-03 Solo70
1996-05-24 If were ocean
1996-05-24 Riptide / Perry / Challis / Barcode
1996-05-24 Cocky / Asbestos / Popcorn
1996-05-24 Wasnt Me / The Jones / Wasted / Oblivion - New Bands
1996-05-30 Flux (Crewe Limelight Club)
1996-05-30 The Hot Bananas
1996-07-09 Alone (Manchester Maine Road)
1996-07-19 Ripcord
1996-07-19 Hopper
1996-07-19 Violet
1996-07-29 The Smashers (Manchester Roadhouse)
1996-07 Earthwood (Altrincham)
1996-08-02 Earthwood
1996-08-04 Dumb / Solar Race (Werneth Park Oldham)
1996-08-04 Dodgy
1996-08-04 Audioweb
1996-08-16 Starseed
1996-08-16 Dizzy Dizzy
1996-08-16 Electric Lounge
1996-09-96 Earthwood (Hanley)
1996-11-22 Siverscreen
1996-11-22 Shockwork
1996-11-22 Jason Smith &
Play Like God
1996-12-01 Rockbitch
1996-12-01 Earthwood
1996-12-05 Slyvian Richardson
1996-12-13 Challis
1996-12-13 SpaceHoppers
1996-12-13 Out Of Order
-
1997-01 Space Hoppers (Crewe Limelight Club)
1997-01-24 Collectors
1997-01-24 Peapode
1997-01-24 Daytona
1997-02-21 Strange
1997-02 Earthwood
1997-03-05 Goon (Manchester Night &
Day)
1997-04-21 Envy
1997-04-21 Collectors
1997-04-21 Worms
1997-04-25 Challis
1997-04-25 Ugli Fruit
1997-05-23 Lazy
1997-05-23 Dog Toffee
1997-05-23 The Jumping Landmines (from Wigan)
1997-05-30 Peabode
1997-05-30 Out of Order
1997-06-20 Cruel
1997-06-20 Sunflower
1997-06-20 Gingerella
1997-06-27 Narcosis
1997-06-27 Mirage
1997-06-27 Lazy
1997-06-27 Stateside
1997-07 Angelica (Manchester Night &
Day)
1997-07 Jones
1997-08 Earthwood (Stocks)
1997-08-01 Envy
1997-08-01 Mirage
1997-08-01 Sunflower
1997-08-15 Raggety Anne
1997-08-15 Brilliantine
1997-08-15 Vert69
1997-08-22 Amazonia
1997-08-25 The Adams Family
1997-08-25 Stateside
1997-08-25 Sussed
1997-08-25 Zen Baseball Bat
1997-08-28 Summer Rock
1997-09-07 The Golden Eagles
1997-09-12 Shep
1997-09-12 Supermania
1997-09-12 Genie
1997-09-26 Gabriels Wish
1997-11-07 Envy
1997-11-07 The Space Monkeys
1997-11-21 Gabriels Wish
1997-11-21 The space Hoppers
1997-12-20 The Touch
-
2002-08-07 Blurred Vision
-
2003-02-20 Jevara
2003-02-20 Liquid Sky
2003-02-20 Lukash
2003-03-26 NR
2003-03-26 ProductionG
2003-03-26 The Drive
2003-03-26 Think fast Charlie
2003-03-28 Concrete Penguin
2003-04-25 Bad Hair day Banned!
2003-04-25 Like I Care Banned!
2003-04-25 No right Turn Banned!
2003-05-09 banned For the money
2003-05-09 Concussion
2003-05-09 Concussion Banned!
2003-05-09 For the money and bungle Banned!
2003-05-09 The Edge Banned!
2003-05-16 Hilda Strange Vics
2003-05-17 like i care vics banned
2003-05-17 Monkey Harris Poynton
2003-05-19 Still life night
2003-05-02 05 Purgatory State The Palace Levenshulme
2003-05-23 Delaney The Palace Levenshulme
2003-05-23 Distophia
2003-05-23 Gecko The Palace Levenshulme
2003-05-23 PTA The Palace Levenshulme
2003-05-23 Silverscreen Levenshulme Palace
2003-05-23 The Palace 02 The Fix
2003-05-26 01 Headwire - Vics
2003-05-26 Annali Haywood
2003-05-26 Dark Star
2003-05-26 Fall Out
2003-05-26 Guilty Party
2003-05-26 Luke Humphrys
2003-05-26 Parkses band
2003-05-26 Plants mainly
2003-05-26 Scott Thompson
2003-06-07 Looking For Treasure MID
2003-06-27 Bad Hair day
2003-06-27 Saving Grace
2003-06-27 Twisted Bishop
2003-07-04 TwelvePlus One
2003-07-04 Sectioned
2003-07-04 Think Fast Charlie
2003-07-05 BANNED! at Northwich carnival
2003-07-06 powys castle
2003-07-10 Concrete Penguin Middleton Civic Centre Manchester
2003-07-10 Flamingo50
2003-07-10 gecko Middleton Civic
2003-07-10 Neva Say Neva
2003-07-10 The Bluetones Middleton
2003-07-10 The Short Cuts
2003-07-25 Nation of Alcoholics
2003-07-25 Nutonic
2003-07-25 Seratonin
2003-07-26 Munky Fest Zen Baseball bat
2003-07-26 MunkyFest
2003-08-01 Neva Say Neva
2003-08-01 Winnington Grown at Home
2003-08-01 Winnington Rendezvous
2003-08-08 No Right Turn
2003-08-08 The Kirkz
2003-08-18 Bad Hair Day
2003-08-18 Lounge Kings
2003-08-18 Think Fast Charlie
2003-08-22 For The Money and Bungle
2003-08-22 Nation of Alcoholics
2003-08-24 Moss Farm New Age Porn
2003-08-24 Moss Farm BOB Neva Say Neva
2003-08-24 The Edge Moss Farm BOB
2003-09-01 Winnington Gortama
2003-09-05 SpaceTrain
2003-09-05 The Parma Violets
2003-09-19 DeponEye BANNED!
2003-09-19 PSP BANNED!
2003-09-19 Redbank BANNEd! Northwich
2003-09-26 Barbara Rucksack
2003-09-26 Exhibit A BANNED Winnington
2003-10-11 Lymphnode BANNED!
2003-10-11 Monkey Shuffle BANNEd! Northwich
2003-10-11 TFC BANNED
2003-10-17 FallOut
2003-10-17 Lounge Kings
2003-10-17 The Edge
2003-10-24 Evo Devo
2003-10-24 Guilty Party
2003-10-24 Headwire
2003-11-07 Evo Devo
2003-11-07 ProductionG
2003-11-07 Saving Grace
2003-11-14 Call of Duty
2003-11-14 Kite
2003-11-14 Naked Ape
2003-11-22 For the money and bungle
2003-11-22 Sixways Sunday
2003-11-22 Twisted Bishop
2003-11-28 BANNED Headpress
2003-11-28 BANNED! Gl jevara
2003-11-28 Brothers with different mothers
2003-12-05 banned! Catch22
2003-12-05 banned! Tidy
-
2004-01-02 Barbara Rucksack
2004-01-02 Gortama
2004-01-02 Uberfunk
2004-01-16 Guilty Party
2004-01-16 Monkey shuffle
2004-01-16 The Kirkz
2004-01-30 Dead or american
2004-01-30 Grown at home
2004-01-30 Ocea
2004-01-30 Dead or american
2004-02-06 GG-1 Adept
2004-02-06 GG-1 Blue Chevron
2004-02-06 GG-1 El Mason
2004-02-06 GG-1 El Quinnel
2004-02-06 GG-1 Evo Devo
2004-02-06 GG-1 Jeff Wooton
2004-02-13 Dave Speakman
2004-02-13 Mushroom Fish
2004-02-13 Naked Ape
2004-02-13 The Great Sugaro
2004-02-27 Chemikill
2004-02-27 Crouch Mog
2004-02-27 Js
2004-02-27 nemo-J
2004-02-27 Wolverine
2004-03-05 The edge + Sketcher
2004-03-05 Tidy
2004-03-05 wayswest
2004-03-12 akefic
2004-03-12 Beyond Our Means
2004-03-12 Js
2004-03-12 OnSetCold
2004-03-13 Monkey Harris Poynton
2004-03-19 The chase YGG
2004-03-19 The Hustle YGG
2004-03-19 The Jam restart
2004-04-02 AHuman
2004-04-02 For tomorrows
2004-04-02 Manhole
2004-04-02 Tintern Abbey
2004-04-16 Business Owls
2004-04-16 The Short Cuts
2004-04-16 The Wayriders
2004-04-23 Away From Home
2004-04-23 DJs
2004-04-23 Saving Grace
2004-04-23 Stretton Church Night
2004-04-23 The Owls
2004-04-30 Fall Out
2004-04-30 Long Time dead
2004-04-30 Razorwire
2004-05-07 Depon eye
2004-05-07 Icon
2004-05-07 The lounge kings
2004-05-22 Monsoon GYCA
2004-05-31 Beyond Our Means
2004-05-31 Lymphnode
2004-05-31 Monkey shuffle
2004-05-31 New Jack Swing
2004-05-31 UnDunUp
2004-06-04 All But true
2004-06-04 Guilty Party
2004-06-04 Rinse
2004-06-25 Orinoco shores
2004-06-25 The Blends
2004-06-25 The Randoms
2004-06-27 Saving grace
2004-06-27 The Mags
2004-07-02 HeadPress
2004-07-02 HeadStorm
2004-07-02 InPainDie
2004-07-16 Guilty Party
2004-07-16 Headrush
2004-07-16 Requiem
2004-08-20 Rinse
2004-08-20 Trip
2004-08-27 Order of Mandamus
2004-08-27 The Austins
2004-08-30 Crouch Mog
2004-08-30 Djevara
2004-08-30 Enemo J
2004-08-30 Wolverine
2004-09-10 Cadium
2004-09-10 Day with Mary
2004-09-10 Kite
2004-09-17 Censa Faye
2004-09-17 El Quinnell
2004-09-17 Fonetics
2004-09-17 Nowhere Near The Ga
2004-09-17 Soul City Exile
2004-09-24 8 days late
2004-09-24 Away From Home
2004-09-24 For Tomorrows
2004-09-24 Monkey Shuffle
2004-10-01 Immune
2004-10-01 LAP
2004-10-01 TFC
2004-10-08 Hiatus
2004-10-08 Production G
2004-10-08 The Short Cuts
2004-10-28 Fallen Friend
2004-10-28 Long time dead
2004-10-28 The Redneck Zombies
2004-10-31 Concrete Penguin
2004-11-05 Ephasus
2004-11-05 Saving Grace
2004-11-05 The Kirks
2004-11-19 19th Century
2004-11-19 Jaded
2004-12-03 Blindsight
2004-12-03 Flynch
2004-12-03 OnsetCold
2004-12-17 New Jack Swing
2004-12-17 Orinoco Shores
2004-12-17 Production G
-
2005-01-06 Grip
2005-01-06 The Kirkz
2005-01-06 Th
