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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,bank,banking,£20 note,£10 note,note,ten,pounds,cash,British,economy,money,English,polymer,currency,sterling,access,to,physical,modern,personal,finance,2024,royal portrait,monarchy,co-circulation,legal tender,cost of living,living,costs,household budgeting,consumer finance,money management,bank branch closures,digital exclusion,closures,Andy Burnham,John Healey
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EGG73R - Close-up editorial image of new King Charles III Bank of stock-photo/gotonysmith-England.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>England polymer banknotes being taken from an ATM cash machine, with a £20 note and £10 note visible in a hand above the keypad. The photograph illustrates the first monarch portrait change on Bank of England notes in modern British money, following the issue of King Charles III banknotes on 5 June 2024. The designs remain the familiar polymer series, with the King's portrait added to existing £5, £10, £20 and £50 notes while Queen Elizabeth II notes continue to circulate alongside them. This image is useful for stories about cash access, ATMs, personal finance, household budgeting, bank branch closures, the cashless society, digital exclusion, older people and vulnerable consumers who still rely on notes and coins, and the phrase cash is king. It also works for features on UK inflation, cost of living pressure, the future of physical money, banking services in England and Wales, consumer choice, retail payments, emergency cash, financial inclusion and the social value of keeping cash available. The visible machine keypad, clear and enter buttons, slot and hand give a practical everyday banking context, while the Charles III portrait on the purple £20 note provides a clear topical link to the new reign and changing national symbols. Bank of England notes are legal tender in England and Wales, although legal tender has a narrow debt-settlement meaning and does not force shops to accept cash for every transaction. The indoor lighting is artificial and even, with no visible weather, sky or season clues, making the image suitable as a generic contemporary finance, banking and consumer rights stock photograph. The note emerging from the dispenser also has relevance for debates about free-to-use cash machines, access to banking, post office cash services, small retailers, market traders, charity donations and payment resilience when card systems fail.
ATM cash machine, England or Wales, United Kingdom
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PHJ91W - Scots 'battle' to get cash after banks and ATMs shut
Scots are facing an uphill battle to access their cash after a large number of bank and cash machine closures, a consumer organisation has warned.
Research by Which? found 339 Scottish bank branches had closed their doors since 2015, while 290 ATMs had been withdrawn in the past year.
It urged the UK government to appoint a regulator to protect access to cash.
HM Treasury said it recognised the continued importance of cash, especially for more vulnerable people.
It added the existing payment systems regulator was closely monitoring developments within ATM provision.
Which? said the closure of cash machines, the majority of which were free to use, had hit Scotland harder than other parts of the UK because of its many rural communities, combined with an already devastated bank branch network.
In Scotland, withdrawals from machines were down just 3.3% in 2017-18, compared with larger drops of 8.5% and 7.7% in London and the south east of England respectively.
Argyle Street, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, G3 8AD
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,Ringway,international,terminal,one,1,air,airport,Manchester international airport,North West England,UK,M90 1QX,ATM,ATMs,exchange,Travelex,currency,bad,rate,rates,expensive,travel,money,foreign,service,services,forex,outlet,bank,shop,fee,fees,cost,costs,transaction,hack,hackers,Sodinokibi ransomware,cash is king
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2NK27W5 - Travelex is a foreign exchange company founded by Lloyd Dorfman and headquartered in Peterborough. Its main businesses are foreign currency exchange, issuing prepaid credit cards for use by travellers, supplying central banks with foreign currency and global remittance. Travelex operates more than 1,100 stores and 900 ATMs in over 20 countries.
History
Travelex was founded as Express Exchange by Dorfman and opened its first branch in central London in 1976. By 1978 the company had four central London stores.
The company experienced growth in the 1980s, opening its first international store in 1984 in Rotterdam, and its first store at Heathrow Terminal 4 in 1986. Express Exchange subsequently became Travellers Exchange Corporation “ or Travelex “ when abbreviated
On 31 December 2019, Travelex took its UK and international websites and mobile apps offline following a reported cyber incident an action that also affected a number of large corporate third parties to whom Travelex provided a white-labelled travel money service including the online travel money services of supermarket chains such as ASDA, Tesco and Sainsbury's.
On 7 January 2020, it was claimed that the company was being held to ransom by hackers. The cyber criminals reportedly demanded £4.6 million ($6 million) in ransom from Travelex after infecting its network with Sodinokibi ransomware, having claimed to have copied more than 5GB of customer personal data
Manchester, England, UK, M90 1QX
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,saving,savings,pound,pounds,cash,money,invested,into,investment,prepare,preparation,plan,sterling,risk,risks,Public Pensions Agency,private,regulator,stop,contributing,cut,back,SPPA,BOS,RBOS,of,bank,pensions,state,personal,coins,Clydesdale,notes,opt out,word,scam,scams,limits
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2NBWGKR - Concept still life showing British pound banknotes and coins arranged around a paper label reading Pension , illustrating pension saving, workplace pension contributions and the investment of retirement money in England and Wales. The image uses familiar UK cash, including Bank of England notes and pound coins, to represent regular contributions into a pension pot, long-term saving, financial planning and retirement income. In defined contribution pensions, money paid by the worker, employer and tax relief is invested with the aim of building a fund for later life, although the value can rise or fall depending on markets and charges. UK workplace pension rules are based on automatic enrolment, where eligible employees are usually enrolled into a pension scheme and employers must contribute. Official guidance states that all employers must provide a workplace pension scheme, while MoneyHelper explains that the usual minimum total workplace pension contribution is 8%, commonly made up of employee contributions, government tax relief and an employer contribution. This image is useful for editorial and commercial themes including pensions, savings, retirement planning, personal finance, cost of living, investment risk, pension pots, employer contributions, financial advice, tax relief, pensions policy, household budgeting and long-term security. It can also illustrate debates about pension adequacy, low savings rates, ageing populations, retirement income gaps and whether workers are contributing enough for later life. The close-up arrangement of cash gives the photograph a simple, direct financial message without showing a person, making it suitable for articles, explainers, reports and web pages about pensions in England, Wales and the wider UK. The image should be treated as a general pension concept rather than advice about any specific pension product, provider or investment choice.
Scotland, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,UK,energy,supply,cost,costs,fuel,fuels,in,note,notes,pound,bank,money,cash,bill,bills,cooking,stove,Scottish,flaming,Scots,householdrs,people,prepayment,meter,poor,householders,Scotland,without,hot,food,Iran War,Ofgem,high,rise,rising,price cap
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MX9FPP - Concept image showing Scottish banknotes and coins beside a lit domestic gas hob, illustrating the pressure of rising household energy costs on home budgets in Scotland and across the UK. The photograph links everyday cooking, heating and fuel use with consumer finance, inflation, cost of living pressures, utility bills, and the squeeze on disposable income faced by households during periods of high gas prices. Visible cash and currency emphasise budgeting choices, bill payment worries, and the trade off between essential spending and other family costs such as food, rent, mortgage payments, transport and childcare. The blue gas flame provides an immediate visual shorthand for domestic energy consumption, meter usage, tariff changes, supplier charges and the wider debate about affordability, fuel poverty and energy market volatility. This image is suitable for editorial use on stories about gas bills, household finances, inflation, consumer hardship, personal budgeting, winter heating worries, energy affordability, Scottish consumers, British utility costs, and the continuing impact of higher fuel prices on ordinary homes. It also works as a broader symbol of economic stress, financial resilience, money management, cash flow pressure, and the challenge for low and middle income households trying to balance essential utilities against stagnant wages and wider rising living costs. The Scottish notes make the picture especially useful for regional coverage involving devolved policy, Scottish consumers and the domestic effect of energy pricing. Because the money is shown in physical form rather than on a screen, the image underlines the kitchen table reality of budgeting, where higher utility charges are felt as pounds and pence leaving the household purse. It is well suited to reporting on arrears, debt advice, payment support, winter resilience, fuel poverty, and the real world impact of gas price rises on everyday family finances.
Scotland, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Merseyside,England,UK,dusk,finance,money,bank,Metro,in,L1,L1 3EU,open,seven,7,days,all,week,retail,and,commercial,adverse sentiment,new,recent,Retail Money Market Ltd,Craig Donaldson,Dan Frumkin,Robert Sharpe,small,Silicon Valley,banks,smaller,vulnerable,British,banking,system
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2P4JT8N - Metro Bank plc is a retail and commercial bank operating in the United Kingdom, founded by Anthony Thomson and Vernon Hill in 2010. At its launch it was the first new high street bank to launch in the United Kingdom in over 150 years. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange.
After a period of rapid growth, Metro Bank hit difficulties in early 2019 when it announced it had insufficient capital to meet regulatory requirements, following the discovery of an error in the way it categorised its commercial loans for capital adequacy purposes. As a result, it had to raise an additional £350m of capital. Concerns over the announcement and the bank's ability to raise the capital resulted in the bank's share price falling by 75% in less than four months, and large depositors withdrawing cash, because of adverse sentiment.
Metro Bank was granted its licence by the Financial Services Authority on 5 March 2010, the first high-street bank to be granted such a licence for over 150 years. It planned to open between 200 and 250 branches in Greater London within ten years of starting up. Its first branch opened on 29 July 2010 in Holborn, central London
Metro Bank increased its account holders by 50% in the first half of 2013 for a total of 200,000 customer accounts, including 15,000 business accounts. It was aiming to have 200 UK branches open by 2020.
In January 2019, Metro Bank admitted classifying a portfolio of commercial loans for capital purposes incorrectly, thereby failing to hold sufficient capital to meet regulatory requirements
the error applied to around 10% of its loan book. The miscalculation was identified through a review by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) but Metro Bank erroneously gave the impression that the bank had identified the incorrect classification itself. To correct the error in the capital classification, Metro Bank announced a £350m share issue and said it would reduce its growth plans.
15 Paradise Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 3EU
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,please,credit,ATM,expense,private,public,charging,non-free,withdraw,money,cash,Universal Credit,cost of living,inflation,removal,of,bank,branches,machines,note,notes,extortionate,cost,costs,to access,soaring,charges,scandal,pay to use,Link,network,consumers,pay,big,price,for,student bank accounts
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K43PAW - . An on-location photograph from England, UK in 2019, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. The frame specifically shows Cash machine charging for debit card withdrawals, England, UK , please insert card. Expensive access to cash. Another layer of the photograph includes period detail, commercial frontage, community identity, local enterprise, visual archive, changing land use, retail property, historical comparison, high-street commerce, small business, social history, specialist retailer, specialist shop, and local character. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with town-centre regeneration, commercial rents and how commercial property costs affect small retailers. For later comparison, the photograph preserves building condition and alterations at England, UK, details that may look very different after different community use. The surrounding story also includes regional identity, contemporary social history, town-centre trading, shopfront economy, changing streetscape, place identity, archival record, and bricks-and-mortar retail. Elements such as insert, charging, please, access, and machine add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. By fixing the subject within England, UK, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. Another strand within the photograph is town-centre regeneration and how shopfronts become short-lived records of changing businesses when considered against later change at England, UK. The setting also helps illustrate business rates and how commercial property costs affect small retailers without losing the local specificity of England, UK. It also preserves a local visual benchmark before later change alters the scene.
England, UK
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Keywords: City Centre,office,building,architecture,G1,30,St Vincent,Pl,place,Victorian,old,Bank,Chambers,chamber,PLC,headquarter,office,banking,money,licence,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,Scots,Scottish,British,Scotland,Glasgow,Greater,problem,with,problem with,issue with,City,Centre,cities,Urban,Urbanist,town,infrastructure,transport,tour,tourism,tourists,urban,attraction,attractions,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,Greater Glasgow,British Isles,Glasgow City Centre,City Centre
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HEJ5Y2 - . This location-specific image from 30 St Vincent Pl, Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland G1 2HL in 2016 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. The image documents Clydesdale Bank Chambers at Night,Glasgow,near George Square, Scotland, UK. The wider scene also brings together changing land use, social history, local mobility, historical comparison, place identity, passenger transport, documentary photography, visual archive, roadside transit, public transport stop, transport accessibility, bus infrastructure, everyday life, and public realm. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with decarbonisation, reliability and the shift toward cleaner buses and integrated ticketing. Small period details of local activity and public use at 30 St Vincent Pl, Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland G1 2HL may become more significant with time, particularly following conservation work. Further associations within the scene are regional identity, surface public transport, local history, street-side transport, local character, changing streetscape, contemporary social history, and roadside stop. References to Night, George, Clydesdale, Glasgow, and Scotland give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. A later view of 30 St Vincent Pl, Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland G1 2HL may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. Its period value extends to decarbonisation and the challenge of maintaining reliable services outside dense city centres as part of the longer story of 30 St Vincent Pl, Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland G1 2HL. The location additionally provides evidence of rural transport and the shift toward cleaner buses and integrated ticketing when considered against later change at 30 St Vincent Pl, Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland G1 2HL.
30 St Vincent Pl, Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland G1 2HL
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Keywords: RBS,bank,crash,bailout,red,trademark,retail,banking,sign,high,st,street,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK,UK,GB,banks,branches,bankers,bonus,opening,hours,credit,Nat West,Retail Banking,Sankey Street,Great Britain,United Kingdom,GoTonySmith,Saturday,extended,weekend,personal,business,city,clearing,commerce,company,debt,finance,high,landscape,lending,disaster,cheque,money,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Opening Hours
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F89PJA - . This authentic period view of Sankey St,Warrington,Cheshire,England, UK in 2015 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The subject captured here is Natwest branch logo with free wifi window, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK. The wider scene also brings together bricks-and-mortar retail, documentary photography, historical comparison, before-and-after reference, shopfront economy, customer footfall, regional identity, community identity, town-centre trading, local enterprise, place identity, high-street commerce, changing land use, and small business. For current editorial use, online shopping and store closures provide additional context, especially through the contribution of independents to distinctive high streets. As a dated visual record of Sankey St,Warrington,Cheshire,England, UK, the frame retains period objects and surrounding context, making it especially useful if refurbishment subsequently changes the scene. The surrounding story also includes archival record, specialist retailer, everyday life, public realm, contemporary social history, specialist shop, independent retail, and visual archive. Details involving branch, Natwest, and window make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. Around Sankey St,Warrington,Cheshire,England, UK, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. A further contemporary connection is online shopping and the contribution of independents to distinctive high streets within the real-world context of Sankey St,Warrington,Cheshire,England, UK. The wider significance includes business rates and the resilience of specialist shops in an online retail economy within the specific setting of Sankey St,Warrington,Cheshire,England, UK.
Sankey St,Warrington,Cheshire,England, UK
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Keywords: ltd,Limited,Banknote,reference,P325b,legal,tender,sterling,blue,fiver,firm,949096,promise,to,pay,bearer,on,demand,money,cash,paper,history,historic,antique,Royal,Bank,Of,Scotland,PLC,£1,note,1965,UK,banker,bankers,Royal Bank,Bank Of Scotland,GoTonySmith,amount,bill.bills,GB,UK,Great,British,Britain,United,Kingdom,business,capitalism,cash,commercial,currencies,currency,paper,pounds,quid,quids,save,saves,savings,scotch,scotland,scottish,sterling,supply,system,tender,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Scots Money,Scottish Money,Scotland Money,1 pound note,Pound Note,One Pound Note,Scotlands History,Scotlands History
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F7DCWJ - . This dated editorial view of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK in 2015 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The defining feature is Old Royal Bank Of Scotland PLC,£1,note 1965, UK,signed by Robertson,yellow. The surrounding context encompasses changing streetscape, local enterprise, street-level business, visual archive, independent retail, bricks-and-mortar retail, local history, public realm, community identity, place identity, retail property, before-and-after reference, changing land use, and customer footfall. The wider contemporary story combines commercial rents, store closures and how commercial property costs affect small retailers. For later comparison, the photograph preserves public access and movement at Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, details that may look very different after changed technology. The location also brings in historical comparison, contemporary social history, archival record, local character, commercial frontage, specialist shop, shopfront economy, and social history. References to signed, yellow, Robertson, and Royal give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. The wider setting at Edinburgh, Scotland, UK matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. Its period value extends to commercial rents and how commercial property costs affect small retailers without losing the local specificity of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. The location additionally provides evidence of business rates and the contribution of independents to distinctive high streets in a form that can be compared with future views of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. A further contemporary connection is online shopping and how commercial property costs affect small retailers within the real-world context of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: RBOS,RBS,Edinburgh,ltd,Limited,Yearbook,reference,SC817,legal,tender,blue,firm,949096,promise,to,pay,bearer,on,demand,money,cash,paper,history,historic,antique,Royal,Bank,Of,Scotland,PLC,£5,note,1972,to,1981,UK,banker,bankers,Royal Bank,Bank Of Scotland,GoTonySmith,amount,bill.bills,GB,UK,Great,British,Britain,United,Kingdom,business,capitalism,cash,commercial,currencies,currency,paper,pounds,quid,quids,save,saves,savings,scotch,scotland,scottish,sterling,supply,system,tender,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Scots Money,Scottish Money,Scotland Money,5 pound note,Five Pound Note,Scotlands History,Scotlands History
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F7DCWK - . Made at Edinburgh, Scotland, UK in 2015, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. The scene records Old Royal Bank Of Scotland PLC,£5,note 1972 to 1981, UK. Another layer of the photograph includes regional identity, changing land use, historical comparison, local enterprise, independent retail, shopfront economy, specialist shop, period detail, changing streetscape, contemporary social history, town-centre trading, commercial frontage, archival record, and local character. The modern context includes continuing discussion of store closures, business rates and how shopfronts become short-lived records of changing businesses. Future viewers can use this scene from Edinburgh, Scotland, UK to compare transport arrangements and footfall with whatever follows after new construction. A second descriptive layer includes visual archive, public realm, retail property, place identity, everyday life, street-level business, bricks-and-mortar retail, and specialist retailer. References to Royal give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. The period setting at Edinburgh, Scotland, UK helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. Its period value extends to store closures and the contribution of independents to distinctive high streets when considered against later change at Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. The location additionally provides evidence of footfall and the contribution of independents to distinctive high streets without losing the local specificity of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. A further contemporary connection is commercial rents and the resilience of specialist shops in an online retail economy in a form that can be compared with future views of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: Note,Eire,republic,of,Sterling,legal tender,from the,bank,of,Ireland,region,regional,economy,economic,money,UK,United Kingdom,housekeeping,good,bad,currency,wealth,capital,worth,rich,wealthy,fund,funds,ready money,hard cash,ten,five,fiver,GoTonySmith,legal,tender,small,smallest,Europe,european,GB,EC,EU,EEC,hard,cash,ready,Derry,Londonderry,Sinn Fein,politics,political,twentypence,twenty,pence,banknote,billetes,bureau,business,buy,buying,caja,change,commerce,commercialism,capitalism,austerity,global,crash,global crash,cuenta,debt,dinero,dollar,enterprise,euro,exchange,export,exporting,global,globalization,historical,history,negocio,number,paper,paper money,folding,power,saving,spending,profit,prosperity,prosperous,queen,rate,spend,spending,system,trade,viajar,vintage,wealth,world,bailout,bail out,bail,out,six counties,6,six,county,counties,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EWAR4A - . Northern Irish £5, £10 notes and pound coins, legal tender from the Bank Of Ireland , Belfast. Photographed on 21 June 2015. The recorded location is Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. Northern Ireland has a distinctive banknote system in which several commercial banks issue sterling notes under statutory arrangements, alongside Bank of England currency. Bank of Ireland is one of the authorised issuers. The notes are denominated in pounds sterling and are legal currency, but they are not technically 'legal tender' in Northern Ireland or elsewhere in the UK, a distinction often misunderstood by the public. Images of older paper issues also document changing security features and the transition to polymer notes. The historical context is that banking imagery can range from grand Victorian branch architecture to the small physical objects of personal finance
Together, notes, coins, cards, cheques and cashpoints chart a shift from cash and branch-based services towards electronic and online banking. In the longer view, historic objects and places gain meaning through survival
Materials, craftsmanship, inscriptions and later alterations can reveal how a property, machine or everyday item was made, used and valued, while preservation decisions show which parts of the past communities choose to retain. The subject remains topical in 2026 because cash is used less often than in previous decades but remains important, particularly for vulnerable consumers and some small businesses
FCA access-to-cash rules require designated banks and building societies to assess local provision and address significant gaps, making images of ATMs, notes and former branches relevant to financial inclusion. Current 2026 relevance comes from the fact that 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.
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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Keywords: Note,Eire,republic,of,Sterling,legal tender,from the,bank,of,Ireland,region,regional,economy,economic,money,UK,United Kingdom,housekeeping,good,bad,currency,wealth,capital,worth,rich,wealthy,fund,funds,ready money,hard cash,ten,five,fiver,GoTonySmith,legal,tender,small,smallest,Europe,european,GB,EC,EU,EEC,hard,cash,ready,Derry,Londonderry,Sinn Fein,politics,political,twentypence,twenty,pence,banknote,billetes,bureau,business,buy,buying,caja,change,commerce,commercialism,capitalism,austerity,global,crash,global crash,cuenta,debt,dinero,dollar,enterprise,euro,exchange,export,exporting,global,globalization,historical,history,negocio,number,paper,paper money,folding,power,saving,spending,profit,prosperity,prosperous,queen,rate,spend,spending,system,trade,viajar,vintage,wealth,world,bailout,bail out,bail,out,six counties,6,six,county,counties,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EWAR4M - . Northern Irish £5, £10 notes and pound coins, legal tender from the Bank Of Ireland , Belfast. Photographed on 21 June 2015. The recorded location is Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. Northern Ireland has a distinctive banknote system in which several commercial banks issue sterling notes under statutory arrangements, alongside Bank of England currency. Bank of Ireland is one of the authorised issuers. The notes are denominated in pounds sterling and are legal currency, but they are not technically 'legal tender' in Northern Ireland or elsewhere in the UK, a distinction often misunderstood by the public. Images of older paper issues also document changing security features and the transition to polymer notes. Looking at the subject's development, financial objects and premises connect economic history with daily life
Banknotes, coins, savings products, cheques, branch structures and ATMs show how people stored and accessed money before digital banking reduced the visibility of many traditional banking services. The historical context is that older buildings and artefacts provide tangible evidence that written records cannot fully replace
Their wear, construction, signage and setting help researchers understand local history, design, industry and social life across different periods. For the 2026 context, access to cash remains a live issue despite the growth of cards and mobile payments
FCA rules now require major banks and property societies to protect reasonable community access to cash, so photographs of cashpoints, banknotes and closed branches can illustrate the tension between digital banking and physical financial services. The subject remains topical in 2026 because conservation is increasingly considered alongside regeneration, climate resilience and adaptive reuse
The value of a historic subject therefore lies not only in nostalgia but in the evidence it provides about materials, local identity and how places change.
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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Keywords: Eire,republic,of,coin,Sterling,legal tender,from the,Bank Of Ireland,Belfast,bank,of,Ireland,region,regional,economy,economic,money,monetary,union,UK,United Kingdom,housekeeping,good,bad,currency,wealth,capital,worth,rich,wealthy,fund,funds,ready money,hard cash,ten,five,fiver,wallet,next,GoTonySmith,legal,tender,small,smallest,banks,Europe,european,GB,Great Britain,Great Britain,EC,EU,EEC,hard,cash,ready,Derry,Londonderry,DUP,Sinn Fein,politics,political,tenner,twentypence,twenty,pence,banknote,billetes,bureau,business,buy,buying,caja,change,commerce,commercialism,capitalism,austerity,global,crash,global crash,cuenta,debt,dinero,dollar,enterprise,euro,exchange,export,exporting,global,globalization,historical,history,monetary,negocio,number,paper,paper money,folding,power,saving,spending,profit,prosperity,prosperous,queen,rate,spend,spending,system,trade,viajar,vintage,wealth,world,bailout,bail out,bail,out,six counties,6,six,county,counties,to,a,next to a wallet,brown,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EWAR5B - . Northern Irish £5, £10 notes and pound coins, legal tender from the Bank Of Ireland Belfast, next a wallet. Photographed on 21 June 2015. The recorded location is Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. Northern Ireland has a distinctive banknote system in which several commercial banks issue sterling notes under statutory arrangements, alongside Bank of England currency. Bank of Ireland is one of the authorised issuers. The notes are denominated in pounds sterling and are legal currency, but they are not technically 'legal tender' in Northern Ireland or elsewhere in the UK, a distinction often misunderstood by the public. Images of older paper issues also document changing security features and the transition to polymer notes. Historically, financial objects and premises connect economic history with daily life
Banknotes, coins, savings products, cheques, branch buildings and ATMs show how people stored and accessed money before digital banking reduced the visibility of many traditional banking services. In historical terms, older buildings and artefacts provide tangible evidence that written records cannot fully replace
Their wear, construction, signage and setting help researchers understand local history, design, industry and social life across different periods. In 2026, cash is used less often than in earlier decades but continues to be important, particularly for vulnerable consumers and some small businesses
FCA access-to-cash rules require designated banks and building societies to assess local provision and address significant gaps, making images of ATMs, notes and former branches relevant to financial inclusion. 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. Useful related concepts include personal finance, cashpoint, payment methods, bank branch, and financial services.
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EWARHD - . Northern Irish £5, £10 notes and pound coins, legal tender from the Bank Of Ireland , Belfast. Photographed on 21 June 2015. The recorded location is Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. Northern Ireland has a distinctive banknote system in which several commercial banks issue sterling notes under statutory arrangements, alongside Bank of England currency. Bank of Ireland is one of the authorised issuers. The notes are denominated in pounds sterling and are legal currency, but they are not technically 'legal tender' in Northern Ireland or elsewhere in the UK, a distinction often misunderstood by the public. Images of older paper issues also document changing security features and the transition to polymer notes. The wider historical story is that cash, banknotes and banking equipment document the everyday financial system before contactless cards and mobile payments became dominant
Bank buildings, notes, coins, cheques and cash machines also trace the history of regional banking, savings institutions and the changing design of money. Historically, 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. In the present 2026 context, access to cash remains a live issue despite the growth of cards and mobile payments
FCA rules now require major banks and building societies to protect reasonable local access to cash, so photographs of cashpoints, banknotes and closed branches can help illustrate the tension between digital banking and physical financial services. In 2026, conservation is increasingly considered alongside regeneration, climate resilience and adaptive reuse
The value of a historic subject therefore lies not only in nostalgia but in the evidence it provides about materials, local identity and how places change.
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EWARHY - . Northern Irish £5, £10 notes and pound coins, legal tender from the Bank Of Ireland , Belfast. Photographed on 21 June 2015. The recorded location is Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. Northern Ireland has a distinctive banknote system in which several commercial banks issue sterling notes under statutory arrangements, alongside Bank of England currency. Bank of Ireland is one of the authorised issuers. The notes are denominated in pounds sterling and are legal currency, but they are not technically 'legal tender' in Northern Ireland or elsewhere in the UK, a distinction often misunderstood by the public. Images of older paper issues also document changing security features and the transition to polymer notes. As background, banking imagery can range from grand Victorian branch architecture to the small physical objects of personal finance
Together, notes, coins, cards, cheques and cashpoints chart a shift from cash and branch-based services towards electronic and online banking. The wider historical story is that historic objects and places gain meaning through survival
Materials, craftsmanship, inscriptions and later alterations can reveal how a building, machine or everyday item was made, used and valued, while preservation decisions show which parts of the past communities choose to retain. Against the 2026 backdrop, cash is used less often than in earlier decades but remains important, particularly for vulnerable consumers and some small businesses
FCA access-to-cash rules require designated banks and building societies to assess local provision and address significant gaps, making photographs of ATMs, notes and former branches relevant to financial inclusion. In the present 2026 context, 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.
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EWARJG - . Northern Irish £5, £10 notes and pound coins, legal tender from the Bank Of Ireland , Belfast. Photographed on 21 June 2015. The recorded location is Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. Northern Ireland has a distinctive banknote system in which several commercial banks issue sterling notes under statutory arrangements, alongside Bank of England currency. Bank of Ireland is one of the authorised issuers. The notes are denominated in pounds sterling and are legal currency, but they are not technically 'legal tender' in Northern Ireland or elsewhere in the UK, a distinction often misunderstood by the public. Images of older paper issues also document changing security features and the transition to polymer notes. The historical context is that cash, banknotes and banking equipment document the everyday financial system before contactless cards and mobile payments became dominant
Bank buildings, notes, coins, cheques and cash machines also trace the history of regional banking, savings institutions and the changing design of money. In the longer view, heritage photography is particularly useful where structures 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 subject remains topical in 2026 because cash is used less often than in previous decades but remains important, particularly for vulnerable consumers and some small businesses
FCA access-to-cash rules require designated banks and building societies to assess local provision and address significant gaps, making images of ATMs, notes and former branches relevant to financial inclusion. Current 2026 relevance comes from the fact that 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.
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DED4B0 - . British Sterling Pound coins stacked spelled Money, sitting on a UK Fiver. Photographed in England, UK. The photograph was taken on 14 September 2013. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. Signage, lettering, logos, numbers or other visible information form an important part of the record, helping identify the subject and capture contemporary branding or public messaging. The scene is closely associated with Sterling, Pound, coins, stacked, spelled, Money, pounds, coin, moneys and cash, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The scene is relevant to retail, shopping, consumer behaviour, town and city centres, independent businesses and the changing appearance of the British high street. It can support editorial stories about shops, shopping centres, retail architecture, store branding, local commerce, vacancies, regeneration, consumer spending, tourism and the pressure on traditional bricks-and-mortar businesses. Shopfronts, signs, windows, displays, arcades and surrounding public realm provide useful visual context for how retail space is designed and experienced by pedestrians. The photograph also acts as a dated record of a business or shopping location, valuable when premises later change hands, rebrand, close or are redeveloped. Search themes include retail, shopping, shopfronts, consumer behaviour, high streets, town centres, commercial property, independent business, branding and changing local economies. A dated view of a shop or shopping environment gains extra archive value when businesses rebrand, close, move or when premises are redeveloped. It can be used in newspapers, magazines, books, websites, documentaries, heritage projects and retrospective features where geographical accuracy and period detail matter.
England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DED4FB - . British Sterling Pound coins stacked spelling Money sitting on a UK £10 note. Photographed in England, UK. The photograph was taken on 14 September 2013. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. Signage, lettering, logos, numbers or other visible information form an important part of the record, helping identify the subject and capture contemporary branding or public messaging. The scene is closely associated with Sterling, Pound, coins, stacked, spelled, Money, finance, financial, currency and pounds, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The scene is relevant to retail, shopping, consumer behaviour, town and city centres, independent businesses and the changing appearance of the British high street. It can support editorial stories about shops, shopping centres, retail architecture, store branding, local commerce, vacancies, regeneration, consumer spending, tourism and the pressure on traditional bricks-and-mortar businesses. Shopfronts, signs, windows, displays, arcades and surrounding public realm provide useful visual context for how retail space is designed and experienced by pedestrians. The photograph also acts as a dated record of a business or shopping location, valuable when premises later change hands, rebrand, close or are redeveloped. Search themes include retail, shopping, shopfronts, consumer behaviour, high streets, town centres, commercial property, independent business, branding and changing local economies. A dated view of a shop or shopping environment gains extra archive value when businesses rebrand, close, move or when premises are redeveloped. It can be used in newspapers, magazines, books, websites, documentaries, heritage projects and retrospective features where geographical accuracy and period detail matter.
England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXM6T - They are ubiquitous. Stroll down any High Street and you would be hard-pressed not to notice the dozens of nail salons which have opened in recent years.
The cheap and cheerful manicure has been the success story of the recession. The number of nail bars has increased by 20 per cent in the past year alone.
Earlier this year it was revealed that they are the fastest-growing business on the High Street, constituting 16 per cent of new outlets in the past three years. There are now 30,000 in the UK.
53 Sankey Street, Warrington, Cheshire , England, UK, WA1 1SL
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DG3874 - The pawnbrokers' symbol is three spheres suspended from a bar. The three sphere symbol is attributed to the Medici family of Florence, Italy, owing to its symbolic meaning of Lombard.[12] This refers to the Italian province of Lombardy, where pawn shop banking originated under the name of Lombard banking. The three golden spheres were originally a symbol medieval Lombard merchants hung in front of their houses, and not the arms of the Medici family. It has been conjectured that the golden spheres were originally three flat yellow effigies of byzants, or gold coins, laid heraldically upon a sable field, but that they were converted into spheres to better attract attention.
Most European towns called the pawn shop the Lombard. The House of Lombard was a banking community in medieval London, England. According to legend, a Medici employed by Charlemagne slew a giant using three bags of rocks. The three-ball symbol became the family crest. Since the Medicis were so successful in the financial, banking, and moneylending industries, other families also adopted the symbol. Throughout the Middle Ages, coats of arms bore three balls, orbs, plates, discs, coins and more as symbols of monetary success. Pawnbrokers (and their detractors) joke that the three balls mean Two to one, you won't get your stuff back.
Saint Nicholas is the patron saint of pawnbrokers. The symbol has also been attributed to the story of Nicholas giving a poor man's three daughters each a bag of gold so they could get
Frederick St Edinburgh New Town Scotland UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DECX4H - Close-up documentary stock photograph of Scottish sterling banknotes being taken from a Royal Bank of Scotland cash machine in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. A hand holds colourful Scottish paper money beside the ATM keypad, with the red cancel button, yellow clear button and number pad clearly visible. The image shows everyday personal banking, cash withdrawal, physical currency, retail payments and the continuing visibility of banknotes in a society shaped by contactless cards, mobile payments and online banking. The scene has strong editorial value for stories about high street banking, ATM access, cash machine closures, consumer choice, financial inclusion and the role of cash for residents, visitors and small businesses. Scottish banknotes are issued by authorised Scottish banks rather than the Bank of England, and RBS notes remain legal currency, although the Bank of England explains that Scottish notes are not technically legal tender in either England or Scotland. That distinction often creates confusion for tourists and shoppers travelling between Scotland and the UK, making the image useful for articles about acceptance of Scottish notes, currency awareness and practical travel money. The visible £20 note and other sterling notes also make the photograph relevant for themes including cost of living, cash budgeting, spending power, bank accounts, ATM networks, holiday spending, Scottish identity and the mixed currency landscape within the United Kingdom. Taken in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland and a major tourist and financial centre, the image combines a recognisable banking interface with human action. The tight composition, diagonal notes and cropped keypad give it a practical, real-world feel suitable for news, finance, consumer advice, travel features and banking reports. Lighting appears to be natural or ambient ATM light, with no weather visible, and the image is best read as a candid everyday money and Scottish currency detail.
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DG374N - While provincial banks in England and Wales lost the right to issue paper currency altogether, the practice of private banknote issue has continued in Scotland and Northern Ireland. The right of Scottish banks to issue notes is popularly attributed to the author Sir Walter Scott, who in 1826 waged a campaign to retain Scottish banknotes under the pseudonym Malachi Malagrowther.
Scott feared that the limitation on private banknotes proposed with the Bankers (Scotland) Act 1826 would be have adverse economic consequences if enacted in Scotland because gold and silver were scarce and Scottish commerce relied on small notes as the principal medium of circulating money. His action eventually halted the abolition of private banknotes in Scotland.
Scottish and Northern Irish banknotes are unusual, firstly because they are issued by retail banks, not central banks, and secondly, as they are not legal tender anywhere in the UK “ not even in Scotland or Northern Ireland “ they are in fact promissory notes.
Seven retail banks have the authority of HM Treasury to issue sterling banknotes as currency. Despite this, the notes can be refused at the discretion of recipients in England and Wales, and are often not accepted by banks and exchange bureaus outside of the United Kingdom. This is particularly true in the case of the Royal Bank of Scotland £1 note, which is the only £1 note to remain in circulation within the UK.
In 2000, the European Central Bank indicated that, should the United Kingdom join the euro, Scottish banks (and, by extension, Northern Ireland banks) would have to cease banknote issue. During the Financial crisis of 2007“2008, the future of private banknotes in the United Kingdom was uncertain. It has been suggested that the Banking Act 2009 would restrict the issue of banknotes by commercial banks in Scotland and Northern Ireland by removing many of the provisions of the Acts quoted above.Banks would be forced to lodge sterling.
Dalkeith, Edinburgh, Scotland UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4925460775 - 'Not If You Were The Last Junkie On Earth - 'The Dandy Warhols' - Play this track here.
\u00bfWhats this iPod Shuffle set all about? Read about it here
I was a late convert to the Dandy's and their friends/enemies The BJM who I saw live recently.
The band's name is a pun on the name of American pop artist Andy Warhol and originate from Portland, Oregon in 1993. Influences include The Velvet Underground, the Beach Boys and The Rolling Stones.
The band first achieved success in the UK after the release of their second Album 'The Dandy Warhols Come Down' in 1997. The promotional video for this single 'Not If You Were The Last Junkie on Earth' was directed by celebrity fashion photographer David LaChapelle, and it earned them acclaim outside the US.
Along with The Brian Jonestown Massacre (BJM), The Dandy Warhols were the subjects of the 2004 documentary DiG! This film captured a love-hate relationship between both bands, highlighting the interaction of BJM frontman Anton Newcombe and Courtney Taylor. It was recorded over the course of seven years by Ondi Timoner, and won the Documentary Grand Jury Prize at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival.
To get a bit of background to both bands you could do worse than grab this DVD. tell 'em I sent you!
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The illegal drug trade is a global black market, competing with legal drug trade, dedicated to cultivation, manufacture, distribution and sale of those substances which are subject to drug prohibition laws. Most jurisdictions prohibit trade, except under license, of many types of drugs by drug prohibition laws.
A UN report said the global drug trade generated an estimated US$321.6 billion in 2003. With a world GDP of US$36 trillion in the same year, the illegal drug trade may be estimated as slightly less than 1% of total global commerce. Consumption of illegal drugs is widespread globally.
Cocaine (benzoylmethylecgonine) is a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. The name comes from 'coca' in addition to the alkaloid suffix -ine, forming cocaine. It is a stimulant of the central nervous system, an appetite suppressant, and a topical anesthetic.
For over a thousand years South American indigenous peoples have chewed the leaves of Erythroxylon coca, a plant that contains vital nutrients as well as numerous alkaloids, including cocaine. The coca leaf was, and still is, chewed almost universally by some indigenous communities.
The remains of coca leaves have been found with ancient Peruvian mummies, and pottery from the time period depicts humans with bulged cheeks, indicating the presence of something on which they are chewing. There is also evidence that these cultures used a mixture of coca leaves and saliva as an anesthetic for the performance of trepanation.
When the Spanish arrived in South America, most at first ignored aboriginal claims that the leaf gave them strength and energy, and declared the practice of chewing it the work of the Devil. But after discovering that these claims were true, they legalized and taxed the leaf, taking 10% off the value of each crop.
In 1569, Nicol\u00e1s Monardes described the practice of the natives of chewing a mixture of tobacco and coca leaves to induce 'great contentment'.
Crack is a lower purity form of free-base cocaine and contains sodium bicarbonate as impurity. Freebase and crack are often administered by smoking. The origin of the name is from the crackling sound (hence the onomatopoeic \u201ccrack\u201d) produced when cocaine containing impurities are heated.
The trade north of drugs and south of cash and weapons continues in the Americas regardless of prohibition, cival and military enforcement. As I type this I am listening to the story of dead bodies found near San Fernando in Mexico,Tamaulipas state, the corpses are reportedly those of 58 men and 14 women. It appears to be among the biggest mass graves linked to drug cartel violence to be uncovered in Mexico.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CF0NKW - . Tuesdays takings, rolls of ten and twenty pound notes with elasticbands. Photographed on 15 September 2009. The recorded location is Thelwall, Cheshire, England, UK. In historical terms, banking imagery can range from grand Victorian branch architecture to the small physical objects of personal finance
Together, notes, coins, cards, cheques and cashpoints chart a shift from cash and branch-based services towards electronic and online banking. The wider historical story is that live music leaves a material trail through venues, tickets, posters, recording equipment and the buildings associated with bands and labels
These apparently everyday objects become cultural-history evidence as scenes, technologies and venues change or disappear. During 2026, access to cash remains a live issue despite the growth of cards and mobile payments
FCA rules now require major banks and building societies to protect reasonable local access to cash, so photographs of cashpoints, banknotes and closed branches can illustrate the tension between digital banking and physical financial services. In the present 2026 context, the economics of live music continue to be under scrutiny as independent venues face costs while audiences increasingly discover and consume music digitally
Historic tickets, venue exteriors and recording technology therefore offer a useful contrast with today's streaming-led music economy. In the longer view, cash, banknotes and banking equipment document the everyday financial system before contactless cards and mobile payments became dominant
Bank buildings, notes, coins, cheques and cash machines also trace the history of regional banking, savings institutions and the changing design of money. Useful subject and context terms include currency, sterling, ATM, financial inclusion, payment methods, bank branch, concert, gig, music venue, musician, music history, popular culture, music memorabilia, rock music, independent music, and fan culture.
Thelwall, Cheshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJX0FE - . Recorded at London, England, UK in 2022, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. The image documents NatWest cheques, paying in slips, banking history - English Sterling notes and cash. The image also relates to built heritage, local history, townscape record, traditional structure, urban fabric, city-centre activity, contemporary city life, social history, historic frontage, conservation architecture, street-level documentary, historic townscape, archival record, and changing land use. Current relevance extends to local identity and maintenance, particularly through how historic fabric can be retained while places adapt to modern use. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into local identity and commercial change, not least because of how ordinary street scenes become valuable records as businesses and infrastructure change. Small period details of street furniture and boundaries at London, England, UK may become more significant with time, particularly following replacement signage. Other useful contextual ideas include period building, local landmark, public realm, place identity, urban social history, heritage asset, changing streetscape, and community identity. Details involving paying, history, notes, cheques, and slips make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. For London, England, UK, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. Its period value extends to local identity and how historic fabric can be retained while places adapt to modern use as part of the longer story of London, England, UK. The location additionally provides evidence of regeneration and the documentary importance of recording everyday urban environments when considered against later change at London, England, UK.
London, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PHJ91P - Amount withdrawn from cash machines fell EVEN further last year and expert says usage will never return to pre-pandemic levels
Number of cash withdrawals fell 6% last year after 40% collapse in 2020
The average Briton withdrew a third less cash last year than they did in 2019
One expert says number of withdrawals won't return to pre-covid levels
People continued to use less cash last year with new figures showing the number of withdrawals from ATMs fell 6 per cent annually.
A total of £79billion was withdrawn from cash machines in 2021 compared to £81billion in 2020, according to data by Link, the UK's main cash machine network.
There was also a 7 per cent decline in cash machine transactions last year, which includes withdrawals and balance enquiries, falling from just over 1.6billion to 1.5billion.
This means the average withdrawal per person in the UK was £1,462 last year, visiting an ATM around 18 times.
In 2019, prior to the pandemic, the average withdrawal per person in the UK was £2,193 meaning the typical person is withdrawing two thirds of what they were before Covid-19, when the advice was to not use cash but contactless debit and credit card payments instead
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK, NE1 5PG
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJX0FH - . This dated documentary view of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH1 in 2022 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The principal subject is NatWest cheques, paying in slips, banking history - Scottish money / notes. The subject also carries associations with before-and-after reference, historic streetscape, architectural character, visual archive, urban fabric, local history, public realm, conservation interest, social history, local landmark, everyday life, changing streetscape, regional identity, and place identity. The wider contemporary story combines redevelopment pressure, energy retrofit and the value of distinctive buildings and street furniture to local identity. As a dated visual record of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH1, the frame retains equipment and working practice, making it especially useful if new ownership subsequently changes the scene. Further associations within the scene are traditional structure, heritage asset, built heritage, archival record, contemporary social history, conservation architecture, community identity, and architectural detailing. Details involving history, money, banking, NatWest, and cheques make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. The period setting at Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH1 helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. Another strand within the photograph is redevelopment pressure and the tension between conservation and redevelopment without losing the local specificity of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH1. The setting also helps illustrate planning control and keeping older structures useful without erasing their character in a form that can be compared with future views of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH1. The image fixes evidence of earlier appearance before later change alters the scene.
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH1
