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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,sale,retail sale,up to 30% off,30 percent off,promotional sign,shop window,retail store,shopping,Manchester,Greater Manchester,England,United Kingdom,winter,evening,night,holiday shopping,Christmas shopping,UK retail,consumer spending,cost of living,retail footfall,impulse purchase,brand marketing,promotional messaging,shopping culture,sales event,commercial photography,editorial retail image,urban shopping district,British city retail,seasonal promotion,limited time offer,marketing,advertising,signage,illuminated sign,typography
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3DM9906 - A tight, documentary close-up of a retail shop window promotion in Manchester during November, dominated by bold illuminated text reading BLACK FRIDAY EVENT and UP TO 30% OFF . The typography is clean and high-contrast, designed for instant legibility from the pavement, with the bright lettering standing out against a dark background that suggests evening or indoor low-light conditions. To the left edge of the frame, a large display figure or mannequin is partially visible, hinting at a curated in-store visual merchandising setup without revealing a specific brand identity. Reflections and glossy surfaces add a modern, commercial feel, reinforcing the physical, bricks-and-mortar shopping context rather than online retail.
The image is well suited to editorial and commercial themes around seasonal discounting, high street promotions, consumer behaviour, and the annual Black Friday sales cycle in the UK. It can illustrate stories about retail footfall, marketing tactics, price-led campaigns, and pre-Christmas shopping activity, as well as broader business coverage of the retail economy and consumer spending trends. The clear, readable wording makes it highly searchable and immediately usable as a generic visual for Black Friday, sale events, and in-store discount messaging in a British city setting.
Close-up of illuminated shop window advertising ""BLACK FRIDAY EVENT"" with ""UP TO 30% OFF"" promotion
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3DCX6FM - The Star and Garter is a historic public house and long-established grassroots live music venue located on Fairfield Street in Ardwick, Manchester, at 18“20 Fairfield Street, Manchester M1 2QF. The building occupies a prominent corner site close to Manchester Piccadilly Station, an area historically shaped by rail infrastructure, warehouses and working-city activity.
Constructed in Victorian red brick with ornate stone detailing, the pub's distinctive architecture reflects late nineteenth-century urban development in Manchester, when public houses functioned not only as drinking establishments but as important social and cultural meeting places. Architectural features visible in the image include arched windows, decorative cornices and prominent corner signage identifying both the venue and the surrounding street.
Beyond its architectural significance, the Star and Garter has earned national recognition for its role in Manchester's alternative and independent music culture. Over several decades it has operated as a key grassroots venue, hosting live performances spanning post-punk, indie, experimental, noise and DIY music scenes. The venue is widely regarded as an essential testing ground for emerging bands and touring underground acts, contributing to Manchester's reputation as a city with a deep and continually evolving music heritage.
In recent years, venues such as the Star and Garter have also come to symbolise broader debates around the future of independent cultural spaces, rising urban land values, and the pressures faced by small live-music venues within regenerating city centres. As such, the building represents not just a pub or concert space, but a wider narrative about cultural survival, community identity and the importance of grassroots infrastructure within the UK's creative industries.
Photographed in daylight with street signage and surrounding urban context visible, the image documents the physical presence of the Star and Garter
Exterior view of The Star and Garter, a historic pub and well-known live music venue on 18-20 Fairfi
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Stockport,rail,railway,train,station,at,dusk,night,safe,commuter,evening,travel
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3F0EEAH - . Stockport train station at night , dusk evening travel. Photographed on 17 November 2023, this autumn image records the subject in its real-world setting and provides a contemporary visual reference for the place, activity, object or organisation shown. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include Stockport, rail, railway, train, station, dusk, night, safe, commuter, evening, travel, 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. Transport context makes the photograph useful for stories about rail travel, passenger journeys, stations and interchanges, public transport investment, regional connectivity and the everyday experience of moving through the UK rail network. Railway architecture, passenger facilities, route identity, signage and operational infrastructure are important documentary themes, particularly as stations and services are modernised or altered over time. 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 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. The composition retains practical contextual detail for news, feature, documentary, educational and historical use.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Cardiff,Wales,Cymru,UK,city,centre,CF10,CF10 1EA,penalty,charges,notices,notice,parking,ticket,issued,vehicle,to,incorrectly,parked,in,Quay St,council,police,traffic,officer,officers,attendant,patrol,patrols,yellow,dusk,night,evening,PCN,offence,offences
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RFER1D - A penalty charge notice from Cardiff council, is an official notification that you have been found to have committed a minor offence, for which there is a standard penalty charge. PCN are used to streamline the process of penalising minor offenders, without the expense and complication of legal proceedings.
Any offence that has a standard penalty charge, is not an offence that you can be prosecuted for. A penalty charge is not the same thing as an enforceable fine. That being said, you can't just ignore a PCN. You will need to either appeal against it or pay it.
Cardiff council issues Penalty Charge Notices (PCN) for a number of reasons. However, the most common reasons why you might either find one attached to your vehicle or be sent one by post, are for minor traffic rule infractions and parking offences.
If you are issued with a PCN, what do you need to do with it? Can you ignore it, or do you have to pay it? Or is there some way to make an appeal against the PCN?
You can't pay a penalty charge notice in instalments. There are three ways to pay a Cardiff council penalty charge notice. You can pay online, as long as you know the PCN number and have a credit or debit card. There is also a payment hotline that is open 7 days a week, around the clock. You can call 029 2044 5900 and give the PCN number, and then pay using a payment card. Lastly, you can make out a cheque or postal order to Cardiff Council, write the PCN number on the back, and then post it to the following address:
Parking Services, PO Box 47, Cardiff, CF11 1QB
Quay St, Cardiff , Wales, UK, CF10 1EA
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,centre,Cymru,Wales,Welsh,UK,Playhouse,Gentlemens,Club,Cardiff,club sign,mens,club Cardiff,entertainment,venues,seedy,night,life,signs,traditional,outside,misogynistic,exterior,city,strip club,signage,neon,economy,lads,typical,CF10,CF10 2AG,private-members,venue,lonely,men,male entitlement,nightclub
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RFJ3D2 - A close view of an illuminated exterior sign for Playhouse Gentlemen's Club in Cardiff city centre. The circular sign, clearly displaying the name Playhouse along with heraldic-style graphics, is mounted above street level and lit with warm bulbs, designed to attract attention within a busy urban streetscape.
The venue operates as part of Cardiff's night-time leisure economy, which includes bars, clubs, live music venues and adult entertainment establishments concentrated around the city centre. Signs such as this play a functional and symbolic role, marking spaces associated with nightlife, consumption and adult-oriented leisure within the public realm.
The surrounding architecture reflects Cardiff's historic commercial streets, with upper-floor residential or office accommodation above ground-level leisure uses. The contrast between traditional building façades and modern illuminated signage illustrates how historic city centres adapt to changing patterns of entertainment and economic activity.
Photographed under conditions where artificial lighting is prominent, the image is well suited for editorial use covering nightlife economies, urban culture, adult entertainment regulation, city-centre leisure districts, and debates around the role of such venues within modern British cities.
Playhouse Gentlemen's Club, Queen Street, Cardiff, Wales, UK, CF10 2AG
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PGAYM7 - There has been a building on our site since the 1300s although the first mention of the Kings itself is not until 1639. The Georgian frontage was added in 1753 although the size of the building was reduced in the 1890s when a decline in trade resulted in part of the front being turned into a shop. It wasn't until 1936 that the Kings left private ownership and was bought by the Friary Brewery of Guildford which later became part of Allied Breweries.
We've had a few famous guests over the years including Tsar Peter the Great (who left without paying his bill!) as well as some European royalty who met here in 1814 to discuss post war Europe after the Battle of Trafalgar. Tsar Peter the Great's visit is commemorated by a plaque on the front of the building which was unveiled in 1998 by the Russian Ambassador to commemorate the tricentenary of the visit.
22-25, High Street, Godalming, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 1EB
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,M40,J10,junction,ten,10,OX27 7RD,Oxfordshire,England,UK,dusk,evening,night,KFC,Costa,rest,seating,retail,area,court,foodcourt,at,busy,toilet,toilets,Stoke Lyne,Richard Godfrey,new,building,architecture,glass,service area,bakers,chain,branch
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PGAYND - Cherwell Valley services is a Moto motorway service station on the M40 motorway at Stoke Lyne, near Bicester, in Oxfordshire, England. In August 2011 it was rated as 3 stars by quality assessors at Visit England
however, it is unknown whether this was a rating of the new or temporary building.
Location
The services are located at junction 10 of the M40, and are accessed from a roundabout on the junction.
Despite its name, it is neither in the valley nor the drainage basin of the Cherwell, but rather beside a small east-flowing stream that becomes part of the Padbury Brook before joining the Great Ouse at Buckingham.
History
The former main building
It was opened in the spring of 1994 and gave the 89-mile motorway its first service station, more than three years after its completion. The site was previously occupied by a toilet facility, which had been there since the motorway's opening.
Cherwell Valley Moto services, M40 J10, A43, Oxfordshire, England, UK, OX27 7RD
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,M40,J10,junction,ten,10,OX27 7RD,Oxfordshire,England,UK,dusk,evening,night,wide,pano,KFC,Costa,rest,seating,retail,food,area,court,foodcourt,at,busy,toilet,toilets,Stoke Lyne,Richard Godfrey,new,building,architecture,glass
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PGAYNH - Cherwell Valley services is a Moto motorway service station on the M40 motorway at Stoke Lyne, near Bicester, in Oxfordshire, England. In August 2011 it was rated as 3 stars by quality assessors at Visit England
however, it is unknown whether this was a rating of the new or temporary building.
Location
The services are located at junction 10 of the M40, and are accessed from a roundabout on the junction.
Despite its name, it is neither in the valley nor the drainage basin of the Cherwell, but rather beside a small east-flowing stream that becomes part of the Padbury Brook before joining the Great Ouse at Buckingham.
History
The former main building
It was opened in the spring of 1994 and gave the 89-mile motorway its first service station, more than three years after its completion. The site was previously occupied by a toilet facility, which had been there since the motorway's opening.
Cherwell Valley Moto services, M40 J10, A43, Oxfordshire, England, UK, OX27 7RD
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PGAYNK - Gridserve Sustainable Energy Limited is a British company founded in 2017 to develop, own and operate critical infrastructure for sustainable energy production. Gridserve opened the UK's first all-electric car charging forecourt in 2020, and plans to open over 100 more over the following five years to charge electric vehicles with 100% renewable energy, supporting the UK's transition to carbon neutrality.
Acts as a vendor and comparison site for the leasing of electric vehicles with Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions, with 100 trees planted for every car leased. Leased EV customers have the full cost of charging at Gridserve electric forecourts covered.
Installs and operates a network of electric charging hubs and home chargers. A £1bn UK-wide investment is planned to build over 100 public charging stations.
operates photovoltaic power stations, also known as solar farms, supplying renewable electricity to the National Grid. The solar modules are bifacial, allowing them to harvest energy from both sides of the panel. Land at Clay Hill, Bedfordshire serves as one of the UK's first subsidy-free solar farms, coming online in 2017 and comprising 10MW of solar PV and 6MW of energy storage. A solar farm was also constructed by GRIDSERVE for Warrington Borough Council at a site near Easingwold, York
In advance of the UK mandatory phase-out of fossil fuel vehicles by 2030[8] and anticipated mass adoption of electric vehicles, Gridserve is developing a countrywide network of customer-focused forecourts that provide ultra-fast electric vehicle charging services and associated retail. Revenue and profitability are designed to derive from electricity grid balancing services and the provision of solar energy generation. However, the company pointedly does not call them service stations
the planned forecourts are intended to serve local communities, like petrol stations do, rather than serving passing trade on motorways. Facilities include convenience stores, office 'pods'etc
Cherwell Valley Moto services, M40 J10, A43, Oxfordshire, England, UK, OX27 7RD
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Germany,German,Rhineland-Palatinate,city,centre,BW,monochrome,Black & White,Black and White,night,nighttime,evening,at,the,snack,stall,Wurst-Braterei,snacking,and,relaxing,eat,eating,young love,lovers,embrace,embracing,enjoyment,connection,pair,couple,snacks,sausage,sausages,scene,moment,hotpix.org.uk,dating
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2NW517K - . This scene at Fastnachtsbrunnen, Landeshauptstadt , Schillerpl., 55116 Mainz, Germany, Europe in 2023 forms part of the visual history of the locality, documenting the named subject together with aspects of how the area looked and functioned at the time. The frame specifically shows Evening at the Berhardt sausage roast snack stall, Wurst-Braterei Imbiss, Mainz , Germany - snacking and relaxing. The surrounding context encompasses archival record, historical comparison, town-centre trading, retail property, local character, bricks-and-mortar retail, contemporary social history, specialist retailer, regional identity, place identity, public realm, period detail, documentary photography, and high-street commerce. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into town-centre regeneration and business rates, not least because of how commercial property costs affect small retailers. The image fixes transport arrangements and footfall within Fastnachtsbrunnen, Landeshauptstadt , Schillerpl., 55116 Mainz, Germany, Europe at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against different community use. The photograph additionally reflects local enterprise, before-and-after reference, commercial frontage, shopfront economy, small business, visual archive, changing streetscape, and community identity. Details involving Mainz, snack, Imbiss, roast, and stall make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. Around Fastnachtsbrunnen, Landeshauptstadt , Schillerpl., 55116 Mainz, Germany, Europe, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The setting also helps illustrate town-centre regeneration and the contribution of independents to distinctive high streets as part of the longer story of Fastnachtsbrunnen, Landeshauptstadt , Schillerpl., 55116 Mainz, Germany, Europe.
Fastnachtsbrunnen, Landeshauptstadt , Schillerpl., 55116 Mainz, Germany, Europe
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2KG3MER - . Recorded at Piccadilly, Manchester,England, UK, M1 2BN in 2022, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. At the centre of the view is Manchester Metrolink tram 3113, Not In service, Market street, blocking tram tracks, Piccadilly, Manchester,England, UK, M1 2BN. The frame also records themes of waterborne transport, contemporary social history, everyday life, industrial waterway history, transport interchange, changing land use, trackside heritage, before-and-after reference, rail corridor, mass transit, public realm, visual archive, period detail, and inland boating. Current relevance extends to public access and heritage conservation, particularly through the cost of keeping ageing locks and canal structures operational. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into fares and rail reform, not least because of the role of public transport in reducing congestion and emissions. Future viewers can use this scene from Piccadilly, Manchester,England, UK, M1 2BN to compare equipment and working practice with whatever follows after different community use. A second descriptive layer includes rail modernisation, urban rail transport, rail infrastructure, documentary photography, managed navigation, station environment, community identity, and regional identity. Details involving Piccadilly, Metrolink, Manchester, tracks, and service make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. The wider setting at Piccadilly, Manchester,England, UK, M1 2BN matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The wider significance includes public access and the transition of industrial waterways toward leisure and heritage use in a form that can be compared with future views of Piccadilly, Manchester,England, UK, M1 2BN.
Piccadilly, Manchester,England, UK, M1 2BN
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,M2 7DH,M2,city centre Manchester,city,centre,Royal Exchange,theatre,at,night,time,Theater,British,north west,landmark,venue,plays,productions,shopping centre,royal,stonework,commodities,Thomas Harrison,Runcorn Stone,doric,columns,classical,style,Edmund Buckley,Bradshaw Gass & Hope,Cottonopolis,69 Theatre Company,heritage,Theatre of the Year,illuminated,outside
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2KG3TTR - Thomas Harrison designed the new exchange of 1809 at the junction of Market Street and Exchange Street. Harrison designed the exchange in the Classical style. It had two storeys above a basement and was constructed in Runcorn stone. The cost, £20,000, was paid for in advance by 400 members who bought £50 shares and paid £30 each to buy the site. The semi-circular north façade had fluted Doric columns. The exchange room where business was conducted covered 812 square yards. The ground floor also contained the members' library with more than 15,000 books. The basement housed a newsroom lit by a dome and plate-glass windows, its ceiling was supported by a circle of Ionic pillars spaced 15 feet from the walls. The first-floor dining-room was accessed by a geometrical staircase. The exchange opened to celebrate of the birthday of George III in 1809. It also contained other anterooms and offices.
As the cotton trade continued to expand, larger premises were required and its extension was completed in 1849. The Exchange was run by a committee of notable Manchester industrialists. From 1855 to 1860 the committee was chaired by Edmund Buckley.
The second exchange was replaced by a third designed by Mills & Murgatroyd, constructed between 1867 and 1874. It was extended and modified by Bradshaw Gass & Hope between 1914 and 1931 to form the largest trading hall in England. The trading hall had three domes and was double the size of the current hall. The colonnade parallel to Cross Street marked its centre. On trading days merchants and brokers struck deals which supported the jobs of tens of thousands of textile workers in Manchester and the surrounding towns. Manchester's cotton dealers and manufacturers trading from the Royal Exchange earned the city the name, Cottonopolis
St Anns Square, city centre Manchester, England, UK, M2 7DH
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2KG3YRB - With over 220 stalls across nine sites throughout the city centre, this year's Christmas Markets are set to bring some much-needed festive cheer to the city's streets and squares in the run-up to Christmas.
24 years on from the first ever Manchester Christmas Markets in 1998, the markets continue to attract Mancunians and visitors alike to the city in their thousands to fill up on the fantastic festive treats on offer.
This year will see the iconic ski chalet market stalls take over Piccadilly Gardens - once again set to be transformed into the Winter Gardens - Market Street, Cathedral Gardens, Exchange Street, New Cathedral Street, St Ann's Square, Exchange Square, The Corn Exchange, and King Street.
Making sure the city looks its sparkly best in the run-up to Christmas is of course just as important and this year sees the return of the magical Manchester Christmas lights trail, illuminating the city centre throughout the festive season with its walk-through giant baubles, a Manchester bee, and of course Santa Claus himself - who will be keeping an eye on all things Christmas in Manchester from his perch on high in front of Central Library on St Peter's Square.
For those who look forward to a seasonal skate, Skate Manchester's family-friendly covered ice rink will once again take up its usual spot in Cathedral Gardens where skaters can skate around a beautiful Christmas tree and enjoy twinkling lights, the smell of gingerbread, and Christmas songs on repeat.
New for 2022, Festive Sundays will see the city's streets and squares filled with some extra special not-to-be-missed Manchester Christmas magic as roaming puppets, supersized penguins and illuminated bands take to the city's main shopping streets, every Sunday from 13 November - 18 December.
13-15 King St, Manchester, England, UK, M2 6AW
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M3JBHA - . Photographed at Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 1NN in 2022, this detailed documentary image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. The location is represented through Red Man showing on Pelican crossing, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK - do not cross signal. The wider scene also brings together period lettering, material sign design, public-facing signage, community identity, changing streetscape, historic sign, street-level message, historical comparison, public realm, everyday visual culture, public information notice, visual archive, urban typography, and local history. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into advertising change and public communication, not least because of how signs can document commercial, social or regulatory change. The image fixes commercial use and occupation within Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 1NN at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against replacement signage. The location also brings in before-and-after reference, visual communication, instructional wording, place identity, wayfinding detail, archival record, social history, and regional identity. Elements such as signal, crossing, cross, showing, and Pelican add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. Around Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 1NN, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. Its period value extends to advertising change and the way lettering and materials contribute to local visual identity in a form that can be compared with future views of Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 1NN. The location additionally provides evidence of accessibility and how signs can document commercial, social or regulatory change within the real-world context of Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 1NN.
Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 1NN
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M3JBHE - . This scene at 33 Church Street, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 2SX in 2022 forms part of the visual history of the locality, documenting the named subject together with aspects of how the area looked and functioned at the time. The image documents The Bulls Head pub, 33 Church Street, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 2SX at dusk. The broader subject matter reaches into changing land use, historical comparison, ecclesiastical architecture, everyday life, sacred space, parish history, changing streetscape, traditional ale house, documentary photography, place identity, visual archive, religious landmark, real-ale culture, and religious heritage. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into tourism and energy costs, not least because of the value of historic pubs to tourism and local identity. Today's relevance is strengthened by tourism, historic fabric and the continuing question of the challenge of maintaining historic fabric amid rising costs. The archival value lies partly in recording lettering, decoration and surface detail around 33 Church Street, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 2SX before closure or conversion alters the character of the place. Further associations within the scene are ecclesiastical art, beer-led hospitality, social history, archival record, night-time economy, sacred architecture, visitor hospitality, and pub heritage. Elements such as Bulls and Church add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. By fixing the subject within 33 Church Street, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 2SX, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The scene further reflects tourism and the value of historic pubs to tourism and local identity in a form that can be compared with future views of 33 Church Street, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 2SX.
33 Church Street, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 2SX
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M3JBDA - Read more at https://www.warrington.gov.uk/news/new-council-offices-bring-financial-benefits
Warrington Borough Council's move into its offices in Time Square is bringing significant savings for the local authority, new figures show.
The council relocated from the New Town House site, and other administrative buildings, in late 2020/early 2021, to reduce the excessive running costs of the outdated office accommodation, and provide a better, modern environment for staff and Customers.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>customers.
With council staff now having been at the £23m ˜1 Time Square' building for the past 18 months “ which is a much more efficient building than the previous New Town House site - financial analysis shows that the move to the building is saving the council almost three quarters of a million pounds each year.
Previously, the council paid an annual rent and service charge for the New Town House and Quattro buildings, on top of costs such as business rates and maintenance. In addition, the council paid the running costs of its Rylands Street offices and the Customer Contact Centre on Horsemarket Street. The total equivalent cost for this was £3.1m per year.
As part of the move to Time Square, the council purchased New Town House and Quattro, to fix repayment costs and avoid the uncontrollable escalation associated with leasing the buildings, including being exposed to increasing energy costs in an inefficient building.
Under this new operation, the equivalent costs to the council “ covering the borrowing costs for the building of 1 Time Square and its running costs, along with the continuing annual borrowing costs for purchasing the New Town House and Quattro buildings - are £2.3m. This represents an annual saving for the council of £741,000 a year.
Warrington Borough Council's Cabinet Member for finance, Cllr Cathy Mitchell, said: The move to 1 Time Square has brought huge benefits for the council and our customers. It's provided us with cutting edge, modern facilities
Time Square, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 2NT
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,Marble Arch,Homerton,Hospital,38,242,30,bus,shelter,transport,E8,view,routes,stop,stops,Transport For London,status,due,Wick,Downs,reflection,reflected,night,travel,safety,at,risk,risks,of,travelling,route,services,New Bus For London
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K6C9BH - . This authentic period view of Hackney Central, London,England, UK, E8 1LL in 2022 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The defining feature is Hackney Central bus shelter, service display, early evening, London,England, UK, E8 1LL. The surrounding context encompasses local history, transport accessibility, public transport stop, passenger information, community identity, changing streetscape, public realm, local bus network, social history, passenger transport, bus infrastructure, street-side transport, local mobility, and surface public transport. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with service frequency, decarbonisation and the role of bus stops as the physical interface between passengers and the network. The archival value lies partly in recording public access and movement around Hackney Central, London,England, UK, E8 1LL before different community use alters the character of the place. Further associations within the scene are everyday life, documentary photography, bus route infrastructure, period detail, archival record, place identity, regional identity, and roadside transit. The recorded references to service, Central, Hackney, shelter, and display preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. For Hackney Central, London,England, UK, E8 1LL, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. A further contemporary connection is service frequency and the role of bus stops as the physical interface between passengers and the network within the specific setting of Hackney Central, London,England, UK, E8 1LL. The wider significance includes accessibility and the challenge of maintaining reliable local services as part of the longer story of Hackney Central, London,England, UK, E8 1LL.
Hackney Central, London,England, UK, E8 1LL
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Gloucestershire,England,UK,dusk,at,in,the,night time,buildings,GL50,shop,store,&,and,town,centre,anchor,123 High St,GL50 1DQ,high street,shopping,retail,destination,branch,chain,high-end,high end,evening,The Place To Eat,Huffkins cafe,Huffkins,café,facade,façade,night,John Ruis
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M6W9GA - At the heart of Cheltenham's busy High Street, John Lewis & Partners Cheltenham is a shopping destination not to be missed!
A beautiful branch of the popular British chain of high-end department stores throughout the United Kingdom, the shop boasts over 49,000 products from more than a thousand brands.
Departments include:
Audio, TV & Technology
Fashion & Beauty
Nursery & Childrenswear
Furniture & Furnishings
Beds & Bedroom Furniture, and Kitchenware
Haberdashery
Bureau De Change
Full list of departments can be found here - John Lewis Cheltenham
In-store restaurants include Huffkins cafe, open every day for breakfast, brunch, lunch & afternoon tea and The Place To Eat for refreshments and light bites. Both are wheelchair accessible.
Car parking is available for customers in the adjoining Citipark, spread across five storeys and perfect for customers who want to quickly pop into the store or alternatively avoid bad weather in winter.
Opening hours are Monday - Sunday 6am-9.30pm. Up to 30 mins FREE parking is available for John Lewis & Partners Click and Collect customers.
123 High St, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK, GL50 1DQ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Gloucestershire,England,UK,at,night,in,the,night time,buildings,Cheltenham,GL50 1HQ,GL50,The,outside,exterior,façade,architectural,Regency,arts,British,Ralph Richardson,designed,by,town,centre,Cheltenham Everyman,venue,ticket,tickets,theatres,theatre,drama,comedy,evening
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M6W9GB - Everyman Theatre is a theatre based in Regent Street, Cheltenham. There are two auditoria in the building - the 675 seat main auditorium and the 60 seat Studio Theatre, originally named The Ralph Richardson Studio after Ralph Richardson.
The Grade II listed building was designed by Frank Matcham and was originally called The New Theatre and Opera House.It was opened on 1 October 1891 with a performance by Lilly Langtry
In 1929, the New Theatre and Opera House gained a licence to screen projected film, becoming a multi-purpose theatre and cinema. The licence stipulated that the building must continue to present live performance as well as cinema.
In World War II, the theatre became a Garrison Theatre, to civilians and the US soldiers based at Pittville. Many actors from London left the capital to escape the Blitz, bringing big names to Cheltenham.
The Cheltenham Corporation ran the building after World War II until 1960. In 1959 the building closed and was at risk of being sold. The Cheltenham Theatre Association published an advertisement in September 1959 advertising Urgent - Wanted £3,000 at once, to re-open Cheltenham Opera House.
In May 1960, the Cheltenham Theatre Association published another advertisement titled Great News, which announced that the Everyman Theatre would open on Monday 22 May 1960 with a world premiere presentation of N.C. Hunter's A Piece of Silver, starring Joyce Heron and Esmond Knight. The Cheltenham Theatre Association rebranded itself as the Everyman Theatre Association (ETA). It enjoyed booking advantages and raised money for the Theatre. Its 50th anniversary in 2010 was a great success
sadly, Covid lockdown prevented the 60th. Members enjoyed a variety of social activities, but, even before lockdown, support diminished and the ETA was wound up in late 2021. The benefits transferred to a new Priority Access Membership scheme administered directly by the theatre.
10 Regent St, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK, GL50 1HQ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,UK,England,Soho,London,painting,tree,orange,pubs,bars,signs,Orange Yard Soho,W1D 4JB,Manette St,Night club,night,club,famous,economy,run,entertainments,reason,to,visit,liberal,liberated,area,colourful,street art,street,style,spray,expression,vibrant,community,inclusive,neighbourhood
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJGARP - . An identifiable period record of Manette St, Soho, London, England, UK, W1D 4JB in 2022, retaining the practical detail and local context that distinguish a documentary photograph from a generic illustration. The scene records Orange Yard W1 club, city of Westminster, Manette St, Soho, London, England, UK, W1D 4JB. The image also relates to city-centre activity, street-level documentary, community identity, local history, gay bar culture, archival record, everyday life, period detail, before-and-after reference, place identity, documentary photography, regional identity, social history, and LGBTQ social history. The wider contemporary story combines commercial rents, venue closures and the importance of dedicated social spaces for LGBTQ communities. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with footfall, public-realm change and how regeneration alters the character of familiar places. As a dated visual record of Manette St, Soho, London, England, UK, W1D 4JB, the frame retains signage and branding, making it especially useful if new ownership subsequently changes the scene. The subject also sits alongside urban change, contemporary city life, changing land use, LGBTQ nightlife, queer London, inclusive hospitality, community safe space, and townscape record. The recorded references to Manette, Westminster, and Orange preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The period setting at Manette St, Soho, London, England, UK, W1D 4JB helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The setting also helps illustrate commercial rents and the importance of dedicated social spaces for LGBTQ communities without losing the local specificity of Manette St, Soho, London, England, UK, W1D 4JB. The image fixes a trace of local identity as a date-specific reference.
Manette St, Soho, London, England, UK, W1D 4JB
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,UK,England,Soho,London,bar,pubs,bars,late night,sign,bar open,open,3 AM,3,AM,entertainment,drinkers,night,nighttime,night time,evening,music,disco,British,English,yellow,economy,run,entertainments,reason,to,visit,liberal,liberated,area,nightclub,night club
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJGARX - . Recorded at Soho, 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 scene records Late night sign, Bar open until 3am sign Soho, London, England, UK. The frame also records themes of contemporary city life, gay bar culture, LGBTQ social history, Pride culture, place identity, LGBTQ nightlife, queer urban culture, historical comparison, gay hospitality, public realm, street-level documentary, inclusive hospitality, local character, and everyday life. Today's relevance is strengthened by community safety, commercial rents and the continuing question of the role of bars and clubs as both businesses and community spaces. From a 2025-onward perspective, commercial change and regeneration are closely linked to this subject, alongside how regeneration alters the character of familiar places. The image fixes local activity and public use within Soho, London, England, UK at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against replacement signage. Further associations within the scene are changing streetscape, period detail, community life, documentary photography, pedestrian environment, city-centre activity, changing land use, and queer London. References to night and until give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. The wider setting at Soho, London, England, UK matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. Its period value extends to community safety and the loss of queer venues through rising rents and redevelopment when considered against later change at Soho, London, England, UK. The location additionally provides evidence of commercial change and the relationship between public space and local social life without losing the local specificity of Soho, London, England, UK.
Soho, London, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,London,10,England,UK,W1D,community,Gate,at,night,nighttime,time,dusk,grand,big,entryway,into,Londons,lively,town,area,district,food,tourists,tourism,W1D 6BZ,asia,lucky,lantern,crowds,people,asians,colourful,gate,gates
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M07AAD - The Chinatown Gate is a grand entryway into London's lively Chinatown district and a cultural landmark. Boasting a tile roof and red pillars that lead into a vibrant area of red lanterns, noodle shops and street signs with Chinese script, the Chinatown Gate is a must-visit landmark on your way to explore the cultural area.
Each year, roughly 17 million people pass through the Chinatown Gate to visit the cultural enclave and sample delicious Chinese foods. With attractions and dining for families and solo travellers alike, Chinatown is a popular destination for sightseeing and shopping.
London's original Chinatown dates back to the start of the 20th century, but after the Blitz of World War II, many of the shops and restaurants moved to other locations. The current Chinatown, located off Shaftesbury Avenue, was established in the 1970s. The Chinatown Gate was completed in 2016 and stands as one of the largest Chinese gates in the country.
The Chinatown Gate marks the entry into Chinatown and its bustling restaurants and shops. The gate is designed with ornate features done in a traditional Qing Dynasty style that complements the stone lions, contemporary Chinese artwork and other traditional Chinese entrance points to the enclave
Along with seeing the gate itself, you can explore the wonders of Chinatown after stopping at the landmark. Chinatown features many buildings and streets with traditional dragons and lanterns, as well as street signs with English and Chinese writing.
Chinatown is also a haven for art lovers. You'll find contemporary art sculptures, impressive religious sculptures and the iconic stone lions. Chinatown is especially interesting during events, such as Chinese New Year, which features parades with floats, lion dances and live performances. You'll also see hundreds of red lanterns during the New Year celebrations that make for a spectacular sight
10 Wardour St, West End, London W1D 6BZ, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,London,10,England,UK,W1D,community,Gate,at,night,nighttime,time,dusk,grand,big,entryway,into,Londons,lively,town,area,district,food,tourists,tourism,W1D 6BZ,asia,lucky,lantern,crowds,people,asians,colourful,gate,gates
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M07AAG - The Chinatown Gate is a grand entryway into London's lively Chinatown district and a cultural landmark. Boasting a tile roof and red pillars that lead into a vibrant area of red lanterns, noodle shops and street signs with Chinese script, the Chinatown Gate is a must-visit landmark on your way to explore the cultural area.
Each year, roughly 17 million people pass through the Chinatown Gate to visit the cultural enclave and sample delicious Chinese foods. With attractions and dining for families and solo travellers alike, Chinatown is a popular destination for sightseeing and shopping.
London's original Chinatown dates back to the start of the 20th century, but after the Blitz of World War II, many of the shops and restaurants moved to other locations. The current Chinatown, located off Shaftesbury Avenue, was established in the 1970s. The Chinatown Gate was completed in 2016 and stands as one of the largest Chinese gates in the country.
The Chinatown Gate marks the entry into Chinatown and its bustling restaurants and shops. The gate is designed with ornate features done in a traditional Qing Dynasty style that complements the stone lions, contemporary Chinese artwork and other traditional Chinese entrance points to the enclave
Along with seeing the gate itself, you can explore the wonders of Chinatown after stopping at the landmark. Chinatown features many buildings and streets with traditional dragons and lanterns, as well as street signs with English and Chinese writing.
Chinatown is also a haven for art lovers. You'll find contemporary art sculptures, impressive religious sculptures and the iconic stone lions. Chinatown is especially interesting during events, such as Chinese New Year, which features parades with floats, lion dances and live performances. You'll also see hundreds of red lanterns during the New Year celebrations that make for a spectacular sight
10 Wardour St, West End, London W1D 6BZ, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,London,book,of,Mormon,the,night,dusk,at,night time,England,UK,W1D 6AS,W1D,POW,Latter Day,saints,Saint,movement,production,West End,Trey Parker,Robert Lopez,and,LDS,church,satire,billboard,Britain,lights,lit,up,tourism,venue,mormons,arts,architecture,illuminated
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M07AAK - . Made at Coventry St, London, England, UK, W1D 6AS in 2022, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. At the centre of the view is Book of Mormon, Prince Of Wales Theatre, at dusk, Coventry St, London, England, UK, W1D 6AS. The locality and subject together evoke Westminster landmark, place identity, documentary photography, urban tourism, heritage tourism, iconic London transport, London visitor economy, Thames city view, before-and-after reference, contemporary social history, historic London streetscape, capital landmark imagery, city branding, and local history. Current relevance extends to tourism and urban mobility, particularly through how iconic streets and landmarks change while retaining strong visual identity. For later comparison, the photograph preserves materials and architectural details at Coventry St, London, England, UK, W1D 6AS, details that may look very different after different community use. Further associations within the scene are regional identity, changing streetscape, period detail, historical comparison, changing land use, community identity, local character, and visual archive. Elements such as Theatre, Wales, Prince, Coventry, and Mormon add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. For Coventry St, London, England, UK, W1D 6AS, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The setting also helps illustrate tourism and how familiar London symbols function as global shorthand for Britain within the specific setting of Coventry St, London, England, UK, W1D 6AS. The frame retains part of the area's social history as a date-specific reference. The scene captures details of everyday use for later comparison.
Coventry St, London, England, UK, W1D 6AS
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Towcester,Northamptonshire,England,UK,NN12 8TL,NN12,electric,move,fun,fair,in a,funfair,at,evening,night,site,amusement,amusements,running,bumber,blurry,light,colourfull,lights,motion,bump,purple,race,leisure,cars,collide,colliding,dodgems,dodgem,car,bumper,bumpercar
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JG2205 - Bumper cars or dodgems are the generic names for a type of flat amusement ride consisting of multiple small electrically powered cars which draw power from the floor and/or ceiling, and which are turned on and off remotely by an operator. Bumper cars were not intended to be bumped, hence the original name Dodgem. They are also known as bumping cars, dodging cars and dashing cars. The first patent for bumper cars was filed in 1921
The cars are commonly powered by one of three methods. The oldest and most common method, the Over Head System (OHS), uses a conductive floor and ceiling with opposing power polarities. Contacts under the vehicle touch the floor while a pole-mounted contact shoe touches the ceiling, forming a complete circuit.
A newer method, the Floor Pick-Up (FPU) system, uses alternating strips of metal across the floor separated by insulating spacers, and no ceiling grid. The strips carry the supply current, and the cars are large enough so that the vehicle covers at least two strips at all times. An array of brushes under each car makes random contact with the strips, and the voltage polarity on each contact is arranged to always provide a correct and complete circuit to operate the vehicle.
A third method is used on Quantum-class cruise ships, where bumper cars run on electric batteries. This avoids the conductive floor/ceiling of the traditional bumper car setup, allowing the SeaPlex venue to be convertible from a bumper-car ride to a multipurpose gym (basketball court). The disadvantage is that these ships' bumper cars take several hours to recharge.
The metal floor is usually set up as a rectangular or oval track, and graphite is sprinkled on the floor to decrease friction. A rubber bumper surrounds each vehicle, and drivers either ram or dodge each other as they travel. The controls are usually an accelerator and a steering wheel. The cars can be made to go backwards by turning the steering wheel far enough in either direction
Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Towcester, Northamptonshire, England, UK, NN12 8TL
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,WA4,night,entrance door,flags,bunting,union,jack,a-board,menu,at,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK,WA4 2SX,pubs,bars,brunningandprice.co.uk,brunning,and,price,garden,chain,brand,branding,gastropub,gastropubs,evening,dusk,outside,exterior,door,doorway,Bell Ln
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JD0MG0 - . This location-specific image from Bell Lane, Thelwall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2SX in 2022 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. At the centre of the view is Dusk at The Little Manor Pub, Bell Lane, Thelwall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2SX. The image also relates to restaurant culture, social history, local dining scene, regional identity, pedestrian environment, visitor economy, urban change, night-time economy, street-level documentary, licensed hospitality, social landscape, period detail, food tourism, and local identity. From a 2025-onward perspective, hospitality costs and commercial rents are closely linked to this subject, alongside the resilience of customer-facing businesses in a high-cost economy. The wider contemporary story combines commercial change, street safety and how regeneration alters the character of familiar places. Future viewers can use this scene from Bell Lane, Thelwall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2SX to compare commercial use and occupation with whatever follows after altered transport patterns. The subject also sits alongside townscape record, independent food retail, casual dining, contemporary social history, before-and-after reference, hospitality trade, leisure spending, and visual archive. The combination of Manor, Little, and Thelwall anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. The period setting at Bell Lane, Thelwall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2SX helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. A further contemporary connection is hospitality costs and the resilience of customer-facing businesses in a high-cost economy as part of the longer story of Bell Lane, Thelwall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2SX.
Bell Lane, Thelwall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2SX
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,WA4,Cheshire,England,UK,WA4 2SU,the,pub,pubs,bar,bars,Punch,at,historic,history,timber,frame,framed,17th,century,coaching,inn,and called it Thelwall,city,here and called it Thelwall,Founded a city,called it Thelwall,punch taverns,Bell Ln,evening,tavern,inscription,outside,exterior,ornate,traditional country pub,night time,night
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JD0MG2 - . This authentic period view of Bell Ln, Thelwall village, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2SU in 2022 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. At the centre of the view is The Pickering Arms 17th c pub at dusk, Bell Lane, Thelwall village, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2SU. Other connected aspects include commercial hospitality, visual archive, changing streetscape, archival record, visitor economy, food tourism, street-level documentary, everyday street life, social history, regional identity, historical comparison, public realm, city-centre activity, and before-and-after reference. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with staffing pressure, changing dining habits and how food and drink help define neighbourhood identity. The modern context includes continuing discussion of street safety, regeneration and the relationship between public space and local social life. The image fixes materials and architectural details within Bell Ln, Thelwall village, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2SU at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against changed technology. The photograph additionally reflects pedestrian environment, social landscape, changing land use, local history, destination dining, documentary photography, restaurant culture, and urban change. Details involving village, Pickering, and Thelwall make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. For Bell Ln, Thelwall village, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2SU, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The scene further reflects staffing pressure and how food and drink help define neighbourhood identity as part of the longer story of Bell Ln, Thelwall village, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2SU.
Bell Ln, Thelwall village, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2SU
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Keywords: Cheshire,England,UK,night time,WA4,WA4 6LG,London Road,dusk,Stockton Heath,Warrington,WA4 6HW,20,Kingston,rd,road,the,Forge,The Forge Shopping Centre,queue,outside,exterior,hall,winter,trading,profit,performance,store,stores,shops,shop,branch,branches,night,evening,dust,at,in
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K3T365 - . This scene at The Forge Shopping Centre 6, 20 Kingston Road, Stockton Heath, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA in 2021 forms part of the visual history of the locality, documenting the named subject together with aspects of how the area looked and functioned at the time. The subject captured here is Queue outside M&S Foodhall,The Forge Shopping Centre 6, 20 Kingston Road, London Rd, Stockton Heath, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 6LG. The setting additionally reflects community identity, contemporary social history, regional identity, commercial frontage, destination shopping, mixed-use redevelopment, everyday life, built heritage, adaptive reuse, commercial streetscape, civic architecture, public-realm investment, urban regeneration, and independent trading. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into construction costs and adaptive reuse, not least because of the value of reusing existing buildings rather than wholesale demolition. Today's relevance is strengthened by online shopping, business rates and the continuing question of the role of markets and independent shops in keeping town centres active. The image fixes local activity and public use within The Forge Shopping Centre 6, 20 Kingston Road, Stockton Heath, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against changed technology. Other useful contextual ideas include local history, visual archive, consumer retail, period architecture, local enterprise, historical comparison, town-centre renewal, and bricks-and-mortar retail. The recorded references to Forge, Heath, Kingston, London, and Shopping preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The wider setting at The Forge Shopping Centre 6, 20 Kingston Road, Stockton Heath, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned.
The Forge Shopping Centre 6, 20 Kingston Road, Stockton Heath, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Inverclyde,Scotland,West Of Glasgow,West of Scotland,UK,night,night time,tail of the bank,Inverclyde Council,buildings,arts,space,venue,arts venue,2013,new building,theatre,evening,café,bistro,views over the Clyde,Greenocks Custom House Quay,Greenock Custom House Quay,Customhouse Quay,Clyde,Clydeside,Greenockians,illuminated,event space,event,venues,new,recent,gallery,galleries
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AR6YJE - The Greenock Arts Guild's Beacon Arts Centre (replacing the former Arts Guild Theatre) opened in 2013 in a new building at Greenock's Custom House Quay. It provides a 500 seat theatre that hosts a regular programme of plays, concerts, musical events, comedians and other events and a Studio Theatre, as well as a multifunction Gallery Suite providing rehearsal and meeting rooms which combine for event or performance space, and a café / bistro, both with views over the Clyde.
Greenock hosted the National Mòd in 1904 and 1925
Custom House Quay, Greenock, Inverclyde,
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Inverclyde,Scotland,West Of Glasgow,West of Scotland,UK,night,night time,tail of the bank,Inverclyde Council,buildings,arts,space,venue,arts venue,2013,new building,theatre,evening,café,bistro,views over the Clyde,Greenocks Custom House Quay,Greenock Custom House Quay,Customhouse Quay,Clyde,Clydeside,Greenockians,event space,event,venues,new,recent,gallery,galleries
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AR6YJN - The Greenock Arts Guild's Beacon Arts Centre (replacing the former Arts Guild Theatre) opened in 2013 in a new building at Greenock's Custom House Quay. It provides a 500 seat theatre that hosts a regular programme of plays, concerts, musical events, comedians and other events and a Studio Theatre, as well as a multifunction Gallery Suite providing rehearsal and meeting rooms which combine for event or performance space, and a café / bistro, both with views over the Clyde.
Greenock hosted the National Mòd in 1904 and 1925
Custom House Quay, Greenock, Inverclyde,
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUk,Townhall,town hall,gates,Golden Gates,evening,night,night time,Warrington Town Hall,dusk,Sankey street,Warrington,Cheshire,England,WA1,WBC,Xmas,Bank Hall,mansion,known as,Georgian house,Georgian,merchant house,Thomas Patten,town centre,town,centre,wet,reflection,reflections,WA1 1UH,history,historic,tourism,combined authority,devolution,region-wide authorities
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFFFNE - Warrington Town Hall, on the north side of Sankey Street, was designed and built in 1750 by James Gibbs as an elegant Georgian mansion, known as Bank Hall. It was a home for local merchant Thomas Patten and his family.
As more traffic started to use Sankey Street, the Patten family built a high brick wall in front of the building to give them privacy. But when the council bought Bank Hall in 1870 and turned it into Warrington's new town hall, local people started to complain that they were paying rates which helped to look after the building “ but they couldn't even see it!
So Frederick Monks, one of the town's earliest councillors, came up with an idea. As a local ironmaster, he could give the town hall a fitting entrance.
Warrington Borough Council, Town Hall, Sankey Street, Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK, WA1 1UH.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,English,South East,wealth,inequality,finance,sector,design,from Leadenhall Street,skyscrapers,at dusk,UK,EC3A 8BN,night,skyline,city,office space,square mile,Leadenhall building,commercial,real estate,property,52 Lime Street,100 Bishopsgate,The City,insurance industry,financial sector,financial centre,business centre,financial,trading,money,commerce,glass,cheesegrater,illuminated
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ABY96E - The City of London is a city, ceremonial county and local government district that contains the historic centre and the primary central business district (CBD) of London. It constituted most of London from its settlement by the Romans in the 1st century AD to the Middle Ages, but the modern city named London has since grown far beyond the City of London boundary
City of London is widely referred to simply as the City (differentiated from the phrase the city of London by capitalising City) and is also colloquially known as the Square Mile, as it is 1.12 sq mi (716.80 acres
2.90 km2) in area. Both of these terms are also often used as metonyms for the United Kingdom's trading and financial services industries
The City is a major business and financial centre, and the Bank of England is headquartered in the City. Throughout the 19th century, the City was the world's primary business centre, and it continues to be a major meeting point for businesses. London came top in the Worldwide Centres of Commerce Index, published in 2008. The insurance industry is focused around the eastern side of the City, around Lloyd's building.
City of London,Leadenhall Street,London,England,UK,EC3A 8BN
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ABY96Y - . This documentary view of St Mary Axe, London,England,UK, EC3A 8BN in 2019 captures the subject within its actual surroundings, preserving a dated piece of visual history rather than an isolated object study. The principal point of reference is St Andrew Undershaft, with St Mary Axe/Gherkin, in background, at dusk,St Mary Axe, London,England,UK, EC3A 8BN. The setting also relates to changing land use, customer footfall, heritage asset, retail vacancy, commercial streetscape, bricks-and-mortar retail, everyday life, contemporary social history, conservation interest, built heritage, urban commerce, heritage landmark, high-street commerce, and architectural character. From a 2025-onward perspective, the scene also connects with maintenance costs, historic townscape and keeping older buildings useful without erasing their character. In the mid-2020s, changing footfall and commercial rents keep the subject current, particularly through the rapid turnover of shopfronts and trading names. For later comparison, the scene keeps a record of the combination of built form, activity and local identity within the setting of St Mary Axe, London,England,UK, EC3A 8BN. The subject sits alongside town-centre economy, cityscape history, changing streetscape, period detail, conservation architecture, consumer retail, before-and-after reference, and shopfront economy. References to Andrew, Gherkin, London, background, and Undershaft help fix the photograph to its own subject and period rather than reducing it to a generic view. The period setting at St Mary Axe, London,England,UK, EC3A 8BN helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. Another useful connection is maintenance costs and keeping older buildings useful without erasing their character when considered against later change at St Mary Axe, London,England,UK, EC3A 8BN.
St Mary Axe, London,England,UK, EC3A 8BN
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AE02DF - In London's East End, this former Victorian pub brings an airy escape to the streets of Spitalfields. Ideal for staycationers, solo travellers and loved-up duos alike, The Buxton hotel invites you to explore the streets of Shoreditch before heading to its panoramic rooftop for sundown cocktails.
We love a rags-to-riches story, so this Eliza Doolittle-esque tale of an East End boozer given a modern East London makeover warms our Cockney cockles. Housed in a former Victorian pub, The Buxton is a big-hearted homage to Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, a 19th-century MP and previously the owner of the nearby Truman Brewery (itself now a hub for creative businesses and a weekly street-food market). In his day Sir Thomas was committed to abolishing slavery, founding the RSPCA and raising money for the local weaving community - acts of generosity that The Buxton nods to through its work with neighbourhood charity Cardboard Citizens, which uses theatre to tackle the issue of homelessness. Its present incarnation is the work of the team behind nearby Spitalfields gastropub The Culpeper, of gigantic rooftop-gherkin fame. Architect Gareth Roberts and business partner Nico Treguer have revamped the building by adding two extra floors, a rooftop terrace and a stonking street-level restaurant/bar, a much-needed addition to the kebab shops that more commonly characterise this end of Brick Lane.
Interiors avoid the traps of steampunk junk and Edison bulb-lit bareness, instead balancing whitewashed walls and potted plants with cleverly sourced vintage elements such as a Rosso Levanto marble counter, sapphire velvet chairs in the hallways and a 50s terrazzo-patterned floor. While the rooms are compact to say the least, for a flat rate of £100 (including a welcome drink and breakfast) it's a seductive option for staycationers, solo travellers and loved-up duos who fancy travelling no further than a few flights of stairs when going from dinner to duvet.
42 Osborn Street, London,England,UK, E1 6TD
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFP0FN - The Frankfurt Christmas Market and Craft Market is an annual outdoor Christmas market and craft fair held in central Birmingham, England. The market started in 2001 with 24 stalls and has expanded every year. It opens in mid November and continues until late December, closing just before Christmas.
The Christmas Market and Craft Fair is located in Centenary Square, Chamberlain Square, New Street, and Victoria Square. It is the largest such market outside Germany.htm Target=_Blank>Germany and Austria, attracting over 3.1 million visitors in 2010, over 5 million visitors in 2011, almost 5 million visitors in 2013 and over 5.5 million visitors in 2014. German food and drink such as Bratwurst and Glühwein are available.
On 15 November 2018, after an inspection by Birmingham City Council's environmental health officials, twenty of the market's food stalls were ordered to improve hygiene . Two further stalls were summarily closed for failing to display mandatory allergen advice. When reinspected on 20 November, all the stalls were found to meet the required standards.
The market is affiliated with the Frankfurt Christmas Market in the city of Frankfurt, one of the oldest such markets in Germany (dating from 1393), hence the name. Birmingham is twinned with Frankfurt.
New St / Bullring Birmingham B2 4QA
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ABJGE7 - Community Speed Management
Road Safe
A community-based ˜pledge' that seeks to inform residents about inappropriate driving behaviour and invites them to sign up to a pledge not to exceed speed limits.
Speed Indicator Device (SID) deployment
An informal speed management device operated by volunteers and initiated by an identified community group.
Community Speed Watch
An informal speed management process involving the use of speed guns at the roadside. Volunteers are trained and supported by either the Police, PCSOs or Safety Wardens. Vehicle details of those exceeding the relevant speed limit are recorded with drivers receiving warning letters.
The following options will not normally be carried out unless steps two and three have been carried out by community groups. Options four and five are subject to agreement with Cheshire Police.
Mobile Enforcement
The deployment of mobile speed enforcement cameras
speeding drivers will face prosecution.
Driver Engagement Day
Co-ordinated by the Fire and Rescue Service with Cheshire Police and council staff. Stopped drivers are given an option to participate in education or receive a Fixed Penalty Notice.
Local Highway Scheme
Evidence gathered through this process or evidence of high collision or injury rates may result in development of a local highway scheme to address any issues identified.
Knutsford Road,Grappenhall / Massey Brook, South Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2A9D89C - . This location-led image preserves the social and built context of Stretton Rd, Appleton Thorn, Warrington, Cheshire UK, WA4 4RT, as it appeared in 2019. The described feature is Appleton Thorn Village Hall, Stretton Rd, Appleton Thorn, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 4RT. The location also connects beer retail, roadside commerce, urban mobility, licensed trade, public house culture, traditional hostelry, transport corridor, road connectivity, community venue, hospitality economy, night-time economy, and British pub trade. The wider contemporary story of traditional public houses now includes competition for household spending alongside staff recruitment, while policy and investment increasingly consider diversifying food and events. Current debate around the public realm often combines changing use, business turnover and the practical challenge of before-and-after study. Documentary value is strengthened by the precise setting at Stretton Rd, Appleton Thorn, Warrington, Cheshire UK, WA4 4RT, where even ordinary details of frontage, equipment, signs, traffic or public activity may disappear as the area evolves. The view also records themes involving junction design, road safety, ale house tradition, drinks trade, transport planning, surface transport. The record also refers to Warrington Villages, Dusk, Stretton Road, Blue Hour, night time, pub sign. A second layer of description includes vehicle movement, licensed premises, town-centre hospitality, beer heritage, local transport, community drinking place, strategic road network, motor traffic, roadside environment, and highway services. Seen from a 2025-onward perspective, local leisure spending also connects with changing drinking habits, competition for household spending and efforts aimed at balancing heritage with commercial survival. This period image preserves a stage in local change against later redevelopment.
Stretton Rd, Appleton Thorn, Warrington, Cheshire UK, WA4 4RT
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2A9D89P - Originally Daresbury's courthouse the early 19th century building still has a session room where court proceedings once took place and at the front of the pub there is a listed old stone horse stop and trough decorated beautifully with flowers and hanging baskets.As well as a plethora of original features at the Ring O'Bells pub you can also enjoy a traditional pub menu serving the best of British seasonal dishes lovingly prepared by our talented chefs. We are also proud to have been accredited for our quality real ales with the Casque Mark Award and voted 'CAMRA Halton Real Ale Pub of the Year 2007'.
7 Chester Rd, Daresbury, Warrington, Cheshire, North West England, Uk, WA4 4AJ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2A9D89Y - Take part in a Scary-at-Night adult scare experience strictly for adults or children aged 14 or over. During the 2019 event we introduced another scare to the attraction. That new attraction will be massively improved for the 2020 Halloween event making it a total of SIX scares all included on the standard entrance ticket. Other changes include one of our visitors' favourite scare attractions being DOUBLED in size since the 2018 event, and much enjoyed during the 2019 event.
We will again be offering some toned-down nights (Spooky-at-Night) for kids under 14 (accompanied) and for anyone who is not willing to risk the main nights. There is also a taster ticket for those not yet brave enough to take on the whole experience.
Stretton Rd, Appleton Thorn, Warrington, England, UK, WA4 4NW
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFMK0K - Spirit of Carnival statue, Bridgwater
The town centre bank branch on the left is at 9 York Buildings, Cornhill, Bridgwater.
The work of sculptor David Faulks, the statue on the right was erected in 2005 by Bridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival to mark the 400th anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot. It depicts a masquerader dressed in early 17th century clothing, holding aloft a lighted Bridgwater squib attached to a squib cosh. For centuries on November 5th, residents of Bridgwater gathered around a bonfire located here in Cornhill to celebrate the failure of Guy Fawkes and his co-conspirators to blow up the Houses of Parliament.
9 York Buildings, Cornhill, Bridgwater, Somerset,England, UK, TA6 3BY
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFMK0X - Spirit of Carnival statue, Bridgwater
The town centre bank branch on the left is at 9 York Buildings, Cornhill, Bridgwater.
The work of sculptor David Faulks, the statue on the right was erected in 2005 by Bridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival to mark the 400th anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot. It depicts a masquerader dressed in early 17th century clothing, holding aloft a lighted Bridgwater squib attached to a squib cosh. For centuries on November 5th, residents of Bridgwater gathered around a bonfire located here in Cornhill to celebrate the failure of Guy Fawkes and his co-conspirators to blow up the Houses of Parliament.
9 York Buildings, Cornhill, Bridgwater, Somerset,England, UK, TA6 3BY
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BBXPB0 - The Thelwall Viaduct (grid reference SJ664883) is a steel composite girder viaduct in Lymm, Warrington, England. It carries the M6 motorway across the Manchester Ship Canal and the River Mersey. Its location on the motorway network is between junctions 20 and 21 of the M6, the former being also known as junction 9 of the M56.
It actually comprises two entirely separate bridges, one of 4,414 feet long carrying the northbound carriageway, which was the longest motorway bridge in England when it was opened in July 1963, and one 4,500 feet long carrying the southbound carriageway which was opened in 1995.The longest single span is the one of 336 feet crossing the ship canal.
In July 2002 a failed roller bearing was discovered and it became necessary to close all but one northbound lane. As the M6 at the time carried an estimated 150,000“160,000 vehicles per day, this led to serious congestion. The viaduct was not completely reopened to daytime traffic until February 2005, and subsequently remained partially closed at night for further remedial work to take place. In all, 148 bearings were replaced, with the repair scheme costing around £52 million.
Given the bridge's height and openness to the elements it has frequently been the subject of speed reductions due to strong gusts of wind that badly affect the stability of high-sided vehicles. On several occasions lane closures have resulted as a consequence of articulated vehicles simply being blown over. However, the open sides of the bridge are a deliberate design feature to reduce the likelihood of snow drifts building on the carriageways.
In April 2011 a massive free party took place under the bridge, with reportedly over 5,000 ravers in attendance
Thelwall, Warrington, Cheshire, North West England, UK , WA13 9BP
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AGPHA7 - Gerrard Winstanley (19 October 1609 “ 10 September 1676) was an English Protestant religious reformer, political philosopher, and activist during The Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell. Winstanley was the leader and one of the founders of the English group known as the True Levellers or Diggers for their beliefs, and for their actions. The group occupied public lands that had been privatised by enclosures and dug them over, pulling down hedges and filling in ditches, to plant crops. True Levellers was the name they used to describe themselves, whereas the term Diggers was coined by contemporaries.
Gerrard Winstanley was born on 19 October 1609 and was baptised in the parish of Wigan, then part of the West Derby hundred of Lancashire. He was the son of an Edward Winstanley, mercer. His mother's identity remains unknown and he could have been born anywhere in the parish of Wigan. The parish of Wigan contained the townships of Abram, Aspull, Billinge-and-Winstanley, Dalton, Haigh, Hindley, Ince-in-Makerfield, Orrell, Pemberton, and Upholland, as well as Wigan itself.
He moved in 1630 to London, where he became an apprentice and ultimately, in 1638, a freeman of the Merchant Tailors' Company or guild. He married Susan King, the daughter of London surgeon William King, in 1639. The English Civil War, however, disrupted his business, and in 1643 he was made bankrupt. His father-in-law helped Winstanley move to Cobham, Surrey, where he initially worked as a cowherd
The Wiend, Wigan town centre, Greater Manchester, England, UK, WN1 1YB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RG982H - Face of Wigan sculpture, Wigan
The Face of Wigan is a dramatic 5.5m high stainless steel sculpture of a face, which is destined to become another iconic image of the borough.
The piece is a new take on an old favourite as its creator, acclaimed English sculptor Rick Kirby explains: The face is a play on the many portraits and busts of the ˜good and glorious' that adorn the parks and centres of every town and city throughout Britain.
The sculptured portrait is intended to represent not a single celebrity, but all of the inhabitants of the area, the very people of Wigan. These are the people who make the place what it is today, and indeed have the power to determine what will be the future.
The rear of the piece is a highly reflective surface set at different angles which will mirror fragments of people passing as well as the surrounding landscape.
Mr Kirby is known for a vast collection of striking public art works including ˜Continuum' at Alexandra Park Lake in Hastings and ˜Cross the divide' at the South Bank in London.
Funding for the project totalling almost £80,000 was provided by Modus Properties, developers of Wigan's Grand Arcade shopping centre as part of an agreement with Wigan Council to provide a major piece of public art in the town centre.
Louise Pearson, Development Manager for Modus says: We are delighted to have assisted in the delivery of this important piece of public art. Plus, we're happy to see that it is in a prime location to oversee the next phase of regeneration in the town centre.
Consultation about the piece took place with shoppers and visitors to the town centre over the summer of 2007, with people giving their thoughts and suggestions on a number of designs. At the end of the process, The Face of Wigan was the clear winner.
The Face came to its new home at The Wiend in Wigan town centre on Tuesday (December 9).
It will spend up to 18 months in this location before embarking on a tour of different locations in the borough ov
Wigan, England, UK, WN1 1YB
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3154007853 - '',
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy R9GTHN - . W.Scrimshaw and son, Car Repairs and Servicing, Don 342784, Balby Rd, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, UK, DN4 0RE at dusk. Photographed on 9 November 2018. The recorded location is Balby Road Garage Balby Road Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, UK, DN4 0NE. MOT Testing Station/MOT Service Centre. Contact Numbers:. 1302342784
01302 342784. Address:
Balby Road Garage
Balby Road
Doncaster
DN4 0NE. In historical terms, britain's railways reshaped towns, industry and passenger travel from the nineteenth century onwards, creating a dense network of stations, goods yards, signalling infrastructure and long-distance routes
Surviving buildings, signs and operating equipment now document both railway heritage and continuing public transport. In historical terms, murals, sculptures and civic artworks turn public space into a record of local culture
They can commemorate people and events, respond to politics, celebrate industry or simply enliven streets, while the artists' materials and styles place the work within a specific period. The wider historical story is that earlier 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. During 2026, rail policy is especially topical: the Railways Bill is progressing through Parliament and is intended to establish Great British Railways as the publicly owned directing mind for track, stations, timetables and passenger services
Older branded trains and station scenes therefore gain additional documentary value during another major restructuring of the industry. During 2026, public art and murals remain significant to place-making, tourism and regeneration, particularly in city districts where street art has become part of the visitor economy
They also raise questions about conservation, ownership, temporary work and the rapid.
Balby Road Garage Balby Road Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, UK, DN4 0NE
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFK658 - American Son Broadway Play
Kerry Washington (Scandal , Race) returns to the Broadway stage alongside Steven Pasquale (American Crime Story, Junk), Eugene Lee (Gem of the Ocean), and Jeremy Jordan (Supergirl, Newsies), in the riveting new play, AMERICAN SON.
Marking the Broadway debut of playwright Christopher Demos-Brown and directed by Tony Award® winner Kenny Leon (A Raisin in the Sun, Fences), AMERICAN SON is a gripping tale about who we are as a nation, and how we deal with family relationships, love, loss, and identity.
Kerry Washington Kendra
Kerry Washington is a versatile and fearless performer who continues to astound with the depth of her talent. A native of the Bronx, New York, Washington has received high acclaim for her work in film, television and theater. Her portrayal of crisis-manager Olivia Pope on the hit Shonda Rhimes show Scandal, which aired its series finale in April 2018, has earned her numerous accolades including Golden Globe®, Emmy® and Screen Actors Guild® nominations for Best Actress as well as an NAACP Image Award for Best Actress. In 2016, Washington launched her production company, Simpson Street, whose first project, HBO's Confirmation , earned Emmy, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations for its portrayal of Clarence Thomas' Supreme Court nomination hearings and the sexual accusations against him by Anita Hill (portrayed by Washington). Film credits include Save the Last Dance, Lift (for which she received an Independent Spirit Award nomination), Mr. & Mrs. Smith, I Think I Love My Wife, She Hate Me, Miracle at St. Anna, Lakeview Terrace, The Details, A Thousand Words, Mother and Child, Django Unchained, Peeples and Cars 3. Washington is active in many social and political causes. She served on the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities during the Obama Administration.
Booth Theatre 222 West 45th Street New York, NY 10036, USA
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PCGHK1 - Leeds is a city in the metropolitan borough of Leeds, in the county of West Yorkshire, England. The city lies within the United Kingdom's fourth-most populous urban area, with a population of 2.6 million.
Leeds was a small manorial borough in the 13th century, and in the 17th and 18th centuries it became a major centre for the production and trading of wool, and in the Industrial Revolution a major mill town
wool was still the dominant industry, but flax, engineering, iron foundries, printing, and other industries were also important. From being a market town in the valley of the River Aire in the 16th century, Leeds expanded and absorbed the surrounding villages to become a populous urban centre by the mid-20th century.
Leeds has one of the most diverse economies of the all the UK's main employment centres and has seen the fastest rate of private-sector jobs growth of any UK city. It also has the highest ratio of private to public sector jobs of all the UK's Core Cities, with 77% of its workforce working in the private sector. Leeds has the third-largest jobs total by local authority area, with 480,000 in employment and self-employment at the beginning of 2015. Leeds is ranked as a gamma world city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network. Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial heart of the West Yorkshire Urban Area. Leeds is served by four universities, and has the fourth largest student population in the country and the country's fourth largest urban economy.
Today, Leeds has become the largest legal and financial centre, outside London with the financial and insurance services industry worth £13 billion to the city's economy. The Finance and business service sector account for 38% of total output with more than 30 national and international banks located in the city, including an office of the Bank of England. Leeds is also the UK's third-largest manufacturing centre with around 1,800 firms and 39,000 employees.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy GMAC2R - A sculpture of King Robert the Bruce, that measures over 18ft high, has been unveiled outside Marischal College, Broad Street, Aberdeen, Monday 09 May.
Gathered at the statue were, Lord Bruce, Lord Provost Peter Stephen, Alan Beattie Herriot (Statue Artist and Sculptor) , Councillor Kevin Stewart and seven year old Master Benedict Bruce. Lord Bruce and Master Benedict Bruce “ direct descendants of King Robert accompanied by the Lord Provost of Aberdeen Peter Stephen witnessed the ceremonial unveiling of the plinth by Depute Leader of Aberdeen City Council Councillor Kevin Stewart.
The statue created by sculptor Alan Beattie Herriot was commissioned following a motion by Councillor Kevin Stewart.
This sculpture is the culmination of years of hard work by Mr Herriot, and the result is a truly iconic piece which will be cherished by generations of Aberdonians and admired by thousands-upon-thousands of visitors to our city.
Sculptor Alan Beattie Herriot added: Seeing the sculpture in place is amazing. I hope that the people of Aberdeen like what has been done. I rather think King Robert would be very proud.
The total height of the statue including the plinth is 18ft 4in [5.6m].
The £120,000 statue was funded by the Common Good Fund which was originally set up by King Robert.
Broad Street, Aberdeen, Scotland
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EYH1XC - . A grounded documentary photograph made at Silverstone, Northamptonshire,England, UK in 2015, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The image documents Handmade Artisan Pies on sale at a festival, England, UK. The broader subject matter reaches into British food tradition, historical comparison, visual archive, archival record, popular cuisine, traditional ale house, hospitality economy, before-and-after reference, pub heritage, hospitality food service, social history, night-time economy, changing land use, and traditional pub. The wider contemporary story combines food inflation, tourism and the pressure of food and energy prices on small hospitality businesses. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with consumer spending, business rates and pressure on hospitality margins in the mid-2020s. Small period details of street furniture and boundaries at Silverstone, Northamptonshire,England, UK may become more significant with time, particularly following new ownership. Further associations within the scene are local social venue, local history, street food culture, food heritage, changing streetscape, cask-beer tradition, licensed hospitality, and food-and-drink heritage. The combination of Handmade, festival, and Artisan anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. By fixing the subject within Silverstone, Northamptonshire,England, UK, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The wider significance includes food inflation and the pressure of food and energy prices on small hospitality businesses without losing the local specificity of Silverstone, Northamptonshire,England, UK. The image fixes evidence of earlier appearance for future local research. It also preserves period character before later change alters the scene.
Silverstone, Northamptonshire,England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EYH1XM - . This scene at Silverstone, Northamptonshire,England, UK in 2015 forms part of the visual history of the locality, documenting the named subject together with aspects of how the area looked and functioned at the time. The principal subject is Handmade Artisan Pies on sale at a festival, England, UK. The broader subject matter reaches into public realm, food heritage, changing land use, everyday life, period detail, historical comparison, local character, local dining tradition, regional identity, popular cuisine, food-and-drink heritage, traditional takeaway, comfort food, and changing streetscape. From a 2025-onward perspective, tourism and nutrition are closely linked to this subject, alongside how familiar dishes remain cultural shorthand for British food. The archival value lies partly in recording lettering, decoration and surface detail around Silverstone, Northamptonshire,England, UK before altered transport patterns alters the character of the place. A second descriptive layer includes local history, archival record, contemporary social history, social history, everyday cuisine, visual archive, street food culture, and before-and-after reference. The recorded references to festival, Handmade, and Artisan preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The period setting at Silverstone, Northamptonshire,England, UK helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. A further contemporary connection is tourism and how food signs and shopfronts become part of urban cultural identity in a form that can be compared with future views of Silverstone, Northamptonshire,England, UK. The wider significance includes food inflation and how familiar dishes remain cultural shorthand for British food within the real-world context of Silverstone, Northamptonshire,England, UK.
Silverstone, Northamptonshire,England, UK
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Keywords: Pl Saint Andrews dusk Andrew Square at night,Scotland,UK tramway,expensive,civil,airport,Transdev,TIE,Initiatives,Gogar,depot,Scottish,Government,front,of,GoTonySmith,new,Edinburgh,bound,for,destination,York Place,tramway,UK,dusk,night,evening,public transport,rapid,transit,transport,light rail,lightrail,service
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED4M2E - Edinburgh Trams is a tramway in Edinburgh, Scotland, operated by Transport for Edinburgh. It is a 14-kilometre (8.7 mi) line between York Place in New Town and Edinburgh Airport, with 15 stops.
Construction began in June 2008, but the opening was delayed. The scheme was costed at £375 million in 2003, but by May 2008, when contracts were signed, the cost had risen to £521 million. After extra interest payments are factored in, the final cost is expected to top £1 billion. The line opened on 31 May 2014.
Andrew Square, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: Scotland,UK,bar,ale,beer,beers,outside,street,dusk,EH1,2JR,famous,person,Half,Hangit',Maggie,Concealment,of,Pregnancy,Act,public,hanging,GoTonySmith,history,historic,pubs,pub,bars,evening,night,late,lamp,lamps lantern,lanterns,lamps,lantern,old town,nightlife
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED4MNN - Half Hangit' Maggie
Maggie Dickson lived in the Early Eighteenth century as a fish hawker and would certainly have remained an anonymous figure had she not been the subject of a public hanging.
Her misfortune began when her husband deserted her in 1723 forcing her to leave the city and move further south to Kelso near the Scottish Borders. Here, she worked for an inkeeper in return for basic lodgings.
Soon after she started an affair with the Innkeeper's son which led to her becoming pregnant, not wanting the innkeeper to discover this as it would surely lead to her instant dismissal she concealed her pregnancy as long as possible. However the baby was born prematurely and died within a few days of being born. Still hiding the baby's existance she planned to put the baby into the River Tweed, but couldn't bring herself to and finally left it on the riverbank.
The same day the baby was discovered and traced to Maggie. She was charged under the contravention of the Concealment of Pregnancy Act and she was taken back to Edinburgh for Trial and execution “ the latter taking place in public in the Grasssmarket on the 2nd September 1724.
After the hanging she was pronounced dead and her body was bound for Musselburgh where she was to be buried, however the journey was interrupted by a knocking and banging from within the wooden coffin.
The lid was lifted to the sight of Maggie, quite alive. The law saw it as God's will and she was freed to live for a further forty years. She became something of a local celebrity and the locals gave her the nickname 'Half Hangit' Maggie.'
Some said that she had seduced and manipulated the ropemaker, to engineer a weaker noose.
A pub in the Grassmarket is named Maggie Dickson's after her memory, which means her name and story will be remembered for some time yet.
92 Grassmarket, Old Town, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK EH1 2JR
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ECW4GC - . The Church Bar & Restaurant Chester,at dusk, England,UK, was a church, now a pub, CH1 1DE. Photographed at Newgate St, Chester, Cheshire CH1 1DE. The photograph was taken on 13 December 2014. 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. The low-light or evening setting is part of the subject, bringing illuminated signs, windows and street lighting into the documentary character of the scene. The scene is closely associated with Church Bar & Restaurant Chester, at dusk, pub, conversion, change of use, pubs, Chapel, dusk, The Church and bar, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph is relevant to religious heritage, places of worship, ecclesiastical architecture, local history, faith communities and the conservation of historic buildings. It can illustrate editorial features about churches and cathedrals, worship, monuments, memorials, stained glass, church interiors, architectural detail, tourism, listed buildings and the role of historic religious sites within towns and cities. Stonework, inscriptions, furnishings, windows, towers, memorials and other surviving details can provide useful evidence for architectural and heritage-focused picture research. As a documentary location image it also records the condition, presentation and setting of the site at a particular point in time. Search themes include religious heritage, churches, cathedrals, worship, monuments, memorials, ecclesiastical architecture, conservation, tourism and local history. Architectural and decorative details can also be useful to researchers studying the fabric, furnishings and changing presentation of historic places of worship. The view is firmly rooted in a real location rather than a constructed studio setting.
Newgate St, Chester, Cheshire CH1 1DE
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED8PR4 - Carlisle railway station, also known as Carlisle Citadel station, is a railway station which serves the city of Carlisle, Cumbria, England, and is a major station on the West Coast Main Line, lying 102 miles (164 km) south of Glasgow Central, and 299 miles (481 km) north of London Euston.
It is also the northern terminus of the celebrated Settle and Carlisle Line “ notionally (and historically) a continuation of the Midland Main Line from Leeds, Sheffield and ultimately London St Pancras. It is a Grade II* listed building
The station was built in 1847, in a neo-Tudor style to the designs of William Tite.[2] It was then one of a number of stations in the city - the others were at Crown Street (Maryport & Carlisle Railway) and London Road (Newcastle and Carlisle Railway) - but had become the main one by 1851
it was expanded and extended in 1875-1876, with the arrival of the Midland Railway (who became the seventh different company to serve it).
The Beeching Axe fell with very significant rail closures including the former North British Railway lines to Silloth (closed on 7 September 1964) and Edinburgh via Galashiels (the Waverley Line, closed on 6 January 1969). The axe cut off the Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway and Portpatrick Railway in 1965 resulting in an adverse mileage increase via the Glasgow South Western Line to reach Stranraer Harbour and thus Northern Ireland.
The layout has also undergone few changes of any significance other than the singling of the ex-NER Tyne Valley route down to London Road Junction as part of the 1972-3 re-signalling scheme associated with WCML electrification.
Carlisle railway station, or Carlisle Citadel, Court Square, Carlisle, Cumbria, England, UK CA1 1QZ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED9DKD - . Lichfield River Panorama in autumn, Staffordshire, England, UK. Photographed at Lichfield, Staffordshire, England, UK. The photograph was taken on 01 December 2014. 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. The low-light or evening setting is part of the subject, bringing illuminated signs, windows and street lighting into the documentary character of the scene. The wider composition gives a broader sense of the surroundings, showing the principal subject in relation to more of the streetscape, landscape or public space. The scene is closely associated with Lichfield River Panorama in autumn, Staffordshire, Panorama, Lichfield, river, stonework, balustrade, Staffordshire at dusk, evening and autumn, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph is relevant to religious heritage, places of worship, ecclesiastical architecture, local history, faith communities and the conservation of historic buildings. It can illustrate editorial features about churches and cathedrals, worship, monuments, memorials, stained glass, church interiors, architectural detail, tourism, listed buildings and the role of historic religious sites within towns and cities. Stonework, inscriptions, furnishings, windows, towers, memorials and other surviving details can provide useful evidence for architectural and heritage-focused picture research. As a documentary location image it also records the condition, presentation and setting of the site at a particular point in time. Search themes include religious heritage, churches, cathedrals, worship, monuments, memorials, ecclesiastical architecture, conservation, tourism and local history. The view is firmly rooted in a real location rather than a constructed studio setting.
Lichfield, Staffordshire, England, UK
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Keywords: at night,on,platform,4,London,city,train,suburban,empty,lonely,clean,not,so,busy,busiest,ready,to,go,Gotonysmith,delay,delays,cancelled,cancelation,cancelations,fault,night,evening,safety,safe,SW,South West,trains,carriage,carriages
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EBFWET - . SW Trains EMU at Clapham stock-photo/gotonysmith-Junction.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>Junction Railway Station at night, on platform 4. Photographed at Clapham Junction, SW London, England, UK. The photograph was taken on 17 November 2014. 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. The low-light or evening setting is part of the subject, bringing illuminated signs, windows and street lighting into the documentary character of the scene. The scene is closely associated with Trains, EMU, Clapham, Junction, Railway, Station, signalling, signals, at night and platform, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The scene has strong relevance to railway travel, public transport, passenger infrastructure and the everyday operation of Britain's rail network. It can illustrate editorial stories about stations, train journeys, commuting, regional connectivity, rail investment, rolling stock, freight, signals, platforms, accessibility and the relationship between railways and the places they serve. Visible railway furniture, signs, tracks, platforms, trains, signals or station buildings help place the photograph firmly in the practical environment experienced by passengers and railway staff. As a dated documentary image it also offers a useful record of transport infrastructure, branding and passenger facilities at the time the photograph was made. Search themes include British rail travel, railway stations, passenger journeys, tracks, platforms, signals, rolling stock, freight, regional connectivity and transport infrastructure. The scene is particularly useful for illustrating how railway facilities, signs and operational surroundings looked at a known point in time. This particular view is catalogued under Alamy image reference EBFWET, distinguishing it from other photographs of the same or related subject.
Clapham Junction, SW London, England, UK
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Keywords: Dusk at Old Fish Market Golden Square Marketplace Warrington,Cheshire,UK,night,gotonysmith,blue,hour,bluehour,movement,blur,winter,market,place,Warringtonian,gotonysmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,stores,shops,shop,store,LaSalle Investment Management,tourist,tourism,historic,history,Victorian,Old Market Square,event,events,evening,roof
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CF0NNK - . Dusk at Old Fish Market, Golden Square Marketplace, Warrington, Cheshire , UK. Photographed on 14 November 2009. Dusk during winter at. From a heritage perspective, landscape photographs record more than scenery: buildings, vegetation, weather, transport and land use combine to show how a place appeared at a particular moment
Repeated views can later become valuable evidence of development, environmental evolution and shifting patterns of use. Historically, retail premises reveal the evolution of high streets and town centres: independent shops, markets, bakeries, butchers and larger chains respond continually to changing tastes, rents, competition and shopping habits
Photographs can preserve businesses and shopfronts that later disappear. Looking at the subject's development, 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. As of 2026, current interest in climate and place-making gives atmospheric landscape photographs added documentary value, particularly where weather, coastlines or urban development are prominent. In 2026, town-centre resilience continues to be a major policy issue in England, with government programmes aimed at high streets and community ownership of valued local assets
Changing retail patterns, vacancies and the growth of food-led destinations make older shop and market photographs useful for comparison. As background, panoramic and atmospheric views place individual landmarks within their wider setting
Light, season and weather affect how architecture and landscape are perceived, while distant development can provide clues to the changing form of a town or coastline. Further subject-specific language includes panorama, scenic view, night photography, seasonal landscape, skyline, cityscape, coastal landscape, and urban landscape.
Old Fish Market, Golden Square Marketplace, Warrington, Cheshire , UK
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Keywords: Poole Quay,Dorset at dusk,Poole,Dorset,BH15,1AB,showing,Corkers,bar,and,high,street,night,shot,photo,gotonysmith,bluehour,blue,hour,night,shot,image,at,night,at night,gotonysmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Pool,road,shore,England,UK,seaside
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CEYA7D - Poole Quay, Dorset at dusk, Poole, Dorset BH15 1AB showing Corkers bar and High Street.
Poole Quay is a visitor attraction to the south of the town centre lined with a mixture of traditional public houses, redeveloped warehouses, modern apartment blocks and historic listed buildings. Once the busy centre of Poole's maritime industry, all port activities moved to Hamworthy in the 1970s as the Quay became increasingly popular with tourists.
The Grade II* listed Customs House on the quay-front was built in 1814 and now functions as a restaurant and bar. Nearby the Grade I listed Town Cellars, a medieval warehouse built in the 15th century on the foundations of a 14th century stone building, houses a local history centre.
Scaplen's Court, another Grade I listed building, also dates from the medieval era. The Poole Pottery production factory once stood on the eastern end of the Quay but the site was redeveloped into a luxury apartment block and marina in 2001, although an outlet store remains on the site. Boats regularly depart from the quay during the summer and provide cruises around the harbour and to Brownsea Island, the River Frome and Swanage.
Public artworks along the Quay include Sea Music “ a large metal sculpture designed by Sir Anthony Caro, and a life-size bronze sculpture of Robert Baden-Powell created to celebrate the founding of the Scout Movement on Brownsea Island. At the western end of the quay near the mouth of Holes Bay is Poole Bridge. Built in 1927, it is the third bridge to be located on the site since 1834
High St, Poole Quay, Poole, Dorset , England, UK, BH15 1AB
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Keywords: Manchester,UK,Tony,Smith,Hotpix,tonysmith,tonysmithhotpix,night,multi,multiple,exposure,neon,colour,england,city,centre
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 5776599387 - 'Just along from Manchester Chinatowns expansive arch in Faulkner St lies The New hong Kong Cantonese. Its been a landmark in town for many decades and it was one of the first city centre places I ate in. The first chinese I ate in was the Tak Fook in Reddish (Hyde Rd end). A cracker of an understated place, which did a unique 9 course banquette. I must get back to it one day!
The establishment is one of the original Chinese restaurants around which modern Chinatown in Manchester has grown. It began life almost thirty years ago as the plain 'Hong Kong' restaurant, establishing the link with Hong Kong by being one of the first Chinese restaurants in Manchester city centre to serve authentic Cantonese cuisine. Since then the restaurant has been extensively modified and upgraded and so re-named The New Hong Kong.
Manchester's first Chinese restaurant, Ping Hong, opened in the area in 1948, on the eve of a Chinese immigration wave that would commence during the 1950s. Manchester, being neither a port city nor a capital city, such as Liverpool and London, respectively, did not have a significant Chinese population, reaching only about 2000.
However, after World War II, there were severe labour shortages, and in response, the government passed the British Nationality Act 1948, which allowed easier access into the country. Additionally, Hong Kong's rapid urbanisation meant that many farmers and traditional residents' homes were being destroyed by the urban sprawl, so many decided to migrate.
The area's beginnings are rooted in the restaurant business, as many Chinese restaurants surfaced soon after the immigration boom. By the 1970s other Chinese businesses began to emerge, such as medicine shops, Chinese supermarkets, as well as financial and legal services, all serving the employees of the expanding number of Chinese restaurants in the area. There was even a Hong Kong government office and a branch of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation during the 1970s
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CEYA7X - Portree Harbour, Isle Of Skye at dusk. Night lights of the boats and houses reflected in the beautiful fishing boat port
Portree (Scottish Gaelic: Port Rìgh, is the largest town on Skye in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. It is the location for the only secondary school on the Island, Portree High school. Public transport services are limited to buses.
Portree has a harbour, fringed by cliffs as can be seen here, with a pier designed by Thomas Telford Attractions in the town include the Àros centre which celebrate the island's Gaelic heritage. The town also serves as a centre for tourists exploring the island.
The Royal Hotel is the site of MacNab's Inn, the last meeting place of Flora MacDonald and Bonnie Prince Charlie in 1746.
The town plays host to the Isle of Skye's shinty club, Skye Camanachd. They play at Pairc nan Laoch above the town on the road to Struan.
Portree Harbour, Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Northern Scotland, UK IV51 9BZ
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Keywords: Bridge,St,/,Hatters,Row,Fountain,Opposite,The,Blue,Bell,Pub,Horse Market Street,Warrington at dusk,Cheshire,England,WA1,1TS,WA11TS,gotonysmith,dusk,night,shot,nightshot,long,exposure,longexposure,town,centre,tourist,tourism,center,shopping,st,street,thriving,local,urban,art,english,england,British NW north west england visit,gotonysmith,Warringtonian,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CET1FN - . Bridge St / Hatters Row Fountain Opposite The Blue Bell Pub, Horse Market Street, Warrington at dusk, Cheshire, England WA1 1TS. Photographed on 18 May 2009. The recorded location is 27 Horsemarket St Warrington Bank Quay, Warrington WA1 1TS WA11TS. The historical context is that public houses form a distinctive part of British social history, combining licensed drinking, hospitality and community life
Earlier pubs can reveal changing fashions in brewing, tied houses, coaching routes, urban development and leisure, while modern bars show how the licensed trade continues to adapt. Historically, markets and high-street businesses combine commercial history with everyday social life
Their changing occupiers, branding and uses document local economies, consumer culture, town-centre regeneration and the long shift from traditional retailing towards mixed shopping, food and leisure destinations. The historical context is that landscape photographs record more than scenery: structures, vegetation, weather, transport and land use combine to show how a place appeared at a particular moment
Repeated views can later become valuable evidence of development, environmental change and shifting patterns of use. The subject remains topical in 2026 because pub survival is a live issue, with government support including a 15% business-rates relief for eligible pubs and live-music venues in England during 2026/27, alongside wider debate about closures, property costs and the value of pubs as community assets. In 2026, town-centre resilience continues to be a major policy issue in England, with government programmes aimed at high streets and community ownership of valued local assets
Changing retail patterns, vacancies and the growth of food-led destinations make older shop and market photographs useful for comparison. Associated subject terminology includes licensed premises, alehouse, hostelry, bar trade, real ale, cask ale, beer culture, local pub, and historic pub.
27 Horsemarket St Warrington Bank Quay, Warrington WA1 1TS WA11TS
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,city,centre,Manchester historic pub,Manchester music venue,Manchester city centre pub,Fairfield Street,pub,pubs,bar,bars,history,heritage,18""“20 Fairfield Street Manchester,Manchester M1 2QF,Star and Garter sign,Fairfield Street Ardwick,Piccadilly Station area,red brick architecture,ornate stonework,historic streetscape,Manchester nightlife,live music pub,UK pub heritage,street name sign,urban architecture,England pub exterior,daytime exterior,M1,famous,Smiths,night,gig,gigs,grassroots music venue,Manchester alternative music scene,British pub culture,urban streetscape
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3DCX6FP - The street sign and architectural frontage of The Star and Garter, a well-known historic pub and live-music venue on Fairfield Street in Ardwick, Manchester, photographed at 18“20 Fairfield Street, Manchester M1 2QF. The pub stands close to Manchester Piccadilly Station, an area long associated with rail travel, warehousing and late-nineteenth-century urban development.
The building features characteristic Victorian red-brick construction with decorative stonework and a prominent street-corner sign identifying Fairfield Street and Ardwick. The Star and Garter has operated as a public house for over a century and is widely recognised in Manchester for its association with alternative music, independent culture and the city's grassroots live-music scene.
In recent decades, the venue has gained national recognition as an important space for emerging bands and experimental music, contributing to Manchester's reputation as a city with a strong and diverse musical heritage. The image documents both the architectural detail of the building and its place within Manchester's historic streetscape, offering editorial value for themes of urban history, pub culture and music venues in northern England. The Star and Garter has long been regarded as one of Manchester's most important grass-roots live-music pubs, particularly for post-punk, indie, noise and DIY scenes. Over the years it has hosted performances by bands closely associated with the city's alternative music heritage, including The Fall, whose members were known to frequent and play small, informal venues around Piccadilly and Ardwick, as well as later generations of experimental and underground acts. More recently, the venue has become a key stop for touring and local artists such as Gnod, Hey Colossus, and Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs, reinforcing its reputation as a place where loud, uncompromising music thrives. Rather than hosting polished mainstream shows, the Star and Garter's significance lies in rock.
Street sign for The Star and Garter, a historic pub and music venue on Fairfield Street in Ardwick,
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ABJGE4 - Community Speed Management
Road Safe
A community-based ˜pledge' that seeks to inform residents about inappropriate driving behaviour and invites them to sign up to a pledge not to exceed speed limits.
Speed Indicator Device (SID) deployment
An informal speed management device operated by volunteers and initiated by an identified community group.
Community Speed Watch
An informal speed management process involving the use of speed guns at the roadside. Volunteers are trained and supported by either the Police, PCSOs or Safety Wardens. Vehicle details of those exceeding the relevant speed limit are recorded with drivers receiving warning letters.
The following options will not normally be carried out unless steps two and three have been carried out by community groups. Options four and five are subject to agreement with Cheshire Police.
Mobile Enforcement
The deployment of mobile speed enforcement cameras
speeding drivers will face prosecution.
Driver Engagement Day
Co-ordinated by the Fire and Rescue Service with Cheshire Police and council staff. Stopped drivers are given an option to participate in education or receive a Fixed Penalty Notice.
Local Highway Scheme
Evidence gathered through this process or evidence of high collision or injury rates may result in development of a local highway scheme to address any issues identified.
Knutsford Road,Grappenhall / Massey Brook, South Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M1F5T4 - 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
Liverpool Lime Street Station, West Coast Mainline, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1NY
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2D9466J - A dramatic low-angle evening view of the illuminated entrance canopy at the King's Theatre on Leven Street in the Tollcross district of Edinburgh, Scotland. Rows of bright square lights glow beneath the dark canopy, while the red King's Theatre sign identifies the venue against the deep blue dusk sky. Warm architectural lighting highlights the richly detailed sandstone exterior above the entrance, creating a strong contrast between golden stonework, black metalwork and the surrounding evening darkness.
The photograph captures the theatre as part of Edinburgh's night-time economy, when cultural venues, restaurants, bars, taxis and surrounding hospitality businesses become active as audiences arrive for performances. The bright canopy provides shelter and a visible gathering point for visitors entering or leaving the building, while its theatrical lighting contributes to the sense of anticipation associated with a night out at a live performance.
The King's Theatre is an important historic performance venue managed by Capital Theatres. Its Edwardian architecture, ornate frontage and longstanding association with drama, musicals, comedy, dance and seasonal entertainment make it a familiar cultural landmark within the city. The building's imposing stone facade and traditional theatre canopy retain the character of an earlier period of popular entertainment while remaining part of contemporary Edinburgh cultural life.
Tollcross is a busy inner-city area containing shops, restaurants, bars, residential streets and entertainment venues. The presence of the theatre supports nearby businesses by attracting audiences before and after performances, illustrating the broader economic contribution made by arts organisations to city-centre hospitality, leisure, tourism and evening activity.
The angled composition concentrates on the illuminated canopy and upper facade rather than showing the complete building. This gives the image a strong atmospheric quality
2 Leven St, Tollcross, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH3 9LQ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2C9E2RE - Debenhams prepares to file for bankruptcy April 2020
Chain buckling under coronavirus shutdown just a year after it was rescued & considering filing a formal notice of intention to appoint administrators.
Debenhams is preparing to call in administrators after the struggling department store was forced to close all its outlets under the coronavirus lockdown.
The company, which has 22,000 staff and was rescued by its lenders after collapsing into administration only a year ago, is understood to be considering filing a formal notice of intention to appoint administrators next week. The legal process provides protection from creditors for 10 working days while a company tries to secure a rescue deal.
Potential administrators lined up this time include KPMG, which handled the Debenhams restructure last May.
A Debenhams spokesman said: Like all retailers, we are making contingency plans reflecting the extraordinary current circumstances. Our owners and lenders remain highly supportive and whatever actions we may take will be with a view to protecting the business during the current situation.
They added: While our stores remain closed in line with government guidance, and the majority of our store-facing colleagues have been furloughed, our website continues to trade and we are accepting customer orders, gift cards and returns.
It is understood that the potential insolvency measure would be intended to protect the business so it could continue to trade.
Debenhams was taken over last year by a group of its financial backers, including the US hedge funds Silver Point and GoldenTree, after falling into administration. It then used an insolvency process known as a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) to cull unprofitable sites and cut rents.
The group has closed 22 stores, 19 of which shut in January, resulting in more than 700 job losses. A further 28 of its remaining 141 stores had been lined up for permanent closure next year.
Bedford House, Park St, Taunton,Somerset,England,UK, TA1 4DB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED8PR8 - Strensham Roadchef Services, Costa Coffee, M5, upton-upon-severn, worcester, England, UK works as a grounded stock photograph because the subject is specific, legible and connected to wider social, economic or cultural themes. Strensham services on the M5 is part of the motorway landscape of rest stops, chain coffee, fuel, toilets and hurried breaks between long-distance journeys. Costa Coffee within a service area can illustrate branded convenience, car-dependent travel, pricing, fatigue management, road safety, franchise retail and the standardised experience of British motorways. The location wording gives the subject enough geographic context for local and regional editorial use while avoiding a generic studio feel. Relevant editorial themes include food retail, British food, hospitality and farm shop, with each theme rooted in the visible subject, place or activity. The scene has practical value for features needing authentic British or international street-level evidence, especially where policy, culture, business, tourism or social change is easier to explain through one clear example.
M5 Strensham, upton-upon-severn, Worcester, Worcestershire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2A9D89J - The Bridgewater Canal connects Runcorn, Manchester and Leigh, in North West England. It was commissioned by Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater, to transport coal from his mines in Worsley to Manchester. It was opened in 1761 from Worsley to Manchester, and later extended from Manchester to Runcorn, and then from Worsley to Leigh.
The canal is connected to the Manchester Ship Canal via a lock at Cornbrook
to the Rochdale Canal in Manchester
to the Trent and Mersey Canal at Preston Brook, southeast of Runcorn
and to the Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Leigh. It once connected with the River Mersey at Runcorn but has since been cut off by a slip road to the Silver Jubilee Bridge.
Following the construction of the Sankey Brook Navigation, Bridgewater has been argued to be the first true canal of the Industrial Revolution in England, and it required the construction of an aqueduct to cross the River Irwell, one of the first of its kind. Its success helped inspire a period of intense canal building in Britain, known as Canal Mania. It later faced intense competition from the Liverpool and Manchester Railway and the Macclesfield Canal. Navigable throughout its history, it is one of the few canals in Britain not to have been nationalised, and remains privately owned. Pleasure craft now use the canal which forms part of the Cheshire Ring network of canals.
In September 1761, with his assistant Hugh Oldham, Brindley surveyed an extension from Longford Bridge to Hempstones, near Halton, Cheshire. He assisted in obtaining Parliamentary approval for the Bridgewater Canal Extension Act of 1762 which allowed the construction of an extension to the canal, from Manchester, to the River Mersey at Runcorn. Despite objections from the Mersey and Irwell Navigation Company, Royal assent was given on 24 March 1762. A junction, Waters Meeting, was created in Trafford Park, at which the new extension branched south through Stretford, Sale, Altrincham, Lymm and finally to Runcorn.
Thelwall, autumn, South Warrington, Cheshire, North West England, UK, WA4 3JR
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H9PM1Y - Bridgwater is a market town and civil parish in Somerset, England. At the 2011 census, it had a population of 35,886.
Bridgwater is at the edge of the Somerset Levels, in level and well-wooded country
to the north are the Mendips and to the west the Quantock hills. The town lies along both sides of the River Parrett, 10 miles (16 km) from its mouth, has been a major port and trading centre and maintains a large industrial base. It is linked to Taunton by the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal. Bridgwater is between two junctions of the M5 motorway and Bridgwater railway station is on the main railway line between Bristol and Taunton.
Historically, the town had a politically radical tendency. The Battle of Sedgemoor, where the Monmouth Rebellion was finally crushed in 1685, was fought nearby. Notable buildings include the Church of St Mary and the house in Blake Street, largely restored, which was the birthplace of Admiral Blake in 1598, and is now the Blake Museum. The town has an arts centre and plays host to the annual Bridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival.
Bridgwater,Somerset,England,UK
