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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,IMG_4679,Daresbury,Creamfields,2026,Cheshire,Lewis Carroll,Lewis Carroll Centre,All Saints Church,Alice,Wonderland,Charles,Lutwidge,Dodgson,village,access,businesses,open,church,festival,traffic,traffic restrictions,temporary,sign,event,signage,literary,heritage,tourism,Warrington,music,dance,August,Pepsi Max,PepsiMax
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FC3TDR - . A temporary Creamfields traffic notice in Daresbury states 'No access to Creamfields' while adding that local businesses, All Saints Church and the Lewis Carroll Centre remain open as usual. It captures the annual balance between restricting festival traffic and keeping village life accessible. Creamfields moved to Daresbury in 2006 and the 2026 August Bank Holiday edition celebrates 20 years at the site, with up to 80,000 electronic-music fans expected. The festival traces its wider story to Liverpool's Cream club night, launched at Nation in 1992, and to the first Creamfields outdoor event at Winchester in 1998. Daresbury has a cultural identity far older than dance music. Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, better known as Lewis Carroll, was born in the village in 1832. All Saints Church is internationally associated with the author of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
the church says its earliest predecessor was built around 1100, its tower dates from about 1500 and the present Paley and Austin building dates from 1870. The Lewis Carroll Visitor Centre and memorial window connect the village with his childhood and literary legacy. In festival week the same roads are covered with temporary direction signs, closures and lower speed limits intended to keep Creamfields traffic away from unsuitable lanes and preserve access for locals. The 2026 music programme includes Calvin Harris, Swedish House Mafia, Disclosure, Armin van Buuren, Tiësto, Becky Hill, Fatboy Slim, Underworld, Carl Cox and Amelie Lens. This image brings together two contrasting forms of tourism and culture: Victorian literary heritage and twenty-first-century global dance music. It is useful for stories on event traffic management, local business continuity, village access, Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland heritage, Cheshire tourism and how a small rural settlement accommodates one of Britain's biggest festivals.
Daresbury, Cheshire, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,gay,village,Canal Street,tourist,tourism,tiptoe,IMG_9469,Neon,sign,The Church,pub,Manchester Gay Village,Manchester,England,UK,LGBTQ+,nightlife,open,purple,blue,bar,queer,venue,hospitality,evening,entertainment,Canal,Street,illuminated
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EJD0G4 - . Neon sign at The Church pub in Manchester Gay Village, Manchester, England, UK. Photographed on 23 May 2026. The recorded location is The Church, Manchester Gay Village, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK. The purple-blue illuminated sign reads THE CHURCH and OPEN, creating a striking nightlife image in the Canal Street area. Neon signage is strongly associated with nightlife districts and helps create the distinctive visual identity of bars and entertainment venues after dark. Seen through religious heritage, the earlier context is that ecclesiastical buildings are both active places of worship and repositories of local evidence
Churchyard monuments, carved stone, stained glass and plaques provide material for genealogy, architectural history, religious practice and remembrance. For wayfinding, the historical context is that signs are functional pieces of graphic design that organise movement and communicate rules, names or destinations
Lettering, symbols, colours and materials can date public space as clearly as architecture, particularly when organisations rebrand or regulations evolution. Looking at local landmark, the longer history is that town and neighbourhood images record the accumulation of ordinary change: road layouts, shop names, signage, public art and building uses
Their value increases when compared over decades because apparently minor details can become the clearest evidence of transformation. The 2026 relevance of religious heritage comes from the fact that historic places of worship remain important not only for faith but also for tourism, music, community use and local identity
Images of interiors, memorials and churchyards can support stories about conservation, heritage skills and the continuing reuse of sacred buildings. For wayfinding, the 2026 context is that digital maps and smartphone navigation are ubiquitous, but physical signage remains essential for safety, accessibility, legal restrictions and visitors.
The Church, Manchester Gay Village, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,adictive,shops,electronic cigarette,retail,e-liquids,open,disposable,illuminated,vaping,device,high street,vaping culture,nicotine vape,products,specialist,vape outlet,electronic cigarettes,e-cigarettes,vaping industry,nicotine addiction,nicotine consumption,cigarette substitute,tobacco harm reduction,quit smoking aid,smoking cessation,disposable vapes,refillable vape,vape liquid,e-liquid retailer,flavoured vaping products,public health issue,youth vaping concern,underage,higher business-rates burdens,closing,vape shops,Andy Burnham
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3ETN5N5 - Brightly illuminated neon sign reading Open Vape Shop fills the front window of a specialist electronic cigarette retailer on a UK high street. The colourful display combines red, orange, white and green lettering with a large graphic of a handheld vaping device, creating an eye-catching advertisement intended to attract passing customers and indicate that the premises are open for business.
Reflections in the glass show surrounding buildings, bare tree branches and the wider urban streetscape, placing the shop within a traditional British town or city centre retail environment. Shelving and packaged merchandise can be seen inside the premises, suggesting a dedicated outlet selling vaping devices, replacement components, accessories and related consumable products.
Vape shops became a familiar feature of many UK shopping streets as electronic cigarettes developed into a significant consumer market. Their highly visible branding often uses vivid lighting, bold typography and recognisable device imagery to distinguish the stores from conventional tobacconists, convenience shops and other specialist retailers.
The image illustrates contemporary vaping culture and the commercial promotion of products associated with nicotine use, smoking alternatives and personal lifestyle choices. Electronic cigarettes are frequently discussed in relation to smoking cessation, adult consumer behaviour, addiction, youth uptake, product safety, environmental waste and the regulation of nicotine retailing and advertising.
Independent vape businesses have occupied units in many town centres during a period of wider change for the British high street, including the closure of traditional stores, growth in specialist services and increasing competition from internet shopping. The vivid neon window display contrasts with the older architecture reflected across the glass, visually linking a modern consumer habit with the established urban retail landscape.
England, United Kingdom
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Cheshire,England,UK,green,planted,tree,Warrington,sign,plaque,hundred,memorial,2022,Parish Council,history,heritage,historic,slate,support,sapling,young,trees,village,open,in,May,2123,6th,The Fall,autumn,celebrates,celebrating,leaves,plate
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2T3EFT5 - . Autumn in Walton village, Warrington, Parish Council King Charles Coronation time capsule, and tree planted in 2022 open in May 2123. Photographed on 22 October 2023. The recorded location is Old Chester Rd, Walton, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 6TQ. On the occasion of your Coronation, Walton Parish Council extends congratulations and best wishes to yourself and your family and the hope that your reign will leave an enduring legacy in our nation's history. As part of the commemoration of the Coronation, Walton Parish Council will be planting a tree and also burying a time capsule, to be exposed 100 years from now. The time capsule contents will include items such as: local newspaper front page. news article about the Coronation, photos taken around the parish, food menus from The Walton Arms and Stag pubs, a copy of 'Our Heritage'. the historical guide to our parish. The Parish Council is currently finalising the choice of tree planting locations. In relation to townscape, historical context shows that place-based photography helps document the relationship between named locations and the people or businesses associated with them, especially where formal architectural records are limited. For the story of British royalty, it is useful to note that royal events have long generated souvenir objects ranging from ceramics and tins to biscuits, postcards and textiles
Such products combine monarchy, consumer culture and graphic design, often becoming collectables after the event. The historical setting for horticulture is that plants and seasonal countryside details provide precise markers of the agricultural and botanical year
Flowering, harvest, autumn colour and winter dormancy can all be used to compare changing seasonal patterns over time. As of 2026, the position for townscape is that regeneration, housing growth and evolving high streets continue to alter many British towns, giving well-located photographs practical relevance for.
Old Chester Rd, Walton, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 6TQ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,Durham,city,centre,university,learning,education,entry,outside,exterior,archway,bishop Cosin,collections,collection,architecture,architectural,stone,stonework,column,columns,15th,century,Exchequer,British,external,old,English,county Durham,history,heritage,historic,open,masonry,Victorian,clearing,student loans
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RWMEN5 - The Durham University Library is the centrally administered library of Durham University in England and is part of the university's Library and Collections department. It was founded in January 1833 at Palace Green by a 160 volume donation by the then Bishop of Durham, William Van Mildert, and now holds over 1.6 million printed items. Since 1937, the university library has incorporated the historic Cosin's Library, founded by Bishop Cosin in 1669. Cosin's Library and the Sudan Archive held at Palace Green Library are designated collections under Arts Council England's Designation Scheme for collections of national and international significance
two collections at Durham University Oriental Museum
Cosin's Library was established in 1669 by Bishop John Cosin. The building was built in 1667“69 by the Quaker architect John Langstaffe specifically to house Cosin's collection of over 5,000 books.
Expansion on Palace Green
The university library initially used the new gallery installed in Cosin's Library. However, after it received Martin Routh's library in 1855 this space proved insufficient and it expanded into the upper floor of the Exchequer Building next door. Additional donations came from Bishop Edward Maltby in 1856 and Thomas Masterman Winterbottom in 1859.
Palace Green , Durham, England, UK, DH1 3RW
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,Cheshire,WA1,WA1 2AS,Gym,Now,Open,DW Fitness,sign,poster,posters,at,old,DW,venue,gyms,clubs,taken over,DWFitnessFirst.com,first,brand,chain,operator,of,the,DW Sports,Fitness,Dave Whelan,Frasers Group,purchased,by,administration,demise
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RC31AD - . Derelict DWFitness sign at old DW Fitness club, 2 Bank St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 2AS - Gym Now Open. Photographed on 11 July 2023, this summer image records the subject in its real-world setting and provides a contemporary visual reference for the place, activity, object or organisation shown. The recorded location is 2 Bank St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 2AS, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include Cheshire, WA1, WA1 2AS, Gym, Now, Open, DW Fitness, sign, poster, posters, old, venue, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. The wording and graphic design are important parts of the image, preserving contemporary language, typography, branding or campaigning material that may later disappear or change. Prominent wording, signage, posters, logos or other graphic material gives the photograph additional documentary value because it records how an organisation, campaign, business or place communicated with the public at that moment. Text and branding visible in a streetscape can be especially useful for editorial comparison after rebranding, closure, redevelopment or policy change. The frame provides a detailed documentary record of the subject as it appeared at the time of photography, preserving the surrounding context as well as the principal feature. Its value is both descriptive and editorial, allowing the scene to illustrate news, features, local history, travel, social change and retrospective comparison. Visible or contextual elements such as architecture, signage, branding, public realm, transport infrastructure, street furniture and everyday activity help establish a strong sense of place where they form part of the scene. The composition retains practical contextual detail for news, feature, documentary, educational and historical use.
2 Bank St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 2AS
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,night,owls,owl,cards,free,spins,freespin,freespins,casino,slots,open,play,gamble,commission,review,harm,high st,high street,access,WA1,1-2,England,UK,WA1 2AN,gaming,danger,dangers,Novomatic,chain,venue,Luxury Leisure,Greentube group,street,outlet,outlets,UK Gambling Commission,decline
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RX181X - Novomatic is an international gambling company based in Austria, founded by Johann Graf in 1980.
Novomatic operates about 2,000 casinos and other gaming facilities in about 50 countries, many of them under the Admiral Casino brand. It also offers online gambling, and produces slot machines and other technology for the gaming industry. As of 2021, it has about 21,000 employees and annual revenue of €1.8 billion.
Novomatic operates Admiral Casino in the United Kingdom, a brand that includes a licensed online casino, as well as a chain of more than 200 gambling venues in the UK operated by Luxury Leisure. Its online casino includes slots, jackpot games, roulette, blackjack, table games, and live casino. Luxury Leisure is owned by Greentube Alderney Limited, part of the Greentube group, which in turn is owned by Novomatic
In 2014, Novomatic acquired Luxury Leisure, which operated seaside amusement arcades and other venues. In June 2016, Novomatic bought the UK gambling company Talarius, which operated the Quicksilver high street gambling outlets, from the Tatts Group. These retail gambling arcades were combined and rebranded as Admiral
In 2018, Greentube Alderney launched the Admiral-branded online casino, AdmiralCasino.co.uk
Admiral Casino is licensed to operate a remote gaming business in the United Kingdom from the UK Gambling Commission. Admiral Casino is licensed and regulated by the Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC) (GCB).
1-2 Union St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 2AN
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,thriving,natural,habitat,in,south,local plan,planning,proposal,2014,summer,green,land,homes,England,Cheshire,new,development,yet,more,houses,proposed,WA4,WA4 3HN,NINBYS,enough,countryside,open,space,spaces,farmland,farming,trees,woods,paths,walks,fresh air,nature
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R5PNY5 - Petition by Lynn Bellard - https://www.change.org/p/protect-our-greenbelt-in-warrington?source_location=topic_page
Warrington Borough Council developed and published their Local Plan in 2014 based on population growth statistics at that time, these figures are now substantially out of date. 55 Councils across the UK have now abandoned their local plans as The Homes & Communities Agency confirmed that housing targets are a guide and not mandatory. Warrington Borough Councils plan includes removing large areas of Greenbelt Land all over the Borough for housing developments and business parks.
All areas will be affected
Appleton, Appleton Thorn, Stretton, Grappenhall, Thelwall, Lymm, Croft and Culcheth for housing developments. New roads will be punched through existing areas to access the new housing estates, for example through Grappenhall Sports Club across the Bridgewater Canal, affecting Stockton Heath and Stockton Lane. Another road is planned across fields at the back of Stretton towards the M56.
These areas are all currently green fields, sports fields and wildlife habitats.
All of these areas have new housing stock built in the last 10 years, surely enough Greenbelt has been lost already. There are enough brownfield sites across Warrington for thousands of houses without having to dig up Greenbelt. The Greenbelt areas are the 'Green Lungs' of Warrington, the trees and plants store carbon and clean the air we breathe. The people of Warrington are now saying 'NO' to losing any more Greenbelt. Our elected representatives need to listen to us. During Covid we all learned how important fresh air and open space is to our survival.
Wrights Green, Appleton Thorn, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 3HN
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,737,airline,flight,G-JZHN,737-8MG,cabin,seating,seats,passengers,luggage,allowance,locker,open,prior,just,before,to,take-off,showing,departure,walk-on,baggage,in,lockers,hand,Jet2Shop,low,cost,airlines,Europe,crew,attendant,customer,care,service,route,couple
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R0MMM1 - . Jet2 airline cabin, prior to take-off, showing walk-on baggage in overhead lockers, Boeing G-JZHN 737-8MG. Photographed on 1 May 2023, this spring image stock-photo/gotonysmith-Record.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>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 airline, flight, G-JZHN, 737-8MG, cabin, seating, seats, passengers, luggage, allowance, locker, open, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. The frame provides a detailed documentary record of the subject as it appeared at the time of photography, preserving the surrounding context as well as the principal feature. Its value is both descriptive and editorial, allowing the scene to illustrate news, features, local history, travel, social change and retrospective comparison. Visible or contextual elements such as architecture, signage, branding, public realm, transport infrastructure, street furniture and everyday activity help establish a strong sense of place where they form part of the scene. The photograph can also support future before-and-after use if the building, business, service, streetscape, transport operation or public space is later altered, redeveloped, rebranded or closed. For search and editorial use, the image is relevant to the named location, local identity, contemporary Britain, regional tourism, urban life, community activity and the changing appearance of towns and cities. Additional relevant search concepts include prior, just, before, take-off, departure, walk-on, broadening discoverability while remaining tied to the supplied subject information. It is a useful stock image for publishers, researchers and picture editors seeking a clearly identified contemporary record of the subject and location. The composition retains practical contextual detail for news, feature, documentary, educational and historical use.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,badges,leave,vote,voting,Tory,Tories,voter,jacket,coat,open,Conservative,being,again,support,after,the,Brexit,leavers,trust,me,im,a,general,council,election,elections,even,fans,fan,lie,no,left,none
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2NK28XM - . Photographed at United Kingdom in 2023, this detailed documentary image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. The main point of reference is Badges on a Tory voter jacket, will Conservative voters support and trust the Tories at the next general election, even the One Nation fans. The frame also records themes of everyday life, regional identity, commercial frontage, specialist retailer, documentary photography, bricks-and-mortar retail, customer footfall, independent retail, retail property, changing land use, high-street commerce, historical comparison, local character, and community identity. For current editorial use, business rates and consumer spending provide additional context, especially through how shopfronts become short-lived records of changing businesses. Small period details of landscape treatment and surrounding development at United Kingdom may become more significant with time, particularly following refurbishment. The photograph additionally reflects local enterprise, place identity, small business, social history, specialist shop, public realm, archival record, and before-and-after reference. The combination of voter, trust, support, Conservative, and Badges anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. Around United Kingdom, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. A further contemporary connection is business rates and how commercial property costs affect small retailers as part of the longer story of United Kingdom. The wider significance includes footfall and the resilience of specialist shops in an online retail economy when considered against later change at United Kingdom. The record includes a local visual benchmark before later change alters the scene. The frame retains a point of historical comparison as a date-specific reference.
United Kingdom
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Wolverhampton,city,centre,West Midlands,England,UK,1209,stall,stalls,shopper,at,open,air,veg,WV3,WV3 0NL,entrance,gate,bike,logo,brand,blue,entry,established,1204,charter,markets,Wolverhampton market,Wolverhampton markets,containers,area,space,district,travel poster
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M6GAR6 - . This authentic period view of Market Square, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, UK, WV3 0NL in 2022 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The image documents Entrance at City Of Wolverhampton market, Market Square, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, UK, WV3 0NL. The setting additionally reflects regional identity, small-business culture, high-street commerce, street-level trading, local character, period detail, independent retail, place identity, changing streetscape, local enterprise, historical comparison, archival record, shopfront economy, and bricks-and-mortar business. From a 2025-onward perspective, brand consolidation and consumer spending are closely linked to this subject, alongside the role of independent businesses in maintaining active town centres. Small period details of signage and branding at Market Square, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, UK, WV3 0NL may become more significant with time, particularly following redevelopment. The location also brings in contemporary social history, documentary photography, consumer retail, community identity, customer footfall, retail property, visual archive, and changing land use. Elements such as Midlands, Square, Wolverhampton, Entrance, and market add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. A later view of Market Square, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, UK, WV3 0NL may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. Another strand within the photograph is brand consolidation and how commercial property shifts between retail, leisure and residential use as part of the longer story of Market Square, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, UK, WV3 0NL. The view records period character before later change alters the scene.
Market Square, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, UK, WV3 0NL
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,British,English,GL50,the,Gloucestershire,GL50 1NN,grand,architecture,evening,night,night time,nighttime,Queens,hotel,Queens Hotel,hotels,luxury,spa,historic,General Sir Charles Napier,Sir Arthur Conan Doyle,guest,guests,open,opened,purpose-built,built,Roman Temple,style,column,Corinthian,columns
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R55JNF - One of the first purpose-built hotels in Europe, The Queens Hotel was built on the site of the original Sherborne Spa, and became used as suitable accommodation for the nobility and royalty who visited Cheltenham to restore, renew and revive.
Some might say that it was King George III who made Cheltenham the fashionable spa destination that it is today. He spent five weeks in the town to ˜take the waters' for its medicinal properties and as a result, several more Royal parties came to Cheltenham in the late 18th century, leading to the spa town's explosion in popularity.
As a result of the town's fame and reputation, Queens transformed itself into a hotel. First opening its doors on the 21st July 1838, and named in honour of Queen Victoria whose coronation fell in the same year, The Queens Hotel Cheltenham was born.
Throughout its illustrious history, The Queens Hotel Cheltenham welcomed eminent figures as General Sir Charles Napier, Edward Elgar and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It also served as a social refuge for women in WWI and as a military hospital.
ARCHITECTURE
Following its opening on 21st July 1838, the hotel was declared as ˜one of the noblest buildings of its kind in Europe'. The Queens Hotel Cheltenham is a stunning example of neo-classical architecture, with its imposing white façade of Roman temple scale, adorned by over 50 Corinthian columns, carved cornices and Georgian windows. Also, it is one of a number of imposing landmarks conceived by Robert Jearrad and his brother Charles, who modelled the hotel on the Temple of Jupiter in Rome.
Listed as a Grade II English Heritage building since 1955, it retains many of its original features, including historic wallpaper designed by Augustus Pugin, who masterminded the interior of the Palace of Westminster.
In recent times the hotel has since been restored to its former neoclassical glory, revitalizing and reimagining the building's original comforts with the latest technologies,
The Promenade, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK, GL50 1NN
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,British,English,GL50,the,Gloucestershire,GL50 1NN,grand,architecture,evening,night,night time,nighttime,Queens,hotel,Queens Hotel,hotels,luxury,spa,historic,General Sir Charles Napier,Sir Arthur Conan Doyle,guest,guests,open,opened,purpose-built,built,Roman Temple,style,column,Corinthian,columns
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R55JNP - One of the first purpose-built hotels in Europe, The Queens Hotel was built on the site of the original Sherborne Spa, and became used as suitable accommodation for the nobility and royalty who visited Cheltenham to restore, renew and revive.
Some might say that it was King George III who made Cheltenham the fashionable spa destination that it is today. He spent five weeks in the town to ˜take the waters' for its medicinal properties and as a result, several more Royal parties came to Cheltenham in the late 18th century, leading to the spa town's explosion in popularity.
As a result of the town's fame and reputation, Queens transformed itself into a hotel. First opening its doors on the 21st July 1838, and named in honour of Queen Victoria whose coronation fell in the same year, The Queens Hotel Cheltenham was born.
Throughout its illustrious history, The Queens Hotel Cheltenham welcomed eminent figures as General Sir Charles Napier, Edward Elgar and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It also served as a social refuge for women in WWI and as a military hospital.
ARCHITECTURE
Following its opening on 21st July 1838, the hotel was declared as ˜one of the noblest buildings of its kind in Europe'. The Queens Hotel Cheltenham is a stunning example of neo-classical architecture, with its imposing white façade of Roman temple scale, adorned by over 50 Corinthian columns, carved cornices and Georgian windows. Also, it is one of a number of imposing landmarks conceived by Robert Jearrad and his brother Charles, who modelled the hotel on the Temple of Jupiter in Rome.
Listed as a Grade II English Heritage building since 1955, it retains many of its original features, including historic wallpaper designed by Augustus Pugin, who masterminded the interior of the Palace of Westminster.
In recent times the hotel has since been restored to its former neoclassical glory, revitalizing and reimagining the building's original comforts with the latest technologies,
The Promenade, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK, GL50 1NN
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,river,Esk,River Esk,charter,Wild Cat,fishing,vessel,boat,blue,North Yorkshire,Yorkshire,at,the,bridges,open,opens,YO22 4BG,YO22,and,bridge,Francis Pickernell,J. Mitchell Moncrieff,J Mitchell Moncrieff,weak bridge,cross,crossing,sail,sails,under,opened,red
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RCDXE8 - Whitby Swing Bridge is a pedestrian and road bridge over the River Esk in Whitby, North Yorkshire, England.
The River Esk has been crossed by bridges at this location for centuries. A grant made by King Edward III in 1351 allowed the collection of tolls for the maintenance of a bridge. By the mid 1550s the tolls averaged around £6 per annum (equivalent to £2,421 as of 2021).
In 1629 an agreement was made by the justices in the North Riding to replace a wooden bridge with one which included moving parts. This was later replaced by a drawbridge, built in 1766 at a cost of £3,000 (equivalent to £444,000 in 2021), and later in 1835, the first swing bridge was opened designed by Francis Pickernell
The River Esk has been crossed by bridges at this location for centuries. A grant made by King Edward III in 1351 allowed the collection of tolls for the maintenance of a bridge. By the mid 1550s the tolls averaged around £6 per annum (equivalent to £2,421 as of 2021).
In 1629 an agreement was made by the justices in the North Riding to replace a wooden bridge with one which included moving parts. This was later replaced by a drawbridge, built in 1766 at a cost of £3,000 (equivalent to £444,000 in 2021), and later in 1835, the first swing bridge was opened designed by Francis Pickernell
Current bridge
Bridge during an opening
By the early 20th century the limited 45-foot (14 m) clearance of the 1835 bridge was restricting the size of vessels which could be built up-stream of the bridge. A replacement swing bridge was commissioned by Whitby Urban District Council. It was designed by J. Mitchell Moncrieff, later President of the Institution of Structural Engineers. As work progressed on the west side of the river bank to set a pivot for the bridge to swing, a seam of coal 10 inches (250 mm) thick was struck at 26 feet (7.9 m) below the water level. The foundations had to be sunk to a depth of 32 feet (9.8 m) below the low water mark for a secure foundation.
Bridge Street, Whitby, North Yorkshire YO22 4BG
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,High Peak,Derbyshire,UK,SK13 5EZ,George,Dragon,summer,flowers,open,G&D,stone,sandstone,millstone grit,corner,pub,pubs,bar,bars,hanging,baskets,history,historic,inn,tavern,public house,food,gastropub,restaurant,outside,exterior,door,doorway
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K1NRHA - . An identifiable period record of 1 Glossop Rd, Charlesworth, Glossop, High Peak, Derbyshire, England, UK, SK13 5EZ in 2022, retaining practical detail and local context that distinguish documentary photography from a generic illustration. The principal subject is George and Dragon pub, 1 Glossop Rd, Charlesworth, Glossop, High Peak, Derbyshire, England, UK, SK13 5EZ. The subject also carries associations with food-and-drink business, community identity, casual dining, local social venue, regional identity, traditional hostelry, customer-facing leisure, street-level dining, rural economy, before-and-after reference, hospitality trade, farm produce, period detail, and neighbourhood drinking venue. The wider contemporary story combines business rates, commercial rents and how branded and independent hospitality compete for changing leisure spending. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with agricultural policy, soil health and how hotter and wetter weather affects crop reliability. Small period details of public access and movement at 1 Glossop Rd, Charlesworth, Glossop, High Peak, Derbyshire, England, UK, SK13 5EZ may become more significant with time, particularly following closure or conversion. A second descriptive layer includes everyday life, pub heritage, summer fieldwork, licensed trade, visual archive, night-time economy, place identity, and archival record. Elements such as Derbyshire, Charlesworth, Dragon, Glossop, and George add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. A later view of 1 Glossop Rd, Charlesworth, Glossop, High Peak, Derbyshire, England, UK, SK13 5EZ may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The image fixes part of the area's social history as part of 1 Glossop Rd, Charlesworth, Glossop, High Peak, Derbyshire, England, UK, SK13 5EZ's history.
1 Glossop Rd, Charlesworth, Glossop, High Peak, Derbyshire, England, UK, SK13 5EZ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,old,pubs,closed,The,ex-,with,sign,redeveloped,2,Derbyshire,UK,ghost sign,long-term Closed,Closure date,lost,disappeared disappearing,bar,bars,pub,public,houses,house,converted,history,historic,heritage,feature,features,losing,CAMRA,keeping,open
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K1NRJG - . The ex-Grey Mare pub with ghost sign, 2 Glossop road, Charlesworth, High Peak, Derbyshire, England, UK, SK13 5EZ. Photographed on 17 September 2022. The Grey Mare was situated at 2 Glossop Road. This pub has now been converted to residential use. In historical terms, public houses form a distinctive part of British social history, combining licensed drinking, hospitality and community life
Older 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. As background, public wording is part of the visual landscape
Direction signs, warning notices, painted advertisements and engraved plaques show how authorities and businesses communicated before digital screens and app-based information became widespread. Historically, historic objects and places gain meaning through survival
Materials, craftsmanship, inscriptions and later alterations can reveal how a building, machine or everyday item was made, used and valued, while preservation decisions show which parts of the past communities choose to retain. During 2026, 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. Against the 2026 backdrop, digital wayfinding is widespread, but physical signage remains essential for safety, accessibility and identity
Historic notices and ghost signs are also increasingly appreciated as part of the character of streets and buildings. Against the 2026 backdrop, 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.
2 Glossop road, Charlesworth, High Peak, Derbyshire, England, UK, SK13 5EZ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,old,pubs,closed,The,ex-,with,sign,redeveloped,2,Derbyshire,UK,ghost sign,long-term Closed,Closure date,lost,disappeared disappearing,bar,bars,pub,public,houses,house,converted,history,historic,heritage,feature,features,losing,CAMRA,keeping,open
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K1NRJJ - . The ex-Grey Mare pub with ghost sign, 2 Glossop road, Charlesworth, High Peak, Derbyshire, England, UK, SK13 5EZ. Photographed on 17 September 2022. The Grey Mare was situated at 2 Glossop Road. This pub has now been converted to residential use. Historically, british pubs evolved from inns, taverns and alehouses into licensed social institutions that have long served as meeting places, drinking houses, music venues and landmarks within town and village life
Their architecture, signs, interiors and evolving names often preserve layers of local commercial and social history. In the longer view, street signs, shop fascias, notices and inscriptions combine practical communication with graphic design
Typefaces, colours and wording can identify an era, organisation or local custom, making close photographs valuable for social, transport and commercial history. 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. In 2026, in England the sector remains under pressure from operating costs and business rates, although eligible pubs and live-music venues receive a 15% business-rates relief/27
That makes historical and contemporary pub photographs particularly relevant to coverage of hospitality, community assets and evolving town centres. Current 2026 relevance comes from the fact that much public information has moved onto smartphones and digital displays, making older fixed signs and printed notices increasingly useful as evidence of how people once navigated places, bought services and followed rules. Relevant synonyms and subject phrases include public house, licensed premises, hostelry, bar trade, real ale, cask ale, beer culture, local pub, historic pub, nightlife, licensed trade, town-centre leisure, and lettering.
2 Glossop road, Charlesworth, High Peak, Derbyshire, England, UK, SK13 5EZ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,SK13,The George Hotel,the,34,High Peak,Derbyshire,UK,SK13 7QU,pub,bar,sign,outside,exterior,hotels,pubs,bars,signs,pub sign,closed,old,history,historic,George,heritage,lost,unused,not,open,signage,stone,building,architecture
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K1RDEJ - The George Hotel was orginal built in 1836. In 1845 obtained its first alehouse license to cater for passengers from the newly then built raiway station. In 1855 it was called the Station Inn and Railway Hotel. In 1990 the hotel was bought by George and Jean Wharmby who renamed it to The George Hotel. The George Hotel is just a minute s walk from Glossop Rail Station, The George Hotel provides rooms with private en suite bathrooms and full English breakfasts on the edge of The Peak District. The George s rooms provide TVs, free Wi-Fi, and en suite private bathrooms. Tea and coffee facilities are also available, and some rooms offer views of the town and surrounding hills. A split-level restaurant is available to guests, featuring a varied menu including traditional British cuisine, vegetarian options, and continental dishes. Guests can also enjoy full English breakfasts in the restaurant.
34 Norfolk Street, Glossop, High Peak, Derbyshire, England, UK, SK13 7QU
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,canals,boat,barge,narrowboat,waterway,transport,Vale of Llangollen,Trevor,Llangollen,Wales,UK,Vale of Llangollen Canal,canal,the,CR,47756,at,traditional,family,open,Bascule,bridge,tilt,tilting,passing,through,balance scale,drawbridge,or,a,lifting,footbridge,counterweight,maroon,Cymru
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JRAJ17 - A bascule bridge (also referred to as a drawbridge or a lifting bridge) is a moveable bridge with a counterweight that continuously balances a span, or leaf, throughout its upward swing to provide clearance for boat traffic. It may be single- or double-leafed.
The name comes from the French term for balance scale, which employs the same principle. Bascule bridges are the most common type of movable span because they open quickly and require relatively little energy to operate, while providing the possibility for unlimited vertical clearance for marine traffic.
There are three types of bascule bridge and the counterweights to the span may be located above or below the bridge deck.
The fixed-trunnion (sometimes a Chicago bascule) rotates around a large axle that raises the span(s). The Chicago bascule name derives from the location where it is widely used, and is a refinement by Joseph Strauss of the fixed-trunnion.
The rolling lift trunnion (sometimes a Scherzer rolling lift), raises the span by rolling on a track resembling a rocking-chair base. The Scherzer rolling lift is a refinement patented in 1893 by American engineer William Donald Scherzer.
The rarer Rall type combines rolling lift with longitudinal motion on trunnions when opening.[4] It was patented (1901) by Theodor Rall. One of the few surviving examples is the Broadway Bridge (1913), in Portland, Oregon
Vale of Llangollen, Trevor, Llangollen, Wales, UK, LL20 7TP
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,FY1,sarcasm,sarcastic,unusual,names,cafe,shop,store,Lancs,England,UK,FY1 6DJ,Café open,Renarts Cafe,open,sign,outside,front,infront,in,bored,boring,Dont pass,by,being Bored,seaside,humourus,fun,restaurant,cafes,interesting,greasy spoon,greasy spoons,funny,signs,left out,business rate cut
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JRB2XF - . An on-location photograph from 156 Lytham Rd, Blackpool, Lancs, England, UK, FY1 6DJ in 2022, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. The image documents Café open, Renarts Cafe Don't pass by being Bored, come in and be fed up ! - 156 Lytham Rd, Blackpool, Lancs, England, UK, FY1 6DJ. The broader subject matter reaches into consumer retail, shopfront economy, high-street commerce, bricks-and-mortar retail, before-and-after reference, commercial streetscape, licensed hospitality, regional identity, contemporary social history, visual archive, night-time economy, commercial frontage, historical comparison, and independent trading. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with business rates, hospitality costs and how branded and independent hospitality compete for changing leisure spending. The modern context includes continuing discussion of consumer spending, store closures and how mixed retail, leisure and residential uses are reshaping high streets. The archival value lies partly in recording building condition and alterations around 156 Lytham Rd, Blackpool, Lancs, England, UK, FY1 6DJ before changed technology alters the character of the place. A second descriptive layer includes archival record, public realm, food-and-drink business, casual dining, local social venue, customer-facing leisure, place identity, and neighbourhood drinking venue. The combination of Blackpool, Lancs, Lytham, being, and Bored anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. The wider setting at 156 Lytham Rd, Blackpool, Lancs, England, UK, FY1 6DJ matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. It also preserves a trace of local identity for future local research. The photograph keeps a local visual benchmark before later change alters the scene.
156 Lytham Rd, Blackpool, Lancs, England, UK, FY1 6DJ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Gloucestershire,centre,England,UK,GL5,in,GL5 1DR,store,retail,grocery,paper,The Citizen,old,fashioned,corner,PP,PayPoint,convenience,traditional,sign,front,exterior,outside,yellow,demise,closure,loss,of,losing,local,shops,corner shop,cornershop,open,early,late
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JMD5TW - . Made at Acre Street Stores, in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK,GL5 1DR in 2022, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. The image documents Traditional cornershop Newsagent, Acre Street Stores, in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK,GL5 1DR. The image also relates to qualification assessment, community identity, changing land use, social history, visual archive, school examination, period detail, assessment material, student revision, secondary education, changing streetscape, revision resource, place identity, and study material. Current relevance extends to teacher workload and mathematics skills, particularly through the role of consistent qualifications in university and employment pathways. The image fixes lettering, decoration and surface detail within Acre Street Stores, in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK,GL5 1DR at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against new construction. The photograph additionally reflects advanced mathematics, formal assessment, regional identity, mathematics education, archival record, local character, historical comparison, and academic testing. The recorded references to cornershop, Newsagent, Gloucestershire, Stores, and Stroud preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. By fixing the subject within Acre Street Stores, in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK,GL5 1DR, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The location additionally provides evidence of teacher workload and the pressure placed on students by high-stakes assessment as part of the longer story of Acre Street Stores, in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK,GL5 1DR. The frame retains a local visual benchmark before later change alters the scene.
Acre Street Stores, in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK,GL5 1DR
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Keywords: GotonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,welcome,to,the,hit,weekend,&,open,until,Til,Late,in,Soho,London,England,UK,lit,lighted,dusk,evening,bars,club,clubs,dancing,dance,pubs,2am,late bar,late drinks,drinking,neon,red,green,bright
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJPKRW - . 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 principal subject is Welcome to the weekend, Fri & Sat, open Til Late, neon sign, in Soho, London, England, UK. Another layer of the photograph includes inclusive night-time venue, before-and-after reference, changing streetscape, queer London, gay hospitality, contemporary social history, Pride culture, place identity, gay bar culture, queer social space, orientation signage, public realm, everyday life, and operational signage. The wider contemporary story combines LGBTQ heritage, gentrification and how Soho remains a symbolic centre of LGBTQ nightlife. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with clear communication, public safety and how small pieces of street furniture can become useful historical evidence. The archival value lies partly in recording local activity and public use around SOHO, London, England, UK before changing commercial priorities alters the character of the place. A second descriptive layer includes Soho nightlife, community safe space, instructional sign, public-facing notice, nightlife heritage, directional marker, regional identity, and local information board. The combination of weekend and Welcome anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. For SOHO, London, England, UK, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The setting also helps illustrate LGBTQ heritage and how Soho remains a symbolic centre of LGBTQ nightlife when considered against later change at SOHO, London, England, UK. The image also provides a reference for clear communication and how small pieces of street furniture can become useful historical evidence without losing the local specificity of SOHO, London, England, UK.
SOHO, London, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,future,is,open,advert,poster,for,MSc,degree,degrees,course,and,other,courses,university,remote,online,Uni,promo,promotion,adverts,all,ages,student,students,learning,institution,British,English,exam,exams,railway station,posters,billboards,new term,academic
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K148WF - . Photographed at the recorded location 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 The Future is Open, advert poster for degree and other courses, at the Open University, mainly remotely. Further facets of the scene include rail corridor, social history, contemporary social history, historic rolling stock, archival record, signal-box architecture, visual archive, public realm, regional identity, station environment, community identity, freight wagon, rail infrastructure, and railway heritage. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into signalling technology and station investment, not least because of how Crewe's identity remains tied to railway engineering and operations. Future viewers can use this scene from the recorded location to compare building condition and alterations with whatever follows after altered transport patterns. Further associations within the scene are before-and-after reference, documentary photography, local character, trackside history, historical comparison, local history, changing streetscape, and industrial railway. The recorded references to degree, University, remotely, other, and Future preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The wider setting at the recorded location matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The wider significance includes signalling technology and the role of rail in lower-carbon regional transport within the real-world context of the recorded location. Another strand within the photograph is signalling technology and the role of rail in lower-carbon regional transport within the specific setting of the recorded location. The scene captures part of the area's social history for later comparison.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Society,LTD,WA7,33,Halton,Cheshire,England,UK,WA7 1HU,beer,inside,interior,bar,pub,the tap,tap,art,posters,atmosphere,club,bars,pubs,outside,arts,arts space,new,repurposed,open,opened,reopening,regeneration,revitalised,entertainment,venue
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K13HN0 - . Photographed at 33 Ashridge St, Runcorn, Halton, Cheshire, England, UK, WA7 1HU 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 defining feature is The Society Tap, Runcorn, 33 Ashridge St, Runcorn, Halton, Cheshire, England, UK, WA7 1HU. The broader subject matter reaches into licensed hospitality, social history, song-inspired design, music tourism, public realm, cultural branding, hospitality trade, licensed trade, documentary photography, visual archive, popular-music heritage, music-themed venue, food-and-drink business, and night-time economy. For current editorial use, staffing pressure and pub closures provide additional context, especially through how branded and independent hospitality compete for changing leisure spending. Current relevance extends to cultural heritage and fan culture, particularly through how popular music is reused in hospitality and tourism branding. Small period details of building condition and alterations at 33 Ashridge St, Runcorn, Halton, Cheshire, England, UK, WA7 1HU may become more significant with time, particularly following different community use. A second descriptive layer includes neighbourhood drinking venue, before-and-after reference, street-level dining, local music culture, traditional hostelry, archival record, historical comparison, and community identity. References to Runcorn, Society, Ashridge, and Halton give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. The period setting at 33 Ashridge St, Runcorn, Halton, Cheshire, England, UK, WA7 1HU helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The record includes a point of historical comparison within the wider story of 33 Ashridge St, Runcorn, Halton, Cheshire, England, UK, WA7 1HU.
33 Ashridge St, Runcorn, Halton, Cheshire, England, UK, WA7 1HU
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Wigan & Leigh Council,England,Lancs,Lancashire,Frozen,Foods,food,dairy,product,products,foods,corner,shop,cornershop,off licence,LI Local,local,outside,front,signage,WN7,20,Railway Road,Leigh,UK,WN7 4AX,open,7,seven,days,a,week,all,shops,shelves
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JH06R0 - . This authentic period view of 20 Railway Rd, Leigh, England,UK, WN7 4AX in 2022 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The image documents LI Local, Leigh Local Convenience store, Booze, Diary Products, Confectioneries, Frozen Foods, 20 Railway Rd, Leigh, England,UK, WN7 4AX. The locality and subject together evoke local history, physical store, rail corridor, before-and-after reference, town-centre economy, documentary photography, archival record, changing streetscape, transport interchange, railway heritage, commercial frontage, passenger railway, public transport network, and changing land use. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into brand consolidation and online shopping, not least because of the role of large retailers in town-centre and edge-of-centre economies. Today's relevance is strengthened by reliability, station investment and the continuing question of the continuing importance of rail to regional connectivity. Small period details of equipment and working practice at 20 Railway Rd, Leigh, England,UK, WN7 4AX may become more significant with time, particularly following changed technology. The surrounding story also includes high-street commerce, brand-led retail, rail transport, regional identity, contemporary social history, shopping district, rail mobility, and retail chain. The combination of Railway, Products, Booze, Foods, and Convenience anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. For 20 Railway Rd, Leigh, England,UK, WN7 4AX, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The setting also helps illustrate brand consolidation and how physical shops adapt to online competition when considered against later change at 20 Railway Rd, Leigh, England,UK, WN7 4AX.
20 Railway Rd, Leigh, England,UK, WN7 4AX
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,engine,GYCA,village,green,Honda,engined,kit,at,parked,in,Bell House Farm,Bellhouse Ln,Grappenhall,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK,WA4 2SG,WA4,WA42SG,open,air,cooling,cooled,suspension,style,old-fashioned,classic,vintage,3,wheels,three-wheeler,three wheeler,sports
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JFXKHH - . This location-specific image from GYCA, Bell House Farm, Bellhouse Ln, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2SG in 2022 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. The principal subject is Green Honda Three Wheeler car, GDB351V, at GYCA, Bell House Farm, Bellhouse Ln, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2SG. The surrounding context encompasses contemporary social history, before-and-after reference, city-centre activity, place identity, street-level documentary, local identity, local history, urban social history, contemporary city life, community identity, townscape record, community life, everyday street life, and archival record. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into footfall and transport, not least because of the relationship between public space and local social life. For later comparison, the photograph preserves transport arrangements and footfall at GYCA, Bell House Farm, Bellhouse Ln, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2SG, details that may look very different after new construction. The location also brings in period detail, public realm, urban change, everyday life, changing streetscape, social landscape, visual archive, and documentary photography. Details involving Grappenhall, Honda, Three, House, and Bellhouse make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. The wider setting at GYCA, Bell House Farm, Bellhouse Ln, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2SG matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. Another useful connection is footfall and the relationship between public space and local social life when considered against later change at GYCA, Bell House Farm, Bellhouse Ln, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2SG.
GYCA, Bell House Farm, Bellhouse Ln, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2SG
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@Hotpixuk,Hotpixuk,62,cycle,paths,Walton Lock,Walton,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK,WA4 6DJ,blue,signage,TPT,sign,fingerpost,fingerposts,signs,at,route,mixed,routes,abused,worn,dirty,unkempt,open,fresh air,green,space,spaces,pathway,pathways,arrow,arrows
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JEKR1Y - . This location-specific image from Walton Lock, Walton, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 6DJ in 2022 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. The frame specifically shows Rundown Trans Pennine Trail blue signs, at Walton Lock, Walton, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 6DJ. A broader reading of the photograph includes changing land use, archival record, local identity, changing streetscape, local character, city-centre activity, directional marker, urban change, historical comparison, street-level documentary, period detail, social history, place identity, and wayfinding system. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into public safety and local identity, not least because of the way signage becomes part of local visual identity. Today's relevance is strengthened by local identity, transport and the continuing question of the relationship between public space and local social life. Future viewers can use this scene from Walton Lock, Walton, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 6DJ to compare public access and movement with whatever follows after closure or conversion. Other useful contextual ideas include pedestrian environment, townscape record, community identity, navigation aid, local information board, regional identity, community noticeboard, and instructional sign. The combination of Walton, Trail, signs, Pennine, and Trans anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. The wider setting at Walton Lock, Walton, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 6DJ matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. Another strand within the photograph is public safety and the way signage becomes part of local visual identity as part of the longer story of Walton Lock, Walton, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 6DJ.
Walton Lock, Walton, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 6DJ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@Hotpixuk,Hotpixuk,wine,bottle,bottles,WA1,WA4,Plastic,glass,paper,tins,steel,aluminium,home,domestic,material,materials,to,be,recycled,separated,recycle,for,Cheshire,England,UK,Warrington,borough,council,local,waste,refuse,household,cost,costs,open,lid,full,family
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDRN4F - . Photographed at Warrington Borough Council, Cheshire, England, UK in 2022, this detailed editorial image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. The main point of reference is Mixed recycling - Blue home bin of materials to be recycled, Warrington Borough Council, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 - Plastic,glass,paper,tins,steel. The setting additionally reflects historical comparison, social landscape, city-centre activity, documentary photography, contemporary social history, contemporary city life, urban social history, local history, local character, archival record, period detail, urban change, street-level documentary, and pedestrian environment. For current editorial use, local identity and public-realm change provide additional context, especially through the relationship between public space and local social life. As a dated visual record of Warrington Borough Council, Cheshire, England, UK, the frame retains building condition and alterations, making it especially useful if refurbishment subsequently changes the scene. Further associations within the scene are everyday life, community identity, before-and-after reference, visual archive, changing land use, place identity, townscape record, and public realm. Elements such as Council, materials, steel, paper, and Mixed add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The period setting at Warrington Borough Council, Cheshire, England, UK helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The wider significance includes local identity and how ordinary street scenes become valuable records as businesses and infrastructure change without losing the local specificity of Warrington Borough Council, Cheshire, England, UK. The record includes a point of historical comparison as a date-specific reference.
Warrington Borough Council, Cheshire, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@hotpixUK,Hotpixuk,England,UK,Motability Scheme,Operations Ltd,disabled,mobility,charity,British,new,car,every,three,3,year,years,vehicle,open,the,door,to,freedom,insurance,servicing,WA1,signs,failure,problem,cut,cuts,grant,Universal Credit,benefits,vehicles,blackbox,black box,scheme,British Motability Scheme promotional flag
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDJ43K - A tall white promotional flag bearing the Motability name and distinctive circular logo stands beside a road in Warrington town centre, Cheshire, beneath a clear blue sky. The banner carries the description the leading car scheme for disabled people and is positioned near what appears to be a vehicle dealership or commercial forecourt. A second partially visible flag refers to electric vehicles, placing the image within the wider context of modern motoring, accessible transport and the transition towards lower-emission cars.
The photograph can illustrate continuing political and public debate around disability benefits, Personal Independence Payment, mobility support and the operation of the British Motability Scheme. Critics sometimes describe vehicles obtained through the scheme as free cars or argue that eligibility is too generous. In practice, eligible customers use a qualifying mobility allowance to lease a vehicle, powered wheelchair or scooter, and some vehicle choices require an additional advance payment. Eligibility is linked to receipt of a qualifying mobility benefit rather than a general entitlement to a free vehicle.
The scheme is closely associated with the enhanced-rate mobility component of Personal Independence Payment and equivalent qualifying allowances. PIP itself is intended for people with a long-term physical or mental health condition or disability who experience difficulty with everyday activities or getting around. Eligibility decisions, assessment standards, welfare expenditure and the balance between support and affordability remain subjects of political scrutiny and public disagreement.
The image therefore provides a neutral visual reference for editorial coverage of competing views about disability support, public spending, benefit reform, taxpayer value, fairness, accessible transport and disabled independence. It may also be used for stories about Motability eligibility, PIP assessments, mobility allowances, vehicle leasing,
Warrington town centre, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,WA4,1,Stockton Heath,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK,WA4 6LU,shop,store,group,bargain,booze,red,dusk,night,evening,open,Bargain Booze Select Convenience shop franchise,Bargain Booze,Select Convenience,franchise,Bestway,Conviviality plc,Allan Whittle and Robert Mayor,franchisees,national,chain,brand,all,week,under 25,challenge 25,cornershop,corner shop,shops
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K3TJNY - Bargain Booze is a chain of off licence shops, that operates in the United Kingdom. Established in 1981 in Sandbach, it grew to 836 shops and established the Bargain Booze Select Convenience shop franchise.
From 2013 to April 2018, it was owned by Conviviality plc, who also owned the Wine Rack chain. Both brands were acquired by Bestway on 6 April 2018
The company originates from a wholesale wine and spirits business, founded by Allan Whittle and Robert Mayor. In 1981, they opened their first retail outlet in Sandbach, Cheshire. The first Bargain Booze franchise opened in 1988, and was the first time the Bargain Booze fascia was used
2018 financial difficulties
The chain was owned by Conviviality, who also owned Matthew Clark and Bibendum, and had a head office in Crewe. In March 2018, Conviviality stated that it faced bankruptcy unless it could raise £125 million, as it issued its third profits warning in a month alongside a £30 million unpaid tax bill. The company had earlier said it was considering tapping shareholders for funds, and had arranged meetings with institutional investors to persuade them to take part in its share placing to raise the required money. This was unsuccessful and at the end of March, Conviviality announced its intention to appoint administrators within a fortnight, putting 2,600 jobs at risk. In early April 2018, the Bargain Booze and Wine Rack brands were acquired for £7 million by wholesaler Bestway, while Matthew Clark and Bibendum were acquired by C&C Group, the owner of Magners cider.
Bargain Booze is operated through a franchise model, with around 390 franchisees. The chain is strongest in the North of England, particularly the North West.It is the largest off-licence chain in the United Kingdom
1 Cawdor St, Stockton Heath, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 6LU
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Keywords: Hotpixuk,England,@Hotpixuk,UK,GB,Great Britain,GoTonySmith,Cheshire,sign,Curry House,The New Normal,Lymm Spice,Covid19,dining,safe for diners,safe dining,open,restaurant,eating out,safely,Lymmspice,The Cross,Lymm Cross,ready,for,the,new,normals,normal,C19,post-Covid,after,pandemic,Covid,WA13 0HP,WA13,longcovid,long covid,partygate,enquiry
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2DCE9W4 - . An on-location photograph from 6-8 The Cross Lymm,Warrington,Cheshire,England, UK, WA13 0HP in 2020, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. The frame specifically shows Curry House, The New Normal, Lymm Spice, Covid19,Coronavirus precautions,Cheshire,England,UK,open for business as the new normal. The setting additionally reflects restaurant culture, independent food retail, urban social history, community identity, visual archive, visitor economy, local identity, changing streetscape, city-centre activity, documentary photography, pedestrian environment, place identity, social history, and townscape record. From a 2025-onward perspective, hospitality costs and food inflation are closely linked to this subject, alongside the resilience of customer-facing businesses in a high-cost economy. The wider contemporary story combines local identity, public-realm change and how regeneration alters the character of familiar places. As a dated visual record of 6-8 The Cross Lymm,Warrington,Cheshire,England, UK, WA13 0HP, the frame retains street furniture and boundaries, making it especially useful if replacement signage subsequently changes the scene. The photograph additionally reflects changing land use, contemporary social history, period detail, archival record, public realm, licensed hospitality, social landscape, and before-and-after reference. The recorded references to House, Coronavirus, Spice, precautions, and Curry preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. For 6-8 The Cross Lymm,Warrington,Cheshire,England, UK, WA13 0HP, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The view records evidence of earlier appearance before later change alters the scene.
6-8 The Cross Lymm,Warrington,Cheshire,England, UK, WA13 0HP
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,weed,farming,macro,summer,alien,invasive species,alien plant,plant,vegetation,plants,weeds,Anthriscus,sylvestris,flower,flowering,head,problem,issue,habitat,rural,countryside,open,fields,meadow,meadows,green,space,spaces,greenfield,land,Kelsall,CW6 0GD,CW6
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2C6RE7K - Anthriscus sylvestris, known as cow parsley, wild chervil, wild beaked parsley, or keck, is a herbaceous biennial or short-lived perennial plant in the family Apiaceae (Umbelliferae), genus Anthriscus. It is also sometimes called mother-die (especially in the UK), a name that is also applied to the common hawthorn. It is native to Europe, western Asia and northwestern Africa
in the south of its range in the Mediterranean region, it is limited to higher altitudes. It is related to other diverse members of Apiaceae, such as parsley, carrot, hemlock and hogweed. It is often confused with Daucus carota which is known as Queen Anne's lace or wild carrot, also a member of the Apiaceae
The hollow stem grows to a height of 60“170 cm (24“67 in), branching to umbels of small white flowers. Flowering time is mid spring to early summer.
The tripinnate leaves are 15“30 cm (5.9“11.8 in) long and have a triangular form. The leaflets are ovate and subdivided.
Cow parsley grows in sunny to semi-shaded locations in meadows and at the edges of hedgerows and woodland. It is a particularly common sight by the roadside. It is sufficiently common and fast-growing to be considered a nuisance weed in gardens. Cow parsley's ability to grow rapidly through rhizomes and to produce large quantities of seeds in a single growing season has made it an invasive species in many areas of the United States. Vermont has listed cow parsley on its Watch List of invasive species, while Massachusetts has banned the sale of the plant.[citation needed] It is classed as a Class B Noxious Weed in the State of Washington since 1989, where its sale is also banned. In Iceland, cow parsley has been classified as an alien invasive species
Kelsall,Cheshire, England, UK, CW6 0GD
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,WBC,Warrington Borough Council,North West,pub,night,WA1,CAMRA,Sankey Street,real ale,bar,beer,illuminated,WA1 1SG,door,doorway,ales,pubs,bars,drinking,in,boozer,entertainment,the,evening,open,serving,independent,craft,green,Victorian,shop,unit,corner,micro-pub,micropub,community,local,cask
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ADR2FM - . This period scene at 76 Sankey St, Warrington,Cheshire,England, UK, WA1 1SG in 2019 provides a visual reference to the named subject and the wider commercial, social, cultural or physical environment around it. The main subject is Dusk at the 9 Gallon,real ale bar, CAMRA listed ,Sankey Street, Warrington, Cheshire, England, WA1 1SG. The frame also contains themes of architectural detailing, historic commercial architecture, historical comparison, beer judging, social history, visual archive, archival record, regional identity, historic townscape, conservation architecture, social drinking culture, period building, cask-beer tradition, and beer appreciation. In the mid-2020s, hospitality costs and pub closures keep the subject current, particularly through the economics of beer festivals and licensed venues. The subject remains useful for current coverage of adaptive reuse and embodied carbon, not least because of keeping older buildings useful without erasing their character. With the passage of time, the frame preserves signage, materials, design and everyday use within the setting of 76 Sankey St, Warrington,Cheshire,England, UK, WA1 1SG. The surrounding context also covers British brewing tradition, festival bar service, period detail, changing streetscape, traditional masonry, independent brewing, local history, and urban fabric. References to Warrington, Gallon, CAMRA, listed, and Sankey help fix the photograph to its own subject and period rather than reducing it to a generic view. Around 76 Sankey St, Warrington,Cheshire,England, UK, WA1 1SG, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The image also provides a reference for hospitality costs and the economics of beer festivals and licensed venues when considered against later change at 76 Sankey St, Warrington,Cheshire,England, UK, WA1 1SG.
76 Sankey St, Warrington,Cheshire,England, UK, WA1 1SG
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Eire,Ireland,tourist,travel,67,OConnell,St,Street,Upper,North City,Dublin 1,D01 C1Y6,Dublin,city,centre,entertainment,entertainments,leisure,light,lighting,red neon,and,when the fun stops,stop,open,slots,addiction,addict,addicts,building,Leinster,push,or,fold,games,FOBTs,Irish
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MG4022 - . A grounded documentary photograph made at 67 O'Connell Street Upper, North City, Dublin 1, D01 C1Y6, Eire, Ireland in 2019, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The location is represented through Funland Casino, red neon, Come In and visit, and gamble, 67 O'Connell Street Upper, North City, Dublin 1, D01 C1Y6, Eire, Ireland. The broader subject matter reaches into place identity, period architecture, Trossachs tourism, local history, changing streetscape, local produce retail, adaptive reuse, built heritage, visitor retail, archival record, changing land use, public realm, destination shopping, and everyday life. The modern context includes continuing discussion of embodied carbon, tourism and how historic fabric can support regeneration rather than demolition. For current editorial use, tourism spending and local business provide additional context, especially through the role of gateway towns in national-park visitor economies. The archival value lies partly in recording building condition and alterations around 67 O'Connell Street Upper, North City, Dublin 1, D01 C1Y6, Eire, Ireland before new construction alters the character of the place. The subject also sits alongside architectural detailing, historic townscape, conservation architecture, documentary photography, historical comparison, social history, traditional materials, and historic streetscape. Details involving Funland, gamble, Upper, O'Connell, and Ireland make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. For 67 O'Connell Street Upper, North City, Dublin 1, D01 C1Y6, Eire, Ireland, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. Image 2MG4022 also remains a dated record of 67 O'Connell Street Upper, North City, Dublin 1, D01 C1Y6, Eire, Ireland.
67 O'Connell Street Upper, North City, Dublin 1, D01 C1Y6, Eire, Ireland
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Eire,Ireland,tourist,travel,signs,signage,lit,night,sign,open,67,OConnell,St,Street,Upper,North City,Dublin 1,D01 C1Y6,Dublin,city,centre,entertainment,entertainments,leisure,Irish,nightlife,life,ring,rings,shop,well known,bright,lights,up
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MG405P - . An on-location photograph from 67 O'Connell Street Upper, North City, Dublin 1, D01 C1Y6, Eire, Ireland in 2019, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. The main point of reference is Donuts, Come in and visit, red neon sign at night, Dublin, Eire, Ireland. A broader reading of the photograph includes promotional board, tourist town economy, regional food identity, local produce retail, street-level marketing, advertising ephemera, period detail, visual merchandising, before-and-after reference, regional branding, local speciality shop, community identity, changing streetscape, and tourism business. For current editorial use, cost of living and regional branding provide additional context, especially through the role of gateway towns in national-park visitor economies. Current relevance extends to commercial competition and advertising regulation, particularly through how signs and displays become time-specific records of commercial language. Future viewers can use this scene from 67 O'Connell Street Upper, North City, Dublin 1, D01 C1Y6, Eire, Ireland to compare local activity and public use with whatever follows after new construction. The location also brings in Highland gateway retail, contemporary social history, Trossachs tourism, public realm, visual archive, documentary photography, historic signage, and visitor retail. References to visit, Dublin, night, Donuts, and Ireland give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. A later view of 67 O'Connell Street Upper, North City, Dublin 1, D01 C1Y6, Eire, Ireland may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The record includes period character for future local research. The frame retains a trace of local identity before later change alters the scene.
67 O'Connell Street Upper, North City, Dublin 1, D01 C1Y6, Eire, Ireland
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUk,GoTonySmith,Greater Manchester,Manchester,Cheshire,England,UK,town,SK1,The Plaza Cinema Stockport,Art Deco,Stockport,SK1 1SP,outside,exterior,home of live stage,big screen entertainment,the,classic,movie house,picture house,history,historic,cinema,architecture,building,buildings,restored,preserved,open,reopened,W Thornley,1932,heritage,theatre,entertainment
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BCTGPH - The Plaza Super Cinema and Variety Theatre cinema in Stockport, England (grid reference SJ895905) opened in 1932 and is now a Grade II* listed building. After being a bingo hall for many years, it has now been restored as a cinema and theatre, showing classic films and staging live shows
The building is in the Art Deco style, it was constructed in 1932 to a design by William Thornley. It opened as a cine-variety venue. It had an original seating capacity of 1878 (other sources say 1848)- and in its restored state has 614 seats in the stalls, 318 in the front circle and 254 in the rear circle (the balcony). The site involved cutting into the rock.
Compton Theatre Organ
To possess an original Compton Organ is rare, but the Plaza organ is notable in its own right. It was the first Compton Theatre Organ to be built with sunburst decorative glass panels. These can be illuminated in a range of colours.
The Compton organ is a three manual instrument with a unique 150 stop tab layout which was designed for the Plaza and her sister cinema by Norman Cocker the resident organist from Manchester Cathedral and Arthur Ward one of the original Directors of the Stockport Plaza. It has in addition 42 toe and thumb pistons. There are 11 ranks of pipes situated in 2 chambers, one over the other to the right of the stage. These are concealed behind the decorative grill in the wall. There is no electric amplification, as the sound is produced acoustically straight from the organ pipes. The console is on a lift so that it can rise out of the floor, adding to the theatrical effect. As there is no amplification the organist controls the volume using swell pedals that operate shutters in the grill. It was played before shows, and during silent movies, variety acts and musical interludes between films. The organ can supply a large range of effects from sleigh bells to aircraft and sea sounds
Mersey Square, Stockport,greater Manchester, England, UK, SK1 1SP
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUk,GoTonySmith,Greater Manchester,Manchester,Cheshire,England,UK,town,SK1,The Plaza Cinema Stockport,Art Deco,Stockport,SK1 1SP,outside,exterior,home of live stage,big screen entertainment,lights,lighting,art deco lights,entertainment,1932,open,buildings,cinema,picture house,movie house,historic,building,preserved,W Thornley,theatre,heritage,reopened,restored,architecture,classic,art deco,artdeco
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BCTGPM - The Plaza Super Cinema and Variety Theatre cinema in Stockport, England (grid reference SJ895905) opened in 1932 and is now a Grade II* listed building. After being a bingo hall for many years, it has now been restored as a cinema and theatre, showing classic films and staging live shows
The building is in the Art Deco style, it was constructed in 1932 to a design by William Thornley. It opened as a cine-variety venue. It had an original seating capacity of 1878 (other sources say 1848)- and in its restored state has 614 seats in the stalls, 318 in the front circle and 254 in the rear circle (the balcony). The site involved cutting into the rock.
Compton Theatre Organ
To possess an original Compton Organ is rare, but the Plaza organ is notable in its own right. It was the first Compton Theatre Organ to be built with sunburst decorative glass panels. These can be illuminated in a range of colours.
The Compton organ is a three manual instrument with a unique 150 stop tab layout which was designed for the Plaza and her sister cinema by Norman Cocker the resident organist from Manchester Cathedral and Arthur Ward one of the original Directors of the Stockport Plaza. It has in addition 42 toe and thumb pistons. There are 11 ranks of pipes situated in 2 chambers, one over the other to the right of the stage. These are concealed behind the decorative grill in the wall. There is no electric amplification, as the sound is produced acoustically straight from the organ pipes. The console is on a lift so that it can rise out of the floor, adding to the theatrical effect. As there is no amplification the organist controls the volume using swell pedals that operate shutters in the grill. It was played before shows, and during silent movies, variety acts and musical interludes between films. The organ can supply a large range of effects from sleigh bells to aircraft and sea sounds
Mersey Square, Stockport,greater Manchester, England, UK, SK1 1SP
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,27,Cheshire,England,UK,WA1 1QB,shop,retail,in,centre,open,with,filled,shoppers,WA1,closed,closing,giant,British,fall,into,administration,BooHoo,jobs,before,closure,bankrupt,close,prior,to,failed,retailer,chain,store,chainstore,chainstores
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K41KPN - It has been announced that it will shut permanently on Wednesday, May 12. The three-storey unit is currently among the final 49 stores still in operation.
It is unknown what will become of it when Debenhams closes but, in a recent interview, Golden Square director Ian Cox said there was interest in the unit.
After scraping through previous years, the pandemic saw Debenhams finally fall into administration.
In January, online fashion retailer Boohoo bought the Debenhams brand and website in a £55million rescue deal that will see the company operate as an online-only retailer from next year.
Debenhams in Golden Square reopened on April 12 for a final closing down sale when non-essential retailers were given the green light to reopen.
The number of jobs lost in Warrington and altogether as a result is still unknown, but with stores closing across the 242-year-old brand, it is unlikely many of the remaining 12,000 jobs will be saved.
A Debenhams spokesman said: We are now heading into the final days of our closing down sale and this is the very last chance for our customers to take advantage of some incredible deals.
With up to 80 per cent off across our remaining stores, customers are urged to shop now while stocks last.
Over the next 10 days, Debenhams will close its doors on the high street for the final time in its 242-year history.
27 Old Market Place, Warrington WA1 1QB
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,open,for,manscaping,haircuts,hot shave,hot shaves,the,craic,priceless,appointment,appointments,mancave,man,cave,shop,salon,Scottish,A Board,signs,FK17,17 Main St,Perthshire,Scotland,England,UK,FK17 8DU,barbers,Gordons,is,a,trim,hot,shave,shaves,walk in
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K3XNA8 - . An identifiable period record of 17 Main St, Callander, Perthshire,Scotland,UK, FK17 8DU in 2019, retaining practical detail and local context that distinguish documentary photography from a generic illustration. The principal subject is Gordons Mancave Barber shop/ Gents wedding services sign, 17 Main St, Callander, Perthshire,Scotland, UK, FK17 8DU. The image also relates to local history, visitor hospitality, visual archive, beer-led hospitality, pub heritage, public information notice, place identity, historic hostelry, period detail, instructional wording, traditional pub, night-time economy, period lettering, and changing land use. The modern context includes continuing discussion of beer duty, consumer spending and the survival of pubs as both businesses and informal community spaces. For current editorial use, local history and accessibility provide additional context, especially through how signs can document commercial, social or regulatory change. Small period details of public access and movement at 17 Main St, Callander, Perthshire,Scotland,UK, FK17 8DU may become more significant with time, particularly following altered transport patterns. Other useful contextual ideas include community identity, everyday life, street-level message, community drinking venue, licensed hospitality, local social venue, real-ale culture, and graphic street detail. The combination of Gordons, wedding, Mancave, Gents, and Barber anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. For 17 Main St, Callander, Perthshire,Scotland,UK, FK17 8DU, 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 beer duty and the survival of pubs as both businesses and informal community spaces without losing the local specificity of 17 Main St, Callander, Perthshire,Scotland,UK, FK17 8DU.
17 Main St, Callander, Perthshire,Scotland,UK, FK17 8DU
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,flower,flowers,orange,pot,plant,plants,sexy,beautiful,anthers,anther,bloom,blooming,blooms,full,pollen,maturing,open,opening,romantic,vibrant,colourful,colorful,macro,close-up,cheer,cheerful,petal,petals,flowering,eye-catching,Victorian language of flowers,love,beauty,and determination,bulb,bulbous
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AGP31M - Amaryllis is the only genus in the subtribe Amaryllidinae (tribe Amaryllideae). It is a small genus of flowering bulbs, with two species. The better known of the two, Amaryllis belladonna, is a native of the Western Cape region of South Africa, particularly the rocky southwest area between the Olifants River Valley and Knysna.
For many years there was confusion among botanists over the generic names Amaryllis and Hippeastrum, one result of which is that the common name 'amaryllis' is mainly used for cultivars of the genus Hippeastrum, widely sold in the winter months for their ability to bloom indoors.
Plants of the genus Amaryllis are known as belladonna lily, Jersey lily, naked lady, amarillo, Easter lily in Southern Australia or, in South Africa, March lily due to its propensity to flower around March. This is one of numerous genera with the common name 'lily' due to their flower shape and growth habit. However, they are only distantly related to the true lily, Lilium. In the Victorian language of flowers, amaryllis means love, beauty, and determination, and can also represent hope and achievement
England, Great Britain , UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@hotpixUK,Cheshire,England,UK,big,WA1 2PF,in Warrington Town Centre,LMS,corner,showroom,pair,20-24,Crossley St,Warrington,WA1,sexy,art,space,open,show,dancing,high,heel,high heels,heels,fashion,fashionable,in,town,centre,town centre,large,giant,biggest,largest,landlord,Kelvin Smith,Crossley Street
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AF5ECC - . This documentary view of 20-24 Crossley St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 2PF in 2019 captures the subject within its actual surroundings, preserving a dated piece of visual history rather than an isolated object study. The main subject is Giant Red Shoes, town centre, 20-24 Crossley St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 2PF. The photograph also reflects historical comparison, consumer retail, shopfront economy, retail property, historic townscape, commercial frontage, public realm, period streetscape, period building, urban fabric, everyday life, heritage landmark, architectural detailing, and social history. The subject remains useful for current coverage of consumer spending and online shopping, not least because of the rapid turnover of shopfronts and trading names. Today's wider story includes maintenance costs, planning control and the practical question of keeping older buildings useful without erasing their character. As a dated visual record, the frame preserves a particular stage in the life of the location in this part of 20-24 Crossley St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 2PF. The wider local story also touches on community identity, period detail, traditional masonry, archival record, historic commercial architecture, changing land use, changing streetscape, and town-centre economy. Elements such as centre, Giant, Crossley, Warrington, and 20-24 add documentary specificity and may become more useful when compared with later records. The surrounding context at 20-24 Crossley St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 2PF matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. Another strand within the photograph is consumer spending and how high streets adapt when traditional retail contracts in a form that can be compared with future views of 20-24 Crossley St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 2PF.
20-24 Crossley St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 2PF
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Keywords: City centre,city,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,North West England,UK,England,pub,club,sign,neon,M1 1DN,M1,Open Late for Cocktails,Cocktail bar neon sign,Stevenson Square,Northern Quarter,Late opening,late bar,open,Open Late,bar,drinking,alcohol,social,share a cocktail,meeting friends,cocktail culture,red,red light,green neon,red neon,wire grate,protected,protection,bouncers
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RFF66N - . A place-specific photograph documents the physical context of Stevenson Square, NorthernQuarter, Manchester, England, UK, M1 1DN, in an image captured in 2019. The described feature is Open Late for Cocktails, Cocktail bar neon sign, Stevenson Square, NorthernQuarter, Manchester, England, UK, M1 1DN. Further features of the subject include social drinking venue, drinks trade, beer retail, British pub trade, traditional hostelry, licensed premises, hospitality venue, hospitality economy, licensed hospitality, community venue, independent hospitality, and pub architecture. The wider contemporary story of local leisure spending now includes closures and conversions alongside competition for household spending, while policy and investment increasingly consider retaining viable community venues. Because this is a time-specific record of Stevenson Square, NorthernQuarter, Manchester, England, UK, M1 1DN, later comparison can reveal changes in signage, ownership, land use, transport, street furniture, building condition and the way the public uses the surrounding space. The surrounding story includes community drinking place, beer heritage, town-centre hospitality, night-time economy, public house culture, leisure economy. Further recorded details include Open Late Cocktails, bar sign, pub sign, mocktails. Other relevant facets include ale house tradition, and licensed trade. Seen from a 2025-onward perspective, traditional public houses also connects with closures and conversions, changing drinking habits and efforts aimed at diversifying food and events. For future comparison, the scene preserves local business activity, regional identity, public-realm details, the condition of buildings, and patterns of everyday use in a form that can be compared with later photographs. The view additionally fixes period appearance in Stevenson Square, NorthernQuarter, Manchester, England, UK, M1 1DN within the wider local story.
Stevenson Square, NorthernQuarter, Manchester, England, UK, M1 1DN
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Keywords: City centre,city,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,North West England,UK,England,pub,club,sign,neon,M1 1DN,M1,Open Late for Cocktails,Cocktail bar neon sign,Stevenson Square,Northern Quarter,Late opening,late bar,open,Open Late,bar,drinking,alcohol,social,share a cocktail,meeting friends,cocktail culture,red,red light,green neon,red neon,wire grate,protected,protection,bouncers,Black and White,Monochrome
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RFF66R - . This location-led image shows the working environment around Stevenson Square, NorthernQuarter, Manchester, England, UK, M1 1DN, in a documentary image made in 2019. The principal point of reference is Monochrome Open Late for Cocktails, Cocktail bar neon sign, Stevenson Square, NorthernQuarter, Manchester, England, UK, M1 1DN. Other closely connected aspects of the subject are public house culture, beer retail, licensed trade, social drinking venue, leisure economy, community drinking place, hospitality economy, traditional hostelry, licensed premises, pub architecture, town-centre hospitality, and community venue. The wider contemporary story of town-centre hospitality now includes changing drinking habits alongside alcohol duty, while policy and investment increasingly consider retaining viable community venues. Small period details preserved at Stevenson Square, NorthernQuarter, Manchester, England, UK, M1 1DN may become historically important as commercial occupants, public services, infrastructure and the built environment change, making the image useful for retrospective editorial coverage. The resulting scene connects with beer heritage, independent hospitality, licensed hospitality, hospitality venue, ale house tradition, drinks trade. Other local associations include Open Late Cocktails, bar sign, pub sign, mocktails. The location further reflects night-time economy, and British pub trade. Seen from a 2025-onward perspective, beer and brewing also connects with alcohol duty, staff recruitment and efforts aimed at retaining viable community venues. Taken together, these details make the photograph a useful record of changes of use, period design, public activity, the appearance of the built environment, and local character in a form that can be compared with later photographs. This period image preserves the area's visual identity for future editorial context.
Stevenson Square, NorthernQuarter, Manchester, England, UK, M1 1DN
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,South West England,Spreadsheet Supper bar,Chip Shop,Chinese meals to takeaway,Chinese meals takeaway,Excel Formulas,spreadsheet food,Bridgwater takeaways,spreadsheet formula,Vlookup,Chippy,Fish bar,fast food,UK,TA6 3RH,Somerset,sign,Bridgwater fast food,Fish and Chips sign,spreadsheet,spreadsheets,fish,chip,chips,bar,snack,snack bar,Fish & Chips,supper,chippy tea,chippy,open,73,West Street,Chinese meals,take away,vintage
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy R9GTG9 - . A grounded editorial photograph records the character of 73 West St, Bridgwater, Somerset, South West England, UK, TA6 3RH, in a 2018 record. The principal recorded subject is Excel Fish Bar, 73 West St, Bridgwater, Somerset, South West England, UK, TA6 3RH - Spreadsheet Supper bar and fast food. The photograph carries associations with consumer leisure, shopfront economy, bricks-and-mortar retail, chain-store economy, catering trade, tourist accommodation, hospitality trade, customer footfall, food culture, food-and-drink business, tourism economy, and commercial streetscape. Seen from a 2025-onward perspective, high-street retail also connects with online shopping, shifts in leisure spending and efforts aimed at heritage-led regeneration. The wider contemporary story of restaurants and hotels now includes changing visitor patterns alongside staffing, while policy and investment increasingly consider sustainable tourism. The photograph fixes 73 West St, Bridgwater, Somerset, South West England, UK, TA6 3RH at one identifiable stage in its history, providing a reference against which later refurbishment, closure, demolition, conversion, new ownership or altered public use can be assessed. The location additionally reflects destination economy, city-centre economy, storefront culture, hospitality premises, hospitality employment, visitor destination. The scene is further associated with West Street Bridgwater, British Chip Shop, fried food, spreadsheet formulas, Chinese takeaway, takeaway food. The same setting also brings together leisure venue, commercial frontage, high-street commerce, service economy, shopping district, restaurant sector, local dining, food service, local tourism, and leisure hospitality. Modern coverage of physical shops frequently reaches beyond the immediate scene to questions of brand consolidation, vacant premises and heritage-led regeneration.
73 West St, Bridgwater, Somerset, South West England, UK, TA6 3RH
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,South West England,Spreadsheet Supper bar,Chip Shop,Chinese meals to takeaway,Chinese meals takeaway,Excel Formulas,spreadsheet food,Bridgwater takeaways,spreadsheet formula,Vlookup,Chippy,Fish bar,fast food,UK,TA6 3RH,Somerset,sign,Bridgwater fast food,Fish and Chips sign,spreadsheet,spreadsheets,fish,chip,chips,bar,snack,snack bar,Fish & Chips,supper,chippy tea,chippy,open,73,West Street,Chinese meals,to,take away
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy R9GTGF - . A carefully observed scene records the social and built context of 73 West St, Bridgwater, Somerset, South West England, UK, TA6 3RH, in an image captured in 2018. The documentary focus is Excel Fish Bar, 73 West St, Bridgwater, Somerset, South West England, UK, TA6 3RH - Spreadsheet Supper bar and fast food. The location can also be described in terms of customer footfall, high-street commerce, visitor economy, retail property, tourism economy, destination economy, local tourism, independent retail, commercial streetscape, leisure hospitality, food culture, and food service. Seen from a 2025-onward perspective, high-street retail also connects with changing footfall, shifts in leisure spending and efforts aimed at adaptable commercial space. The wider contemporary story of restaurants and hotels now includes staffing alongside changing visitor patterns, while policy and investment increasingly consider adaptable venues. The photograph fixes 73 West St, Bridgwater, Somerset, South West England, UK, TA6 3RH at one identifiable stage in its history, providing a reference against which later refurbishment, closure, demolition, conversion, new ownership or altered public use can be assessed. The location additionally reflects catering trade, retail decline and renewal, hospitality premises, customer service, city-centre economy, storefront culture. The record also refers to West Street Bridgwater, British Chip Shop, fried food, spreadsheet formulas, Chinese takeaway, takeaway food. A more expansive reading adds shopping district, food-and-drink business, consumer retail, visitor destination, local trading, consumer leisure, shopping habits, chain-store economy, urban commerce, and hospitality employment. Modern coverage of commercial property frequently reaches beyond the immediate scene to questions of shifts in leisure spending, vacant premises and adaptable commercial space.
73 West St, Bridgwater, Somerset, South West England, UK, TA6 3RH
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy R9GTHF - . An on-location image records the visible identity of 73 West St, Bridgwater, Somerset, South West England, UK, TA6 3RH, in an image captured in 2018. The supplied image information identifies Excel Fish Bar, 73 West St, Bridgwater, Somerset, South West England, UK, TA6 3RH - Spreadsheet Supper bar and fast food. The location can also be described in terms of independent retail, tourist accommodation, consumer spending, service economy, food service, consumer leisure, retail property, town-centre trading, local tourism, catering trade, hospitality premises, and hospitality employment. In the mid-2020s, independent trading is increasingly discussed through operating costs and online shopping, with attention turning to bringing empty units back into use. For present-day editorial use, local dining can also illustrate debates about seasonality and commercial rents, particularly where these affect stronger town-centre leisure economies. Documentary value is strengthened by the precise setting at 73 West St, Bridgwater, Somerset, South West England, UK, TA6 3RH, where even ordinary details of frontage, equipment, signs, traffic or public activity may disappear as the area evolves. Beyond the immediate subject, the setting involves food culture, destination economy, tourism economy, restaurant sector, shopfront economy, consumer retail. The record also refers to West Street Bridgwater, British Chippy, British Chip Shop, takeaway food, fried food, Chinese takeaway. A more expansive reading adds leisure hospitality, shopping district, retail vacancy, retail decline and renewal, shopping habits, bricks-and-mortar retail, visitor economy, high-street commerce, commercial frontage, and hospitality trade. Current debate around physical shops often combines hybrid working, brand consolidation and the practical challenge of mixed-use town centres. The dated view captures a stage in local change as evidence of its time.
73 West St, Bridgwater, Somerset, South West England, UK, TA6 3RH
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P8DCR0 - Bawtry is a small market town and civil parish which lies where the western branch of the Roman Ermine Street crosses the River Idle in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England and meets the old course of the Great North Road. Nearby towns include Gainsborough to the east, Retford to the south south-east, Worksop to the south-west and Doncaster to the north-west. Historically within the West Riding of Yorkshire, it had a population of 3,204 in the UK census of 2001, increasing to 3,573 at the 2011 Census.
Bawtry is located in the metropolitan borough of Doncaster on the border with Nottinghamshire, and is situated between Bircotes and Misson at the conjunction of the A614, A631 and A638 roads. The present A638 was for centuries the Great North Road, and in the 20th century the town was a notorious bottleneck, until it was bypassed in 1965. The county boundary with Nottinghamshire runs just to the south of the town and for this reason the southernmost house on the Great North Road is named 'Number One Yorkshire'.
The town's former prosperity was based on its communications, the River Idle in the days when it was a port, the Great North Road in the coaching era, and the Great Northern Railway.
Bawtry's geographical location is 53° 25' 40 North, 1° 1' West, at an elevation of around 65 feet (20 m) above sea level.
The town is located just south of Doncaster Sheffield Airport, formerly RAF Finningley. Bawtry Hall was home to RAF No.1 Group Bomber Command during and after the Second World War, and became the Headquarters of RAF Strike Command (see RAF Bawtry). From 1989 to 2013 Bawtry Hall operated as a Christian conference centre and a base for several Christian organisations.
16-18 High St, Bawtry, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, UK, DN10 6JE
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P4HWGA - . This authentic period view of the recorded location in 2018 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 Business Open As Usual,- Businesses Open as usual, yellow traffic road sign. The wider scene also brings together commercial frontage, local enterprise, public realm, high-street commerce, street-side transport, regional identity, contemporary social history, documentary photography, everyday life, social history, retail property, local character, bus infrastructure, and local mobility. From a 2025-onward perspective, passenger information and local connectivity are closely linked to this subject, alongside the challenge of maintaining reliable services outside dense city centres. The wider contemporary story combines commercial rents, town-centre regeneration and the resilience of independent shops in an online retail economy. The image fixes local activity and public use within the recorded location at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against new construction. The surrounding story also includes public transport stop, surface public transport, changing land use, shopfront economy, passenger transport, period detail, community identity, and changing streetscape. The combination of Businesses, traffic, Usual, Business, and yellow anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. Around the recorded location, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The image also provides a reference for passenger information and the challenge of maintaining reliable services outside dense city centres in a form that can be compared with future views of the recorded location. The view records evidence of changing use for later comparison. The image fixes evidence of earlier appearance within the wider story of the recorded location.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P6339B - Helping you and those you care for stay safe, keep healthy and be happy. That's our objective at Safety Central, Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service's interactive lifeskills education centre at Lymm near Warrington.
Our stunning £4.5m indoor village - with its four themed zones - provides a truly immersive learning environment, where people of all ages can develop the skills and knowledge they need to stay safe and well at home, on the road in and in our community. We share an impressive circular building with Lymm Fire Station, so visitors also get the chance to see firefighters in action, undertaking their specialist training.
Cliff Lane, Lymm, Warrington, WA13 0TE
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P6339C - Helping you and those you care for stay safe, keep healthy and be happy. That's our objective at Safety Central, Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service's interactive lifeskills education centre at Lymm near Warrington.
Our stunning £4.5m indoor village - with its four themed zones - provides a truly immersive learning environment, where people of all ages can develop the skills and knowledge they need to stay safe and well at home, on the road in and in our community. We share an impressive circular building with Lymm Fire Station, so visitors also get the chance to see firefighters in action, undertaking their specialist training.
Cliff Lane, Lymm, Warrington, WA13 0TE
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HEJ718 - . This location-specific image from Waterloo,London,England,UK in 2016 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. The principal subject is South West train, ready to depart at dusk, London, England,UK. The image also relates to historical comparison, changing streetscape, documentary photography, public transport information, public realm, bus infrastructure, visual archive, bus route infrastructure, changing land use, roadside stop, period detail, community identity, roadside transit, and public transport stop. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into decarbonisation and accessibility, not least because of the shift toward cleaner buses and integrated ticketing. Future viewers can use this scene from Waterloo,London,England,UK to compare commercial use and occupation with whatever follows after new ownership. A second descriptive layer includes transport accessibility, surface public transport, archival record, local character, local mobility, place identity, local bus network, and regional identity. References to London, ready, depart, and train give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. The wider setting at Waterloo,London,England,UK matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The setting also helps illustrate decarbonisation and how local bus services affect access to work, education and healthcare within the specific setting of Waterloo,London,England,UK. The image also provides a reference for accessibility and the shift toward cleaner buses and integrated ticketing as part of the longer story of Waterloo,London,England,UK. Another useful connection is accessibility and the challenge of maintaining reliable services outside dense city centres when considered against later change at Waterloo,London,England,UK.
Waterloo,London,England,UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H36677 - An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), commonly known as a drone, as an unmanned aircraft system (UAS), or by several other names, is an aircraft without a human pilot aboard. The flight of UAVs may operate with various degrees of autonomy: either under remote control by a human operator, or fully or intermittently autonomously, by onboard computers.
Here, an owner flies a medium sized drone over the river Mersey, close to Runcorn, Widnes, Fiddlers Ferry and the new toll crossing, which is under construction.
Civilian drones now vastly outnumber military drones, with estimates of over a million sold by 2015.
Wigg Island, Runcorn, Cheshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H366A3 - An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), commonly known as a drone, as an unmanned aircraft system (UAS), or by several other names, is an aircraft without a human pilot aboard. The flight of UAVs may operate with various degrees of autonomy: either under remote control by a human operator, or fully or intermittently autonomously, by onboard computers.
Here, an owner flies a medium sized drone over the river Mersey, close to Runcorn, Widnes, Fiddlers Ferry and the new toll crossing, which is under construction.
Civilian drones now vastly outnumber military drones, with estimates of over a million sold by 2015.
Wigg Island, Runcorn, Cheshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H3ADXJ - An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), commonly known as a drone, as an unmanned aircraft system (UAS), or by several other names, is an aircraft without a human pilot aboard. The flight of UAVs may operate with various degrees of autonomy: either under remote control by a human operator, or fully or intermittently autonomously, by onboard computers.
Here, an owner flies a medium sized drone over the river Mersey, close to Runcorn, Widnes, Fiddlers Ferry and the new toll crossing, which is under construction.
Civilian drones now vastly outnumber military drones, with estimates of over a million sold by 2015.
Wigg Island, Runcorn, Cheshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H8FKFD - . An on-location photograph from Fiddlers Ferry yacht haven, Penketh, Warrington,Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 2UJ in 2016, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. The frame specifically shows Level crossing at Penketh, Warrington, Cheshire with barriers. The setting additionally reflects regional identity, documentary photography, public information signage, street furniture, public realm, visitor guidance, instructional sign, visual archive, route marker, contemporary social history, everyday life, place identity, transport stop marker, and archival record. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with clear communication, local identity and the importance of clear wayfinding in public and transport environments. Future viewers can use this scene from Fiddlers Ferry yacht haven, Penketh, Warrington,Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 2UJ to compare commercial use and occupation with whatever follows after conservation work. A second descriptive layer includes local information board, roadside information, local character, changing land use, before-and-after reference, community identity, local history, and community noticeboard. Details involving Penketh, crossing, barriers, and Level make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. Around Fiddlers Ferry yacht haven, Penketh, Warrington,Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 2UJ, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The location additionally provides evidence of clear communication and the importance of clear wayfinding in public and transport environments when considered against later change at Fiddlers Ferry yacht haven, Penketh, Warrington,Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 2UJ. It also preserves details of everyday use for later comparison.
Fiddlers Ferry yacht haven, Penketh, Warrington,Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 2UJ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H8FKJ2 - . Made at Fiddlers Ferry yacht haven, Penketh, Warrington,Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 2UJ in 2016, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. The photograph centres on Level crossing at Penketh, Warrington, Cheshire with barriers. The broader subject matter reaches into before-and-after reference, place identity, roadside information, contemporary social history, navigation aid, documentary photography, everyday life, orientation signage, archival record, visual archive, social history, transport stop marker, public information signage, and local history. Today's relevance is strengthened by public safety, maintenance and the continuing question of how small pieces of street furniture become recognisable parts of local identity. As a dated visual record of Fiddlers Ferry yacht haven, Penketh, Warrington,Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 2UJ, the frame retains materials and architectural details, making it especially useful if new construction subsequently changes the scene. The subject also sits alongside public realm, local information board, wayfinding marker, public-facing notice, regional identity, changing land use, period detail, and local character. References to Penketh, crossing, Level, and barriers give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. The period setting at Fiddlers Ferry yacht haven, Penketh, Warrington,Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 2UJ helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The location additionally provides evidence of public safety and how small pieces of street furniture become recognisable parts of local identity as part of the longer story of Fiddlers Ferry yacht haven, Penketh, Warrington,Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 2UJ.
Fiddlers Ferry yacht haven, Penketh, Warrington,Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 2UJ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H8FKJX - . Made at Fiddlers Ferry yacht haven, Penketh, Warrington,Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 2UJ in 2016, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. The scene records Level crossing at Penketh, Warrington, Cheshire with barriers. The locality and subject together evoke orientation signage, everyday life, public-facing notice, route marker, community noticeboard, local history, before-and-after reference, changing streetscape, documentary photography, roadside information, public information signage, visual archive, social history, and period detail. Current relevance extends to clear communication and transport information, particularly through the importance of clear wayfinding in public and transport environments. Future viewers can use this scene from Fiddlers Ferry yacht haven, Penketh, Warrington,Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 2UJ to compare commercial use and occupation with whatever follows after new ownership. The wider setting retains connections with place identity, community identity, local character, instructional sign, contemporary social history, historical comparison, street furniture, and visitor guidance. Details involving barriers, Penketh, Level, and crossing make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. A later view of Fiddlers Ferry yacht haven, Penketh, Warrington,Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 2UJ may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. Another useful connection is clear communication and the importance of clear wayfinding in public and transport environments within the specific setting of Fiddlers Ferry yacht haven, Penketh, Warrington,Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 2UJ. Image H8FKJX also remains a dated record of Fiddlers Ferry yacht haven, Penketh, Warrington,Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 2UJ.
Fiddlers Ferry yacht haven, Penketh, Warrington,Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 2UJ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EBFWHE - . Sign from Willenhall Lock Museum, Walsall West Midlands, England, United Kingdom. Photographed at New Road, Willenhall, Walsall, West Midlands, England, UK. The photograph was taken on 28 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. Signage, lettering, logos, numbers or other visible information form an important part of the record, helping identify the subject and capture contemporary branding or public messaging. The scene is closely associated with Sign from Willenhall Lock Museum, Walsall West Mid, Locksmith, Locksmiths, GoTonySmith Hodson shop lockshop black country blackcountry brum Birmingham, Lock Museum, Willenhall, black country, blackcountry and Midlands, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The scene is relevant to retail, shopping, consumer behaviour, town and city centres, independent businesses and the changing appearance of the British high street. It can support editorial stories about shops, shopping centres, retail architecture, store branding, local commerce, vacancies, regeneration, consumer spending, tourism and the pressure on traditional bricks-and-mortar businesses. Shopfronts, signs, windows, displays, arcades and surrounding public realm provide useful visual context for how retail space is designed and experienced by pedestrians. The photograph also acts as a dated record of a business or shopping location, valuable when premises later change hands, rebrand, close or are redeveloped. Search themes include retail, shopping, shopfronts, consumer behaviour, high streets, town centres, commercial property, independent business, branding and changing local economies. A dated view of a shop or shopping environment gains extra archive value when businesses rebrand, close, move or when premises are redeveloped.
New Road, Willenhall, Walsall, West Midlands, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXXXX - . Surgeons Hall, Nicolson St, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH8 9DW. The photograph was taken on 31 August 2013. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with Surgeons Hall, Edinburgh, Victorian, museum, surgery, column, columns, Capital, Scottish and medical, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The image has editorial relevance to the NHS, healthcare buildings, public services, hospitals, clinics and the physical infrastructure through which patients access treatment. It can illustrate stories about healthcare provision, hospital estates, local medical services, public-sector buildings, accessibility, investment, redevelopment and the everyday experience of using the National Health Service. Signage, entrances, road access, building fabric and surrounding streetscape can all be important documentary details when showing how healthcare facilities are presented and reached. As a dated location photograph it provides a visual record of a specific NHS or healthcare site at the time, useful for news, planning, history and public-service features. Search themes include the NHS, hospitals, healthcare infrastructure, public services, medical provision, hospital estates, patient access and local health facilities. The location-specific view can support coverage of redevelopment, investment, service change or the history of healthcare provision in the area. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph. It can be used in newspapers, magazines, books, websites, documentaries, heritage projects and retrospective features where geographical accuracy and period detail matter.
Nicolson St, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH8 9DW
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DED246 - . The old town bookshop Victoria Street Edinburgh Scotland UK. Photographed at 8 Victoria Street, EDINBURGH, EH1 2HG. The photograph was taken on 26 August 2013. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with bookshop, Victoria, Street, Edinburgh, shop, book, shops, capital, maps and magazines, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The scene is relevant to retail, shopping, consumer behaviour, town and city centres, independent businesses and the changing appearance of the British high street. It can support editorial stories about shops, shopping centres, retail architecture, store branding, local commerce, vacancies, regeneration, consumer spending, tourism and the pressure on traditional bricks-and-mortar businesses. Shopfronts, signs, windows, displays, arcades and surrounding public realm provide useful visual context for how retail space is designed and experienced by pedestrians. The photograph also acts as a dated record of a business or shopping location, valuable when premises later change hands, rebrand, close or are redeveloped. Search themes include retail, shopping, shopfronts, consumer behaviour, high streets, town centres, commercial property, independent business, branding and changing local economies. A dated view of a shop or shopping environment gains extra archive value when businesses rebrand, close, move or when premises are redeveloped. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph. This particular view is catalogued under Alamy image reference DED246, distinguishing it from other photographs of the same or related subject.
8 Victoria Street, EDINBURGH, EH1 2HG
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DCYDXB - Arley Hall is a country house in the village of Arley, Cheshire, England, about 4 miles (6 km) south of Lymm and 5 miles (8 km) north of Northwich. It is home to the owner, Viscount Ashbrook and his family. The house is a Grade II* listed building, as is its adjacent chapel. Formal gardens to the southwest of the hall are also listed at Grade II* on the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. In the grounds are more listed buildings, a cruck barn being listed as Grade I, and the other buildings as Grade II.
The hall was built for Rowland Egerton-Warburton between 1832 and 1845, to replace an earlier house on the site. Local architect George Latham designed the house in a style which has become known as Jacobethan, copying elements of Elizabethan architecture. A Gothic Revival chapel designed by Anthony Salvin was subsequently built next to the hall. By the mid-20th century parts of the house were in poor condition and were demolished, to be replaced by five private homes in a matching architectural style.
The present gardens were created in the 1830s, and were developed during the 20th century. The garden's herbaceous border was one of the first of its type in Britain, and remains one of the finest. The house and its gardens have been open to the public since the 1960s, and have also been used as a film location. Stockley Farm, part of the Arley estate, is an additional visitor attraction for children and families.
Arley Hall & Gardens Northwich Cheshire, England, CW9 6NA
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D91X58 - . Tenerife holiday pool open only between 10am and 6pm. To prevent towels being put onto sunbeds prior. Photographed on 6 June 2013. The recorded location is Ferry port, Los Cristianos town, Southern Tenerife, Canary Islands Spain. Looking at the subject's development, travel photography documents the visitor economy as well as scenery, showing how historic places, coastlines and resort facilities are packaged, experienced and adapted for tourists over time. The historical context is that mass tourism and commercial leisure expanded rapidly during the second half of the twentieth century, creating resort pools, entertainment complexes and indoor attractions designed around scheduled recreation and shared public facilities. For the 2026 context, tourism remains a major part of the UK and European service economy, but destinations continue to balance visitor numbers with resident needs, transport capacity, climate pressures and the maintenance of historic places. The subject remains topical in 2026 because leisure businesses continue to compete with home entertainment while also benefiting from demand for social experiences, exercise and tourism
Resort etiquette, access rules and the management of shared facilities remain familiar parts of the holiday experience. The wider historical story is that tourism images record not just destinations but changing habits of leisure: seaside holidays, city breaks, heritage visits, package travel and resort culture have all developed with transport, disposable income and mass tourism. Historically, popular destinations are shaped by repeated waves of visitors, transport investment and evolving ideas of leisure
Beaches, resorts, historical streets and attractions can therefore be read as both travel imagery and social history. Further editorial search language includes heritage tourism, sightseeing, visitor attraction, cultural tourism, holidaymaker, tourist destination, swimming pool, and bowling alley.
Ferry port, Los Cristianos town, Southern Tenerife, Canary Islands Spain
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AA0RRX - . A grounded documentary photograph made at Gadbrook Way, Gadbrook Park, Rudheath, Northwich,Cheshire, CW9 7RA in 2010, preserving the main subject alongside smaller details that may become more historically useful with time. The image documents Kevin the Gadbrook Park milkman in his milkfloat, Milk and More, Rudheath,Northwich, CW8,Cheshire, England. The wider subject matter also includes urban fabric, cityscape history, local character, documentary photography, period detail, place identity, heritage asset, architectural character, archival record, historic context, changing land use, social history, public realm, and adaptive reuse. From a 2025-onward perspective, the scene also connects with adaptive reuse, energy retrofit and the contrast between preservation and redevelopment. Looking back from the mid-2020s, the photograph preserves small features of identity that written records may overlook within Gadbrook Way, Gadbrook Park, Rudheath, Northwich,Cheshire, CW9 7RA. Other useful associations include heritage landmark, local history, historic frontage, regional identity, conservation architecture, built heritage, traditional masonry, and visual archive. The combination of Kevin, Rudheath, Northwich, milkman, and Gadbrook anchors the image to a recognisable activity, place or moment. Around Gadbrook Way, Gadbrook Park, Rudheath, Northwich,Cheshire, CW9 7RA, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. Another useful connection is adaptive reuse and reusing existing buildings rather than demolishing them as part of the longer story of Gadbrook Way, Gadbrook Park, Rudheath, Northwich,Cheshire, CW9 7RA. The scene further reflects historic townscape and reusing existing buildings rather than demolishing them when considered against later change at Gadbrook Way, Gadbrook Park, Rudheath, Northwich,Cheshire, CW9 7RA.
Gadbrook Way, Gadbrook Park, Rudheath, Northwich,Cheshire, CW9 7RA
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Keywords: old,church,bible,lent,cross,palm,sunday,open,Middlewich,St,saint,michaels,cheshire,UK,365days,book,books,scripture,text,stillife,stilllife,still,life,stuff,hotpix!
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3916729604 - 'A Very old and veritable bible from St Michaels, Middlewich. Note the 's's rendered in the style of an 'f'.
On top is a lenten palm cross from Palm Sunday (prior to Easter).
The light coming across the bound bible was brilliant. A mix of artificial and light through stained glass.
Check out this brass eagle lecturn elsewhere in Cheshire www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3691489296/
(c) Hotpix / HotpixUK Tony Smith - Hotpix.freeserve.co.uk WDCC',
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EBFWHA - . Sign from Willenhall Lock Museum, Walsall West Midlands, England, United Kingdom. Photographed at New Road, Willenhall, Walsall, West Midlands, England, UK. The photograph was taken on 28 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. Signage, lettering, logos, numbers or other visible information form an important part of the record, helping identify the subject and capture contemporary branding or public messaging. The scene is closely associated with Sign from Willenhall Lock Museum, Walsall West Mid, Locksmith, Locksmiths, key, heritage, old-fashioned, Hodson, Midlands and destination, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The scene is relevant to retail, shopping, consumer behaviour, town and city centres, independent businesses and the changing appearance of the British high street. It can support editorial stories about shops, shopping centres, retail architecture, store branding, local commerce, vacancies, regeneration, consumer spending, tourism and the pressure on traditional bricks-and-mortar businesses. Shopfronts, signs, windows, displays, arcades and surrounding public realm provide useful visual context for how retail space is designed and experienced by pedestrians. The photograph also acts as a dated record of a business or shopping location, valuable when premises later change hands, rebrand, close or are redeveloped. Search themes include retail, shopping, shopfronts, consumer behaviour, high streets, town centres, commercial property, independent business, branding and changing local economies. A dated view of a shop or shopping environment gains extra archive value when businesses rebrand, close, move or when premises are redeveloped.
New Road, Willenhall, Walsall, West Midlands, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2NFGACR - . Photographed at United Kingdom in 2023, this detailed documentary image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. The photograph centres on Can we just keep calm and trust the Tories will sort themselves out, after disastrously trashing the UK economy ?. The broader subject matter reaches into customer footfall, independent retail, before-and-after reference, high-street commerce, visual archive, historical comparison, bricks-and-mortar retail, community identity, shopfront economy, public realm, retail property, contemporary social history, specialist retailer, and small business. For current editorial use, footfall and store closures provide additional context, especially through how commercial property costs affect small retailers. As a dated visual record of United Kingdom, the frame retains materials and architectural details, making it especially useful if changed technology subsequently changes the scene. The wider setting retains connections with place identity, local history, town-centre trading, documentary photography, changing land use, period detail, regional identity, and specialist shop. The combination of economy, trust, disastrously, themselves, and Tories anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. By fixing the subject within United Kingdom, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The location additionally provides evidence of footfall and how commercial property costs affect small retailers within the specific setting of United Kingdom. A further contemporary connection is store closures and the resilience of specialist shops in an online retail economy as part of the longer story of United Kingdom. The wider significance includes town-centre regeneration and how commercial property costs affect small retailers when considered against later change at United Kingdom.
United Kingdom
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BEW1CD - Crewe Heritage Centre is a railway museum located in Crewe, England. Managed by the Crewe Heritage Trust, the museum is located between the railway station and the town centre
the site was the location of the 'Old Works' which was demolished in the early 1980s.
History
The centre was established in the old London, Midland and Scottish Railway yard, which was once part of Crewe Works, between the junction to Chester and the West Coast Main Line. It was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, on 24 July 1987. It was renamed in 1992 as Crewe Railway Age by the owning registered charity but, after the management of the centre was taken over by a new group of volunteers, the museum returned to its original name of Crewe Heritage Centre in early 2008.
Exhibits
The centre has a series of exhibits, ranging from the only surviving APT-P train, miniature railways, three open signal boxes (Crewe Station A, Crewe North Junction and Exeter West) and a varied collection of standard gauge steam, diesel and electric locomotives, as well as occasional visiting locomotives. The Main Exhibition Hall features many artefacts and exhibits associated with Crewe, from its locomotive and carriage construction to its famous junction railway station. Brake Van rides are available to the public during special events.
Advanced Passenger Train
APT No.370 003/006 at Crewe Heritage Centre
Built by British Rail (BR) the 1970s and 1980s, this Class 370 Advanced Passenger Train (APT) is the only surviving APT set. Numbered 370 003/006, it is open at all times with an occasional cafe run from the original buffet car (selected days only). The APT-P museum can be found inside one of the carriages, with photographs on display from the APT project
Cheshire,England, UK, CW1
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F7NC61 - The Hofbräuhaus am Platzl is a beer hall in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, originally built in 1589 by Bavarian Duke Maximilian I as an extension of the Staatliches Hofbräuhaus in München brewery. The general public was admitted in 1828 by Ludwig I. The building was completely remodeled in 1897 by Max Littmann when the brewery moved to the suburbs. All of the rooms except the historic beer hall (Schwemme) were destroyed in the World War II bombings. The reopening of the Festival Hall in 1958 marked the end of the post-war restoration work.
William V, Duke of Bavaria found the beer in Munich bad so he imported beer from Saxony.[citation needed] He eventually asked his royal court to find a solution. A local brewery followed in 1589.[citation needed]. It is also a place in where Nazi Germany dictator Adolf Hitler made a speech founding the National Socialist German Workers' Party, or the Nazi Party.
The Hofbräuhaus Saal c. 1902
The restaurant comprises most of the Hofbräuhaus am Platzl, which also includes a ballroom and outdoor Wirtsgarten. Its menu features such traditional favorites of Bavarian cuisine as Brezn (soft pretzel), Obatzda (cheese dip), Hax'n, and sausages such as Bratwurst and Weisswurst. Brews include Helles and Dunkles served in a Maß, Weißbier, and wine.
Munich's largest tourist attraction after the Oktoberfest, the Hofbräuhaus am Platzl is also frequented by locals, many of whom keep their personal steins stored there.[1] During regular hours traditional Bavarian music is played. The famous Hofbräuhaus song (Hofbräuhaus-Lied), composed in 1935 by Wilhelm Wiga Gabriel, goes: In München steht ein Hofbräuhaus, eine, zwei, g'suffa! (There's a Hofbräuhaus in Munich”one, two, down the hatch! in the local dialect)
Many restaurants choose a specific uniform for their waiting staff to wear. Waiting staff may receive tips as a minor or major part of their earnings, with customs varying widely from country to country
Platzl 9, 80331 München, Germany
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EBFWHC - Photo shows Sign from Willenhall Lock Museum, Walsall West Midlands, England, United Kingdom. The photograph is useful as a documentary record of a real place, object or public-facing scene. It can support local history, travel, social observation, news features and web articles where authentic context matters more than a polished studio image. The supplied location evidence places the subject at or near Walsall, West Midlands, England, UK, which adds value for buyers searching by town, city, region or postcode. Visible wording, branding or signage noted in the supplied caption should be kept as search evidence because it helps buyers looking for specific editorial concepts, public messages, commercial streets, transport detail or local identity. The supplied caption gives the main editorial context
visible weather, signage and surrounding detail should be checked on upload. It should work for editorial buyers needing authentic, non-staged British or travel imagery for news, magazine, blog, local government, heritage, housing, transport, tourism, retail, public policy or social commentary use. The caption should be checked against the visible photograph before upload so that any readable signs, weather, time of day and people context are accurately reflected without overstating facts not shown in the image. The strongest sales value is the combination of named subject, real location and everyday documentary style, giving picture editors a flexible image that can sit alongside features, opinion pieces, explainers, historical retrospectives and local news. Search relevance is helped by including concise place names, visible brand or wording, functional subject terms, and wider editorial concepts such as public realm, consumer behaviour, heritage, travel, leisure and community life where they genuinely match the picture.
New Road, Willenhall, Walsall, West Midlands, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DED1KM - The Scottish National Gallery is one of Scotland's top free visitor attractions. It is made up of three interconnected buildings, right in the heart of Edinburgh. The Gallery is home to a major part of Scotland's sensational national collection of fine art
the Academy is one of Europe's premier venues for international exhibitions
and the Gardens Entrance, which lies beneath the two buildings, connects them together with areas for shopping, learning, eating and drinking.
The National Collection
The Gallery houses the national collection of fine art from the early Renaissance to the end of the nineteenth century. Spend an hour strolling around this peaceful setting and you'll find masterpieces from Raphael, El Greco, Velázquez and Rubens to Van Gogh, Monet, Cézanne, Degas and Gauguin. For a nation of Scotland's size, the collection is rightfully regarded as one of the very best in the world. The most comprehensive part of the collection covers the history of Scottish painting. All the major names, including Ramsay, Raeburn, Wilkie and McTaggart, are represented in depth. Works on show include Raeburn's much-loved The Reverend Robert Walker Skating on Duddingston Loch or, as it has become known, the ˜Skating Minister'.
The Mound, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK EH2 2EL
