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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,A,the,&,pint,and,a,pies,perfect,liquid,lunch,on,snack,snacks,British,English,Welsh,Scottish,England,UK,Scotland,Wales,great Britain,Wigan,food,grub,tavern,inn,bitter,beer,stout,porter,ale,real,CAMRA,hotpix.org.uk,beers,brewing
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M7XFE1 - A traditional British pie is served on a white plate beside a pint of real ale in a pub, with low sunlight shining through the amber beer and across the polished wooden table. The image captures a classic pub moment, combining savoury comfort food, cask ale culture, beer drinking, lunch, leisure and the social atmosphere of a traditional British public house. It is a useful editorial stock photograph for stories about CAMRA, real ale, pub food, independent breweries, beer festivals, British cuisine, hospitality, town pubs, country pubs and the continuing cultural importance of the local. The pie's glossy crust, the deep colour of the ale, the coaster, dark pub interior and warm evening light create a nostalgic and appetising scene without needing visible customers or staff. The photograph can illustrate debates about the survival of pubs, rising hospitality costs, beer duty, food inflation, changing drinking habits, cask ale sales, brewery closures and the pressure on community pubs. It also works well for lighter features on pie and pint offers, pub lunches, traditional snacks, regional food, tourism, weekend breaks, walking routes, real ale trails and the simple pleasure of stopping for food and a proper beer. The CAMRA reference gives the image extra relevance for buyers looking for authentic British beer culture rather than generic bar imagery, especially where cask-conditioned ale, hand-pulled beer, pub heritage and consumer choice are part of the story. The strong sunburst through the pint gives visual drama, while the food and drink remain clearly identifiable. As a documentary lifestyle image, it records an everyday but culturally loaded British pub scene, where beer, food, friendship, local identity and licensed premises all meet around a small table.
United Kingdom
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,North Yorkshire,Yorkshire,England,UK,Filey,coast,coastal,B&B,ledger,handwriting,handwritten,review,rate,real,people,customers,YO14 9LW,YO14,by,guest,&,hotel,negative,great place,food,room,fab,great,perfect,wonderful,praise,genuine,lovely
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RD23R8 - Filey is a seaside town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is located between Scarborough and Bridlington on Filey Bay. Although it was a fishing village, it has a large beach and became a popular tourist resort. According to the 2011 UK census, Filey parish had a population of 6,981, in comparison to the 2001 UK census population figure of 6,819, and a population of 6,870 in 1991.
Filey was historically mainly within the East Riding of Yorkshire, although until 1888 a small part of the town, including its parish church, was in the North Riding of Yorkshire. In 1974 the town was transferred to the new county of North Yorkshire.
Filey is at the eastern end of the Cleveland Way, a long-distance footpath
it starts at Helmsley and skirts the North York Moors. It was the second National Trail to be opened (1969). The town is at the northern end of the Yorkshire Wolds Way National Trail which starts at Hessle and crosses the Yorkshire Wolds. Filey is the finishing point for Great Yorkshire Bike Ride. The 70-mile (110 km) ride begins at Wetherby Racecourse.
Filey has a railway station on the Yorkshire Coast Line. A second station at Filey Holiday Camp railway station to the south of the town served the former Butlins holiday camp. The camp has since been re-developed into a 600-home holiday housing development, The Bay Filey. It is one of the largest coastal developments of this kind in the UK and the first homes were completed in 2007.
In July 2007 Filey was hit by flash floods which caused major problems
Filey, North Yorkshire, England, UK, YO14 9LW
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,North Yorkshire,Yorkshire,England,UK,Filey,coast,coastal,B&B,ledger,handwriting,handwritten,review,rate,real,people,customers,YO14 9LW,YO14,by,guest,&,hotel,negative,great place,food,room,fab,great,perfect,wonderful,praise,genuine,lovely
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RD23RE - Filey is a seaside town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is located between Scarborough and Bridlington on Filey Bay. Although it was a fishing village, it has a large beach and became a popular tourist resort. According to the 2011 UK census, Filey parish had a population of 6,981, in comparison to the 2001 UK census population figure of 6,819, and a population of 6,870 in 1991.
Filey was historically mainly within the East Riding of Yorkshire, although until 1888 a small part of the town, including its parish church, was in the North Riding of Yorkshire. In 1974 the town was transferred to the new county of North Yorkshire.
Filey is at the eastern end of the Cleveland Way, a long-distance footpath
it starts at Helmsley and skirts the North York Moors. It was the second National Trail to be opened (1969). The town is at the northern end of the Yorkshire Wolds Way National Trail which starts at Hessle and crosses the Yorkshire Wolds. Filey is the finishing point for Great Yorkshire Bike Ride. The 70-mile (110 km) ride begins at Wetherby Racecourse.
Filey has a railway station on the Yorkshire Coast Line. A second station at Filey Holiday Camp railway station to the south of the town served the former Butlins holiday camp. The camp has since been re-developed into a 600-home holiday housing development, The Bay Filey. It is one of the largest coastal developments of this kind in the UK and the first homes were completed in 2007.
In July 2007 Filey was hit by flash floods which caused major problems
Filey, North Yorkshire, England, UK, YO14 9LW
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Lancs,Lancashire,icon,iconic,sealife,sand,beaches,golden,of,tourist,tourists,the,perfect,British,holidays,holiday,English,seaside,view,centre,having,fun,towers,attraction,sunny,piers,evening,postcard,views,over,holidaymakers,holidaying,skyline,townscape,famous,mile
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JRJ9P6 - . This location-specific image from Central Pier boadwalk, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 5BB in 2022 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. At the centre of the view is Summer english seaside view of Blackpool promenade, tower, sea life centre, Coral Island, beach of tourists, the perfect British holiday. The setting additionally reflects historic townscape, community identity, food supply chain, farm produce, crop production, British agriculture, before-and-after reference, town-centre renewal, visual archive, agricultural landscape, social history, contemporary social history, barley cultivation, and documentary photography. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into farm costs and agricultural policy, not least because of how hotter and wetter weather affects crop reliability. Today's relevance is strengthened by public-realm investment, planning and the continuing question of how public investment can reshape pedestrian movement and evening activity. The archival value lies partly in recording equipment and working practice around Central Pier boadwalk, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 5BB before different community use alters the character of the place. The location also brings in built heritage, regional identity, urban fabric, archival record, heritage-led regeneration, local character, period detail, and architectural character. References to Coral, seaside, Blackpool, beach, and tower give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. By fixing the subject within Central Pier boadwalk, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 5BB, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The scene captures details of everyday use before later change alters the scene.
Central Pier boadwalk, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 5BB
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Herefordshire,&,sons,jar,jam jar,rack,Tiptree,preserves,jams,of,breakfast,and,healthy,bread,toasted,toast,jam,morning,perfect,toastrack,toastracks,toast rack,toast racks,jars,start,the,day,quality,preserve,spread,jelly,traditional,table,presentation
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M07AFG - . Made at Great Britain, UK 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 defining feature is Rack of breakfast toast, with Tiptree jars of orange marmalade and strawberry jam. The subject also carries associations with changing land use, hospitality food service, period detail, everyday cuisine, traditional takeaway, documentary photography, public realm, classic British meal, local history, historical comparison, regional identity, contemporary social history, before-and-after reference, and popular cuisine. The wider contemporary story combines consumer spending, local business and how food signs and shopfronts become part of urban cultural identity. The image fixes commercial use and occupation within Great Britain, UK at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against later reinterpretation. Further associations within the scene are street food culture, food heritage, place identity, local dining tradition, visual archive, local character, community identity, and food-and-drink heritage. References to toast, strawberry, marmalade, orange, and Tiptree give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. Around Great Britain, UK, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The setting also helps illustrate consumer spending and how food signs and shopfronts become part of urban cultural identity within the specific setting of Great Britain, UK. The image also provides a reference for takeaway culture and the pressure of food and energy prices on small hospitality businesses as part of the longer story of Great Britain, UK. Another useful connection is nutrition and how food signs and shopfronts become part of urban cultural identity when considered against later change at Great Britain, UK.
Great Britain, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@hotpixUK,Hotpixuk,England,UK,accommodation,reduced,reducing,prices,100%,Warrington,Cheshire,WA4 3LH,WA4,dusk,rain,storm,building,site,moody,sky,ahead,property,new,newbuild,housing,development,house,housebuilding,Skipton,society,interest,rates,rate,LGBT,gay,pink pound,perfect,hotpix.org.uk
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDJ47T - . Recorded at Grappenhall Heys, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 3LH 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 Rainbow over new property housing development, a mortgage pot of gold, Grappenhall Heys, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 3LH. The broader subject matter reaches into gay hospitality, local character, nightlife heritage, visual archive, Soho nightlife, site transformation, inclusive night-time venue, queer London, development pipeline, period detail, contemporary social history, queer urban culture, gay bar culture, and commercial construction. The wider contemporary story combines care demand, local infrastructure and the pressure to deliver new facilities while controlling construction cost and quality. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with night-time economy, Pride visibility and how Soho remains a symbolic centre of LGBTQ nightlife. The image fixes materials and architectural details within Grappenhall Heys, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 3LH at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against changing commercial priorities. Further associations within the scene are construction phase, queer social space, community identity, care-sector construction, construction project, LGBTQ community venue, regional identity, and everyday life. The recorded references to Grappenhall, development, property, mortgage, and Rainbow preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. For Grappenhall Heys, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 3LH, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The image fixes period character as a date-specific reference. It also preserves a trace of local identity for later comparison.
Grappenhall Heys, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 3LH
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,NY,NYC,New York,City,Centre,City Centre,street,USA,United states of America,United States,Manhattan,Always Me,light,lit,sign,store,shop,window,clothes,clothing,female,womens,pink,fashion,collection,Coach Shop,retail,Selena Gomez Collection,perfect,line,lines,New Coach x Selena Gomez Collection,Coach Selena Gomez,powerful,personal,motto
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RBJ9WJ - . This location-led image records the working environment around the recorded location, in a documentary image made in 2018. The described feature is Not Perfect Always Me sign, Selena Gomez collection, In A Coach Store, New York City, NY, USA. The location also connects road connectivity, local transport, customer footfall, bricks-and-mortar retail, town-centre trading, shopping district, motorway travel, consumer spending, retail property, consumer retail, junction design, and highway infrastructure. The wider contemporary story of commercial property now includes operating costs alongside shifts in leisure spending, while policy and investment increasingly consider heritage-led regeneration. Current debate around the public realm often combines business turnover, new technology and the practical challenge of before-and-after study. The date and location give the photograph archival strength: future views of the recorded location may show different businesses, branding, services, architecture, traffic patterns or redevelopment, allowing clear before-and-after comparison, specifically in relation to Not Perfect Always Me sign. The scene also relates to traffic management, commercial frontage, urban mobility, urban commerce, high-street commerce, vehicle access. A more expansive reading adds storefront culture, shopping habits, shopfront economy, retail vacancy, road engineering, retail decline and renewal, commercial streetscape, chain-store economy, city-centre economy, and surface transport. Seen from a 2025-onward perspective, commercial property also connects with vacant premises, operating costs and efforts aimed at mixed-use town centres. The combination preserved here provides evidence of social change, movement through the area, planning and redevelopment, historic fabric, and everyday services as an authentic period reference. The view of Not Perfect Always Me sign also preserves another layer of local identity and period change.
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Keywords: public,house,pub,pubs,bar,bars,Blackfriars,North,London,England,UK,classic,gin,palace,palaces,drinking,beers,ales,CAMRA,in,art,deco,artdeco,art-deco,nicolsons,perfect,art,nouveau,art,John,Betjeman,Nicholsons,Nicholsons,brewing,history,heritage,brewary,brewery,traffic,light,lights,clock,summer,Gotonysmith,tourist,tourism,drinking,tour,tours,of,around,famous,pubs,bars,EC4V,4E,EC4V4E,pubs,bars,of,London,classic,tourist,attraction,travel,vacation,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Pubs Of London,must see
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DCE742 - . This authentic period view of 174 Queen Victoria Street, London, EC4V 4E in 2013 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 Stained glass window at the Black Friar pub, Blackfriars, London, England UK EC4V 4E. The setting additionally reflects historic hostelry, local character, before-and-after reference, Thames city view, traditional pub, public realm, historical comparison, visual archive, real-ale culture, visitor hospitality, cask-beer tradition, period detail, urban tourism, and night-time economy. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into tourism and pub closures, not least because of the continuing appeal of real ale and regional brewing. Today's relevance is strengthened by tourism, air quality and the continuing question of the mix of working city infrastructure with heritage tourism. Small period details of period objects and surrounding context at 174 Queen Victoria Street, London, EC4V 4E may become more significant with time, particularly following conservation work. The photograph additionally reflects capital-city heritage, community identity, community drinking venue, beer-led hospitality, local history, Westminster landmark, iconic London transport, and capital landmark imagery. Details involving Black, Stained, Blackfriars, glass, and Friar make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. The wider setting at 174 Queen Victoria Street, London, EC4V 4E matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. Another useful connection is tourism and the survival of pubs as both businesses and informal community spaces in a form that can be compared with future views of 174 Queen Victoria Street, London, EC4V 4E. Image DCE742 also remains a dated record of 174 Queen Victoria Street, London, EC4V 4E.
174 Queen Victoria Street, London, EC4V 4E
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Keywords: public,house,pub,pubs,bar,bars,Blackfriars,North,London,England,UK,classic,gin,palace,palaces,drinking,beers,ales,CAMRA,in,art,deco,artdeco,art-deco,nicolsons,perfect,art,nouveau,art,John,Betjeman,Nicholsons,Nicholsons,brewing,history,heritage,brewary,brewery,traffic,light,lights,clock,summer,Gotonysmith,tourist,tourism,drinking,tour,tours,of,around,famous,pubs,bars,EC4V,4E,EC4V4E,building,architecture,victorian,pubs,bars,of,London,classic,tourist,attraction,travel,vacation,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Pubs Of London,must see
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DCE749 - . A grounded documentary photograph made at 174 Queen Victoria Street, London, EC4V 4E in 2013, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The defining feature is Black Friar pub, Blackfriars, London, England UK EC4V 4E. A broader reading of the photograph includes historical comparison, local history, social history, beer-led hospitality, changing streetscape, city branding, public realm, contemporary social history, documentary photography, iconic London transport, community identity, community drinking venue, before-and-after reference, and Westminster landmark. The wider contemporary story combines consumer spending, staffing pressure and the value of historic pubs to tourism and local identity. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with heritage conservation, visitor economy and the pressure of visitor economies and housing costs on central neighbourhoods. For later comparison, the photograph preserves period objects and surrounding context at 174 Queen Victoria Street, London, EC4V 4E, details that may look very different after conservation work. The subject also sits alongside Thames city view, urban tourism, licensed hospitality, local social venue, visual archive, place identity, traditional pub, and everyday life. The recorded references to Blackfriars, Black, and Friar preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The wider setting at 174 Queen Victoria Street, London, EC4V 4E matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The image also provides a reference for consumer spending and the continuing appeal of real ale and regional brewing without losing the local specificity of 174 Queen Victoria Street, London, EC4V 4E. The image fixes period character within the wider story of 174 Queen Victoria Street, London, EC4V 4E.
174 Queen Victoria Street, London, EC4V 4E
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Keywords: public,house,pub,pubs,bar,bars,Blackfriars,North,London,England,UK,classic,gin,palace,palaces,drinking,beers,ales,CAMRA,in,art,deco,artdeco,art-deco,nicolsons,perfect,art,nouveau,art,John,Betjeman,Nicholsons,Nicholsons,brewing,history,heritage,brewary,brewery,traffic,light,lights,clock,summer,Gotonysmith,tourist,tourism,drinking,tour,tours,of,around,famous,pubs,bars,EC4V,4E,EC4V4E,sky,2013,public,house,pub,pubs,bar,bars,Blackfriars,North,London,England,UK,classic,gin,palace,palaces,drinking,beers,ales,CAMRA,in,art,deco,artdeco,perfect,art,art,John,Betjeman,Nicholsons,Nicholsons,brewing,history,heritage,brewary,brewery,pubs,bars,of,London,classic,tourist,attraction,travel,vacation,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Pubs Of London,must see
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DCE754 - Unique' is a much overworked word when it comes to describing pubs. But that's exactly what the Black Friar is. There's nothing else anywhere remotely like its fabulous decorative scheme, either in style or content. On a sharply triangular site opposite Blackfriars station, the pub was built in 1871-2, but what makes it so special is a remodelling from about 1905 by the then publican, Alfred Pettitt, and his architect H. Fuller-Clark. Fuller-Clark trained at the Lambeth School of Art and began practice in 1893. His artist was Henry Poole R.A., and both men were committed to the Arts & Crafts Movement which embraced a love of high-quality materials, hand craftsmanship, and often a very free, original approach to design.
Before entering the pub there is much to admire on the exterior. There is a deep mosaic fascia carrying the words Saloon / 174 / The Black Friar / 174 / Brandies on New Bridge Street side. A grand segmental arched entrance on the far left is surmounted by stone carved figures and above it a colourful mosaic of two monks fishing. The exterior lobby itself has walls and ceiling of marble. All along the exterior (well illuminated at night) are beautiful copper signs most featuring one or two friars such as a ˜Worthington Ales in Bottle'
two ˜Worthington Ales on Draught' ones
˜To the Saloon', ˜Booths Gin'
and a couple of ˜Saloon Bar' signs, one of which bears a couple of friars pointing you towards the saloon and helpfully tells you it is 9 yards away. Above the corner door (no longer in use) is a ˜174' in mosaic
a large stone figure of a friar
and a clock with a mosaic face. Above the Queen Victoria Street entrance on the right is a mosaic of a friar with wine in carafes flanked by stone carvings of friars. The fascia on this side has ˜Brandies' in mosaic.
Throughout the pub are friars “ or at least jolly, modern reinvented versions of them “ they appear everywhere in sculptures, mosaics and metal reliefs.
174 Queen Victoria Street, London, EC4V 4E
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Keywords: public,house,pub,pubs,bar,bars,Blackfriars,North,London,England,UK,classic,gin,palace,palaces,drinking,beers,ales,CAMRA,in,art,deco,artdeco,art-deco,nicolsons,perfect,art,nouveau,art,Nicholsons,brewing,history,heritage,brewary,brewery,BlackFriar,Gotonysmith,tourist,tourism,drinking,tour,tours,of,around,famous,pubs,bars,EC4V,4E,EC4V4E,pubs,bars,of,London,classic,tourist,attraction,travel,vacation,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Pubs Of London,must see
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DCE7J7 - Unique' is a much overworked word when it comes to describing pubs. But that's exactly what the Black Friar is. There's nothing else anywhere remotely like its fabulous decorative scheme, either in style or content. On a sharply triangular site opposite Blackfriars station, the pub was built in 1871-2, but what makes it so special is a remodelling from about 1905 by the then publican, Alfred Pettitt, and his architect H. Fuller-Clark. Fuller-Clark trained at the Lambeth School of Art and began practice in 1893. His artist was Henry Poole R.A., and both men were committed to the Arts & Crafts Movement which embraced a love of high-quality materials, hand craftsmanship, and often a very free, original approach to design.
Before entering the pub there is much to admire on the exterior. There is a deep mosaic fascia carrying the words Saloon / 174 / The Black Friar / 174 / Brandies on New Bridge Street side. A grand segmental arched entrance on the far left is surmounted by stone carved figures and above it a colourful mosaic of two monks fishing. The exterior lobby itself has walls and ceiling of marble. All along the exterior (well illuminated at night) are beautiful copper signs most featuring one or two friars such as a ˜Worthington Ales in Bottle'
two ˜Worthington Ales on Draught' ones
˜To the Saloon', ˜Booths Gin'
and a couple of ˜Saloon Bar' signs, one of which bears a couple of friars pointing you towards the saloon and helpfully tells you it is 9 yards away. Above the corner door (no longer in use) is a ˜174' in mosaic
a large stone figure of a friar
and a clock with a mosaic face. Above the Queen Victoria Street entrance on the right is a mosaic of a friar with wine in carafes flanked by stone carvings of friars. The fascia on this side has ˜Brandies' in mosaic.
Throughout the pub are friars “ or at least jolly, modern reinvented versions of them “ they appear everywhere in sculptures, mosaics and metal reliefs.
174 Queen Victoria Street, London, EC4V 4E
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Keywords: and,fungus,poisonous,and,psychoactive,basidiomycete,poison,killer,to,kill,magic,psychoactive,basidiomycete,spots,spot,perfect,toadstool,cosmopolitan,species,found,with,deciduous,and,coniferous,trees,muscaria,commonly,known,as,the,fly,agaric,or,fly,amanita,brown,regalis,intoxicant,entheogen,Gotonysmith yellow-orange flavivolvata,guessowii,formosa,and,the,pinkish,persicina.,Genetic,studies,published,in,2006,and,2008,show,several,sharply,delineated,clades,that,may,represent,separate,species,symbol,of,good,luck,in,evening,light,gotonysmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HW9A - Amanita muscaria, commonly known as the fly agaric or fly amanita, is a poisonous and psychoactive basidiomycete fungus, one of many in the genus Amanita. Native throughout the temperate and boreal regions of the Northern Hemisphere, Amanita muscaria has been unintentionally introduced to many countries in the southern hemisphere, generally as a symbiont with pine plantations, and is now a true cosmopolitan species. It associates with various deciduous and coniferous trees.
The quintessential toadstool, it is a large white-gilled, white-spotted, usually red mushroom, one of the most recognisable and widely encountered in popular culture. Several subspecies with differing cap colour have been recognised, including the brown regalis (considered a separate species), the yellow-orange flavivolvata, guessowii, formosa, and the pinkish persicina. Genetic studies published in 2006 and 2008 show several sharply delineated clades that may represent separate species.
Grappenhall Heys, Cheshire, England UK
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Keywords: toast,toasted,bread,face,image,jesus,god,elvis,toaster,breakfast,eyes,nose,mouth,burnt,perfect,food,miracle,rough,cut,crust,tiger,tesco,morrisons,supermarket,shop,shopping,abstract,hotpix!,tony smith photography,tdktony,tdk,tony,tdktonysmith
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4272385374 - 'My rough crust tiger bread seemed to be staring at me from the toaster today.
what do you think?
Its certainley not Elvis or Jesus though and would not make me a fortune on Ebay. I ate it anyway and the other three pieces had no similar properties.
Another British classic here www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3708723795/
(c) Hotpix / HotpixUK Tony Smith - Hotpix.freeserve.co.uk WDCC 07092182899',
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Keywords: Single car on M1 at Watford Gap services,M1 Motorway,Northamptonshire,England UK road network gotonysmith,gotonysmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,one,lane,alone,traffic,travel,perfect,sunny,day,ideal,traffic-free,free,congestion,barrier,Motorway,Motorways,England,English,British,pre-Brexit,before brexit,RHA,motorways,low,limited,no,lucky,deserted
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CF0NP5 - . A Single car on M1, near Watford Gap services, M1 Motorway, Northamptonshire, England UK. Photographed on 30 June 2009. The wider historical story is that automotive history is visible in body shapes, registration plates, branding and roadside infrastructure
The move from staffed garages and mechanical pumps to self-service filling stations mirrors wider changes in retail, technology and car ownership. In historical terms, mobility is shaped by both technology and policy
Images of vehicles and transport infrastructure record changing design, accessibility, fuel use, ownership patterns and the ways towns organise movement. In the longer view, road signs, mileposts, traffic systems and street furniture document the development of Britain's highway network from historic turnpikes and coaching roads to motorways and contemporary traffic management
Even everyday signs can become useful evidence of changing regulations, road design and local geography. In the present 2026 context, transport policy is steadily shifting attention from petrol and diesel towards electric vehicles and lower emissions, increasing the heritage value of traditional fuel pumps, classic cars and older motoring infrastructure. During 2026, transport policy increasingly emphasises decarbonisation, integration and reliable public services, while older diesel vehicles and legacy infrastructure provide a visual contrast with electric fleets and changing travel behaviour. Looking at the subject's development, cars and garage equipment are part of twentieth-century material culture
Imported American models, British registrations, oil-company branding and automated car washes each represent different aspects of the expanding motoring economy. Useful alternative terminology includes motoring heritage, automobile, petrol pump, service station, fuel retail, vintage vehicle, car culture, road transport, motor vehicle, historic vehicle, motoring history, and public transport.
Watford Gap services, M1 Motorway, Northamptonshire, England UK
