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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,IMG_1035,A&W Smith & Co Ltd Glasgow,cast,iron,makers,plate,Verdant Works,Dundee,Scotland,UK,industrial,lettering,metal,manufacturer,engineering,foundry,heritage,Glasgow,manufacturing,history,machinery,Scottish,archaeology,factory,museum,collection,rust,craftsmanship,rusty,scale,scales,weight,weighing
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3F0K32D - . A&W Smith & Co Ltd Glasgow cast iron maker's plate displayed at Verdant Works in Dundee, Scotland, UK. Photographed on 9 June 2026. The recorded location is Verdant Works, West Henderson's Wynd, Dundee DD1 5BT, Scotland, UK. The close-up shows raised industrial lettering, decorative geometric detail and a heavily textured metal surface bearing the manufacturer's name and city. The strong rust-brown colour and relief lettering emphasise the material quality and craftsmanship of the historic metalwork. Seen through industrial landscape, the earlier context is that factories, mills, mines and workshops record the technologies and labour that powered industrial expansion
Machinery, inscriptions and specialist buildings are valuable evidence of engineering practice, working conditions and regional industries. For visitor attraction, the historical context is that public libraries expanded during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries as part of civic education, later adding computers, events and digital services while retaining their role as shared community space. The 2026 relevance of industrial landscape comes from the fact that former industrial sites continue to be repurposed for housing, offices and cultural attractions
Historic machinery and surviving fabric therefore illustrate both deindustrialisation and current debates about adaptive reuse, local identity and heritage-led regeneration. For visitor attraction, the 2026 context is that libraries and museums continue to operate as community hubs, visitor attractions and sources of digital access, while funding pressures encourage partnerships, volunteering and new uses for historic buildings. Additional subject vocabulary includes industrial heritage, industrial archaeology, engineering history, manufacturing, factory, labour history, working life, mechanical engineering, heritage conservation, production technology, industrial regeneration, archive, public library, and collections.
Verdant Works, West Henderson's Wynd, Dundee DD1 5BT, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,fried egg,chips,bacon,breakfast,pub meal,comfort food,plate,brunch,lunch,hospitality,potatoes,British cuisine,restaurant,hygiene,catering,foodborne,illness,imported,non-UK,sourced,food,eggs,provenance,cafe,British,pub,gammon,and,bacon and egg,public health,safety,August 2026,lightly,cooked,warning,caution,UK Health Security Agency,UKHSA FSA
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FBX6N4 - A British cafe or pub meal of gammon or bacon, chunky chips and a fried hen egg with a soft, runny yolk, accompanied by grilled tomato, mushroom and salad garnish, provides a topical illustration of UK food safety concerns during the August 2026 Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak. UKHSA and the Food Standards Agency were investigating a national cluster in which the strongest food signal involved eggs, with potential links identified to eggs imported from outside the UK and used mainly by restaurants, cafes, caterers and other food-service businesses. Officials stressed that no link had been identified with UK-produced eggs. The image is therefore relevant to consumer advice about eating lightly cooked or runny eggs away from home, particularly where diners cannot confirm that eggs carry the British Lion mark or are produced under the Laid in Britain assurance scheme. Vulnerable consumers, including young children, pregnant people, older adults and people with some underlying health conditions, were advised to take extra care and choose thoroughly cooked eggs when the source or assurance standard is uncertain. The visibly soft yolk makes this plated meal a strong editorial illustration for Salmonella risk, egg safety, food poisoning, restaurant hygiene, catering standards, food provenance and imported food supply chains. The photograph also fits searches for fried egg and chips, gammon and egg, bacon and egg, pub grub, cafe meal, British food, cooked breakfast ingredients, casual dining, hospitality, food hygiene, safe cooking, bacterial contamination, Salmonella symptoms, gastroenteritis, public health advice, FSA guidance, UKHSA outbreak investigation, British Lion eggs, Laid in Britain eggs, egg sourcing, food-service safety and August 2026 health news. The story also highlights how familiar dishes can raise different food-safety questions when eggs are served soft rather than fully cooked. It is also relevant to hospitality regulation and diner awareness.
England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,IMG_3216,Full Scottish,cooked,breakfast,eggs,bacon,sausage,mushrooms,toast,Scotland,UK,food,meal,traditional,cafe,hotel,hospitality,restaurant,tourism,morning,British,cuisine,plate,table,dining,tomato,drinks,eat,breakfasts
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3F12E7W - . Full Scottish cooked breakfast with eggs, bacon, sausage, mushrooms and toast served at a table in Scotland, UK. Photographed on 27 March 2024. Full Scottish cooked breakfast served at a table in Scotland, UK, with eggs, bacon, sausage, mushrooms, tomato, potato-style breakfast items and toast accompanied by hot and cold drinks. The overhead food photograph records a substantial traditional breakfast meal associated with Scottish cafés, hotels, restaurants and hospitality venues. The surrounding table setting, condiments and additional drinks give the photograph a natural dining context rather than a studio presentation. The historical setting for food culture is that food photographs are records of both taste and material culture
Ingredients, recipes, packaging and serving styles can date an era and show how regional traditions, convenience and international influences enter everyday diets. Seen through independent business, the earlier context is that small businesses have long adapted existing premises to changing consumer demand, adding signs, windows and interiors that make each period visually distinct
Their survival is closely tied to footfall, rents, local competition and the wider fortunes of the town centre. In the 2026 discussion of food culture, food affordability, provenance, nutrition and environmental impact continue to be prominent issues, while consumers increasingly balance convenience with interest in local ingredients, international cuisines and lower-waste packaging. The 2026 relevance of independent business comes from the fact that current interest in community assets and place-making gives photographs of individual businesses added significance when premises close, rebrand or are converted to new uses. Useful indexing vocabulary includes street food, home cooking, food photography, regional food, consumer culture, food retail, culinary tradition, food provenance, eating out, local business, and high street.
Scotland, UK
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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,English,UK,Surrey,bitter,beer,beers,pint,chip,ketchup,inside,cafe,dining,area,tea,with,served,a,and,&,plate,plates,of,triple,cooked,fry,fried,food,unhealthy,fatty,fork,lemon,happy hour,Friday,Catholic
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RGJW71 - . Traditional British Fish and Chips, with Mushy Peas. Served indoors in a pub with a pint of bitter. Photographed on 18 June 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 Great Britain, UK, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include Surrey, bitter, beer, beers, pint, chip, ketchup, cafe, dining, area, tea, served, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. The subject has strong relevance to British pub and beer culture, licensed premises, hospitality, brewing, cask ale, consumer leisure and the continuing role of pubs as social meeting places. It is suitable for coverage of the licensed trade, independent and managed pubs, brewery branding, CAMRA and real-ale culture, hospitality economics, changing drinking habits and the condition of the UK pub sector. Food and drink content broadens the image's relevance to eating out, grocery retail, hospitality, pricing, consumer choice, local food culture and the commercial presentation of meals, ingredients or products. It can illustrate changing tastes, inflation and cost-of-living pressures, food retail competition, traditional businesses and the everyday economics of buying food and drink where those themes are relevant. The frame provides a detailed documentary record of the subject as it appeared at the time of photography, preserving the surrounding context as well as the principal feature. Its value is both descriptive and editorial, allowing the scene to illustrate news, features, local history, travel, social change and retrospective comparison. The composition retains practical contextual detail for news, feature, documentary, educational and historical use.
Great Britain, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,British,English,James,Broad Lane,Cheshire,WA4,WA4 3EX,wood,figure,gate,carved,person,sculpture,Dedicated in memory,of,plaque,sign,25/10/1966,plate,remember,remembering,Age 33 yrs,missed,village,death,dead,loss,especially,son,Joe,and,friends,the,Woodland Trust,fence
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R55JH5 - . Nigel James Coultert, memorial , Broad Lane, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 3EX. Photographed on 26 May 2023. Dedicated in memory, of ,. Nigel James Coultert, 25.10.66-23.5.00, 25/10/1966, 23/05/2000, Age 33 yrs,
missed and forever loved by family,
espechially son Joe and friends,
The Woodland Trust. Historically, memorials and inscriptions are primary sources for community and family history, preserving names, dates, occupations, military service and the language of remembrance
They range from private graves to civic monuments and can reveal how communities chose to commemorate loss in different periods. Historically, 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. In 2026, interest in community history, genealogy and the conservation of memorials remains strong, while weathering, redevelopment and vandalism can threaten smaller monuments and inscriptions
Detailed photographs help preserve lettering, names and physical condition before further weathering or alteration. In 2026, 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. The historical context is that commemorative plaques, gravestones and monuments transform individual or collective memory into a permanent feature of the landscape
Their wording, materials and location can illuminate genealogy, social history, military service and changing attitudes to public remembrance. Related search language includes commemoration, memorial inscription, local history, grave marker, heritage, public memory, historic inscription, memorial culture, archival record, and typography.
Broad Lane, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 3EX
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,British,English,James,Broad Lane,Cheshire,WA4,WA4 3EX,wood,figure,gate,carved,person,sculpture,Dedicated in memory,of,plaque,sign,25/10/1966,plate,remember,remembering,Age 33 yrs,missed,village,death,dead,loss,especially,son,Joe,and,friends,the,Woodland Trust,fence
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R55JHB - . Nigel James Coultert, memorial , Broad Lane, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 3EX. Photographed on 26 May 2023. Dedicated in memory, of ,. Nigel James Coultert, 25.10.66-23.5.00, 25/10/1966, 23/05/2000, Age 33 yrs,
missed and forever loved by family,
espechially son Joe and friends,
The Woodland Trust. The wider historical story is that historic inscriptions provide unusually direct documentary evidence
Names, dates, dedications and symbolic imagery can connect a present-day location with former residents, workers, congregations or wartime casualties, making the object relevant to both genealogy and wider social history. The wider historical story is that signs and notices are ephemeral pieces of design that can become important historical evidence
Lettering, logos, warnings and directions record former businesses, regulations, transport systems and public messages that may disappear long before the surrounding property changes. In the present 2026 context, memorials continue to play an active role in public history, supporting remembrance, genealogy, education and heritage tourism
Images can also record inscriptions before erosion or redevelopment alters the physical object. In the present 2026 context, 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. Looking at the subject's development, memorials and inscriptions are primary sources for local and family history, preserving names, dates, occupations, military service and the language of remembrance
They range from private graves to civic monuments and can reveal how communities chose to commemorate loss in different periods. Additional discoverability terms include commemoration, memorial inscription, local history, grave marker, public memory, commemorative plaque, memorial culture, and archival record.
Broad Lane, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 3EX
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Cheshire,UK,car,Germans,D,vehicle,registration,plates,plate,Mainz-Bingen,district,Bingen,Mainz City,city,centre,MZ-AA,number plate,numberplate,van,automobile,control,controlling,documenting,vehicles,numbers,Rhine cities,German cities,cities,urban,EU,Europe,European,community,hotpix.org.uk,Klopp,coach,manager
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PR5994 - . Mainz car number plate, Germany - MZ - Mainz-Bingen District. Photographed on 21 February 2023, this winter 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. The recorded location is Mainz, Germany, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include Cheshire, car, Germans, vehicle, registration, plates, plate, Mainz-Bingen, district, Bingen, Mainz City, MZ-AA, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. The transport setting gives the image wider relevance to mobility, infrastructure, roads and public transport, travel behaviour, local connectivity, logistics and the relationship between vehicles and the built environment. It can illustrate planning, transport policy, accessibility, congestion, public investment and the changing technologies and services used to move people or goods. The 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. It is a useful stock image for publishers, researchers and picture editors seeking a clearly identified contemporary record of the subject and location.
Mainz, Germany
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Lancs,Greater Manchester,WN3 4BF,redevelopment,area,conservation,industrial,industry,North West,1837-1901,1837,1901,foundation,stone,terracotta,Lancashire Cotton Corporation,Courtaulds,Rina and Helen,next,to,the,Leeds and Liverpool Canal,face,head,1837 to 1901,red brick,red,clay,circle,plate,Charles Gidlow Jackson,Charles,Gidlow,Jackson
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PFKG5X - . A grounded documentary photograph made at Wallgate, Wigan, Lancashire, Greater Manchester, WN3 4BF in 2023, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The location is represented through Historic Trencherfield Mill, 1837-1901 Wallgate, Wigan, Lancs, Lancashire, Greater Manchester, WN3 4BF - Wigan Pier redevelopment area. The wider scene also brings together DJ culture, regional music heritage, community identity, changing land use, music memorial, everyday life, before-and-after reference, visual archive, commemorative plaque, public realm, place identity, local history, music-scene memorial, and local character. Today's relevance is strengthened by commemoration, venue closures and the continuing question of how memorials preserve figures from regional music scenes outside formal institutions. Small period details of materials and architectural details at Wallgate, Wigan, Lancashire, Greater Manchester, WN3 4BF may become more significant with time, particularly following changed technology. The subject also sits alongside documentary photography, club-music history, popular-music heritage, archival record, memorial culture, cultural memory, place-based commemoration, and local remembrance. References to Lancs, 1837-1901, Wallgate, redevelopment, and Greater give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. A later view of Wallgate, Wigan, Lancashire, Greater Manchester, WN3 4BF may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. Its period value extends to commemoration and the importance of documenting club and dance-music history without losing the local specificity of Wallgate, Wigan, Lancashire, Greater Manchester, WN3 4BF. Image 2PFKG5X also remains a dated record of Wallgate, Wigan, Lancashire, Greater Manchester, WN3 4BF.
Wallgate, Wigan, Lancashire, Greater Manchester, WN3 4BF
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Warrington,south,Cheshire,England,UK,WA4 2SJ,WA4,village,rural,countryside,farming,green,belt,greenbelt,wood,wooden,statue,art,artwork,the,woodland,trust,Woodland Trust,son,especially,loss,missed,Age 33 yrs,plate,remember,plaque,of,person,sculpture,Dedicated in memory,sign,remembering
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MAF2KP - . A grounded documentary photograph made at Grappenhall woods, Broad Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 in 2023, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The photograph centres on Wooden statue figure, Grappenhall woods, Broad Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4. The broader subject matter reaches into shop display, changing land use, period advertising, promotional board, historical comparison, street-level design, changing streetscape, before-and-after reference, visual merchandising, social history, commercial signage, public-facing notice, public realm, and archival record. The wider contemporary story combines tourism, public art and the role of murals in giving neighbourhoods a distinctive identity. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with heritage, retail change and how public-facing messages shape behaviour and purchasing. As a dated visual record of Grappenhall woods, Broad Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4, the frame retains materials and architectural details, making it especially useful if refurbishment subsequently changes the scene. The wider setting retains connections with urban artwork, street creativity, visual street culture, visual archive, contemporary social history, urban graphics, period detail, and retail graphics. Details involving Wooden, figure, statue, Broad, and Grappenhall make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. A later view of Grappenhall woods, Broad Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. Its period value extends to tourism and the role of murals in giving neighbourhoods a distinctive identity when considered against later change at Grappenhall woods, Broad Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4.
Grappenhall woods, Broad Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,city,centre,Scotland,closes,close,entrance,entrances,Lothian,historic,tourist,trail,tourism,tourists,Royal Mile,Edinburgh old town,UK,EH1 1TB,history,old,town,sign,signpost,nameplate,name,plate,High St,High Street,gateway,gate,entry,National Covenant,the,resident,signatures
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M367X5 - Covenant Close
In Edinburgh's Royal Mile, just off the High Street, striking south, is a lane known as Covenant Close. This was named from the fact that one of the copies of the National Covenant was teken here from Greyfriars Kirkyard to collect signatures from other residents in the city. The copy was on display in one of the houses in the lane, and signatures were gathered on it.
Covenant Close, Royal Mile, Edinburgh old town, Lothian, Scotland, UK, EH1 1TB
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,city,centre,Scotland,closes,close,entrance,entrances,Lothian,historic,tourist,trail,tourism,tourists,Royal Mile,Edinburgh old town,UK,EH1 1TB,Castle,near Middleton,of Merchiston,Napier,Auld Reekie,alley,alleys,Borthwick,sign,signs,history,attractions,brass,metal,embossed,plate
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M36807 - . Borthwicks Close, Royal Mile, Edinburgh old town, Lothian, Scotland, UK, EH1 1TB - 1450. Photographed on 27 November 2022. Dates back to 1450 and is known to have housed the residences of Lord Borthwick (Castle near Middleton) and Lord Napier of Merchiston. In the longer view, heritage photography is particularly useful where structures or objects have changed function
A former workplace, shop, transport structure or piece of equipment can become a museum object or landmark, linking everyday history with conservation and interpretation. In the longer view, 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. Current 2026 relevance comes from the fact that heritage remains economically and culturally significant through tourism, education and place-making, while the cost of maintaining historic fabric creates continuing debate about conservation and reuse. 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. In historical terms, older buildings and artefacts provide tangible evidence that written records cannot fully replace
Their wear, construction, signage and setting help researchers understand local history, design, industry and social life across different periods. From a heritage perspective, 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.
Borthwicks Close, Royal Mile, Edinburgh old town, Lothian, Scotland, UK, EH1 1TB
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,UK,Edinburgh,Scotland,English,British,Scottish,welsh,up,cooked,blood pudding,rasher,rashers,mushrooms,bacon,on a,plate,presented,served,hot,black pudding,slice,of,sausage,sausages,mushroom,egg,eggs,the,classic,meat,eaters,hearty,fry up,hotpix.org.uk
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M3JBRR - . Photographed at Great Britain, UK 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 principal subject is Fried full breakfast, mushrooms, bacon, sausages, poached egg, black pudding, on a plate. The wider scene also brings together comfort food, British food tradition, documentary photography, changing streetscape, local character, before-and-after reference, contemporary social history, regional identity, public realm, hospitality food service, traditional takeaway, street food culture, food-and-drink heritage, and archival record. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with consumer spending, nutrition and the enduring appeal of traditional takeaway meals. Small period details of lettering, decoration and surface detail at Great Britain, UK may become more significant with time, particularly following changing commercial priorities. The surrounding story also includes place identity, classic British meal, local dining tradition, food heritage, historical comparison, everyday life, changing land use, and local history. The combination of bacon, Fried, pudding, breakfast, and black anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. The wider setting at Great Britain, UK matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. Its period value extends to consumer spending and how food signs and shopfronts become part of urban cultural identity without losing the local specificity of Great Britain, UK. The location additionally provides evidence of nutrition and how food signs and shopfronts become part of urban cultural identity in a form that can be compared with future views of Great Britain, UK. A further contemporary connection is tourism and the enduring appeal of traditional takeaway meals within the real-world context of Great Britain, UK.
Great Britain, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Hackney,central,London,E8,291 Mare Street,England,UK,the,plaque,remembering,outside,exterior,theatre,architect,theatres,theater,theaters,builder,design,designer,designers,brass,plate,plates,recognition,ground,set,in,history,heritage,historic,memory,under,under our feet,at our feet,walk,walking
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M4MR0N - Francis Matcham (22 November 1854 “ 17 May 1920) was an English architect who specialised in the design of theatres and music halls. He worked extensively in London, predominantly under Moss Empires, for whom he designed the Hippodrome in 1900, Hackney Empire (1901), Coliseum (1903) and Palladium (1910). His last major commission before retirement was the Victoria Palace (1911) for the variety magnate Alfred Butt. During his 40-year career, Matcham was responsible for the design and construction of over 90 theatres and the redesign and refurbishment of a further 80 throughout the United Kingdom
Matcham was born in Newton Abbot, Devon, where he became apprenticed at the age of 14 to the architect George Soudon Bridgman. Matcham moved to London, aged 21, where he joined the architectural practice of J. T. Robinson, who was to become his father-in-law. Under Robinson, Matcham completed his first solo design, the Elephant and Castle Theatre, which opened in June 1879. He took over the business on Robinson's death and continued the designs of various provincial theatres. He formed his own practice, Matcham & Co., in the 1880s and enlisted skilled craftsmen. His first major association came in the 1880s when he was employed to design and refurbish theatres belonging to the Revill family who owned many of the theatres throughout the United Kingdom.
Matcham's most successful period was between 1892 and 1912 when he worked extensively for Moss Empires, a theatre building business headed by Edward Moss and run by Oswald Stoll. Under them, Matcham completed 21 theatres, including three in London, with the rest being in the provinces. Also during this period, although not with Moss Empires, he completed the designs for the Tower Ballroom at Blackpool Tower, Grand Theatre, Blackpool and the Theatre Royal, Norwich, all in 1894, and the County Arcade, Leeds, in 1900.
291 Mare Street, London, England, UK, E8 1EJ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Hackney,central,London,E8,291 Mare Street,England,UK,the,plaque,remembering,outside,exterior,theatre,Sir,impresario,philanthropist,British,theatre manager,Stoll Moss Group,theatre company,Royal Variety Performance,Royal Command Performance,theatres,theater,theaters,builder,design,designer,designers,brass,plate,plates,recognition
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M4MR0W - Sir Oswald Stoll (20 January 1866 “ 9 January 1942) was an Australian-born British theatre manager and the co-founder of the Stoll Moss Group theatre company. He also owned Cricklewood Studios and film production company Stoll Pictures, which was one of the leading British studios of the Silent era. In 1912, he founded the Royal Variety Performance (originally Royal Command Performance) a now-annual charity show which benefits the Entertainment Artistes' Benevolent Fund
Born in Melbourne, Australia as Oswald Gray, he moved to England with his mother, Adelaide McConnell Gray after the death of his father James Oswald Gray. When his mother remarried, he took his stepfather's last name, Stoll.
At a young age, Stoll left school to help his mother, Adelaide, manage first the Parthenon music hall in Liverpool, and later a regional theatre company. The company was a success, and Stoll began to buy or build city theatres. The theatre business made Stoll a wealthy man, and in 1898 he merged his business with that of competitor Edward Moss, to form Moss Empires. By 1905, almost every large town in Great Britain had an Empire or a Coliseum theatre, managed by Stoll. He continued to honour the roots of his business by installing his mother in each new box office, so she could take the first ticket sale
His film company Stoll Picture Productions was founded in April 1918, and acquired a one-stage studio in Surbiton which the company retained until 1923. A former aeroplane factory in Cricklewood was purchased in 1920 and converted to film use as Cricklewood Studios. Particularly associated with director Maurice Elvey, Stoll's company maintained a connection with the film industry until 1938 when the Cricklewood studio was closed
Stoll worked with the theatre architect Frank Matcham on several theatres, including The Hackney Empire
291 Mare Street, London, England, UK, E8 1EJ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Bradford,West Yorkshire,England,UK,BD18 3JU,Salt,Sir,Yorkshire,stone,sandstone,terrace,terraces,village,workers,employees,employee,Victorian,model village,City of Bradford Metropolitan District,UNESCO,World Heritage Site,heritage,name,nameplate,plate,enamel,St,your,own,street,on,wall,walls
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JTR464 - . This authentic period view of Titus St, Saltaire village,Bradford,West Yorkshire,England, UK, BD18 3JU in 2022 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The principal subject is Titus Street,Saltaire, Bradford, West Yorkshire,England,UK, BD18 3JU. The broader subject matter reaches into changing streetscape, town-centre renewal, built heritage, public-realm investment, commercial redevelopment, mixed-use redevelopment, place identity, adaptive reuse, local character, historic townscape, urban fabric, visual archive, heritage-led regeneration, and documentary photography. For current editorial use, planning and town-centre regeneration provide additional context, especially through the value of reusing existing buildings rather than wholesale demolition. As a dated visual record of Titus St, Saltaire village,Bradford,West Yorkshire,England, UK, BD18 3JU, the frame retains materials and architectural details, making it especially useful if new ownership subsequently changes the scene. The wider setting retains connections with local history, civic architecture, period detail, contemporary social history, before-and-after reference, historical comparison, changing land use, and community identity. The combination of Titus, Bradford, Saltaire, and Yorkshire anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. For Titus St, Saltaire village,Bradford,West Yorkshire,England, UK, BD18 3JU, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. Another strand within the photograph is planning and how regeneration tries to create reasons to visit traditional town centres in a form that can be compared with future views of Titus St, Saltaire village,Bradford,West Yorkshire,England, UK, BD18 3JU. The record includes period character for later comparison.
Titus St, Saltaire village,Bradford,West Yorkshire,England, UK, BD18 3JU
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Bradford,West Yorkshire,England,UK,BD18 3JU,Salt,Sir,Yorkshire,stone,sandstone,terrace,terraces,village,workers,employees,employee,Victorian,model village,City of Bradford Metropolitan District,UNESCO,World Heritage Site,heritage,name,nameplate,plate,enamel,St,your,own,street,on,wall,walls,model
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JTR469 - . This dated editorial view of Titus St, Saltaire village,Bradford,West Yorkshire,England, UK, BD18 3JU in 2022 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The photograph centres on Titus Street,Saltaire, Bradford, West Yorkshire,England,UK, BD18 3JU. Further facets of the scene include everyday life, changing streetscape, historical comparison, regional identity, mixed-use redevelopment, documentary photography, town-centre renewal, urban regeneration, contemporary social history, period architecture, urban fabric, commercial redevelopment, social history, and before-and-after reference. The wider contemporary story combines commercial viability, heritage conservation and the value of reusing existing buildings rather than wholesale demolition. As a dated visual record of Titus St, Saltaire village,Bradford,West Yorkshire,England, UK, BD18 3JU, the frame retains equipment and working practice, making it especially useful if refurbishment subsequently changes the scene. The wider setting retains connections with community identity, changing land use, historic townscape, period detail, civic architecture, local history, adaptive reuse, and archival record. Elements such as Bradford, Titus, Yorkshire, and Saltaire add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. A later view of Titus St, Saltaire village,Bradford,West Yorkshire,England, UK, BD18 3JU may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The setting also helps illustrate commercial viability and how public investment can reshape pedestrian movement and evening activity when considered against later change at Titus St, Saltaire village,Bradford,West Yorkshire,England, UK, BD18 3JU. The image fixes a local visual benchmark for later comparison.
Titus St, Saltaire village,Bradford,West Yorkshire,England, UK, BD18 3JU
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,and,on,a,plate,with,pork,banger,bangers,cocked,cooking,cookery,haricot,meal,meals,fried,grilled,supper,tomato,sauce,wet,food,snack,dinner,lunch,Wurst,product,products,processed,foods,unhealthy,British,UK,pub,grub,rustic,traditional
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JRA4M0 - . This authentic period view of United Kingdom in 2022 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The defining feature is Sausage mash and baked beans on a plate. The frame also records themes of traditional hostelry, documentary photography, street-level dining, neighbourhood drinking venue, licensed hospitality, licensed trade, place identity, everyday life, casual dining, night-time economy, pub heritage, historical comparison, visual archive, and community identity. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into pub closures and changing drinking habits, not least because of the pressure on customer-facing businesses in a high-cost economy. The archival value lies partly in recording signage and branding around United Kingdom before changing commercial priorities alters the character of the place. The location also brings in food-and-drink business, social history, changing streetscape, period detail, regional identity, community pub, before-and-after reference, and contemporary social history. The recorded references to plate, beans, baked, and Sausage preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. For United Kingdom, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. Another useful connection is pub closures and the pressure on customer-facing businesses in a high-cost economy within the real-world context of United Kingdom. The scene further reflects business rates and the pressure on customer-facing businesses in a high-cost economy within the specific setting of United Kingdom. Its period value extends to business rates and the pressure on customer-facing businesses in a high-cost economy as part of the longer story of United Kingdom. The scene captures evidence of earlier appearance within the wider story of United Kingdom.
United Kingdom
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,England,UK,Hereford,Herefordshire,roast,BBQ,a,on,plate,delight,meal,meat,course,porky,Peppa,piggy,centrepiece,pewter,served,metal,silver,pigs,head,heads,red,platter,spit,spitroast,pulled,roasted,presented,for,banquet
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JPF7HD - . Photographed at Hereford city centre , Herefordshire, England, UK, HR1 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 frame specifically shows A cooked roasted pigs head, on a pewter plate. The locality and subject together evoke public realm, adaptive reuse, heritage landmark, period building, local history, cityscape history, period detail, community identity, documentary photography, historic streetscape, urban fabric, heritage asset, contemporary social history, and changing streetscape. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with heritage conservation, redevelopment pressure and keeping older buildings useful without erasing their distinctive character. As a dated visual record of Hereford city centre , Herefordshire, England, UK, HR1, the frame retains lettering, decoration and surface detail, making it especially useful if changing commercial priorities subsequently changes the scene. The photograph additionally reflects place identity, architectural character, before-and-after reference, conservation architecture, conservation interest, archival record, everyday life, and visual archive. Elements such as roasted, plate, pewter, and cooked add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The period setting at Hereford city centre , Herefordshire, England, UK, HR1 helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. Another useful connection is heritage conservation and keeping older buildings useful without erasing their distinctive character in a form that can be compared with future views of Hereford city centre , Herefordshire, England, UK, HR1. It also preserves a point of historical comparison before later change alters the scene.
Hereford city centre , Herefordshire, England, UK, HR1
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,England,UK,Herefordshire,alcohol,drinking,fermentation,alcoholism,alcoholics,cyder,history,historic,plaque,brewing,brew,brewery,Bulmer,Bulmers,reg,regd,office,offices,co,tradition,traditional,Gloucester,Gloucestershire,pomology,shiny,polished,plate,Reg,heritage,ciders
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JPF7JT - . An identifiable period record of Hereford, England, UK in 2022, retaining the practical detail and local context that distinguish a documentary photograph from a generic illustration. The photograph centres on Brass plaques, Gloucestershire Cider Company Limited - registered office - HP Bulmer. The frame also records themes of orchard-to-bottle industry, local-history evidence, commemorative plaque, archival record, place identity, changing streetscape, collectable heritage item, factory bottling line, historic material culture, community identity, regional identity, documentary photography, changing land use, and cider brand history. Today's relevance is strengthened by brand heritage, alcohol duty and the continuing question of how bottling technology transformed large-scale drinks manufacturing. From a 2025-onward perspective, craftsmanship and object conservation are closely linked to this subject, alongside how museums turn individual objects into wider stories about place and people. The image fixes equipment and working practice within Hereford, England, UK at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against changed technology. The wider setting retains connections with bottle-filling machinery, public realm, period detail, historic artefact, before-and-after reference, museum object, decorative metalwork, and historic beverage advertising. The combination of Bulmer, Company, Gloucestershire, Brass, and Cider anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. Around Hereford, England, UK, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. Another useful connection is brand heritage and Herefordshire's long association with commercial cider production in a form that can be compared with future views of Hereford, England, UK. The period view preserves details of everyday use as part of Hereford, England, UK's history.
Hereford, England, UK
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GotonySmith,town,Cheshire,England,UK,WA5 1QG,WA5,NHS,hospitals,Foundation,Trust,Warrington,sign at NHS,Lovely Lane,at,only,expensive,park,for,staff,patients,patient,and,visitors,sign,warning,instructions,instruction,car,vehicle,ANPR,registration,plate,details,camera,cameras,extortionate,medical centre
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJM7D3 - Hospitals may charge for car parking in all NHS hospitals in England and Northern Ireland. Most hospital car parking charges were abolished in Wales in 2008 and Scotland in 2009.
much more info on this at https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-8912/CBP-8912.pdf
Additional information on parking policy in England can be found in the Library briefings Blue badges and parking for disabled people in England and Parking policy in England.
Section 1 details the temporary suspension of parking charges due to the Coronavirus outbreak across the UK.
England
The Health and Medicines Act 1988 allows the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) to provide, and charge for, various services for the purpose of income generation for the NHS. The Department of Health's guidance on Income generation in the NHS (2006) provides that income generation activities” of which charging for car parking is one” must be profitable and cannot use NHS funding to subsidise their costs.
NHS England has issued non-mandatory guidance on NHS patient, visitor and staff car parking management (updated October 2015). This suggests concessions for the following groups:
-disabled people
-people who attend frequent outpatient appointments
-visitors with relatives who are gravely ill
-visitors to (and carers of) people who have an extended stay in hospital
-carers of people in the above groups
-staff working shifts when no public transport is available
Lovely Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1QG
Description
Keywords: @HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GotonySmith,town,Cheshire,England,UK,WA5 1QG,WA5,NHS,hospitals,Foundation,Trust,Warrington,sign at NHS,Lovely Lane,at,only,expensive,park,for,staff,patients,patient,and,visitors,sign,warning,instructions,instruction,car,vehicle,ANPR,registration,plate,details,camera,cameras,extortionate
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJM7E6 - Hospitals may charge for car parking in all NHS hospitals in England and Northern Ireland. Most hospital car parking charges were abolished in Wales in 2008 and Scotland in 2009.
much more info on this at https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-8912/CBP-8912.pdf
Additional information on parking policy in England can be found in the Library briefings Blue badges and parking for disabled people in England and Parking policy in England.
Section 1 details the temporary suspension of parking charges due to the Coronavirus outbreak across the UK.
England
The Health and Medicines Act 1988 allows the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) to provide, and charge for, various services for the purpose of income generation for the NHS. The Department of Health's guidance on Income generation in the NHS (2006) provides that income generation activities” of which charging for car parking is one” must be profitable and cannot use NHS funding to subsidise their costs.
NHS England has issued non-mandatory guidance on NHS patient, visitor and staff car parking management (updated October 2015). This suggests concessions for the following groups:
-disabled people
-people who attend frequent outpatient appointments
-visitors with relatives who are gravely ill
-visitors to (and carers of) people who have an extended stay in hospital
-carers of people in the above groups
-staff working shifts when no public transport is available
Lovely Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1QG
Description
Keywords: @HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GotonySmith,town,Cheshire,England,UK,WA5 1QG,WA5,NHS,hospitals,Foundation,Trust,Warrington,sign at NHS,Lovely Lane,at,only,expensive,park,for,staff,patients,patient,and,visitors,sign,warning,instructions,instruction,car,vehicle,ANPR,registration,plate,details,camera,cameras,extortionate
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJM7E7 - Hospitals may charge for car parking in all NHS hospitals in England and Northern Ireland. Most hospital car parking charges were abolished in Wales in 2008 and Scotland in 2009.
much more info on this at https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-8912/CBP-8912.pdf
Additional information on parking policy in England can be found in the Library briefings Blue badges and parking for disabled people in England and Parking policy in England.
Section 1 details the temporary suspension of parking charges due to the Coronavirus outbreak across the UK.
England
The Health and Medicines Act 1988 allows the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) to provide, and charge for, various services for the purpose of income generation for the NHS. The Department of Health's guidance on Income generation in the NHS (2006) provides that income generation activities” of which charging for car parking is one” must be profitable and cannot use NHS funding to subsidise their costs.
NHS England has issued non-mandatory guidance on NHS patient, visitor and staff car parking management (updated October 2015). This suggests concessions for the following groups:
-disabled people
-people who attend frequent outpatient appointments
-visitors with relatives who are gravely ill
-visitors to (and carers of) people who have an extended stay in hospital
-carers of people in the above groups
-staff working shifts when no public transport is available
Lovely Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1QG
Description
Keywords: @HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GotonySmith,town,Cheshire,England,UK,WA5 1QG,WA5,NHS,hospitals,Foundation,Trust,Warrington,sign at NHS,Lovely Lane,at,only,expensive,park,for,staff,patients,patient,and,visitors,sign,warning,instructions,instruction,car,vehicle,ANPR,registration,plate,details,permit,yellow,extortionate,controlled
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJM7E8 - Hospitals may charge for car parking in all NHS hospitals in England and Northern Ireland. Most hospital car parking charges were abolished in Wales in 2008 and Scotland in 2009.
much more info on this at https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-8912/CBP-8912.pdf
Additional information on parking policy in England can be found in the Library briefings Blue badges and parking for disabled people in England and Parking policy in England.
Section 1 details the temporary suspension of parking charges due to the Coronavirus outbreak across the UK.
England
The Health and Medicines Act 1988 allows the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) to provide, and charge for, various services for the purpose of income generation for the NHS. The Department of Health's guidance on Income generation in the NHS (2006) provides that income generation activities” of which charging for car parking is one” must be profitable and cannot use NHS funding to subsidise their costs.
NHS England has issued non-mandatory guidance on NHS patient, visitor and staff car parking management (updated October 2015). This suggests concessions for the following groups:
-disabled people
-people who attend frequent outpatient appointments
-visitors with relatives who are gravely ill
-visitors to (and carers of) people who have an extended stay in hospital
-carers of people in the above groups
-staff working shifts when no public transport is available
Lovely Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1QG
Description
Keywords: @HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GotonySmith,town,Cheshire,England,UK,WA5 1QG,WA5,NHS,hospitals,Foundation,Trust,Warrington,sign at NHS,Lovely Lane,at,only,expensive,park,for,staff,patients,patient,and,visitors,sign,warning,instructions,instruction,car,vehicle,ANPR,registration,plate,details,permit,holder,holders,yellow,extortionate
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJM7EC - Hospitals may charge for car parking in all NHS hospitals in England and Northern Ireland. Most hospital car parking charges were abolished in Wales in 2008 and Scotland in 2009.
much more info on this at https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-8912/CBP-8912.pdf
Additional information on parking policy in England can be found in the Library briefings Blue badges and parking for disabled people in England and Parking policy in England.
Section 1 details the temporary suspension of parking charges due to the Coronavirus outbreak across the UK.
England
The Health and Medicines Act 1988 allows the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) to provide, and charge for, various services for the purpose of income generation for the NHS. The Department of Health's guidance on Income generation in the NHS (2006) provides that income generation activities” of which charging for car parking is one” must be profitable and cannot use NHS funding to subsidise their costs.
NHS England has issued non-mandatory guidance on NHS patient, visitor and staff car parking management (updated October 2015). This suggests concessions for the following groups:
-disabled people
-people who attend frequent outpatient appointments
-visitors with relatives who are gravely ill
-visitors to (and carers of) people who have an extended stay in hospital
-carers of people in the above groups
-staff working shifts when no public transport is available
Lovely Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1QG
Description
Keywords: @HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GotonySmith,town,Cheshire,England,UK,WA5 1QG,WA5,NHS,hospitals,Foundation,Trust,Warrington,sign at NHS,Lovely Lane,at,only,expensive,park,for,staff,patients,patient,and,visitors,sign,warning,instructions,instruction,car,vehicle,ANPR,registration,plate,details,camera,cameras,extortionate,medical centre
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJM7EH - Hospitals may charge for car parking in all NHS hospitals in England and Northern Ireland. Most hospital car parking charges were abolished in Wales in 2008 and Scotland in 2009.
much more info on this at https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-8912/CBP-8912.pdf
Additional information on parking policy in England can be found in the Library briefings Blue badges and parking for disabled people in England and Parking policy in England.
Section 1 details the temporary suspension of parking charges due to the Coronavirus outbreak across the UK.
England
The Health and Medicines Act 1988 allows the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) to provide, and charge for, various services for the purpose of income generation for the NHS. The Department of Health's guidance on Income generation in the NHS (2006) provides that income generation activities” of which charging for car parking is one” must be profitable and cannot use NHS funding to subsidise their costs.
NHS England has issued non-mandatory guidance on NHS patient, visitor and staff car parking management (updated October 2015). This suggests concessions for the following groups:
-disabled people
-people who attend frequent outpatient appointments
-visitors with relatives who are gravely ill
-visitors to (and carers of) people who have an extended stay in hospital
-carers of people in the above groups
-staff working shifts when no public transport is available
Lovely Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1QG
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,metal,iron,castiron,street,grids,in,from,capital,supply,Patent,self,locking,Plate,embossed,made,foundary,steel,rusting,overs,utility,sewage,road,lane,history,historic,heritage,public,supplies,private,investment,dividends,dividend
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJG07T - . An identifiable period record of London, England, UK in 2022, retaining the practical detail and local context that distinguish a documentary photograph from a generic illustration. The photograph centres on Street grid from London, cast iron, Haywards Borough London, Patent Self-Locking Plate, England, UK. The locality and subject together evoke townscape record, historical comparison, heritage asset, heritage landmark, place identity, social history, changing land use, historic streetscape, documentary photography, street-level documentary, local history, conservation architecture, city-centre activity, and regional identity. The wider contemporary story combines adaptive reuse, heritage conservation and keeping older structures useful without erasing their character. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with public-realm change, footfall and how ordinary street scenes become valuable records as businesses and infrastructure change. The archival value lies partly in recording street furniture and boundaries around London, England, UK before replacement signage alters the character of the place. The surrounding story also includes historic townscape, conservation interest, period detail, urban social history, social landscape, period building, built heritage, and architectural character. Elements such as Haywards, Self-Locking, Borough, Plate, and Patent add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. For London, England, UK, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. Another strand within the photograph is adaptive reuse and keeping older structures useful without erasing their character without losing the local specificity of London, England, UK. The image fixes evidence of earlier appearance within the wider story of London, England, UK.
London, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Tayleur,works,railway,factory,Newton,Le,Willows,Newton-Le-Willows,history,Foundry,homes,terrace,Vulcan Village,Warrington,historic,heritage,cast,nameplate,casting plate,iron,steel,engine,maker,old,village,engineering,local,community,communities,name,plate,company,names
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JB87CF - . Recorded at Derby Row, Vulcan Village, Warrington , Newton-Le-Willows, Cheshire, 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 photograph centres on Tayleur casting plate, Derby Row, Vulcan Village, Warrington, ex-Charles Tayleur railway factory Newton-Le-Willows history, Lancashire. The subject also carries associations with contemporary social history, labour history, period detail, transport interchange, before-and-after reference, industrial artefact, historical comparison, historic freight equipment, industrial material culture, station environment, rail transport, industrial railway heritage, public transport network, and production infrastructure. The modern context includes continuing discussion of regional connectivity, decarbonisation and how historic rolling stock documents the industrial railway. For current editorial use, embodied carbon and brownfield redevelopment provide additional context, especially through the growing value of industrial heritage for tourism and local identity. For later comparison, the photograph preserves materials and architectural details at Derby Row, Vulcan Village, Warrington , Newton-Le-Willows, Cheshire, England, UK, details that may look very different after changing commercial priorities. The subject also sits alongside manufacturing heritage, industrial archaeology, community identity, freight wagon, train operations, changing streetscape, regional identity, and industrial transport. Elements such as Tayleur, Newton-Le-Willows, ex-Charles, plate, and casting add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. Around Derby Row, Vulcan Village, Warrington , Newton-Le-Willows, Cheshire, England, UK, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear.
Derby Row, Vulcan Village, Warrington , Newton-Le-Willows, Cheshire, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,Hotpixuk,@Hotpixuk,welsh,Wales,NP4,Torfaen,Pontypool,UK,NP4 9XP,14/10/1913,Oct,hes,gone,to,rest,loving,Plate,aged,22,years,young,miner,miners,death,danger,dangers,of,mining,mines,south,colliery,collieries,Welsh,worn,weatherworn
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JAGDAN - . Photographed at Blaenafon, Torfaen, Pontypool, South Wales, Cymru, UK, , NP4 9XP 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 location is represented through Memorial Plate, Phillip Lower, aged 22 years, who was accidently killed, in Senchenydd explosion, Oct 14th 1913. The frame also records themes of historical comparison, pedestrian environment, community life, contemporary social history, changing land use, townscape record, archival record, local character, changing streetscape, city-centre activity, urban social history, urban change, social landscape, and place identity. For current editorial use, regeneration and transport provide additional context, especially through the documentary importance of recording everyday urban environments. The image fixes street furniture and boundaries within Blaenafon, Torfaen, Pontypool, South Wales, Cymru, UK, , NP4 9XP at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against new ownership. The wider setting retains connections with period detail, regional identity, public realm, street-level documentary, documentary photography, everyday life, visual archive, and before-and-after reference. The recorded references to Memorial, Lower, accidently, Phillip, and explosion preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The wider setting at Blaenafon, Torfaen, Pontypool, South Wales, Cymru, UK, , NP4 9XP matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. A further contemporary connection is regeneration and the documentary importance of recording everyday urban environments without losing the local specificity of Blaenafon, Torfaen, Pontypool, South Wales, Cymru, UK, , NP4 9XP. Image 2JAGDAN also remains a dated record of Blaenafon, Torfaen, Pontypool, South Wales, Cymru, UK, , NP4 9XP.
Blaenafon, Torfaen, Pontypool, South Wales, Cymru, UK, , NP4 9XP
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,Cheshire,UK,door,high st,village,brick,High Street,the,bake,baker,bakers,oven,bakeoff,cottage,name,plate,named,nameplate,pretentious,plates,outside,exterior,doorway,75,High St,history,historic,heritage,old,town,centre,ornate,lane,road
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2C6RE69 - . Recorded at 67 High St, Tarvin, Chester,England,UK, CH3 8EE, this image forms part of the visual history of the locality and the activity, building, object or service shown. The view specifically shows The Bakers Cottage, 75 High Street, Tarvin village, Cheshire, England, UK , CH3. A wider reading of the photograph includes historical comparison, commercial frontage, social history, independent trading, commercial streetscape, regional identity, public realm, documentary photography, local character, visual archive, urban commerce, community identity, local history, and built environment. The present-day relevance extends to commercial rents and vacant units, while a wider concern is bringing underused premises back into productive use. Future viewers can use this scene from 67 High St, Tarvin, Chester,England,UK, CH3 8EE to compare signage and branding with whatever follows after new construction. The setting also brings in business premises, shopfront economy, high-street commerce, local trading, retail property, customer footfall, urban change, and before-and-after reference. The recorded references to Bakers, Tarvin, village, and Cottage preserve clues that can help identify how the subject was presented or used at the time. The period setting at 67 High St, Tarvin, Chester,England,UK, CH3 8EE helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. A further contemporary connection is commercial rents and the shift toward mixed retail, leisure, service and residential centres without losing the local specificity of 67 High St, Tarvin, Chester,England,UK, CH3 8EE. The image also provides a reference for consumer spending and bringing underused premises back into productive use in a form that can be compared with future views of 67 High St, Tarvin, Chester,England,UK, CH3 8EE. The scene remains tied to 67 High St, Tarvin, Chester,England,UK, CH3 8EE, image reference 2C6RE69.
67 High St, Tarvin, Chester,England,UK, CH3 8EE
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK,story of the bawning of the Thorn,village,of the,Thorn,bawning,of,the,story,WA4 4QX,brass,plate,description,tale,legend,local,odd,oddity,festival,event,thorn,tree,Glasto,Glastonbury,Somerset,RE,Egerton,R.E.,1973,2011,parish council,Appleton,Midsummer's,ribbons
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2C5R3AA - Bawming the Thorn' in Appleton Thorn Village
Appleton Thorn village is the only village in England where the 'Bawming the Thorn' ceremony takes place. This ceremony take place on the 3rd Saturday of June every year. The thorn tree, which stands beside the church, is believed to be an offshoot of the Glastonbury thorn, which grew from the staff of Joseph of Arimathea. Adam de Dutton, a knight of the Crusades and local landowner, brought it to Appleton. Bawming, which means, decorating the the tree with flowers and ribbons, takes place whilst local children (our 6 class) dance and sing the Bawming song.
The Bawming Committee are always looking for new members to get involved to help maintain this unique celebration. If you would like to help in any way, please contact the Committee at: bawming@appletonthorn.org.uk
Grappenhall Ln, Appleton Thorn, Warrington, Cheshire,England, UK, WA4 4QX
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,Crewe works,rail,railway,trains,engine,transport,history,BR,British Railways,UK,Great Britain,signalbox,signal box sign,cast iron,brown,company,by order,trespass,trespassing,railmen only,Crewe,Cheshire,England,rule,rules,notice,notices,plate,sign,signs,train,staff,only
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AGMNWC - . A grounded documentary photograph made at Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK in 2019, preserving the main subject alongside smaller details that may become more historically useful with time. The subject recorded here is GWR,Great WEstern Railway,Notice,No unauthorized person,allowed in this box,by order,sign. The surrounding context brings together local character, access-control notice, historical comparison, regional rail, rail mobility, regional identity, visual archive, instructional sign, railway branding, everyday life, contemporary social history, safety messaging, public realm, and station environment. The present-day relevance extends to fares and decarbonisation, while a wider concern is linking trains more effectively with other transport. Current discussion around this subject increasingly includes child safeguarding alongside customer management, with particular attention to the role of signs in shaping behaviour without staff intervention. For later comparison, the frame records a particular stage in the life of the location within Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK. A second layer of the scene includes customer guidance, railway heritage, visual regulation, community identity, public-facing notice, public information notice, passenger railway, and rail modernisation. References to order, person, WEstern, Railway, and Notice help fix the photograph to its own subject and period rather than reducing it to a generic view. By fixing the subject within Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. Its period value extends to fares and preserving railway heritage while modernising the network within the specific setting of Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK. The location additionally provides evidence of liability and the role of signs in shaping behaviour without staff intervention as part of the longer story of Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK.
Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,food,burger,chips,runny egg,pub food,British food,meal,lunch,comfort food,plate,pint,hospitality,restaurant,egg yolk,fries,fried,eggs,food safety,pub,meals,British,soft yolk,bar,poisoning,catering,imported,hygiene,contamination,foodborne,illness,outbreak,Aug,August,2026,UK Health Security Agency,UKHSA,FSA,hospitality industry
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FBX6RF - A traditional British pub meal of burger, chunky chips, salad and a fried egg with a soft, runny yolk is served on a plate beside a pint of beer, illustrating food safety concerns around eggs during a UK Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak in August 2026. The Food Standards Agency and UK Health Security Agency said investigations had identified potential links to eggs imported from outside the UK, particularly eggs supplied to restaurants, cafes and other catering businesses, while stressing that there was no evidence UK-produced eggs were affected. Official advice remained that British Lion marked or Laid in Britain assured hen eggs could be eaten raw or lightly cooked by most people, including many vulnerable groups, although severely immunocompromised people require specific medical advice. For people eating out who cannot be certain that eggs carry recognised UK assurance marks, young children, pregnant people, older adults and people with underlying health conditions were advised to choose eggs that are thoroughly cooked. The photograph therefore provides a topical editorial illustration of runny egg safety, Salmonella risk, food poisoning, restaurant hygiene, catering standards and consumer awareness. The fried egg, with its visibly liquid yolk, sits beside chips, a burger topped with melted cheese and salad, while a pint of beer completes the familiar pub food setting. The image is relevant to searches for British pub meals, fried eggs, soft yolk, runny eggs, egg safety, food hygiene, Salmonella outbreak, Salmonella Enteritidis, imported eggs, UK catering, restaurant food safety, FSA advice, UKHSA guidance, public health, foodborne illness, gastroenteritis, safe cooking, British Lion eggs, Laid in Britain, pub lunch, burger and chips, beer and food, traditional British food and August 2026 health news. It also reflects wider questions about egg sourcing, food provenance and how diners assess risk when ordering lightly cooked eggs away from home safely.
England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,Hotpix,Tony Smith,HousingITguy,365,Project365,2nd 365,HotpixUK365,Tone Smith,red,sign,steel,Motherwell,railway,bridge,plate
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4398750199 - 'If you are on Twitter, do add a follow there and I will follow back in return mobile.twitter.com/HotpixUK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Somerset,SDC,town,England,UK,Medieval,stone wall,blue plaque,blue,wall,Bridgwater wall,mediaeval stone wall,mediaeval,support,stone moulding,Civic Society,history,historic,plate,record,historical,architecture,centre,of,architectural,tourist,tourism,sunny,prominent,trail,walking,route,buff,buffs
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P4HWMA - . Bridgwater Civic Society, sample of Medieval stone wall, high street, Bridgwater, Somerset, South West England, UK. Photographed on 19 June 2018. Bridgwater & District - Blue Plaque. The masonry below represents a mediaeval stone wall between two timber-framed buildings. The stone moulding supported a wooden jetty that protruded over the street. Civic Society. Looking at the subject's development, 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. The historical context is that commemorative plaques, gravestones and monuments transform individual or collective memory into a permanent feature of the landscape
Their wording, materials and location can illuminate genealogy, social history, military service and changing attitudes to public remembrance. The historical context is that 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. For the 2026 context, heritage remains economically and culturally significant through tourism, education and place-making, while the cost of maintaining historical fabric creates continuing debate about conservation and reuse. The subject remains topical in 2026 because interest in local history, genealogy and the conservation of memorials remains strong, while weathering, redevelopment and vandalism can threaten smaller monuments and inscriptions
Detailed photographs help preserve lettering, names and physical condition before further weathering or alteration. Associated keywords and synonyms include historic environment, period detail, historic fabric, heritage asset, and architectural history.
High Street, Bridgwater, Somerset, South West England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,bacon,eggs,mushrooms,tomato,plate,fried bread,A full breakfast,full breakfast,meal,fryup,fry-up,greasy spoon,mushroom,plate of,fried eggs,fried bacon,on a plate,Breakfast,British cooked breakfast,Scottish cooked breakfast,sausage,sausages,pork,pork sausage,carcinogen,nitrates,nitrites,hearty,breakfast,unhealthy,British,nitrate bacon,nitrite bacon,set up for the day,hotpix.org.uk,outbreak,salmonella
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P4HWGE - A full breakfast is a substantial cooked breakfast meal that typically includes bacon, sausages and eggs, and a beverage such as coffee or tea. It comes in different regional variants and is referred to by different names depending on the area. While it is colloquially known as a fry up in most areas of Britain and Ireland, it is usually referred to as a full English breakfast in England (often shortened to full English), and therefore, as a full Irish, full Scottish, full Welsh, full Cornish , and the Ulster fry in the Republic of Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Cornwall, and Northern Ireland, respectively. It is especially popular in Britain and Ireland to such an extent that many cafes and pubs offer the meal at any time of day as an all-day breakfast. It is also popular in other English-speaking countries, particularly countries that were a part of the British Empire. On its origin, Country Life magazine states, The idea of the English breakfast as a national dish goes right back to the 13th century and the country houses of the gentry. In the old Anglo-Saxon tradition of hospitality, households would provide hearty breakfasts for visiting friends, relatives and neighbours.
The full breakfast is among the most internationally recognised British dishes along with such staples as bangers and mash, shepherd's pie, cottage pie, fish and chips, roast beef, Sunday roast and the Christmas dinner. The fried breakfast became popular in Britain and Ireland during the Victorian era, and appears as one among many suggested breakfasts in home economist Isabella Beeton's Book of Household Management (1861). A full breakfast is often contrasted (e.g. on hotel menus) with the lighter alternative of a continental breakfast, consisting of tea or coffee, milk and fruit juices with bread, croissants, bagels, or pastries.
Somerset, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Cheese,Olive,Crumb,gourmet,Globe Artichoke,served in Oxford,Magdalen Arms,OX4 1SJ,menu,foodie,gourmand,eat,eating,dining,fine dining,quality,Cynara cardunculus,cooked,baked,Oxfordshire,food,out,restaurant,thistle,French artichoke,green artichoke,plant,vegetable,plated,on,plate,buds,edible
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P4HWP4 - The globe artichoke (Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus), also known as French artichoke and green artichoke in the USA, is a variety of a species of thistle cultivated as a food.
The edible portion of the plant consists of the flower buds before the flowers come into bloom. The budding artichoke flower-head is a cluster of many budding small flowers (an inflorescence), together with many bracts, on an edible base. Once the buds bloom, the structure changes to a coarse, barely edible form. Another variety of the same species is the cardoon, a perennial plant native to the Mediterranean region. Both wild forms and cultivated varieties (cultivars) exist.
243 Iffley Rd, Oxford, England, UK, OX4 1SJ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,fat,fatty,slice,slices,plate,with salad,home,portion,Parmesan cheese,cheese,healthy portions,portions,unhealthy home food portions,obese,overeating,overweight,challenge,chore,takeaway,carryout,olive,olives,ham,high,calorie,meat,meaty,chicken,tomato,tomatoes,control,food,fast food,enjoyment,obesity
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P2X7YW - . This location-specific image from England, Great Britain , UK in 2018 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 High calorie home pizza, with salad, Parmesan cheese, olives, ham, chicken. Other connected aspects include heritage landmark, everyday life, local history, local character, archival record, visual archive, period building, community identity, historic streetscape, changing land use, period detail, cityscape history, place identity, and social history. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into tourism and energy retrofit, not least because of the value of architectural landmarks to local identity and tourism. The image fixes equipment and working practice within England, Great Britain , UK at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against conservation work. The photograph additionally reflects before-and-after reference, built heritage, regional identity, documentary photography, conservation interest, urban fabric, conservation architecture, and contemporary social history. Elements such as cheese, calorie, olives, pizza, and Parmesan add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. For England, Great Britain , UK, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The scene further reflects tourism and the balance between conservation, retrofit and modern accessibility when considered against later change at England, Great Britain , UK. Its period value extends to energy retrofit and how historic buildings acquire new uses as cities change without losing the local specificity of England, Great Britain , UK. The scene captures details of everyday use as part of England, Great Britain , UK's history.
England, Great Britain , UK
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Keywords: GoTonysmith,@HotpixUK,real ale,on a bar,bar,bitter,in a,pubs,bars,England,UK,GB,Britain,British,Traditional British Beer,tourist,tourism,Bar food,duck leg,orange sauce,Hook Norton,traditional,plate on bar,plate,good pub food,Double Stout,Nice Try,ale,Hook Norton Double Stout,Rugby ale,special rugby ale,rugby world cup,rugby six nations,pint and pub grub,pint of bitter pub grub,eating out,Cotswolds eating out,Hook Norton eating out,dinner in the pub,boozy lunch in the pub
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy MM9A01 - Hook Norton Brewery is a regional brewery in Hook Norton, Oxfordshire, England, several miles outside of the Cotswold Hills. Founded in 1849, the brewing plant is a traditional Victorian 'tower' brewery in which all the stages of the brewing process flow logically from floor to floor
mashing at the top, boiling in the middle, fermentation and racking at the bottom. Until 2006, the brewing process was powered by steam. Beer is still delivered in the village by horse-drawn dray.
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,plate,Burns,night,25th,Jan,January,rab,Scots,Scottish,Scotland,food,traditional,McSween,McSweens,tasty,Alba,cuisine,Haggis whisky,Kosher haggis,Burns Supper,neeps and tatties,icons,Scots nationalism,symbol,symbols,Haggis and whisky,supper,haggis supper,Address to a Haggis,neeps,tatties,Scotch whisky,hagese,Scots food,Scottish drink,Scottish food,poetry
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BC398C - . This location-based editorial photograph from the recorded location in 2017 preserves a recognisable subject together with clues about how the place was used and presented at the time. The image documents McSween Haggis. The photograph also reflects public realm, historic context, visual archive, place identity, matured wine, local history, aged alcohol, changing streetscape, premium beverage, drinks provenance, luxury drinks market, regional speciality, food-and-drink tradition, and documentary photography. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject sits within continuing debate about hospitality costs, local sourcing and the role of ceremonial food in annual celebrations. The present-day relevance extends to alcohol duty and consumer spending, while a wider concern is the balance between cultural tradition and responsible alcohol consumption. For retrospective editorial use, the scene keeps a record of a particular stage in the life of the location within the recorded location. The subject sits alongside Portuguese wine tradition, seasonal celebration, traditional recipe, before-and-after reference, regional identity, wine label design, archival record, and community identity. The combination of Haggis and McSween anchors the image to a recognisable activity, place or moment. By fixing the subject within the recorded location, 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 hospitality costs and the role of ceremonial food in annual celebrations within the real-world context of the recorded location. A further contemporary connection is tourism and the continuing appeal of traditional drinks with strong regional identities within the specific setting of the recorded location. The scene captures part of the area's social history as part of the recorded location's history.
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Keywords: box,spoon,knifes,serving,steel,plate,Nickel,English,British,tarnished,antique,collectible,table,setting,canteen,dinner,equipment,tool,tools,objects,kitchen,meal,meals,setmeal,meal,Silver Spoon,Silver Spoons,Serving Spoons,Eating Tools,Set Meal,GoTonySmith,silveraged,silverware,symmetry,tarnish,tool,utensils,vintage,white,English,British,tradition,traditional,class,manners,etiquette,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F7DCW5 - . This scene at England, UK in 2015 forms part of the visual history of the locality, documenting the named subject together with aspects of how the area looked and functioned at the time. The subject captured here is English Boxed Silver Cutlery Set. The wider scene also brings together changing streetscape, documentary photography, bricks-and-mortar retail, specialist shop, high-street commerce, social history, place identity, archival record, everyday life, community identity, public realm, before-and-after reference, street-level business, and small business. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with store closures, business rates and the resilience of specialist shops in an online retail economy. Small period details of signage and branding at England, UK may become more significant with time, particularly following altered transport patterns. The wider setting retains connections with town-centre trading, local enterprise, customer footfall, retail property, independent retail, changing land use, regional identity, and contemporary social history. References to Boxed, Silver, Cutlery, and English give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. For England, UK, 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 store closures and the contribution of independents to distinctive high streets without losing the local specificity of England, UK. The wider significance includes footfall and how shopfronts become short-lived records of changing businesses in a form that can be compared with future views of England, UK. Another strand within the photograph is online shopping and how commercial property costs affect small retailers within the real-world context of England, UK. It also preserves a local visual benchmark as part of England, UK's history.
England, UK
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Keywords: UK,United,Kingdom,miso,Sashimi,Tempora,fried,healthy,food,traditional,interesting,tourist,meal,meals,Yorkshire,west,plate,dish,wasabi,green,United Kingdom,Miso Soup,West Yorkshire,GoTonySmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,prawn,Japanese,Fried-food,batter,chopsticks,wooden Chopstick,tofu,battered,chopstick,Deep-fried,fat,soup,Japan,menu
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY7XRB - . Meal in a Japanese Restaurant, Leeds, England, UK- Sashimi Tempora Miso Soup. Photographed at Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK. The photograph was taken on 22 July 2015. 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 Meal, Japanese, Restaurant, Leeds, soup, miso, Sashimi, Tempora, fried and healthy, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph is useful for editorial coverage of eating out, restaurant culture, food presentation, hospitality and the way international cuisine has become part of everyday dining in British cities. Food, crockery, tableware, menus, serving dishes and restaurant surroundings can provide strong visual cues for features about cuisine, ingredients, dining habits, tourism, leisure spending and the hospitality economy. The image is documentary rather than studio food photography, giving it relevance to real-world restaurant reviews, travel features, local food guides and stories about consumer choice. It also records the appearance and presentation of a meal at a particular time and place, useful for archive, lifestyle and social-history contexts. Search themes include restaurant dining, cuisine, food presentation, hospitality, eating out, table settings, tourism, consumer lifestyle and the local food economy. Because this is a real meal in a real venue rather than a studio arrangement, it has particular value for travel, dining and social-history features. 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. The view is firmly rooted in a real location rather than a constructed studio setting.
Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK
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Keywords: UK,United,Kingdom,miso,Sashimi,Tempora,fried,healthy,food,traditional,interesting,tourist,meal,meals,Yorkshire,west,chopsticks,United Kingdom,Miso Soup,West Yorkshire,wooden Chopstick,GoTonySmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,plate,prawn,Japanese,Fried-food,batter,tofu,battered,chopstick,Deep-fried,fat,soup,Japan,menu
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY7XRF - . Meal in a Japanese Restaurant, Leeds, England, UK- Sashimi Tempora Miso Soup. Photographed at Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK. The photograph was taken on 22 July 2015. 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 Meal, Japanese, Restaurant, Leeds, soup, miso, Sashimi, Tempora, fried and healthy, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph is useful for editorial coverage of eating out, restaurant culture, food presentation, hospitality and the way international cuisine has become part of everyday dining in British cities. Food, crockery, tableware, menus, serving dishes and restaurant surroundings can provide strong visual cues for features about cuisine, ingredients, dining habits, tourism, leisure spending and the hospitality economy. The image is documentary rather than studio food photography, giving it relevance to real-world restaurant reviews, travel features, local food guides and stories about consumer choice. It also records the appearance and presentation of a meal at a particular time and place, useful for archive, lifestyle and social-history contexts. Search themes include restaurant dining, cuisine, food presentation, hospitality, eating out, table settings, tourism, consumer lifestyle and the local food economy. Because this is a real meal in a real venue rather than a studio arrangement, it has particular value for travel, dining and social-history features. 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. The view is firmly rooted in a real location rather than a constructed studio setting.
Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK
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Keywords: UK,United,Kingdom,miso,fried,healthy,food,traditional,interesting,tourist,meal,meals,Yorkshire,west,vegatable,vegetable,tofu,mushroom,batter,battered,fat,fatty,fattening,United Kingdom,Miso Soup,West Yorkshire,GoTonySmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,plate,prawn,Japanese,Fried-food,chopsticks,wooden Chopstick,chopstick,Deep-fried,soup,Japan,menu
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY7XW9 - . This scene at Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK in 2015 forms part of the visual history of the locality, documenting the named subject together with aspects of how the area looked and functioned at the time. The frame specifically shows Meal in a Japanese Restaurant, Leeds, England, UK- Sashimi Tempora Miso Soup. Further facets of the scene include food heritage, classic British meal, archival record, hospitality food service, period detail, everyday life, community identity, local dining tradition, regional food culture, changing land use, regional identity, local history, everyday cuisine, and food-and-drink heritage. From a 2025-onward perspective, hospitality costs and local business are closely linked to this subject, alongside the enduring appeal of traditional takeaway meals. As a dated visual record of Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK, the frame retains local activity and public use, making it especially useful if replacement signage subsequently changes the scene. Further associations within the scene are documentary photography, public realm, local character, comfort food, changing streetscape, street food culture, contemporary social history, and before-and-after reference. References to Sashimi, Japanese, Restaurant, Leeds, and Tempora give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. The period setting at Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The scene further reflects hospitality costs and the enduring appeal of traditional takeaway meals in a form that can be compared with future views of Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK. Its period value extends to consumer spending and the pressure of food and energy prices on small hospitality businesses within the real-world context of Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK. The view records evidence of earlier appearance as a date-specific reference.
Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK
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Keywords: UK,United,Kingdom,miso,fried,healthy,food,traditional,interesting,tourist,meal,meals,Yorkshire,west,chopstick,United Kingdom,Miso Soup,West Yorkshire,GoTonySmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Deep-fried,Fried-food,Fried,Food,lunch,Japanese,Japan,batter,battered,tempura,prawn,fish,soup,menu,plate,chopsticks,wooden Chopstick,tofu,fat
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY7XWE - . This authentic period view of Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK in 2015 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The location is represented through Meal in a Japanese Restaurant, Leeds, England, UK- Sashimi Tempura Miso Soup. Other connected aspects include changing land use, British food tradition, traditional takeaway, historical comparison, food-and-drink heritage, changing streetscape, visual archive, everyday life, social history, popular cuisine, local history, public realm, food heritage, and regional food culture. From a 2025-onward perspective, tourism and changing diets are closely linked to this subject, alongside how food signs and shopfronts become part of urban cultural identity. Future viewers can use this scene from Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK to compare equipment and working practice with whatever follows after replacement signage. The surrounding story also includes place identity, documentary photography, before-and-after reference, street food culture, comfort food, community identity, contemporary social history, and everyday cuisine. Elements such as Leeds, Tempura, Sashimi, Restaurant, and Japanese add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The period setting at Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. Its period value extends to tourism and how food signs and shopfronts become part of urban cultural identity within the specific setting of Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK. The location additionally provides evidence of tourism and how familiar dishes remain cultural shorthand for British food as part of the longer story of Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK. The view records a point of historical comparison for future local research.
Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK
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Keywords: Wheelchair,misuse,England,English,GB,Great Britain,car park,parking,area,P,Disabled Badge,holders Only,sign,plate,GoTonySmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,restricted,limited,disability,disabled,holders,mobility,reserved,for,people,bay,spots,spot,shop,shopping,supermarkets,signage,consideration,spaces
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY3RMA - . Disabled Badge holders Only sign. Photographed at Annan, Dumfries, Scotland, UK. The photograph was taken on 06 July 2015. 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 Disabled, Badge, holders, Only, sign, these bays are reserved, Blue badge holders only, with a blue badge, parking and Blue Badge, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The scene is relevant to retail, shopping, consumer behaviour, town and city centres, independent businesses and the changing appearance of the British high street. It can support editorial stories about shops, shopping centres, retail architecture, store branding, local commerce, vacancies, regeneration, consumer spending, tourism and the pressure on traditional bricks-and-mortar businesses. Shopfronts, signs, windows, displays, arcades and surrounding public realm provide useful visual context for how retail space is designed and experienced by pedestrians. The photograph also acts as a dated record of a business or shopping location, valuable when premises later change hands, rebrand, close or are redeveloped. Search themes include retail, shopping, shopfronts, consumer behaviour, high streets, town centres, commercial property, independent business, branding and changing local economies. A dated view of a shop or shopping environment gains extra archive value when businesses rebrand, close, move or when premises are redeveloped. It can be used in newspapers, magazines, books, websites, documentaries, heritage projects and retrospective features where geographical accuracy and period detail matter.
Annan, Dumfries, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: Mushrooms,plate,of,food,British,Scottish,England,pork,eat,fat,fatty,unhealthy,appetite,Bacon,Toast,Mushroom,black,pudding,grease,greasy,spoon,obese,overweight,unhealthy,grilled,protein,portion,rasher,smoked,streaky,meat,meaty,coffee,GB,Black Pudding,Greasy Spoon,Fried Bread,GoTonySmith,tea,sugar,orange,juice,peppermill,on,poached,tomato,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Orange juice,Poached egg
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F0XCGJ - . This location-specific image from GreatBritain, UK in 2015 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. The photograph centres on Traditional Full English Breakfast,Egg,Sausage,Bacon,Black Pudding,Toast,Mushroom. The broader subject matter reaches into documentary photography, food-and-drink heritage, local character, everyday cuisine, comfort food, everyday life, changing streetscape, changing land use, place identity, social history, archival record, public realm, regional food culture, and traditional takeaway. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into takeaway culture and changing diets, not least because of how familiar dishes remain cultural shorthand for British food. For later comparison, the photograph preserves transport arrangements and footfall at GreatBritain, UK, details that may look very different after new ownership. Further associations within the scene are visual archive, local dining tradition, local history, hospitality food service, regional identity, street food culture, food heritage, and classic British meal. The recorded references to Toast, English, Black, Mushroom, and Traditional preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. By fixing the subject within GreatBritain, UK, 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 takeaway culture and how familiar dishes remain cultural shorthand for British food as part of the longer story of GreatBritain, UK. A further contemporary connection is local business and how familiar dishes remain cultural shorthand for British food when considered against later change at GreatBritain, UK. The scene captures a trace of local identity for later comparison. Image F0XCGJ also remains a dated record of GreatBritain, UK.
GreatBritain, UK
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Keywords: Mushrooms,plate,of,food,British,Scottish,England,pork,cafe,eat,fat,fatty,unhealthy,appetite,Toast,Mushroom,greasy,spoon,obese,overweight,united,kingdom,unhealthy,grilled,protein,portion,rasher,smoked,streaky,meat,meaty,coffee,GB,Black Pudding,Greasy Spoon,Fried Bread,GoTonySmith,tea,sugar,orange,juice,pepper,mill,peppermill,on,a,table,poached,tomato,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Orange juice,Poached egg
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F0XDA5 - . Recorded at GreatBritain, UK in 2015, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. The frame specifically shows Traditional Full English Breakfast,Egg,Sausage,Bacon,Black Pudding,Toast,Mushroom from a greasy spoon cafe - British cooked breakfast. The surrounding context encompasses comfort food, documentary photography, traditional takeaway, historical comparison, local dining tradition, local history, community identity, classic British meal, food-and-drink heritage, archival record, everyday cuisine, food heritage, public realm, and period detail. The modern context includes continuing discussion of hospitality costs, local business and the enduring appeal of traditional takeaway meals. Small period details of building condition and alterations at GreatBritain, UK may become more significant with time, particularly following new ownership. The surrounding story also includes regional food culture, regional identity, contemporary social history, before-and-after reference, popular cuisine, everyday life, street food culture, and changing land use. Elements such as spoon, Mushroom, Black, Traditional, and greasy add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. By fixing the subject within GreatBritain, UK, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. Another strand within the photograph is hospitality costs and the enduring appeal of traditional takeaway meals as part of the longer story of GreatBritain, UK. The setting also helps illustrate changing diets and the pressure of food and energy prices on small hospitality businesses when considered against later change at GreatBritain, UK. The photograph keeps evidence of changing use before later change alters the scene.
GreatBritain, UK
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Keywords: Buildings,Building,plate,bronze,on,James,Steel,Lord,provost,the,new,council,chamber,Sir,Robert,Cranston,memorial,stone,street,Cockburn,St,GoTonySmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Auld Reekie,1901,by,sir,Lord Provost,Provost,right,honourable,1904,opened
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED4M1C - . Foundation stone of the Edinburgh Municipal Buildings, Scotland, UK, laid 1901. Photographed at Cockburn St, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. The photograph was taken on 26 December 2014. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with Foundation, stone, Edinburgh, Municipal, Buildi, laid, Buildings, plate, bronze and James, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The image is relevant to architecture, the built environment, urban heritage, streetscape and the way historic and modern buildings contribute to a sense of place. It can illustrate editorial coverage of architectural detail, conservation, listed buildings, planning, regeneration, tourism, civic identity and changing uses of older properties. Facades, windows, entrances, masonry, decorative elements, signage and neighbouring structures provide documentary evidence of the building's appearance and setting. The dated view also gives the photograph archive value for future comparison if the property is restored, altered, rebranded, repurposed or redeveloped. Search themes include architecture, historic buildings, facades, interiors, conservation, listed buildings, planning, regeneration, heritage, streetscape and urban change. A precise location image is useful for comparing later restoration, alteration, redevelopment, rebranding or changes in the use of the building. 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.
Cockburn St, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: buttons linked to bells apartments doorbell chime,chimes,control,pushes,original,dirty,tenement,edinburgh,glasgow,Scotland,england,london,typical,estate,agent,agents,Flat1,Flat2,Flat3,Flat4,Flat5,GoTonySmith controls,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,flat,button,buttons,intercom,brass,plate,leaseholders,renters,tenants,tenant,block,scheme,renters rights act,England,eviction notice
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED4M2R - . A brass plate with buzzers for flats 1 to 5 with buttons linked to bells. The photograph was taken on 26 December 2014. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. 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 brass, plate, buzzers, flats, buttons linked to bells apartments doorbell chime, chimes, control, pushes, original and dirty, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph gives particular emphasis to signage, lettering, public information, branding or graphic communication in a real-world setting. It can support editorial features about wayfinding, advertising, local identity, warnings, public information, business branding, typography, street design and the visual language of towns and cities. Words, symbols, colours, materials and the physical setting of the sign provide useful documentary detail for researchers interested in how information was presented at the time. Because signs and branding are frequently replaced, repainted or removed, the image also has useful archive and social-history value. Search themes include signs, lettering, typography, advertising, wayfinding, public information, warnings, branding, street graphics and local identity. Because signs are frequently replaced or repainted, a clear dated photograph of wording or graphics can acquire strong archive and social-history value. 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.
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,rail,railway,trains,engine,transport,history,BR,British Railways,UK,Great Britain,Crewe,Cheshire,England,branch line,StationA,Station A,rule,rules,notice,notices,plate,sign,signs,train,staff,only,siding,sidings,branch,line,lines,signal,signals,historic
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AGMNW2 - . Made at Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK in 2014, this photograph records a real place and subject in context, allowing later viewers to compare what has survived, changed, closed, moved or been replaced. The subject recorded here is Crewe Station A signal box and branch line, Crewe Works. Further facets of the subject include operational signage, trackside infrastructure, changing land use, archival record, rail corridor, venue rules, place identity, everyday life, rule enforcement, local character, visual archive, behavioural signage, visitor instruction, and public realm. Today's wider story includes reliability, rail reform and the practical question of preserving railway heritage while modernising the network. For contemporary context, liability and venue policy are closely related themes, especially where the issue becomes the role of signs in shaping behaviour without staff intervention. As a piece of social history, the frame preserves a particular stage in the life of the location around Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK. A second layer of the scene includes community identity, railway branding, regional identity, local history, safety messaging, site information, changing streetscape, and visual regulation. Elements such as Works, Station, Crewe, signal, and branch add documentary specificity and may become more useful when compared with later records. The period setting at Crewe,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 reliability and making rail simpler and more dependable without losing the local specificity of Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK. Another strand within the photograph is regulation and how public spaces communicate rules quickly and visibly in a form that can be compared with future views of Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK. Image 2AGMNW2 also remains a dated record of Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK.
Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK
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Keywords: number,numbers,Gotonysmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,in,a,suburban,town,street,England,UK,mail,post,letters,postal,delivery,A,188,detail,closeup,close-up,front,door,house,flat,entrance,rectangular,smart,wood,wooden,slot,slots,plate,brass,Great Britain
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DN6MP9 - . Red door number 118a with letter box, in a suburban street, England, UK. Photographed at England, Great Britain , UK. The photograph was taken on 21 September 2013. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. Signage, lettering, logos, numbers or other visible information form an important part of the record, helping identify the subject and capture contemporary branding or public messaging. The scene is closely associated with Red, door, number, 118a, front, entrance, letterbox, box, letter and junk mail, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph is relevant to homes, residential streets, domestic architecture and the everyday details that shape the appearance of British housing. It can support editorial features about housing, addresses, front doors, neighbourhood identity, home ownership, renting, property condition, postal delivery, security and suburban or urban streets. Doors, windows, numbers, letterboxes, gardens, walls and other domestic details can provide a recognisable visual shorthand for home and residence without relying on a staged interior. As a dated record, the image can also be useful for local history and later comparison as properties are altered, refurbished or redeveloped. Search themes include housing, homes, front doors, addresses, letterboxes, house numbers, residential streets, property, neighbourhoods, renting and home ownership. Small domestic details can become useful archive evidence when properties are refurbished, altered, renumbered or 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.
England, Great Britain , UK
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Keywords: kitchen,hall,national,trust,property,Cheshire,England,UK,demestic,servants,servant,staff,downstairs,in,an,english,stately,home,house,where,food,is,prepared,made,cook,cooked,cottage,farm,pan,pans,plates,plate,Altrincham,tourist,location,destination,Gotonysmith
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DHGY5W - . Copper wear in the kitchens at Dunham Massey NT property Cheshire England UK. Photographed at Dunham Massey, Altrincham, Cheshire England UK. The photograph was taken on 15 September 2013. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with Copper, wear, kitchens, Dunham, Massey, copperwear, kitchen, hall, national and trust, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph is relevant to homes, residential streets, domestic architecture and the everyday details that shape the appearance of British housing. It can support editorial features about housing, addresses, front doors, neighbourhood identity, home ownership, renting, property condition, postal delivery, security and suburban or urban streets. Doors, windows, numbers, letterboxes, gardens, walls and other domestic details can provide a recognisable visual shorthand for home and residence without relying on a staged interior. As a dated record, the image can also be useful for local history and later comparison as properties are altered, refurbished or redeveloped. Search themes include housing, homes, front doors, addresses, letterboxes, house numbers, residential streets, property, neighbourhoods, renting and home ownership. Small domestic details can become useful archive evidence when properties are refurbished, altered, renumbered or 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. It can be used in newspapers, magazines, books, websites, documentaries, heritage projects and retrospective features where geographical accuracy and period detail matter.
Dunham Massey, Altrincham, Cheshire England UK
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Keywords: kitchen,hall,national,trust,property,Cheshire,England,UK,demestic,servants,servant,staff,downstairs,in,an,english,stately,home,house,where,food,is,prepared,made,cook,cooked,cottage,farm,pan,pans,plates,plate,Altrincham,tourist,location,destination,Gotonysmith
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DHGY65 - . Copper wear in the kitchens at Dunham Massey NT property Cheshire England UK. Photographed at Dunham Massey, Altrincham, Cheshire England UK. The photograph was taken on 15 September 2013. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with Copper, wear, kitchens, Dunham, Massey, copperwear, kitchen, hall, national and trust, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph is relevant to homes, residential streets, domestic architecture and the everyday details that shape the appearance of British housing. It can support editorial features about housing, addresses, front doors, neighbourhood identity, home ownership, renting, property condition, postal delivery, security and suburban or urban streets. Doors, windows, numbers, letterboxes, gardens, walls and other domestic details can provide a recognisable visual shorthand for home and residence without relying on a staged interior. As a dated record, the image can also be useful for local history and later comparison as properties are altered, refurbished or redeveloped. Search themes include housing, homes, front doors, addresses, letterboxes, house numbers, residential streets, property, neighbourhoods, renting and home ownership. Small domestic details can become useful archive evidence when properties are refurbished, altered, renumbered or 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. It can be used in newspapers, magazines, books, websites, documentaries, heritage projects and retrospective features where geographical accuracy and period detail matter.
Dunham Massey, Altrincham, Cheshire England UK
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Keywords: Silver,Silverware,plate,silverplate,plates,tray,Dunham,Massey,houses,NT,National,Trust,National Trust,park,deer park,deer,property,Altrincham,Greater Manchester,England,UK,greater,Manchester,art fund,fund,funded,Huguenot silver,Huguenot,history,historic,Lord Warrington,gold,goldware,GoTonySmith,Two,sconces,set,six,depicting,Diana,Actaeon,Prometheus,bound,Commissioned,by,Lord Warrington,Great,Bedchamber,Archambo,eminent,Huguenot goldsmith,George Booth,Earl,UK,GB,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British,country,house,houses,old,history,historic
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DHGYB3 - . Silverware,Goldware plate and trays at Dunham Massey house NT property, Altrincham, Greater Manchester, England, UK. Photographed at Dunham Massey, Altrincham, Cheshire, England, UK. The photograph was taken on 15 September 2013. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with Silverware plate, trays, Dunham Massey, Silver, Silverware, plate, silverplate, plates, tray and Dunham, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The image has relevance to landscape, countryside, waterways, parks, gardens, environmental quality and the relationship between natural features and nearby settlement. It can illustrate editorial coverage of tourism, walking, recreation, conservation, seasonal change, biodiversity, green space, waterways and local identity. Vegetation, water, paths, buildings, weather and landform provide geographic and environmental context, helping the image work as both a place record and a broader landscape photograph. The documentary approach is useful for archive comparison, showing how a location looked at a particular time and how vegetation, land use or development may change later. Search themes include landscape, countryside, waterways, parks, gardens, environment, green space, tourism, recreation, seasonal conditions and local geography. The location view can also provide a useful baseline for later comparison as vegetation, land use, water levels or surrounding development change. 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. The view is firmly rooted in a real location rather than a constructed studio setting.
Dunham Massey, Altrincham, Cheshire, England, UK
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Keywords: 55,fifty,five,fiftyfive,plate,number,no,integer,car,UK,GB,united,Kingdom,great,Britain,automobile,cars,automobiles,square,hipstamatic,iphone,cell,phone,pic,tonysmith
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 1253025243 - 'View this whole set here. If you do Twitter add me here.
Fifty-five is the 10th Fibonacci number and a triangular number (the sum of the numbers 1 to 10), it is the largest Fibonacci number to also be a triangular number.
It is a square pyramidal number (the sum of the squares of the integers 1 to 5) as well as a heptagonal number, and a centered nonagonal number.
In base 10, it is a Kaprekar number.
55 is a semiprime, being the product of 5 and 11 and it is the 2nd member of the (5.q) semiprime family. 55 is one of only two integers with an aliquot sum of 17 (the other being 39). 55 has an aliquot sequence of 4 members: (55, 17, 1, 0).
55 is the atomic number of caesium. It was the highest speed limit allowed in the United States between 1974 and 1986 per the National Maximum Speed Law. You will remember those movies name-checking smoky bear etc.
55 is the UK number plate, denoting a late 2005 car registration. This one is part of one used as a personalised plate. From around \u00a3300 you can have your name on your plate. It is considerably cheaper to deed pole your name to DK55 PTU or similar.
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Keywords: The,West,Riding,Pub,Dewsbury,Station,The,Ale,Train,from,Stalybridge,to,Batley,real,ales,pub,public,house,interior,inside,refreshment,rooms,room,West,yorkshire,sign,train,plate,railway,CAMRA,world,beers,waiting,room,platform,2,two,real,cask,ales,goods,office,clock,fireplace,fire,place,interior,gotonysmith The West Riding,Platform Two,Dewsbury Station,Wellington Road,Dewsbury,West Yorkshire. WF13 1HF WF131HF inside the,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DANJJY - . The West Riding Pub Dewsbury Station , The Ale Train from Stalybridge to Batley. Photographed on 13 July 2013. The recorded location is The West Riding, Platform Two, Dewsbury Station, Wellington Road, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire. WF13 1HF. Historically, public houses form a distinctive part of British social history, combining licensed drinking, hospitality and community life
Older pubs can reveal evolving fashions in brewing, tied houses, coaching routes, urban development and leisure, while modern bars show how the licensed trade continues to adapt. From a heritage perspective, stations and railway infrastructure are both working transport assets and historical records
Their changing operators, signage, ticketing systems, rolling stock and architecture chart the development of British rail travel from the Victorian era to modern inter-city and commuter services. In 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. As of 2026, rail reform gives this type of image extra context
The government is legislating for Great British Railways to coordinate infrastructure, services, fares and timetables, while historic operator liveries and station equipment increasingly become records of the post-privatisation era. The historical context is that pub buildings and signs provide a useful record of the licensed trade, from traditional alehouses and brewery estates to contemporary hospitality businesses
They are also part of the story of changing high streets, nightlife, real ale, cask beer and the survival or reuse of historic premises. Other closely matched search terms include licensed premises, hostelry, bar trade, cask ale, beer culture, local pub, historic pub, town-centre leisure, rail transport, passenger railway, and railway station.
The West Riding, Platform Two, Dewsbury Station, Wellington Road, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire. WF13 1HF
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Keywords: The,West,Riding,Pub,Dewsbury,Station,The,Ale,Train,from,Stalybridge,to,Batley,real,ales,pub,public,house,interior,inside,refreshment,rooms,room,West,yorkshire,sign,train,plate,railway,CAMRA,world,beers,waiting,room,platform,2,two,real,cask,ales,interior,inside,rwhites,R,Whites,bottles,box,gotonysmith The West Riding,Platform Two,Dewsbury Station,Wellington Road,Dewsbury,West Yorkshire. WF13 1HF WF131HF,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DANJKB - . The West Riding Pub Dewsbury Station , The Ale Train from Stalybridge to Batley. Photographed on 13 July 2013. The recorded location is The West Riding, Platform Two, Dewsbury Station, Wellington Road, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire. WF13 1HF. The wider historical story is that 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 changing names often preserve layers of local commercial and social history. In historical terms, railway scenes connect industrial-age engineering with everyday passenger mobility
Station architecture, platforms, signal boxes, ticketing and rolling stock show how the network has evolved from steam and regional companies through British Rail, privatisation and today's increasingly digital passenger railway. In the present 2026 context, in England the sector continues to be under pressure from operating costs and business rates, although eligible pubs and live-music venues receive a 15% business-rates relief/27
That makes historic and contemporary pub photographs particularly relevant to coverage of hospitality, community assets and changing town centres. During 2026, britain's railway is in another period of structural change as legislation for Great British Railways progresses, bringing infrastructure and passenger services into a more unified publicly owned model
Images of earlier operators, ticket machines and station branding help illustrate how quickly the passenger railway changes. Looking at the subject's development, 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 contemporary bars show how the licensed trade continues to adapt.
The West Riding, Platform Two, Dewsbury Station, Wellington Road, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire. WF13 1HF
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Keywords: Knight,fight,fighting,metal,British,joust,jousting,functional,protection,for,battle,history,iron,steel,metallic,plate,armour,middle,ages,fight,fighting,shining,battlefield,classic,Europe,European,suit of armour,suit of armor,old fashioned,old-fashioned,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,gothic,plated,Medieval,war,combat,style,antiqued,body,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Medieval Armour,16th Century,17th Century,Body Armour
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DE54T6 - . English Knights suite of armour. Photographed at Montecute,South Somerset,England, UK, TA15 6XD. The photograph was taken on 13 June 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 Knights, suite, armour, armoury, fashioned, ancient, Knight, fight, fighting and metal, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The image is relevant to architecture, the built environment, urban heritage, streetscape and the way historic and modern buildings contribute to a sense of place. It can illustrate editorial coverage of architectural detail, conservation, listed buildings, planning, regeneration, tourism, civic identity and changing uses of older properties. Facades, windows, entrances, masonry, decorative elements, signage and neighbouring structures provide documentary evidence of the building's appearance and setting. The dated view also gives the photograph archive value for future comparison if the property is restored, altered, rebranded, repurposed or redeveloped. Search themes include architecture, historic buildings, facades, interiors, conservation, listed buildings, planning, regeneration, heritage, streetscape and urban change. A precise location image is useful for comparing later restoration, alteration, redevelopment, rebranding or changes in the use of the building. 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.
Montecute,South Somerset,England, UK, TA15 6XD
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Keywords: eel,liquor,liquer,Greater,London,England,Great,Britain,British,Cocknies,Robin,food,eat,eating,specialties,local,regional,cafe,restaurant,English,south,southern,town,tradition,high,st,closed,lost,losing,declining,taste,Pie and mash,Pie & Mash,English Food,14 High St,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,English,British,England,UK,inside,dirty,plate,plates,pea,peas,union,jack,flag,vinegar,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles,British Flag
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H3FKJ9 - Robins Pie and Mash shop closes after more than 30 years serving Ilford.
Robins Pie and Mash, Chapel Road, Ilford, which is being run by the fifth generation of a family, closed on Saturday.
Owner June Robins said: There is still demand for pie and mash but unfortunately this is not the case in Ilford any more. Customers seem to want a different type of food.
It was a very sad day when we closed. We first opened the branch over 30 years ago but things have become a lot more expensive, especially as we get all our meat from Scotland.
The company, which has recently started supplying frozen meals to the Asda supermarket chain, also has a number of other branches including one in High Street, Wanstead.
Ms Robins added: When we informed our customers we would be shutting they just kept asking why.
I don't think pie and mash is dying out as we have a lot of demand in other areas including at weddings and football games, including West Ham United.
But times are changing and people seem to want universal food such as pizza and burgers. Pie and mash has a limited regional appeal.
Traditionally pie and mash dates back to the 19th century, when Dutch ships delivered live eels, which were used in pies, to Billingsgate Market.
Customer, Paul Scott, of Sandhurst Drive, Goodmayes, added: This is a great shame and customers aren't happy about it especially as there will now be no more pie and mash shops in Ilford.
Full article at
http://www.ilfordrecorder.co.uk/news/robins_pie_and_mash_shop_closes_after_more_than_30_years_serving_ilford_1_1683191
14 High St, Ilford, London, England, UK E11 2AJ
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,England,UK,inside interior,beer bottles,beer,bottles,trans pennine ale trail,Transpennine Real Ale Trail,Transpennine,Real Ale Trail,CAMRA,Create Your Own Ale Trail,Ale Trail,the West Riding sign,sign,cask,rwhites,platform,waiting,plate,railway,train,room,rooms,interior,inside,refreshment,public,house,real,from,Dewsbury,Pub,Train,Batley,pub,Ale
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BPCNPY - . A location-based documentary photograph from Dewsbury Railway Station, Wellington Road, Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England, UK, WF13 1HF, useful both for its immediate subject and for the smaller period details around it. At the heart of the image is The West Riding, Tennants Gold Label Barley Wine, Dewsbury Railway Station, Dewsbury Railway Station, Wellington Road, Dewsbury, WF13 1HF. The scene can also be read in terms of local character, community identity, railway heritage, visual archive, period detail, station environment, rail corridor, place identity, passenger railway, local history, public realm, historical comparison, railway branding, and everyday Britain. Current discussion around this subject increasingly includes station investment alongside public ownership, with particular attention to linking trains more effectively with buses and trams. The photograph fixes landscape and surrounding development within Dewsbury Railway Station, Wellington Road, Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England, UK, WF13 1HF at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against changed technology. The subject also sits alongside passenger connectivity, commuter travel, rail mobility, transport interchange, rail transport, mass transit, before-and-after reference, and changing streetscape. The recorded references to Barley, Tennants, Wellington, Riding, and Station preserve clues that can help identify how the subject was presented or used at the time. For Dewsbury Railway Station, Wellington Road, Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England, UK, WF13 1HF, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which small changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The location additionally provides evidence for station investment and linking trains more effectively with buses and trams without losing the local specificity of Dewsbury Railway Station, Wellington Road, Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England, UK, WF13 1HF.
Dewsbury Railway Station, Wellington Road, Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England, UK, WF13 1HF
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,lift,metal,iron,nameplate,badge,cast iron,greater Manchester,Manchester,industry,engineering,lifts,& Co,manufacturers,Crane manufacturers,industrial,plate,England,UK,English,Hyde,Cheshire,Uk,history,heritage,ancient,worn out,used,British,Victoria,the,past,collectable,collectables
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BKC2D4 - . Recorded at Hyde, greater Manchester, Cheshire, England, Uk, this image forms part of the visual history of the locality and the activity, building, object or service shown. The main point of reference is Joseph Adamson & Co,of Hyde Cheshire, England, UK, -Name plate,to lift 15 tons,1916,Crane manufacturers. A wider reading of the photograph includes built heritage, period detail, changing streetscape, historic streetscape, period building, place identity, traditional masonry, documentary photography, everyday Britain, social landscape, conservation architecture, local history, urban fabric, and urban change. The subject remains useful for current coverage of redevelopment pressure and maintenance, not least because of preserving local identity during urban change. As a dated visual record of Hyde, greater Manchester, Cheshire, England, Uk, the frame retains building condition and alterations, making it useful if changing public expectations subsequently changes the scene. The wider local story also touches on archival record, visual archive, local character, community identity, historical comparison, contemporary history, heritage asset, and architectural contrast. Elements such as -Name, Adamson, Joseph, plate, and manufacturers add documentary specificity and may become useful when the scene is compared with later records. For Hyde, greater Manchester, Cheshire, England, Uk, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which small changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. A further contemporary connection is redevelopment pressure and preserving local identity during urban change without losing the local specificity of Hyde, greater Manchester, Cheshire, England, Uk. The image also provides a reference for redevelopment pressure and the contrast between historic fabric and modern development in a form that can be compared with future views of Hyde, greater Manchester, Cheshire, England, Uk.
Hyde, greater Manchester, Cheshire, England, Uk
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,Manchester,plate,manufacturer,Lancashire,England,UK,Lancs,Union Iron Works,union,Union,Iron Works,Allen,Port Street,Port St,machine,machinery,machines,engineer,engineers,merchant,green,cast,iron,history,heritage,ancient,worn out,used,British,Victoria,the,past,collectable,collectables,artefact,artefacts,English
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BKC2FE - . Photographed at the recorded location, the scene provides a dated reference to the subject and the surrounding social, commercial or physical environment. The photograph is concerned with William Allen brass plate,,Ancoats,Manchester,Union Iron Works, Port Street, Lancashire, England, UK. The setting additionally reflects local history, local character, industrial archaeology, documentary photography, social history, built environment, changing streetscape, contemporary history, factory equipment, regional identity, historical comparison, manufacturing heritage, engineering history, and social landscape. The present-day relevance extends to adaptive reuse and factory closures, while a wider concern is recording machinery and objects before they are dispersed. Small period details of landscape and surrounding development at the recorded location may become more significant with time, especially following closure or conversion. The photograph additionally reflects community identity, manufacturing infrastructure, production machinery, mill heritage, archival record, labour history, public realm, and industrial artefact. The combination of Works, Ancoats, William, Lancashire, and Manchester helps anchor the frame to a recognisable activity, place or period. The period setting at the recorded location helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The scene retains a connection with adaptive reuse and recording machinery and objects before they are dispersed within the real-world context of the recorded location. That also gives the frame relevance to industrial archaeology and keeping evidence of working practices that have disappeared within the specific setting of the recorded location. Another useful connection is reuse of mills and warehouses and keeping evidence of working practices that have disappeared as part of the longer story of the recorded location.
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Keywords: Holga,blue,plate,knife,fork,cutlery,food,remain,remains,toy,camera,toned,mono,hotpix!
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4712207529 - 'Fin finale \u00e0 un repas.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4309722723 - 'A view from the collection plate, St Mary and All Saints church, Great Budworth, Northwich, Cheshire.
A church in a delightful setting of thatched cottages and the George and Dragon pub. If you visit on a sunday, check out the cakes and afternoon teas served by the church helpers (summer only).
Parisioners use the collection envelope to leave an abbonymous donation. These days they can gift aid it etc, this was not the case in the 1960's when a ten bob not would be a quite vast sum and six pence (from two three penny bits) maybe more the norm to be dropped into the plate.
The nickel brass threepence was used between 1937\u20131970. A strange coin sometimes called 'thripp'nce', 'thrupp'nce', 'threpp'nce' or 'thripp'ny bit', 'thrupp'ny bit' by grannies and others alike.
The english brown ten bob note note here was issued by issued by the Bank of England. It started to disappear when the multi-edged fifty pence piece was introduced, a great silver medalion of a thing, larger than the one today in circulation.
have a look at this other beaufiful church artifact here www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3916729604/
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3834521645 - 'A nice treat today, and it had to be my shot of the day.
All thanks to Chokri Ferjani which is taken from the Arabic word Chokran which means \u201cThank You\u201d.
i will meet him one day I am sure and might try my own signature dish of Persian cardamon, butter + cashew nut curry on him, given half a chance.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3708723795 - 'Sausage, potato and Peas - A bargain I regretted by the time I finished it.
Another type of meal, reassuringly home-made this time www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3834521645/in/set-72157621...
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H8FJK8 - The Silver Jubilee Bridge or Runcorn Bridge crosses the River Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal at Runcorn Gap between Runcorn and Widnes in Halton, England. It is a through arch bridge with a main arch span of 361 yards (330 m).
It was opened in 1961 as a replacement for the Widnes-Runcorn Transporter Bridge, and was initially known simply as the Runcorn Bridge or Runcorn“Widnes Bridge. In 1975“77 it was widened, after which it was given its official name in honour of the Queen's Silver Jubilee. It carries the A533 road and a cantilevered footway. The bridge is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building
Runcorn,Cheshire,England,UK
