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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,north,Wales,Cymru,coast,Victorian,architecture,LL30,traditional,resort,holiday,Unit 1,Conwy,UK,LL30 1RY,big,store,shop,Mostyn Champneys,Retail,Park,electronics,brand,chain,warehouse,electrical,profit,profits,performance,sign,Dixons Carphone,out-of-town,strategy,aftercare,Team Knowhow,problem,refurbished devices,second-hand tech
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PH9M5M - Currys (branded as Currys PC World between 2010 and 2021) is an electrical retailer and aftercare service provider operating in the United Kingdom and Ireland, specialising in white goods, consumer electronics, computers and mobile phones.
Established as a bicycle retailer in 1927, Currys expanded the range of goods sold and from the 1960s became a major retailer of household electrical items. In 1984 the company was bought by rival retailer Dixons, and the Currys brand was used for all outlets of the combined company. From 2008, the business turned away from shops in town centres to larger out-of-town stores under the Currys PC World brand, combining the operations of Currys with Dixon's PC World under one roof
after the formation of Dixons Carphone in 2014, the stores gained Carphone Warehouse departments. It was announced in July 2021 that all Currys PC World stores would be rebranded to Currys.
Dixons Retail began a trial combining Currys and PC World shops in 2008. During the Dixons Carphone Christmas 2015“2016 results update to shareholders, Sebastian James, group chief executive, revealed that over the following financial year the three-in-one shop format (shops featuring Currys, PC World and Carphone Warehouse branding under one roof) would be rolled out across the company's entire portfolio in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.
Following reorganisations in 2020 and 2021, Dixons Carphone announced that the Currys PC World stores would be rebranded to Currys in October 2021
Unit 1, Mostyn Champneys Retail Park, Llandudno, Conwy, Wales, UK, LL30 1RY
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,English,South East,Stratford,SE,UK,E15,Westfield,Xmas,Christmas,Westfield Christmas,shop,shops,retail,inside,interior,E20,results,shopping centre,Westfield Stratford City,rail,railway,public transport,Stratford International,station,night,evening,late night shopping,interchange,signalling,problem,delays,delay
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ABY9DC - . An on-location image from Olympic Park, Montfichet Rd, London, England, UK, E20 1EJ in 2019, useful both for the specific subject shown and for the evidence it retains about local identity, design, use and everyday life. The image documents Stratford Regional and Stratford International station,Stratford City,Olympic Park, Montfichet Rd, London, England, UK, E20 1EJ. Another layer of the scene includes place identity, commercial frontage, archival record, rail corridor, everyday life, regional identity, contemporary social history, station environment, historical comparison, before-and-after reference, historic context, public realm, consumer retail, and bricks-and-mortar retail. From a 2025-onward perspective, the scene also connects with public ownership, rail reform and linking trains more effectively with other transport. In the mid-2020s, changing footfall and online shopping keep the subject current, particularly through the rapid turnover of shopfronts and trading names. For retrospective editorial use, the image captures signage, materials, design and everyday use in this part of Olympic Park, Montfichet Rd, London, England, UK, E20 1EJ. The wider local story also touches on shopfront economy, rail modernisation, trackside infrastructure, period detail, railway heritage, local history, passenger railway, and railway branding. The recorded references to Montfichet, station, London, Regional, and International preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. A later view of Olympic Park, Montfichet Rd, London, England, UK, E20 1EJ may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. Another useful connection is public ownership and making rail simpler and more dependable within the real-world context of Olympic Park, Montfichet Rd, London, England, UK, E20 1EJ. The frame retains details of everyday use as a date-specific reference.
Olympic Park, Montfichet Rd, London, England, UK, E20 1EJ
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,Silverstone,British GP 2018,British Grand Prix 2018,car,Formula One,track,people,spectators,spectator,the circuit,circuit,Silverstone Circuit,F1,F1 Circuit,British,GP,British GP,F1 Store,British Grand Prix,Towcester,England,UK,NN12 8TL,problem,issue,race,shop,Store,Circuit,T-Shirts,Merch,merchandise,sales,retail
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P8HWFD - . A close documentary record shows the setting around Silverstone Circuit, Towcester NN12 8TL, in a view made during 2018. The frame is associated with F1 Store, Formula One Merchandise, British Grand Prix, Silverstone Circuit,Towcester, England, UK , NN12 8TL. Other closely connected aspects of the subject are urban commerce, sporting identity, retail vacancy, venue regeneration, club history, competitive sport, bricks-and-mortar retail, commercial frontage, retail decline and renewal, local trading, community sport, and stadium architecture. In the mid-2020s, town-centre commerce is increasingly discussed through shifts in leisure spending and online shopping, with attention turning to heritage-led regeneration. For present-day editorial use, stadium culture can also illustrate debates about venue redevelopment and transport, particularly where these affect better supporter facilities. Documentary value is strengthened by the precise setting at Silverstone Circuit, Towcester NN12 8TL, where even ordinary details of frontage, equipment, signs, traffic or public activity may disappear as the area evolves. The location additionally reflects match-day economy, stadium environment, high-street commerce, retail property, consumer retail, fan culture. Associated details include British Formula 1 Championship, expensive merch, ripoff, rip-off, Formula 1 Merchandise, F1 Shop. Other relevant facets include athletic heritage, customer footfall, sports tourism, shopfront economy, sporting landscape, shopping district, consumer spending, town-centre trading, spectator sport, and supporter culture. Current debate around retail streets often combines online shopping, vacant premises and the practical challenge of bringing empty units back into use. That gives this view of Silverstone Circuit, Towcester NN12 8TL continuing value for local history, retrospective reporting and visual comparison.
Silverstone Circuit, Towcester NN12 8TL
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,Maplin,electronics,maplins,store,shop,closing,Cheshire,UK,receiver,winding up,savings,bargains,high,street,High St,doomed,Maplin.co.uk,Another,closed,in danger,Empty,empty store,Retail,problems,problem,lost,logo,Maplin Sign,signage,Electronics,gadgets,electrical,ICT,Computer,accessories,accessory,final,finished,shabby
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy MGMJT9 - . An identifiable period record of the recorded location in 2018, retaining the practical detail and local context that distinguish a documentary photograph from a generic illustration. The subject captured here is Maplins Warrington Store Closing. The setting additionally reflects visual archive, local character, regional identity, town-centre economy, social history, retail property, community identity, bricks-and-mortar retail, street-level business, changing land use, commercial streetscape, historical comparison, customer footfall, and archival record. Current relevance extends to commercial rents and business rates, particularly through the resilience of independent shops in an online retail economy. Small period details of lettering, decoration and surface detail at the recorded location may become more significant with time, particularly following redevelopment. The subject also sits alongside public realm, before-and-after reference, local enterprise, local history, local trading, high-street commerce, shopfront economy, and commercial frontage. References to Closing, Store, and Maplins give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. Even without a fuller street location, image MGMJT9 preserves the period presentation of Maplins Warrington Store Closing, giving later viewers a fixed documentary point for comparison. The setting also helps illustrate commercial rents and how shopfronts become short-lived records of changing businesses and branding as part of the longer story of the recorded location. The image also provides a reference for business rates and the role of small retailers in maintaining active town centres when considered against later change at the recorded location. Another useful connection is consumer spending and the resilience of independent shops in an online retail economy without losing the local specificity of the recorded location.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,Maplin,electronics,maplins,store,shop,closing,Cheshire,UK,receiver,winding up,savings,bargains,high,street,High St,Maplin.co.uk,Another,closed,in danger,Empty,empty store,Retail,problems,problem,lost,logo,Maplin Sign,signage,Electronics,gadgets,electrical,ICT,Computer,accessories,accessory,final,finished,shabby
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy MGMJTF - . An identifiable period record of the recorded location in 2018, retaining the practical detail and local context that distinguish a documentary photograph from a generic illustration. The subject captured here is Maplins Warrington Store Closing. The subject also carries associations with high-street commerce, historical comparison, social history, regional identity, retail property, public realm, changing streetscape, town-centre economy, visual archive, documentary photography, customer footfall, changing land use, local history, and archival record. Current relevance extends to commercial rents and store closures, particularly through how shopfronts become short-lived records of changing businesses and branding. Future viewers can use this scene from the recorded location to compare materials and architectural details with whatever follows after later reinterpretation. The location also brings in commercial frontage, local enterprise, local trading, shopfront economy, independent retail, place identity, period detail, and everyday life. Details involving Maplins, Store, and Closing make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. The documentary value of MGMJTF rests in the precise visual record of Maplins Warrington Store Closing, including small period details that may not survive in later examples. The setting also helps illustrate commercial rents and how shopfronts become short-lived records of changing businesses and branding within the specific setting of the recorded location. The image also provides a reference for store closures and the role of small retailers in maintaining active town centres as part of the longer story of the recorded location. Another useful connection is independent business and how shopfronts become short-lived records of changing businesses and branding when considered against later change at the recorded location.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,Maplin,electronics,maplins,store,shop,closing,Cheshire,UK,receiver,winding up,savings,bargains,high,street,High St,doomed,Maplin.co.uk,Another,closed,Empty,empty store,Retail,problems,problem,lost,logo,Maplin Sign,signage,Electronics,gadgets,electrical,ICT,Computer,accessories,accessory,final,finished,shabby,high street decline
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy MGMJTY - . An identifiable period record of the recorded location in 2018, retaining the practical detail and local context that distinguish a documentary photograph from a generic illustration. The location is represented through Maplins Warrington Store Closing. A broader reading of the photograph includes documentary photography, everyday life, specialist retailer, social history, place identity, changing land use, contemporary social history, public realm, town-centre economy, commercial streetscape, independent retail, street-level business, local enterprise, and local trading. The modern context includes continuing discussion of business rates, footfall and the resilience of independent shops in an online retail economy. As a dated visual record of the recorded location, the frame retains transport arrangements and footfall, making it especially useful if different community use subsequently changes the scene. Other useful contextual ideas include retail property, small business, archival record, changing streetscape, customer footfall, local history, high-street commerce, and shopfront economy. The recorded references to Maplins, Store, and Closing preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The subject itself supplies the location context here: Maplins Warrington Store Closing is preserved in image MGMJTY as a dated piece of material, social or visual history. The location additionally provides evidence of business rates and the resilience of independent shops in an online retail economy within the specific setting of the recorded location. A further contemporary connection is footfall and the resilience of independent shops in an online retail economy as part of the longer story of the recorded location. The wider significance includes store closures and how shopfronts become short-lived records of changing businesses and branding when considered against later change at the recorded location.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,Maplin,electronics,maplins,store,shop,closing,Cheshire,UK,receiver,winding up,savings,bargains,high,street,High St,doomed,Maplin.co.uk,Another,closed,in danger,Empty,empty store,Retail,problems,problem,lost,logo,Maplin Sign,Electronics,gadgets,electrical,ICT,Computer,accessories,accessory,final,finished,shabby,decline
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy MGMJW5 - . A grounded documentary photograph made at the recorded location in 2018, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The location is represented through Maplins Warrington Store Closing. The frame also records themes of customer footfall, street-level business, documentary photography, changing streetscape, before-and-after reference, public realm, specialist retailer, local character, historical comparison, shopfront economy, place identity, independent retail, social history, and archival record. Current relevance extends to online shopping and footfall, particularly through how shopfronts become short-lived records of changing businesses and branding. As a dated visual record of the recorded location, the frame retains signage and branding, making it especially useful if new ownership subsequently changes the scene. The wider setting retains connections with local enterprise, changing land use, visual archive, community identity, commercial frontage, small business, retail property, and local trading. Elements such as Maplins, Store, and Closing add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The subject itself supplies the location context here: Maplins Warrington Store Closing is preserved in image MGMJW5 as a dated piece of material, social or visual history. Its period value extends to online shopping and how shopfronts become short-lived records of changing businesses and branding within the specific setting of the recorded location. The location additionally provides evidence of store closures and how consumer spending and property costs shape local commercial streets as part of the longer story of the recorded location. A further contemporary connection is footfall and how consumer spending and property costs shape local commercial streets when considered against later change at the recorded location.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,Maplin,electronics,maplins,store,shop,closing,Cheshire,UK,receiver,winding up,savings,bargains,high,street,High St,doomed,Maplin.co.uk,Another,closed,in danger,Empty,empty store,Retail,problems,problem,lost,logo,Maplin Sign,signage,Electronics,gadgets,electrical,ICT,Computer,accessories,accessory,final,finished,shabby
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy MGMJWB - . An on-location photograph from the recorded location in 2018, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. The subject captured here is Maplins Warrington Store Closing. The surrounding context encompasses regional identity, everyday life, archival record, documentary photography, period detail, changing streetscape, shopfront economy, community identity, commercial streetscape, local enterprise, local history, street-level business, local character, and high-street commerce. From a 2025-onward perspective, business rates and independent business are closely linked to this subject, alongside the role of small retailers in maintaining active town centres. The archival value lies partly in recording transport arrangements and footfall around the recorded location before changed technology alters the character of the place. The subject also sits alongside contemporary social history, commercial frontage, visual archive, customer footfall, specialist retailer, changing land use, bricks-and-mortar retail, and independent retail. References to Closing, Store, and Maplins give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. The lack of a more precise address does not reduce the archival value of MGMJWB: the photographed subject, Maplins Warrington Store Closing, remains tied to a specific date and visual context. Another strand within the photograph is business rates and how shopfronts become short-lived records of changing businesses and branding when considered against later change at the recorded location. The setting also helps illustrate online shopping and how consumer spending and property costs shape local commercial streets without losing the local specificity of the recorded location. The view records details of everyday use for future local research. The image fixes evidence of changing use before later change alters the scene.
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Keywords: Winterloo,Concourse,transit,railway,mainline,SW,trains,SW Trains,South West Trains,tree,Xmas,delays,maintenance,repair,repairs,Boots,retail,people,concession,concessions,integrated,transport,station,Central London,England UK,LDN,London,capital,city,capital city,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,English,British,England,problem,with,problem with,issue with,Central London,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HEJ71N - . Photographed at Waterloo, London, England,UK in 2016, this detailed documentary image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. The defining feature is Waterloo Station, London at Christmas,December, Central London,England UK. The setting additionally reflects community identity, timekeeping technology, analogue timekeeping, regional identity, mechanical movement, public realm, watch dial typography, horological history, visual archive, everyday life, social history, collectable watch, before-and-after reference, and watch collector interest. For current editorial use, manufacturing history and analogue technology provide additional context, especially through the renewed interest in repairable mechanical watches amid disposable electronics. Future viewers can use this scene from Waterloo, London, England,UK to compare materials and architectural details with whatever follows after changing commercial priorities. The wider setting retains connections with contemporary social history, watchmaking heritage, vintage timepiece, documentary photography, changing streetscape, changing land use, period watch dial, and mechanical watchmaking. Elements such as Christmas, December, London, Waterloo, and Station add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. For Waterloo, 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 manufacturing history and the renewed interest in repairable mechanical watches amid disposable electronics within the real-world context of Waterloo, London, England,UK. The setting also helps illustrate second-hand markets and how watches preserve industrial design and national manufacturing history within the specific setting of Waterloo, London, England,UK.
Waterloo, London, England,UK
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Keywords: St,Buchanon Street,shopping,retail,People Make Glasgow,busing,Buchanan Street,entertaining,man,chancer,Strathclyde,Glasgow,Scotland,with traffic cone,with,traffic cone,traffic,cone,pink,Glasgow Traffic Cone,Wellington,icon,iconic,Wellington statue,stat,Wellington,statue,Tourist Attraction,Glaswegian,sprayed,black,matt,matt black,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,Scots,Scottish,British,Scotland,Glasgow,Greater,problem,with,problem with,issue with,City,Centre,cities,Urban,Urbanist,town,infrastructure,transport,tour,tourism,tourists,urban,attraction,attractions,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,Greater Glasgow,British Isles,Glasgow City Centre,City Centre
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HEJ65M - Plan dropped to end cone tradition on Glasgow's Wellington statue
Plans to end a long-standing tradition of placing a traffic cone on Glasgow's iconic Duke of Wellington statue have been dropped after a massive backlash.
Glasgow City Council wanted to raise the plinth as part of a £65,000 project to refurbish the monument, which stands outside the Gallery of Modern Art.
It abandoned the plan after a massive social media campaign saw thousands of people sign a petition opposing it.
Campaigners who planned a demonstration now say they will hold a victory rally.
The council had said that raising the height would end a practice which projected a depressing image of Glasgow and would save the £10,000 cost of removing the cone 100 times a year.
Image caption Michael Gray is one of many campaigners who plan to hold a victory rally
The scheme would have seen a new granite-clad concrete base of 86cm (34in) added to the memorial to raise its overall height.
However, the council has reconsidered its decision after an online petition called Save Wellington's Cone, which gathered thousands of signatories in just a few hours, and a Facebook campaign which had planned a rally in support of the cone.
A council spokesman said: The wording of the report was appalling and the leader of the council (Gordon Matheson) has instructed officers to withdraw the planning application.
The petition stated: The cone on Wellington's head is an iconic part of Glasgow's heritage, and means far more to the people of Glasgow and to visitors than Wellington himself ever has.
Raising the statue will, in any case, only result in people injuring themselves attempting to put the cone on anyway: does anyone really think that a raised plinth will deter drunk Glaswegians?
So cone-troversial plans to cone-sider cone-structing a
Buchanan Street,entertainer, Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland
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Keywords: St,Buchanon Street,shopping,retail,People Make Glasgow,busing,Buchanan Street,entertaining,man,chancer,Strathclyde,Glasgow,Scotland,with traffic cone,with,traffic cone,traffic,cone,pink,Glasgow Traffic Cone,Wellington,icon,iconic,Wellington statue,Wellington,statue,Tourist Attraction,Glaswegian,sprayed,black,matt,matt black,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,Scots,Scottish,British,Scotland,Glasgow,Greater,problem,with,problem with,issue with,City,Centre,cities,Urban,Urbanist,town,infrastructure,transport,tour,tourism,tourists,urban,attraction,attractions,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,Greater Glasgow,British Isles,Glasgow City Centre,City Centre
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HEJ661 - Plan dropped to end cone tradition on Glasgow's Wellington statue
Plans to end a long-standing tradition of placing a traffic cone on Glasgow's iconic Duke of Wellington statue have been dropped after a massive backlash.
Glasgow City Council wanted to raise the plinth as part of a £65,000 project to refurbish the monument, which stands outside the Gallery of Modern Art.
It abandoned the plan after a massive social media campaign saw thousands of people sign a petition opposing it.
Campaigners who planned a demonstration now say they will hold a victory rally.
The council had said that raising the height would end a practice which projected a depressing image of Glasgow and would save the £10,000 cost of removing the cone 100 times a year.
Image caption Michael Gray is one of many campaigners who plan to hold a victory rally
The scheme would have seen a new granite-clad concrete base of 86cm (34in) added to the memorial to raise its overall height.
However, the council has reconsidered its decision after an online petition called Save Wellington's Cone, which gathered thousands of signatories in just a few hours, and a Facebook campaign which had planned a rally in support of the cone.
A council spokesman said: The wording of the report was appalling and the leader of the council (Gordon Matheson) has instructed officers to withdraw the planning application.
The petition stated: The cone on Wellington's head is an iconic part of Glasgow's heritage, and means far more to the people of Glasgow and to visitors than Wellington himself ever has.
Raising the statue will, in any case, only result in people injuring themselves attempting to put the cone on anyway: does anyone really think that a raised plinth will deter drunk Glaswegians?
So cone-troversial plans to cone-sider cone-structing a
Buchanan Street,entertainer, Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland
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Keywords: kilts,clothing,wedding,Scottish Wedding,tourist,retail,shop,tourism,wear,wearing,sign,shop,G1,wearing a kilt,Buchanan St,Buchanan Street,Scottish Clothing,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,Scots,Scottish,British,Scotland,Glasgow,Greater,problem,with,problem with,issue with,City,Centre,cities,Urban,Urbanist,town,infrastructure,transport,tour,tourism,tourists,urban,attraction,attractions,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,Greater Glasgow,British Isles,Glasgow City Centre,City Centre
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HEJ666 - . Photographed at 110 Buchanan St, Glasgow,Scotland,UK G1 2RN in 2016, this detailed documentary image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. The defining feature is Hector Russell Kiltmaker, 110 Buchanan St, Glasgow,Scotland,UK G1 2RN. The subject also carries associations with documentary photography, place identity, bus route infrastructure, bus infrastructure, passenger transport, public transport stop, street-side transport, roadside transit, visual archive, changing streetscape, public realm, roadside stop, before-and-after reference, and archival record. From a 2025-onward perspective, local connectivity and passenger information are closely linked to this subject, alongside the challenge of maintaining reliable services outside dense city centres. The image fixes signage and branding within 110 Buchanan St, Glasgow,Scotland,UK G1 2RN at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against changed technology. The surrounding story also includes historical comparison, surface public transport, public transport information, contemporary social history, regional identity, community identity, changing land use, and social history. References to Kiltmaker, Hector, Scotland, Russell, and Glasgow give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. Around 110 Buchanan St, Glasgow,Scotland,UK G1 2RN, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The location additionally provides evidence of local connectivity and the challenge of maintaining reliable services outside dense city centres when considered against later change at 110 Buchanan St, Glasgow,Scotland,UK G1 2RN. A further contemporary connection is local connectivity and the shift toward cleaner buses and integrated ticketing without losing the local specificity of 110 Buchanan St, Glasgow,Scotland,UK G1 2RN.
110 Buchanan St, Glasgow,Scotland,UK G1 2RN
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Keywords: retail,retailing,street,history,historic,architecture,department,national chain,G,lights,decorations,sale,bargain,bargains,dusk,warm,inviting,city,centre,45 Buchanan St,G1 3HR,Christmas Lights,festival of retailing,city centre,Scotlands History,Scotlands History,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,Scotland,British,Scottish,problem,with,problem with,issue with,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H9PM1T - House of Fraser is a British department store group with over 60 Stores.htm Target=_Blank>stores across the United Kingdom and Ireland. It was established in Glasgow, Scotland in 1849 as Arthur and Fraser. By 1891, it was known as Fraser & Sons.
The company grew steadily during the early 20th century, but after the Second World War, a large number of acquisitions would transform the company into a national chain. Between 1936 and 1985 over seventy companies, not including their subsidiaries, were acquired.
In 1948, the company was first listed on the London Stock Exchange, and eventually was included in the FTSE Index before the company was acquired by a consortium of investors including Baugur and Don McCarthy in 2006. On 2 September 2014, Don McCarthy, retiring Executive Chairman of House of Fraser, announced the completion of the sale of 100% of the preferred ordinary shares and B ordinary shares and approximately 89% of the A ordinary shares and preference shares of Highland Group Holdings Ltd, to Nanjing Xinjiekou Department Store Co, a leading chain of Chinese department stores, for an enterprise value of approximately £480 million
45 Buchanan St,Glasgow,Scotland, G1 3HR, UK
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Keywords: retail,retailing,street,history,historic,architecture,department,national chain,G,lights,decorations,sale,bargain,bargains,dusk,warm,inviting,city,centre,45 Buchanan St,G1 3HR,Christmas Lights,festival of retailing,city centre,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,Scotland,British,Scottish,problem,with,problem with,issue with,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H9PM36 - House of Fraser is a British department store group with over 60 Stores.htm Target=_Blank>stores across the United Kingdom and Ireland. It was established in Glasgow, Scotland in 1849 as Arthur and Fraser. By 1891, it was known as Fraser & Sons.
The company grew steadily during the early 20th century, but after the Second World War, a large number of acquisitions would transform the company into a national chain. Between 1936 and 1985 over seventy companies, not including their subsidiaries, were acquired.
In 1948, the company was first listed on the London Stock Exchange, and eventually was included in the FTSE Index before the company was acquired by a consortium of investors including Baugur and Don McCarthy in 2006. On 2 September 2014, Don McCarthy, retiring Executive Chairman of House of Fraser, announced the completion of the sale of 100% of the preferred ordinary shares and B ordinary shares and approximately 89% of the A ordinary shares and preference shares of Highland Group Holdings Ltd, to Nanjing Xinjiekou Department Store Co, a leading chain of Chinese department stores, for an enterprise value of approximately £480 million
45 Buchanan St,Glasgow,Scotland, G1 3HR, UK
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Keywords: Argyl,G2,shop,shops,shopping,retail,30,Argyll Arcade Entrance,city,centre,city centre,classic,history,historic,victorian,Victorian arcade,cities,jeweller,jewellers,shops,Westergait,Argyle Street,st,street,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,Scottish,British,Scotland,problem,with,problem with,issue with,tourist,travel,tourism,place,to places,visit,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H9PM38 - . This authentic period view of Argyll Arcade, Glasgow, Scotland, UK G2 8LP in 2016 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The frame specifically shows Entrance to the Argyll Arcade,Glasgow,Scotland,UK. A broader reading of the photograph includes customer footfall, specialist retailer, everyday life, archival record, small business, independent retail, commercial streetscape, commercial frontage, regional identity, local history, town-centre economy, local character, street-level business, and before-and-after reference. For current editorial use, online shopping and business rates provide additional context, especially through the role of small retailers in maintaining active town centres. The image fixes lettering, decoration and surface detail within Argyll Arcade, Glasgow, Scotland, UK G2 8LP at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against changed technology. The subject also sits alongside retail property, place identity, shopfront economy, high-street commerce, contemporary social history, public realm, community identity, and historical comparison. Elements such as Scotland, Arcade, Glasgow, Entrance, and Argyll add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The period setting at Argyll Arcade, Glasgow, Scotland, UK G2 8LP helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The image also provides a reference for online shopping and how shopfronts become short-lived records of changing businesses and branding in a form that can be compared with future views of Argyll Arcade, Glasgow, Scotland, UK G2 8LP. Another useful connection is online shopping and how consumer spending and property costs shape local commercial streets within the real-world context of Argyll Arcade, Glasgow, Scotland, UK G2 8LP.
Argyll Arcade, Glasgow, Scotland, UK G2 8LP
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H9PM39 - House of Fraser is a British department store group with over 60 Stores.htm Target=_Blank>stores across the United Kingdom and Ireland. It was established in Glasgow, Scotland in 1849 as Arthur and Fraser. By 1891, it was known as Fraser & Sons.
The company grew steadily during the early 20th century, but after the Second World War, a large number of acquisitions would transform the company into a national chain. Between 1936 and 1985 over seventy companies, not including their subsidiaries, were acquired.
In 1948, the company was first listed on the London Stock Exchange, and eventually was included in the FTSE Index before the company was acquired by a consortium of investors including Baugur and Don McCarthy in 2006. On 2 September 2014, Don McCarthy, retiring Executive Chairman of House of Fraser, announced the completion of the sale of 100% of the preferred ordinary shares and B ordinary shares and approximately 89% of the A ordinary shares and preference shares of Highland Group Holdings Ltd, to Nanjing Xinjiekou Department Store Co, a leading chain of Chinese department stores, for an enterprise value of approximately £480 million
45 Buchanan St,Glasgow,Scotland, G1 3HR, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HAFM12 - . This scene at the recorded location in 2016 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 defining feature is Manchester Royal Exchange Theatre at Night, England, UK. The setting additionally reflects social history, commercial frontage, before-and-after reference, local enterprise, archival record, local history, small business, specialist retailer, bricks-and-mortar retail, documentary photography, contemporary social history, commercial streetscape, community identity, and visual archive. From a 2025-onward perspective, online shopping and town-centre regeneration are closely linked to this subject, alongside the resilience of independent shops in an online retail economy. For later comparison, the photograph preserves transport arrangements and footfall at the recorded location, details that may look very different after new construction. The surrounding story also includes public realm, period detail, high-street commerce, changing streetscape, local trading, historical comparison, retail property, and town-centre economy. The combination of Manchester, Theatre, Royal, Night, and Exchange anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. Even without a fuller street location, image HAFM12 preserves the period presentation of Manchester Royal Exchange Theatre at Night, England, UK, giving later viewers a fixed documentary point for comparison. The image also provides a reference for online shopping and the resilience of independent shops in an online retail economy without losing the local specificity of the recorded location. Another useful connection is town-centre regeneration and how consumer spending and property costs shape local commercial streets in a form that can be compared with future views of the recorded location. The view records part of the area's social history for future local research.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HDWRW6 - . An identifiable period record of North St, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK in 2016, retaining the practical detail and local context that distinguish a documentary photograph from a generic illustration. The frame specifically shows Construction and modernisation of Belfast city Centre, Northern Ireland, UK. Further facets of the scene include local history, everyday life, architectural character, archival record, heritage asset, period building, period detail, visual archive, changing land use, regional identity, heritage landmark, local character, historical comparison, and documentary photography. The wider contemporary story combines tourism, embodied carbon and the balance between conservation, retrofit and modern accessibility. The image fixes landscape treatment and surrounding development within North St, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against changing commercial priorities. The surrounding story also includes architectural detail, before-and-after reference, built heritage, place identity, changing streetscape, historic streetscape, historic townscape, and social history. References to Belfast, Centre, modernisation, Ireland, and Construction give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. The period setting at North St, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The image also provides a reference for tourism and the balance between conservation, retrofit and modern accessibility in a form that can be compared with future views of North St, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. Another useful connection is planning control and the balance between conservation, retrofit and modern accessibility within the real-world context of North St, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. The image fixes a trace of local identity for future local research.
North St, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H4EDKH - Lichfield is a cathedral city and civil parish[3] in Staffordshire, England. One of eight civil parishes with city status in England, Lichfield is situated roughly 16 mi (26 km) north of Birmingham. At the time of the 2011 Census the population was estimated at 32,219 and the wider Lichfield District at 100,700.
Notable for its three-spired medieval cathedral, Lichfield was the birthplace of Samuel Johnson, the writer of the first authoritative Dictionary of the English Language. The city's recorded history began when Chad of Mercia arrived to establish his Bishopric in 669 AD and the settlement grew as the ecclesiastical centre of Mercia. In 2009, the Staffordshire Hoard, the largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold and silver metalwork, was found 5.9 km (3.7 mi) south-west of Lichfield.
The development of the city was consolidated in the 12th century under Roger de Clinton, who fortified the Cathedral Close and also laid out the town with the ladder-shaped street pattern that survives to this day. Lichfield's heyday was in the 18th century, when it developed into a thriving coaching city. This was a period of great intellectual activity, the city being the home of many famous people including Samuel Johnson, David Garrick, Erasmus Darwin and Anna Seward, and prompted Johnson's remark that Lichfield was a city of philosophers.
Today, the city still retains its old importance as an ecclesiastical centre, and its industrial and commercial development has been limited. The centre of the city has over 230 listed buildings (including many examples of Georgian architecture), and preserves much of its historic character.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HGC836 - . An on-location photograph from Thelwall lane, Latchford, Warrington Cheshire, England, UK in 2016, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. The scene records Londis, now Tesco suppplied,in Latchford,Warrington,England,UK. The broader subject matter reaches into customer footfall, town-centre economy, local history, social history, bricks-and-mortar retail, community identity, contemporary social history, regional identity, independent retail, commercial frontage, retail property, visual archive, historical comparison, and local enterprise. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into footfall and town-centre regeneration, not least because of how consumer spending and property costs shape local commercial streets. The archival value lies partly in recording commercial use and occupation around Thelwall lane, Latchford, Warrington Cheshire, England, UK before altered transport patterns alters the character of the place. The wider setting retains connections with changing land use, everyday life, public realm, archival record, specialist retailer, street-level business, shopfront economy, and local trading. Elements such as Latchford, Tesco, Londis, and suppplied add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The period setting at Thelwall lane, Latchford, Warrington Cheshire, England, UK helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. A further contemporary connection is footfall and how consumer spending and property costs shape local commercial streets within the real-world context of Thelwall lane, Latchford, Warrington Cheshire, England, UK. The scene captures evidence of earlier appearance within the wider story of Thelwall lane, Latchford, Warrington Cheshire, England, UK.
Thelwall lane, Latchford, Warrington Cheshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H8FH7R - Latchford is a suburb and electoral ward of Warrington, Cheshire, England. It is around one mile south-east of Warrington town centre and has a total resident population of 7,856.
Latchford is a predominantly residential area, Latchford lies between the River Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal, and broadly consists of 19th-century terraced housing and some open space. The canal is crossed here by a swing bridge, a high level road bridge and the now disused Latchford railway viaduct.
Its name came from Anglo-Saxon Læccford = Boggy-stream ford.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy GJ795R - . An identifiable period record of the recorded location in 2016, retaining practical detail and local context that distinguish documentary photography from a generic illustration. The subject captured here is Edge Street, Northern Quarter,artwork of a woman, Manchester, North West England, UK, M4 1HW. Further facets of the scene include temporary artwork, regional identity, visual street culture, street-level design, changing land use, urban graphics, urban artwork, graffiti heritage, social history, visual archive, mural culture, creative district, documentary photography, and community identity. The wider contemporary story combines gentrification, tourism and how regeneration can support and displace informal culture at the same time. The image fixes signage and branding within the recorded location at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against changed technology. The surrounding story also includes archival record, public art, creative placemaking, period detail, contemporary mural, public-realm art, contemporary social history, and public realm. The combination of woman, Quarter, Northern, Manchester, and artwork anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. For the recorded location, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. Its period value extends to gentrification and how regeneration can support and displace informal culture at the same time as part of the longer story of the recorded location. The location additionally provides evidence of gentrification and how temporary street art becomes an important visual archive when considered against later change at the recorded location. A further contemporary connection is regeneration and how regeneration can support and displace informal culture at the same time without losing the local specificity of the recorded location.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy GJ795W - . This location-specific image from the recorded location in 2016 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. The defining feature is Edge Street, Northern Quarter,artwork of a woman, Manchester, North West England, UK, M4 1HW. Further facets of the scene include regional identity, before-and-after reference, street-level design, creative district, mural culture, visual street culture, documentary photography, archival record, local history, temporary artwork, historical comparison, public realm, visual archive, and contemporary mural. From a 2025-onward perspective, local identity and temporary works are closely linked to this subject, alongside the blurred line between commissioned public art and unsanctioned graffiti. The image fixes materials and architectural details within the recorded location at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against changing commercial priorities. The surrounding story also includes everyday life, graffiti heritage, creative placemaking, public-realm art, urban graphics, street creativity, community identity, and social history. The combination of Northern, Manchester, artwork, Quarter, and woman anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. The wider setting at the recorded location matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The location additionally provides evidence of local identity and the blurred line between commissioned public art and unsanctioned graffiti as part of the longer story of the recorded location. A further contemporary connection is regeneration and the blurred line between commissioned public art and unsanctioned graffiti when considered against later change at the recorded location. The view records evidence of changing use as a date-specific reference.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy GJ796J - . This dated editorial view of High St and Thomas St, Manchester, England, UK, M4 1EU in 2016 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The main point of reference is Old Goldsmiths and Silversmiths shop building, High St and Thomas St Manchester, England, M4 1EU. The setting additionally reflects archival record, independent retail, high-street commerce, visual archive, regional identity, local character, shopfront economy, documentary photography, changing streetscape, social history, commercial frontage, street-level business, community identity, and everyday life. Today's relevance is strengthened by independent business, business rates and the continuing question of how shopfronts become short-lived records of changing businesses. The archival value lies partly in recording street furniture and boundaries around High St and Thomas St, Manchester, England, UK, M4 1EU before conservation work alters the character of the place. The location also brings in contemporary social history, retail property, bricks-and-mortar retail, place identity, historical comparison, public realm, specialist shop, and town-centre trading. The recorded references to Manchester, building, Thomas, Silversmiths, and Goldsmiths preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. A later view of High St and Thomas St, Manchester, England, UK, M4 1EU may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The location additionally provides evidence of independent business and the contribution of independents to distinctive high streets within the real-world context of High St and Thomas St, Manchester, England, UK, M4 1EU. A further contemporary connection is business rates and the contribution of independents to distinctive high streets within the specific setting of High St and Thomas St, Manchester, England, UK, M4 1EU.
High St and Thomas St, Manchester, England, UK, M4 1EU
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy GJ7983 - . This scene at 78 Tib St, Manchester M4 1LR, UK in 2016 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 Pink Tib St Love Boutique, Over 18 only, 78 Tib St, Manchester, North West England, UK, M4 1LR. The subject also carries associations with high-street commerce, commercial frontage, visual archive, customer footfall, independent retail, specialist shop, bricks-and-mortar retail, public realm, local character, before-and-after reference, social history, shopfront economy, documentary photography, and historical comparison. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with store closures, independent business and the contribution of independents to distinctive high streets. The archival value lies partly in recording landscape treatment and surrounding development around 78 Tib St, Manchester M4 1LR, UK before different community use alters the character of the place. A second descriptive layer includes street-level business, small business, town-centre trading, place identity, changing streetscape, archival record, period detail, and everyday life. The recorded references to Boutique and Manchester preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. By fixing the subject within 78 Tib St, Manchester M4 1LR, UK, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The scene further reflects store closures and the contribution of independents to distinctive high streets within the real-world context of 78 Tib St, Manchester M4 1LR, UK. Its period value extends to consumer spending and how commercial property costs affect small retailers within the specific setting of 78 Tib St, Manchester M4 1LR, UK. It also preserves evidence of earlier appearance for later comparison.
78 Tib St, Manchester M4 1LR, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy GJ7987 - . An identifiable period record of 58 Tib St, Manchester M4 1LG, UK in 2016, retaining practical detail and local context that distinguish documentary photography from a generic illustration. The photograph centres on Northern Flower, florist shop, 58 Tib St, Northern Quarter, Manchester , North West England, UK, M4 1LG. The broader subject matter reaches into changing land use, local history, social history, temporary artwork, graffiti heritage, creative placemaking, changing streetscape, mural culture, place identity, street creativity, public-realm art, community identity, documentary photography, and archival record. Today's relevance is strengthened by local identity, temporary works and the continuing question of how regeneration can support and displace informal culture at the same time. As a dated visual record of 58 Tib St, Manchester M4 1LG, UK, the frame retains street furniture and boundaries, making it especially useful if refurbishment subsequently changes the scene. The subject also sits alongside public realm, regional identity, historical comparison, creative district, visual archive, urban graphics, street-level design, and public art. The recorded references to Manchester, Northern, florist, Quarter, and Flower preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. For 58 Tib St, Manchester M4 1LG, UK, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The location additionally provides evidence of local identity and how regeneration can support and displace informal culture at the same time in a form that can be compared with future views of 58 Tib St, Manchester M4 1LG, UK. A further contemporary connection is local identity and the blurred line between commissioned public art and unsanctioned graffiti within the real-world context of 58 Tib St, Manchester M4 1LG, UK.
58 Tib St, Manchester M4 1LG, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy GJBNKH - Chinatown in Manchester, England is an ethnic enclave in the city centre. It is the second largest Chinatown in the United Kingdom and the third largest in Europe. It has an archway on Faulkner Street which was completed in 1987 and contains many Chinese, Thai, Japanese, Nepali, Vietnamese, Singaporean and Malaysian restaurants, shops, bakeries and supermarkets.
The first settlers to arrive in the city came in the early 20th century
according to the BBC, Many arrived alone and were engaged in what was seen as the traditional trade of laundries. Manchester's first Chinese restaurant, Ping Hong, opened on Mosley Street in 1948, on the eve of a Chinese immigration wave that would commence during the 1950s. Manchester did not have a significant Chinese population, reaching only about 2,000. However, after World War II, there were severe labour shortages, and in response, the government passed the British Nationality Act 1948, which allowed easier access into the country. Additionally, Hong Kong's rapid urbanisation meant that many farmers and traditional residents' homes were being destroyed by the urban sprawl, so many decided to migrate.
The area's beginnings are rooted in the restaurant business, as many Chinese restaurants surfaced soon after the immigration boom. By the 1970s other Chinese businesses began to emerge, such as medicine shops, Chinese supermarkets, as well as financial and legal services, all serving the employees of the expanding number of Chinese restaurants in the area. There was even a Hong Kong government office and a branch of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation during the 1970s. In 1989 the Chinese Arts Centre opened in Chinatown. In 2013 the Bank of East Asia opted to open their first Manchester branch in Chinatown, situated on Charlotte Street. The branch officially opened on 25 October 2013, in a ceremony attended by the Lord Mayor of Manchester.
Faulkner Street, City Centre, Manchester, North West England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXJ4C - . Greyfriars Art Shop, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH1 2QQ. Photographed at 1 Greyfriars Street Edinburgh EH1 2QQ. The photograph was taken on 31 August 2013. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with old town, Greyfriars Art Shop, Edinburgh, Art Shop, Greyfriars, independent, old fashioned, artshop, drawing and Tony, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The scene is relevant to retail, shopping, consumer behaviour, town and city centres, independent businesses and the changing appearance of the British high street. It can support editorial stories about shops, shopping centres, retail architecture, store branding, local commerce, vacancies, regeneration, consumer spending, tourism and the pressure on traditional bricks-and-mortar businesses. Shopfronts, signs, windows, displays, arcades and surrounding public realm provide useful visual context for how retail space is designed and experienced by pedestrians. The photograph also acts as a dated record of a business or shopping location, valuable when premises later change hands, rebrand, close or are redeveloped. Search themes include retail, shopping, shopfronts, consumer behaviour, high streets, town centres, commercial property, independent business, branding and changing local economies. A dated view of a shop or shopping environment gains extra archive value when businesses rebrand, close, move or when premises are redeveloped. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph. The view is firmly rooted in a real location rather than a constructed studio setting.
1 Greyfriars Street Edinburgh EH1 2QQ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DCE78T - The present market, located on Southwark Street and Borough High Street just south of Southwark Cathedral on the southern end of London Bridge, is a successor to one that originally adjoined the end of London Bridge. It was first mentioned in 1276, although the market itself claims to have existed since 1014 and probably much earlier and was subsequently moved south of St Margaret's church on the High Street. The City of London received a royal charter from Edward VI in 1550 to control all markets in Southwark (see Guildable Manor), which was confirmed by Charles II in 1671. However, the market caused such traffic congestion that, in 1754, it was abolished by an Act of Parliament.
The Act allowed for the local parishioners to set up another market on a new site, and in 1756, it began again on a 4.5-acre (18,000 m2) site in Rochester Yard. During the 19th century, it became one of London's most important food markets due to its strategic position near the riverside wharves of the Pool of London.
The retail market operates Monday to Thursday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Fridays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The wholesale market operates on all weekday mornings from 2 a.m. to 8 a.m.
Three attackers from the 2017 London Bridge attack ran to the area, where they stabbed and killed people with knives before they were shot dead by armed police. The market was then closed for 11 days following the attack
8 Southwark St, London SE1 1TL
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DCE793 - The present market, located on Southwark Street and Borough High Street just south of Southwark Cathedral on the southern end of London Bridge, is a successor to one that originally adjoined the end of London Bridge. It was first mentioned in 1276, although the market itself claims to have existed since 1014 and probably much earlier and was subsequently moved south of St Margaret's church on the High Street. The City of London received a royal charter from Edward VI in 1550 to control all markets in Southwark (see Guildable Manor), which was confirmed by Charles II in 1671. However, the market caused such traffic congestion that, in 1754, it was abolished by an Act of Parliament.
The Act allowed for the local parishioners to set up another market on a new site, and in 1756, it began again on a 4.5-acre (18,000 m2) site in Rochester Yard. During the 19th century, it became one of London's most important food markets due to its strategic position near the riverside wharves of the Pool of London.
The retail market operates Monday to Thursday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Fridays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The wholesale market operates on all weekday mornings from 2 a.m. to 8 a.m.
Three attackers from the 2017 London Bridge attack ran to the area, where they stabbed and killed people with knives before they were shot dead by armed police. The market was then closed for 11 days following the attack
8 Southwark St, London SE1 1TL
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDD757 - . The Lacock Bakery delivery bike, Lacock village, Wiltshire, England, UK. Photographed at Lacock, Wiltshire, England, UK. The photograph was taken on 07 August 2013. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with cycle, basket, Lacock, The Lacock Bakery, delivery, bike, bakery, local, past and Tony, 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.
Lacock, Wiltshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDD75F - . The Lacock Bakery delivery bike, Lacock village, Wiltshire, England, UK. Photographed at Lacock, Wiltshire, England, UK. The photograph was taken on 07 August 2013. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with cycle, basket, Lacock, The Lacock Bakery, delivery, bike, bakery, local, past and Tony, 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.
Lacock, Wiltshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DCYND0 - Tesco plc is a British multinational groceries and general merchandise retailer with headquarters in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom. It is the third-largest retailer in the world measured by gross revenues and the ninth-largest retailer in the world measured by revenues. It has shops in seven countries across Asia and Europe, and is the market leader of groceries in the UK (where it has a market share of around 28.4%), Ireland, Hungary and Thailand.
Tesco was founded in 1919 by Jack Cohen as a group of market stalls. The Tesco name first appeared in 1924, after Cohen purchased a shipment of tea from T. E. Stockwell and combined those initials with the first two letters of his surname, and the first Tesco shop opened in 1931 in Burnt Oak, Barnet. His business expanded rapidly, and by 1939 he had over 100 Tesco shops across the country
Originally a UK grocer, Tesco has expanded globally since the early 1990s, with operations in 11 other countries in the world. The company pulled out of the US in 2013, but as of 2018 continues to see growth elsewhere. Since the 1960s, Tesco has diversified into areas such as the retailing of books, clothing, electronics, furniture, toys, petrol, software, financial services, telecoms and internet services. In the 1990s Tesco repositioned itself from being a down-market high-volume low-cost retailer, to one designed to attract a range of social groups by offering products ranging from low-cost Tesco Value items (launched 1993) to its Tesco Finest range. This broadening of its appeal was successful and saw the chain grow from 500 shops in the mid-1990s to 2,500 shops fifteen years later.
Tesco is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. It had a market capitalization of approximately £18.1 billion as of 22 April 2015, the 28th-largest of any company with a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange
Winwick Rd, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 7NE
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DCYN6G - A cigar is a rolled bundle of dried and fermented tobacco leaves made to be smoked. They are produced in a wide variety of sizes and shapes. Since the 20th century, almost all cigars are made up of three distinct components: the filler, the binder leaf which holds the filler together, and a wrapper leaf, which is often the best leaf used. Often the cigar will have a band printed with the cigar manufacturer's logo. Modern cigars often come with 2 bands, especially Cuban Cigar bands, showing Limited Edition (Edición Limitada) bands displaying the year of production.
Cigar tobacco is grown in significant quantities primarily in Central America and the islands of the Caribbean, including Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Panama, and Puerto Rico
it is also produced in the Eastern United States, the Mediterranean countries of Italy and Spain (in the Canary Islands), and in Indonesia and the Philippines of Southeast Asia.
The origins of cigar smoking are unknown. A Mayan ceramic pot from Guatemala dating back to the 10th century depicts people smoking tobacco leaves tied with a string.
Regular cigar smoking is known to carry serious health risks including increased risk of developing various types of cancer and cardiovascular illnesses.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HGC7RX - . A grounded documentary photograph made at the recorded location in 2009, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The defining feature is Selfridges,Birmingham Bullring,West Midlands, England, UK. The setting additionally reflects public transport stop, changing land use, visual archive, before-and-after reference, bus infrastructure, bus route infrastructure, local mobility, roadside transit, public transport information, social story.htm Target=_Blank>history, local bus network, street-side transport, documentary photography, and public realm. Today's relevance is strengthened by reliability, integrated transport and the continuing question of the challenge of maintaining reliable services outside dense city centres. The image fixes materials and architectural details within the recorded location at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against altered transport patterns. Further associations within the scene are contemporary social history, local history, roadside stop, place identity, regional identity, everyday life, surface public transport, and changing streetscape. References to Bullring, Midlands, Selfridges, and Birmingham give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. The strongest archival anchor in this row is the subject itself, Selfridges,Birmingham Bullring,West Midlands, England, UK
image HGC7RX records it at a defined point for future comparison and research. Its period value extends to reliability and the challenge of maintaining reliable services outside dense city centres as part of the longer story of the recorded location. The location additionally provides evidence of bus service funding and how local bus services affect access to work, education and healthcare when considered against later change at the recorded location. The period view preserves part of the area's social history for later comparison.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HDJY - With over 50 independent businesses selling everything from beer to buttons, there's a great shopping experience four days a week at Stockport Market. We're open every Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Explore the stalls in the covered Market Hall or browse the fascinating emporium of vintage goods and collectables at 20th Century Stores for a unique shopping experience.
Stockport Market is managed by Market Place Management. For more information, contact us on 07792 418222 or email info@mpml.co.uk.
Churchgate, Stockport, Cheshire, England, UK, SK1 1YJ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HDM1J3 - Manchester, England, has been served since 1911 by the following airfields:
Trafford Park Aerodrome, in operation 1911-18, owned by a company. Now built-over.
Alexandra Park Aerodrome, in operation 1918-24, built on land owned by the Egerton Estate between Didsbury and Chorlton-cum-Hardy. Now playing fields and built-over.
Woodford Aerodrome, owned by A.V.Roe in NE Cheshire, from 1924.
Wythenshawe Aerodrome, the first municipally-owned airport at Manchester, 1929-1930. Now built-over.
City Airport Manchester originally and still known as Barton Aerodrome, from January 1930.
Manchester Airport, formerly known as Ringway
From 1958 to late 1962, Terminal 1 was built: this was the first of the airport's modern large terminals and the first major public building north of Yewtree Lane.
Ringway, Manchester, UK, M90 1QX
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy GJBPDY - Afflecks (formerly Affleck's Palace) is an indoor market in Manchester, England, in the city's Northern Quarter on the junction of Church Street/Tib Street and Dale Street with Oldham Street. Dozens of independent stalls, small shops and boutiques operate in the one building. The building was once occupied by a department store called Affleck and Brown as a store and office space, hence the name.
Affleck's Palace first opened in 1981 by James and Elaine Walsh with an ethos of offering a safe environment for entrepreneurs to start out with affordable rent and no long term contracts. Unit holders operated under a licence agreement which allowed them to pay for space on a week by week basis. The atmosphere and colourful maze-like layout led to Affleck's becoming a mecca for alternative culture. The establishment was able to bounce back from two building fires and overcame many obstacles.
During the 1990s 'Madchester Summer of Love' period, when local bands like the Stone Roses, Happy Mondays and Inspiral Carpets were at the height of their popularity
Affleck's Palace was a fashionable spot to get oversized flared jeans and tie dyed T-shirts and 'Eastern Bloc' was a popular record shop as it dealt in all the latest underground dance tunes of the time.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy GJBPDH - Afflecks (formerly Affleck's Palace) is an indoor market in Manchester, England, in the city's Northern Quarter on the junction of Church Street/Tib Street and Dale Street with Oldham Street. Dozens of independent stalls, small shops and boutiques operate in the one building. The building was once occupied by a department store called Affleck and Brown as a store and office space, hence the name.
Affleck's Palace first opened in 1981 by James and Elaine Walsh with an ethos of offering a safe environment for entrepreneurs to start out with affordable rent and no long term contracts. Unit holders operated under a licence agreement which allowed them to pay for space on a week by week basis. The atmosphere and colourful maze-like layout led to Affleck's becoming a mecca for alternative culture. The establishment was able to bounce back from two building fires and overcame many obstacles.
During the 1990s 'Madchester Summer of Love' period, when local bands like the Stone Roses, Happy Mondays and Inspiral Carpets were at the height of their popularity
Affleck's Palace was a fashionable spot to get oversized flared jeans and tie dyed T-shirts and 'Eastern Bloc' was a popular record shop as it dealt in all the latest underground dance tunes of the time.
