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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,UK,England,Merseyside,North West,Homing Union,fly,flying,race,bird,birds,Mersey,river,to,Southport,from,box,boxes,L24,L24 4WB,releasing,release,their,man,associations,RPRA,4th Aug 2023,fancier,fanciers,TPRS,keeper,keepers,Karndean Flooring,wicker,sport,competitive,lighthouse,Hale Head Lighthouse,Halton
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RG903B - Pigeon racing is the sport of releasing specially trained homing pigeons, which then return to their homes over a carefully measured distance. The time it takes the animal to cover the specified distance is measured and the bird's rate of travel is calculated and compared with all of the other pigeons in the race to determine which animal returned at the highest speed.
Pigeon racing requires a specific breed of pigeon bred for the sport, the Racing Homer. Competing pigeons are specially trained and conditioned for races that vary in distance from approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi) to 1,000 kilometres (620 mi). Despite these lengths, races can be won and lost by seconds, so many different timing and measuring devices have been developed. The traditional timing method involves rubber rings being placed into a specially designed clock, whereas a newer development uses RFID tags to record arrival time.
While there is no definite proof, there are compelling reasons to think the sport of racing pigeons may go back at least as far as 220 AD. Furthermore, it is recorded in the Mishnah that pigeon racers are forbidden from bearing witness. The sport achieved a great deal of popularity in Belgium in the mid-19th century. The pigeon fanciers of Belgium were so taken with the hobby that they began to develop pigeons specially cultivated for fast flight and long endurance called Voyageurs. From Belgium the modern version of the sport and the Voyageurs which the Flemish fanciers developed spread to most parts of the world. Once quite popular, the sport has experienced a downturn in participants in some parts of the world in recent years, possibly due to the rising cost of living, ageing fanciers, and a severe lack of public interest. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis caused by pigeons is also a reason why some people are leaving the sport.
One recent development in the sport of pigeon racing is one loft racing, where birds are raced against each other under the same training
Hale village, Halton, Merseyside, England, UK, L24 4WB
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,UK,England,Merseyside,North West,Homing Union,fly,flying,race,bird,birds,Mersey,river,to,Southport,from,box,boxes,L24,L24 4WB,releasing,release,their,man,associations,RPRA,4th Aug 2023,fancier,fanciers,TPRS,keeper,keepers,Karndean Flooring,wicker,sport,competitive,lighthouse,Hale Head Lighthouse,Halton
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RG903P - Pigeon racing is the sport of releasing specially trained homing pigeons, which then return to their homes over a carefully measured distance. The time it takes the animal to cover the specified distance is measured and the bird's rate of travel is calculated and compared with all of the other pigeons in the race to determine which animal returned at the highest speed.
Pigeon racing requires a specific breed of pigeon bred for the sport, the Racing Homer. Competing pigeons are specially trained and conditioned for races that vary in distance from approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi) to 1,000 kilometres (620 mi). Despite these lengths, races can be won and lost by seconds, so many different timing and measuring devices have been developed. The traditional timing method involves rubber rings being placed into a specially designed clock, whereas a newer development uses RFID tags to record arrival time.
While there is no definite proof, there are compelling reasons to think the sport of racing pigeons may go back at least as far as 220 AD. Furthermore, it is recorded in the Mishnah that pigeon racers are forbidden from bearing witness. The sport achieved a great deal of popularity in Belgium in the mid-19th century. The pigeon fanciers of Belgium were so taken with the hobby that they began to develop pigeons specially cultivated for fast flight and long endurance called Voyageurs. From Belgium the modern version of the sport and the Voyageurs which the Flemish fanciers developed spread to most parts of the world. Once quite popular, the sport has experienced a downturn in participants in some parts of the world in recent years, possibly due to the rising cost of living, ageing fanciers, and a severe lack of public interest. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis caused by pigeons is also a reason why some people are leaving the sport.
One recent development in the sport of pigeon racing is one loft racing, where birds are raced against each other under the same training
Hale village, Halton, Merseyside, England, UK, L24 4WB
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,UK,England,Merseyside,North West,Homing Union,fly,flying,race,bird,birds,Mersey,river,to,Southport,from,box,boxes,L24,L24 4WB,releasing,release,their,man,associations,RPRA,4th Aug 2023,fancier,fanciers,TPRS,keeper,keepers,Karndean Flooring,wicker,sport,competitive,lighthouse,Hale Head Lighthouse
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RG9044 - Pigeon racing is the sport of releasing specially trained homing pigeons, which then return to their homes over a carefully measured distance. The time it takes the animal to cover the specified distance is measured and the bird's rate of travel is calculated and compared with all of the other pigeons in the race to determine which animal returned at the highest speed.
Pigeon racing requires a specific breed of pigeon bred for the sport, the Racing Homer. Competing pigeons are specially trained and conditioned for races that vary in distance from approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi) to 1,000 kilometres (620 mi). Despite these lengths, races can be won and lost by seconds, so many different timing and measuring devices have been developed. The traditional timing method involves rubber rings being placed into a specially designed clock, whereas a newer development uses RFID tags to record arrival time.
While there is no definite proof, there are compelling reasons to think the sport of racing pigeons may go back at least as far as 220 AD. Furthermore, it is recorded in the Mishnah that pigeon racers are forbidden from bearing witness. The sport achieved a great deal of popularity in Belgium in the mid-19th century. The pigeon fanciers of Belgium were so taken with the hobby that they began to develop pigeons specially cultivated for fast flight and long endurance called Voyageurs. From Belgium the modern version of the sport and the Voyageurs which the Flemish fanciers developed spread to most parts of the world. Once quite popular, the sport has experienced a downturn in participants in some parts of the world in recent years, possibly due to the rising cost of living, ageing fanciers, and a severe lack of public interest. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis caused by pigeons is also a reason why some people are leaving the sport.
One recent development in the sport of pigeon racing is one loft racing, where birds are raced against each other under the same training
Hale village, Halton, Merseyside, England, UK, L24 4WB
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,UK,England,GB,Great Britain,Merseyside,L3,Pier Head,L3 4AF,shadow,crowd,busy,summer,crowded,on,boat,the,Mersey,at,Mann Island,river,history,heritage,tourist,tourism,attraction,evening,light,lighting,unique,buoy,doc,chain,dockside
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R1MF8G - . Steam powered tug, the Kerne, on the Mersey waterfront, at sunset - Albert Dock, Pier Head, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 4AF. Photographed on 12 May 2023, this spring 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 Albert Dock, Pier Head, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 4AF, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include Merseyside, Pier Head, L3 4AF, shadow, crowd, busy, summer, crowded, boat, Mersey, Mann Island, river, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. Weather and natural light are part of the visual character of the frame, helping define the season, atmosphere, colour and visibility of architectural or landscape detail. The waterside context adds themes of ports, docks, harbours, rivers, canals, ferries, leisure boating, maritime transport and waterfront regeneration. Such views are useful for travel and infrastructure coverage as well as for documenting how working waterfronts, passenger services and former industrial land change over time. The frame provides a detailed documentary record of the subject as it appeared at the time of photography, preserving the surrounding context as well as the principal feature. Its value is both descriptive and editorial, allowing the scene to illustrate news, features, local history, travel, social change and retrospective comparison. Visible or contextual elements such as architecture, signage, branding, public realm, transport infrastructure, street furniture and everyday activity help establish a strong sense of place where they form part of the scene. The composition retains practical contextual detail for news, feature, documentary, educational and historical use.
Albert Dock, Pier Head, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 4AF
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,British,city,centre,Merseyside,small,polis,Royal Albert Dock,3-4,Liverpool,L3 4AA,L3,harbour,patrol,patrols,Mersey,River,on,in,around,the,North West,protect,serve,officer,male,female,dock,water,reflection,reflections,black,stealth,crime,crimes
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R22XMW - . Mersey River Police boat , on patrol around the Royal Albert Dock area, Liverpool, Merseyside, stock-photo/gotonysmith-England.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>England, L34AA. Photographed on 12 May 2023, this spring 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 Royal Albert Dock, 3-4 The Colonnades, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 4AA, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include Merseyside, small, polis, Royal Albert Dock, 3-4, Liverpool, L3 4AA, harbour, patrol, patrols, Mersey, River, 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 waterside context adds themes of ports, docks, harbours, rivers, canals, ferries, leisure boating, maritime transport and waterfront regeneration. Such views are useful for travel and infrastructure coverage as well as for documenting how working waterfronts, passenger services and former industrial land change over time. 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. It is a useful stock image for publishers, researchers and picture editors seeking a clearly identified contemporary record of the subject and location.
Royal Albert Dock, 3-4 The Colonnades, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 4AA
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,city,centre,Merseyside,England,UK,L1,tourist,attraction,port,the,Mersey,river,maritime,royal,historic,ports,sailing,ships,cruiser,wooden,moored,at,in,mast,masts,ketch,1933,Amsterdam,rigging,rig,blue sky,sunny,evening
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2NYNDRB - MAYBE
History
Maybe was launched in 1933 in Amsterdam. After World War II she underwent a complete refit with a new rig after and took part in the first ever Tall Ships Race in 1956. She has sailed mainly around the Mediterranean and in the 70s regularly crossed the Atlantic between the West Indies and the Mediterranean. In the 80s she also sailed through the Panama Canal and up the east coast of the USA to Canada.
Maybe was sold to the present owners in 1989 and underwent another complete restoration, after which she returned to sailing in 2007.
Ship
Maybe is a Dutch wooden sailing ketch launched in 1933 and designed for round the world cruising. After a complete restoration the Ship has returned to the Tall Ships Races recently. She has a full schedule of sailing in Tall Ships events and school Sail Training trips. She has sailed in Tall Ships Races from the Baltic to the Mediterranean and is a big competitor in her class. With small changes to her rigging and sails she gets faster and faster each year.Maybe offers dedicated youth sailing trips, as well as journeys for all ages.
Specifications
Shipping type: Ketch
Homeport: Hull (UK)
Date built: 1933
Restored: 1990
Capacity: 18
Length: 22m
Beam: 6m
Draught: 3,2m
Sail: 680 sq m
Height of mast: 24,7m
Engine capacity: Volvo Penta 265hp
Royal Albert Dock, Pier Head, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 4AF
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,city,centre,Merseyside,England,UK,the,royal,maritime,port,Mersey,river,historic,ports,column,columns,L3 4AF,development,redevelopment,designed,by,1846,Development Corporation,multi-use,Grade I,listed,building,buildings,Beatles Story,Merseyside Maritime Museum,Tate,prince,store,storehouse
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2NYNDRF - The Royal Albert Dock is a complex of dock buildings and warehouses in Liverpool, England. Designed by Jesse Hartley and Philip Hardwick, it was opened in 1846, and was the first structure in Britain to be built from cast iron, brick and stone, with no structural wood. As a result, it was the first non-combustible warehouse system in the world. It was known simply as the Albert Dock until 2018, when it was granted a royal charter and had the honorific Royal added to its name.
At the time of its construction the dock was considered to be revolutionary in its design because ships were loaded and unloaded directly from or to the warehouses. Two years after it opened it was modified to feature the world's first hydraulic cranes. Due to its open yet secure design, the dock became a popular store for valuable cargoes such as brandy, cotton, tea, silk, tobacco, ivory and sugar. However, despite its advanced design, the rapid development of shipping technology meant that, within 50 years, larger and more open docks were required, although the Albert Dock remained a valuable store for cargo.
During the Second World War, the dock was requisitioned by the Admiralty serving as a base for ships of the British Atlantic Fleet. The complex was damaged during air raids on Liverpool, notably during the May Blitz of 1941. In the aftermath of the war, the financial problems of the owners and the general decline of docking in the city meant that the future of the Albert Dock was uncertain. Numerous plans were developed for the re-use of the buildings but none came to fruition and in 1972 the dock was finally closed. Having lain derelict for nearly ten years, the redevelopment of the dock began in 1981, when the Merseyside Development Corporation was set up, with the Albert Dock being officially re-opened in 1984.
Today the Royal Albert Dock is a major tourist attraction in the city and the most visited multi-use attraction in the United Kingdom, outside London.
Albert Dock, Pier Head, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 4AF
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,city,centre,Merseyside,England,UK,the,royal,maritime,port,Mersey,river,historic,ports,column,columns,L3 4AF,development,redevelopment,designed,by,1846,Development Corporation,multi-use,Grade I,listed,building,buildings,Beatles Story,Merseyside Maritime Museum,Tate,prince,store,storehouse
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2NYNDRX - The Royal Albert Dock is a complex of dock buildings and warehouses in Liverpool, England. Designed by Jesse Hartley and Philip Hardwick, it was opened in 1846, and was the first structure in Britain to be built from cast iron, brick and stone, with no structural wood. As a result, it was the first non-combustible warehouse system in the world. It was known simply as the Albert Dock until 2018, when it was granted a royal charter and had the honorific Royal added to its name.
At the time of its construction the dock was considered to be revolutionary in its design because ships were loaded and unloaded directly from or to the warehouses. Two years after it opened it was modified to feature the world's first hydraulic cranes. Due to its open yet secure design, the dock became a popular store for valuable cargoes such as brandy, cotton, tea, silk, tobacco, ivory and sugar. However, despite its advanced design, the rapid development of shipping technology meant that, within 50 years, larger and more open docks were required, although the Albert Dock remained a valuable store for cargo.
During the Second World War, the dock was requisitioned by the Admiralty serving as a base for ships of the British Atlantic Fleet. The complex was damaged during air raids on Liverpool, notably during the May Blitz of 1941. In the aftermath of the war, the financial problems of the owners and the general decline of docking in the city meant that the future of the Albert Dock was uncertain. Numerous plans were developed for the re-use of the buildings but none came to fruition and in 1972 the dock was finally closed. Having lain derelict for nearly ten years, the redevelopment of the dock began in 1981, when the Merseyside Development Corporation was set up, with the Albert Dock being officially re-opened in 1984.
Today the Royal Albert Dock is a major tourist attraction in the city and the most visited multi-use attraction in the United Kingdom, outside London.
Albert Dock, Pier Head, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 4AF
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2NYNDT5 - . This location-specific image from Albert Dock, Pier Head, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 4AF in 2023 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. The photograph centres on Converted AEC Routemaster, red London bus, street food Diner, at the Pier Head, Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 4AF. The wider scene also brings together passenger information, changing land use, bus route infrastructure, local dining tradition, regional identity, social history, roadside transit, documentary photography, local mobility, everyday life, period detail, everyday cuisine, public realm, and local history. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into decarbonisation and accessibility, not least because of the shift toward cleaner buses and integrated ticketing. Today's relevance is strengthened by food inflation, tourism and the continuing question of how food signs and shopfronts become part of urban cultural identity. The image fixes equipment and working practice within Albert Dock, Pier Head, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 4AF at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against different community use. The surrounding story also includes local bus network, contemporary social history, food heritage, changing streetscape, public transport stop, street-side transport, regional food culture, and transport accessibility. References to Routemaster, Converted, Liverpool, Royal, and Diner give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. Around Albert Dock, Pier Head, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 4AF, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The scene captures evidence of earlier appearance as a date-specific reference.
Albert Dock, Pier Head, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 4AF
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,city,centre,Merseyside,England,UK,L1,tourist,attraction,the,royal,maritime,port,Mersey,river,historic,ports,BW,black and white,mooring,tied,up,at,yacht,sailing,vessel,vessels,boardwalk,building,dock,docks,heritage,UNESCO,history
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2NYNDX5 - . This scene at Albert Dock, Pier Head, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 4AF in 2023 forms part of the visual history of the locality, documenting the named subject together with aspects of how the area looked and functioned at the time. At the centre of the view is Monochrome moored boats at the historic royal Albert Dock, Pier Head, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, Great Britain. The subject also carries associations with local character, regional identity, public realm, local history, classic British meal, community identity, everyday cuisine, food-and-drink heritage, food heritage, visual archive, contemporary social history, hospitality food service, archival record, and place identity. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with tourism, food inflation and how familiar dishes remain cultural shorthand for British food. The image fixes building condition and alterations within Albert Dock, Pier Head, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 4AF at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against refurbishment. Other useful contextual ideas include comfort food, before-and-after reference, documentary photography, changing land use, local dining tradition, traditional takeaway, popular cuisine, and street food culture. The recorded references to historic, Liverpool, boats, Monochrome, and Albert preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. By fixing the subject within Albert Dock, Pier Head, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 4AF, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. Its period value extends to tourism and how familiar dishes remain cultural shorthand for British food when considered against later change at Albert Dock, Pier Head, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 4AF. It also preserves evidence of changing use within the wider story of Albert Dock, Pier Head, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 4AF.
Albert Dock, Pier Head, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 4AF
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,city,centre,Merseyside,England,UK,the,royal,maritime,port,Mersey,river,historic,ports,column,columns,L3 4AF,development,redevelopment,designed,by,1846,Development Corporation,multi-use,Grade I,listed,building,buildings,Beatles Story,Merseyside Maritime Museum,Tate,prince,store,storehouse
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2NYNDXA - The Royal Albert Dock is a complex of dock buildings and warehouses in Liverpool, England. Designed by Jesse Hartley and Philip Hardwick, it was opened in 1846, and was the first structure in Britain to be built from cast iron, brick and stone, with no structural wood. As a result, it was the first non-combustible warehouse system in the world. It was known simply as the Albert Dock until 2018, when it was granted a royal charter and had the honorific Royal added to its name.
At the time of its construction the dock was considered to be revolutionary in its design because ships were loaded and unloaded directly from or to the warehouses. Two years after it opened it was modified to feature the world's first hydraulic cranes. Due to its open yet secure design, the dock became a popular store for valuable cargoes such as brandy, cotton, tea, silk, tobacco, ivory and sugar. However, despite its advanced design, the rapid development of shipping technology meant that, within 50 years, larger and more open docks were required, although the Albert Dock remained a valuable store for cargo.
During the Second World War, the dock was requisitioned by the Admiralty serving as a base for ships of the British Atlantic Fleet. The complex was damaged during air raids on Liverpool, notably during the May Blitz of 1941. In the aftermath of the war, the financial problems of the owners and the general decline of docking in the city meant that the future of the Albert Dock was uncertain. Numerous plans were developed for the re-use of the buildings but none came to fruition and in 1972 the dock was finally closed. Having lain derelict for nearly ten years, the redevelopment of the dock began in 1981, when the Merseyside Development Corporation was set up, with the Albert Dock being officially re-opened in 1984.
Today the Royal Albert Dock is a major tourist attraction in the city and the most visited multi-use attraction in the United Kingdom, outside London.
Albert Dock, Pier Head, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 4AF
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,city,centre,Merseyside,England,UK,L1,tourist,attraction,the,royal,maritime,port,Mersey,river,historic,ports,signage,sign,outside,Tate and Lyle,an,and,collection,of,exhibitions,exhibition,modern,art,British,gallery,galleries,docks,culture,building,greenwashing
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2NYNDXF - Tate Liverpool is an art gallery and museum in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, and part of Tate, along with Tate St Ives, Cornwall, Tate Britain, London, and Tate Modern, London. The museum was an initiative of the Merseyside Development Corporation. Tate Liverpool was created to display work from the Tate Collection which comprises the national collection of British art from the year 1500 to the present day, and international modern art. The gallery also has a programme of temporary exhibitions. Until 2003, Tate Liverpool was the largest gallery of modern and contemporary art in the UK outside London.
History
Housed in a converted warehouse within the Albert Dock on Liverpool's waterfront, the gallery was opened on 24 May 1988 by Prince Charles, an event covered by BBC Two television. The original conversion was done by James Stirling but the building was given a major refurbishment in 1998 to create additional gallery space.
In 2007, the foyer area was redesigned by architects Arca to create an updated appearance and better proportions, as well as to improve visitor handling. The gallery cafe was also redesigned by Peter Blake and Liverpool-based architects, Architectural Emporium. The centrepiece of the space is a new timber desk with an undulating orange fascia, which links to the retained colour scheme of the original conversion work by Stirling. A colour-changing wall acts as a backdrop to the simplified brick volume, visible from across Albert Dock. Behind the scenes, Arca also made alterations to the hospitality, cloakroom, events and education areas.
Albert Dock, Pier Head, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 4AF
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2NYNDXP - She is a historic tug from Liverpool.
Name / Owner: BROCKLEBANK
IMO No: 6420408 / ON 306497
Merseyside Maritime Museum.
Flag: United Kingdom (Liverpool).
Comments: July 10, 2004. Moored in Canning Half-tide Dock as a museum ship. Built for Alexandra Towing Co. Ltd., Liverpool, as a ship-handling tug with occasional duties in Heysham, Larne and Barrow. Restoration by the volunteers of the "
Wincham Preservation Society."
Purchased by the Merseyside Maritime Museum in 1989.
Year built / Builder: 1964, W. J. Yarwood &
Sons Ltd., Northwich (yard number: 945)
Details: 172 gt
length o.a. 31.37 m (bp: 28.35 m), 8.26 m beam, 3.81 m depth.
Main engines: 2, two stroke, turbo-charged, 8 cyl Crossley diesel motors developing 970 kW (1,200 bhp) to drive a single prop at a speed of 12 knots.
Static bollard pull: 17 tons
She crossed to Howth from Liverpool 4-5 April 2008.
Graving dry dock, Albert Dock, Pier Head, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 4AF
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2NYNDXT - Ronald Wycherley (17 April 1940 “ 28 January 1983), better known as Billy Fury, was an English musician and actor. An early star of rock and roll, he equalled the Beatles' record of 24 hits in the 1960s and spent 332 weeks on the UK chart. His hit singles include Wondrous Place, Halfway to Paradise and Jealousy. Fury also maintained a film career, notably playing rock performers in Play It Cool in 1962 and That'll Be the Day in 1973.
AllMusic journalist Bruce Eder stated that Fury's mix of rough-hewn good looks and unassuming masculinity, coupled with an underlying vulnerability, all presented with a good voice and some serious musical talent, helped turn [him] into a major rock and roll star in short order. Others have suggested that his rapid rise to prominence was due to his Elvis-influenced hip swivelling and, at times, highly suggestive stage act
Fury concentrated less on rock and roll and more on mainstream ballads, such as Halfway to Paradise and Jealousy (which reached No. 3 and No. 2 respectively in the UK Singles Chart in 1961). Fury confessed to the NME that I wanted people to think of me simply as a singer “ and not, more specifically, as a rock singer. I'm growing up, and I want to broaden my scope. I shall continue to sing rock songs, but at the same time my stage act is not going to be as wild in the future. It was Decca's decision to mould Fury into a teen idol after his last self-penned song, My Christmas Prayer, had failed to chart. The years 1961 through 1963 were Fury's best years chartwise. In 1962, he appeared in his first film, Play It Cool, modelled on the Elvis films. It featured Helen Shapiro, Danny Williams, Shane Fenton and Bobby Vee, who appeared with the Vernons Girls. The hit single from the film was Once Upon a Dream. There were other notable performances by several British actors and performers such as Richard Wattis, Lionel Blair and Dennis Price.
Fury's We Want Billy! (1963) was one of the first live albums
Graving dry dock, Albert Dock, Pier Head, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 4AF
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2NYNE19 - A love lock or love padlock is a padlock that significant other pairs lock to a bridge, fence, gate, monument, or similar public fixture to symbolize their love. Typically the sweethearts' names or initials, and perhaps the date, are inscribed on the padlock, and its key is thrown away (often into a nearby river) to symbolize unbreakable love.
Since the 2000s, love locks have proliferated at an increasing number of locations worldwide. They are treated by some municipal authorities as litter or vandalism, and there is some cost to their removal. However, there are other authorities who embrace them, and who use them as fundraising projects or tourist attractions.
Love locks are a symbol of everlasting love, a sign of an unbreakable bond and a beautifully significant moment you can share with someone.
The love locks of Liverpool are used by people from all over the world to show their unbreakable love. These locks can be found along the River Mersey, decorating chains along the river with symbols of love.
Many of them have been inscribed with messages and as you walk along, you notice beautiful and intricate padlock designs along with the different dates such as when couples met, were engaged and married.
The actual tradition is believed to have started over 100 years ago during the first world war. Women would write the names of their loved ones on a padlock in the hope it would protect them whilst they were away fighting. The symbols of love have actually developed from heart rendering moments of not knowing if you would ever see your loved one again.
Graving dry dock, Albert Dock, Pier Head, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 4AF
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2NYNE3D - A love lock or love padlock is a padlock that significant other pairs lock to a bridge, fence, gate, monument, or similar public fixture to symbolize their love. Typically the sweethearts' names or initials, and perhaps the date, are inscribed on the padlock, and its key is thrown away (often into a nearby river) to symbolize unbreakable love.
Since the 2000s, love locks have proliferated at an increasing number of locations worldwide. They are treated by some municipal authorities as litter or vandalism, and there is some cost to their removal. However, there are other authorities who embrace them, and who use them as fundraising projects or tourist attractions.
Love locks are a symbol of everlasting love, a sign of an unbreakable bond and a beautifully significant moment you can share with someone.
The love locks of Liverpool are used by people from all over the world to show their unbreakable love. These locks can be found along the River Mersey, decorating chains along the river with symbols of love.
Many of them have been inscribed with messages and as you walk along, you notice beautiful and intricate padlock designs along with the different dates such as when couples met, were engaged and married.
The actual tradition is believed to have started over 100 years ago during the first world war. Women would write the names of their loved ones on a padlock in the hope it would protect them whilst they were away fighting. The symbols of love have actually developed from heart rendering moments of not knowing if you would ever see your loved one again.
Graving dry dock, Albert Dock, Pier Head, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 4AF
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2P08KB6 - . Recorded at Graving dry dock, Albert Dock, Pier Head, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 4AF in 2023, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. At the centre of the view is De Wadden Schooner, at Graving dry dock, skyline from Albert Dock, Pier Head, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 4AF. The surrounding context encompasses public realm, food-and-drink heritage, archival record, comfort food, community identity, historical comparison, food heritage, British food tradition, social history, place identity, contemporary social history, changing streetscape, everyday life, and changing land use. Today's relevance is strengthened by nutrition, hospitality costs and the continuing question of how familiar dishes remain cultural shorthand for British food. The image fixes signage and branding within Graving dry dock, Albert Dock, Pier Head, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 4AF at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against replacement signage. Other useful contextual ideas include classic British meal, local character, visual archive, local dining tradition, regional identity, street food culture, everyday cuisine, and before-and-after reference. The recorded references to Albert, Schooner, Graving, skyline, and Wadden preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. By fixing the subject within Graving dry dock, Albert Dock, Pier Head, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 4AF, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The setting also helps illustrate nutrition and the pressure of food and energy prices on small hospitality businesses when considered against later change at Graving dry dock, Albert Dock, Pier Head, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 4AF.
Graving dry dock, Albert Dock, Pier Head, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 4AF
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2P08KF3 - Liverpool pilot cutter number 2, 1953
The largest object in National Museums Liverpool's collections is the Edmund Gardner, a former pilot cutter that can now be found in dry dock opposite the Maritime Museum.
Strong currents, shifting sandbanks, rocks, dangerous weather and two tides a day - with a difference of 11 metres - make the approach to Liverpool by ship a risky business. Marine pilots are seafarers with local knowledge of the River Mersey, who guide ships safely through these various hazards.
The object of a pilot today is the same as it was back in 1766 “ to get a ship, its crew and its cargo safely into port in a timely manner¦ - Geoff Topp, Liverpool Pilot, 1967-2002
During her working life of almost 30 years the Edmund Gardner was essentially a base out in the Irish Sea for the Pilotage Service, providing accommodation for up to 32 pilots at a time. The pilots met all shipping approaching the Mersey and guided them into and out of the docks, to ensure their safety.
The Edmund Gardner's historic importance has been recognized by the National Historic Ships Committee, which has included the vessel in its National Core Collection of Historic Ships. She has also received the World Ship Trust's award as an outstanding example of ship preservation.
More info at https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/edmund-gardner/pilot-ship
Royal Albert Dock, 3-4 The Colonnades, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 4AA
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2P6JGAJ - . An on-location photograph from Royal Albert Dock, Pier Head, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 4AF in 2023, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. The scene records Dry Dock , Liverpool Pilot & city skyline, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 4AD. The frame also records themes of classic British meal, food-and-drink heritage, documentary photography, social history, community identity, changing land use, local character, regional identity, period detail, traditional takeaway, changing streetscape, visual archive, local history, and popular cuisine. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into food inflation and local business, not least because of how familiar dishes remain cultural shorthand for British food. Small period details of public access and movement at Royal Albert Dock, Pier Head, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 4AF may become more significant with time, particularly following different community use. A second descriptive layer includes contemporary social history, comfort food, British food tradition, archival record, hospitality food service, before-and-after reference, everyday cuisine, and public realm. The recorded references to Merseyside, skyline, Liverpool, and Pilot preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The period setting at Royal Albert Dock, Pier Head, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 4AF helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The location additionally provides evidence of food inflation and how familiar dishes remain cultural shorthand for British food within the specific setting of Royal Albert Dock, Pier Head, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 4AF. The scene captures evidence of earlier appearance as part of Royal Albert Dock, Pier Head, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 4AF's history.
Royal Albert Dock, Pier Head, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 4AF
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2P6JGNG - The Port of Liverpool Building (formerly Mersey Docks and Harbour Board Offices, more commonly known as the Dock Office) is a Grade II* listed building in Liverpool, England. It is located at the Pier Head and, along with the neighbouring Royal Liver Building and Cunard Building, is one of Liverpool's Three Graces, which line the city's waterfront.[1] It is also part of Liverpool's formerly UNESCO-designated World Heritage Maritime Mercantile City.
The building was designed by Sir Arnold Thornely and F.B. Hobbs and was developed in collaboration with Briggs and Wolstenholme. It was constructed between 1904 and 1907, with a reinforced concrete frame that is clad in Portland Stone. The building was the headquarters of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board (MDHB) for 87 years, from 1907 to 1994, when the company relocated to new premises at Seaforth Dock. In 2001 it was sold to Downing, a Liverpool-based property developer, and between 2006 and 2009 underwent a major £10m restoration that restored many original features of the building.[2][3]
The Port of Liverpool Building is in the Edwardian Baroque style and is noted for the large dome that sits atop it, acting as the focal point of the building. It is approximately rectangular in shape with canted corners that are topped with stone cupolas. At 220 feet (67 m) the building was the tallest building in Liverpool when built, and as of 2022 is the fourteenth tallest. Like the neighbouring Cunard Building, it is noted for the ornamental detail both on the inside and out, and in particular for the many maritime references and expensive decorative furnishings.
Mersey, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 1HN
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2P6JGRW - The Cunard Building is a Grade II* listed building in Liverpool, England. It is located at the Pier Head and along with the neighbouring Royal Liver Building and Port of Liverpool Building is one of Liverpool's Three Graces, which line the city's waterfront. It is also part of Liverpool's former UNESCO designated World Heritage, the Maritime Mercantile City.
It was designed by William Edward Willink and Philip Coldwell Thicknesse and was constructed between 1914 and 1917. The building's style is a mix of Italian Renaissance and Greek Revival, and its development has been particularly influenced by Italian palace design. The building is noted for the ornate sculptures that adorn its sides.
The Royal Liver Building /ˈlaɪvər/ is a Grade I listed building in Liverpool, England. It is located at the Pier Head and along with the neighbouring Cunard Building and Port of Liverpool Building is one of Liverpool's Three Graces, which line the city's waterfront. It was also part of Liverpool's formerly UNESCO-designated World Heritage Maritime Mercantile City.
Opened in 1911, the building was the purpose-built home of the Royal Liver Assurance group, which had been set up in the city in 1850 to provide locals with assistance related to losing a wage-earning relative. One of the first buildings in the world to be built using reinforced concrete, the Royal Liver Building stands at 98.2 m (322 ft) tall to the top of the spires, 103.7 metres (340feet) to the top of the birds and 50.9 m (167 ft) to the main roof.
The Royal Liver Building is one of the most recognisable landmarks in the city of Liverpool with its two fabled Liver Birds which watch over the city and the sea. Legend has it that if these two birds were to fly away, the city would cease to exist.
Mersey, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 1HN
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K23M6C - Mossdale was built in 1876 by the Shropshire Union Railway & Canal Company, Chester. She is a Mersey Flat and was towed by horses or tugs. Her hull was carvel construction of oak, elm and pitch pine and she traded between Ellesmere Port and Liverpool. Originally known as RUBY, she was renamed MOSSDALE when bought by Abel & Son of Runcorn in the 1930s. They extensively rebuilt and deepened her to obtain maximum load for minimum displacement. She was found abandoned at Ellesmere Port in 1970 and is now preserved on shore at the Boat Museum, Ellesmere Port.
Mossdale's fabric is representative of a typical wooden Mersey flat, being built of oak frames on pitch pine planking doubled where necessary to achieve her shape. Her large foredeck windlass fitted her to work in the tidal Mersey, with a smaller windlass used when warping her into docks. In 1933, Mossdale underwent a major re-build which included lengthening her to 72 feet. Her increased length represents an important period in her working life, marking the development in trade caused by the industrial revolution and the need for her to carry a greater cargo to pay her way. With no means of propulsion, she would generally have been towed by a horse or tug.
Mossdale was never rigged as a sailing flat, but is a good example of a regional river barge from North-West England. She has a substantial rudder, a typical flat bottom, a round bilge and bluff square bows.
National Waterways Museum, South Pier Road, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England, UK, CH65 4FW
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K23M77 - Mossdale was built in 1876 by the Shropshire Union Railway & Canal Company, Chester. She is a Mersey Flat and was towed by horses or tugs. Her hull was carvel construction of oak, elm and pitch pine and she traded between Ellesmere Port and Liverpool. Originally known as RUBY, she was renamed MOSSDALE when bought by Abel & Son of Runcorn in the 1930s. They extensively rebuilt and deepened her to obtain maximum load for minimum displacement. She was found abandoned at Ellesmere Port in 1970 and is now preserved on shore at the Boat Museum, Ellesmere Port.
Mossdale's fabric is representative of a typical wooden Mersey flat, being built of oak frames on pitch pine planking doubled where necessary to achieve her shape. Her large foredeck windlass fitted her to work in the tidal Mersey, with a smaller windlass used when warping her into docks. In 1933, Mossdale underwent a major re-build which included lengthening her to 72 feet. Her increased length represents an important period in her working life, marking the development in trade caused by the industrial revolution and the need for her to carry a greater cargo to pay her way. With no means of propulsion, she would generally have been towed by a horse or tug.
Mossdale was never rigged as a sailing flat, but is a good example of a regional river barge from North-West England. She has a substantial rudder, a typical flat bottom, a round bilge and bluff square bows.
National Waterways Museum, South Pier Road, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England, UK, CH65 4FW
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K13HF3 - The Silver Jubilee Bridge (originally the Runcorn“Widnes Bridge or informally the 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. In 1975“77 the carriageway was widened, after which the bridge was given its official name in honour of the Queen's Silver Jubilee. It carries the A533 road and a cantilevered footway.
design was for a steel through arch bridge with a 10-yard (9 m) single carriageway. The design of the bridge is similar to that of Sydney Harbour Bridge but differs from it in that the side spans are continuous with the main span rather than being separate from them. This design feature was necessary to avoid the problem of oscillation due to the railway bridge. The main span measures 361 yards (330 m) and each side span is 83 yards (76 m)
Construction began on 25 April 1956. The contractors for the first phase of work, Leonard Fairclough of Adlington, cleared the ground and constructed the foundations for the piers. The contract for the second phase, the building of the main arch and the side arches, was given to Dorman Long of Middlesbrough who sub-contracted the building of the bridge deck, viaduct and roadworks to Leonard Fairclough. The carriageway was suspended from the arch by 48 lock-coil wire ropes.
Runcorn Bridge, Halton, Cheshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K13HF7 - . Made at the recorded location in 2022, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. The main point of reference is Mersey Gateway Bridge, across the MSC (Manchester Ship Canal) and river Mersey, showing Fiddlers Ferry power station, Halton, Cheshire, UK. The setting additionally reflects local history, public realm, waterway conservation, rail transport history, industrial navigation, trackside history, canal transport, changing land use, towpath landscape, period detail, before-and-after reference, signal-box architecture, everyday life, and social history. Current relevance extends to volunteering and public access, particularly through how museum collections preserve working waterway history. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into signalling technology and heritage conservation, not least because of how Crewe's identity remains tied to railway engineering and operations. The image fixes transport arrangements and footfall within the recorded location at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against altered transport patterns. The subject also sits alongside rail infrastructure, place identity, documentary photography, industrial railway, community identity, regional identity, archival record, and historical comparison. Elements such as Manchester, Halton, river, showing, and across add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. 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. The wider significance includes volunteering and how museum collections preserve working waterway history within the specific setting of the recorded location. The frame retains details of everyday use within the wider story of the recorded location.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K13HFB - The Queen of Mercia
Queen of Mercia
This sculpture sits by the side of the Manchester Ship Canal at Runcorn. It depicts Aethelfleda, the Mercian princess, as the prow head of a vessel. She is looking in the direction of where the fortification, which she erected at Runcorn c. 914 A.D. to defend Mercia from Vikings, would have been, i.e. in the direction of the railway bridge.
Designed and made by sculptor Phil Bewes who now works with his partner Diane Gorvin. They did other work in the Runcorn area in the 1980's, especially at Norton Priory Museum and Gardens. They are now based in the Forest of Dean area. They have a lovely website at www.bewsgorvin.co.uk
The promenade, Runcorn old town, Halton, Cheshire, England, UK, WA7
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K13HFG - . An identifiable period record of the recorded location in 2022, retaining practical detail and local context that distinguish documentary photography from a generic illustration. The photograph centres on Mersey Gateway Bridge, across the MSC (Manchester Ship Canal) and river Mersey, showing Fiddlers Ferry power station, Halton, Cheshire, UK. The wider scene also brings together freight wagon, visual archive, archival record, community identity, regional identity, mechanical signalling, waterborne freight, before-and-after reference, boat museum collection, navigation engineering, working railway heritage, inland transport history, rail corridor, and station environment. The wider contemporary story combines biodiversity, funding and the transition from freight transport to leisure and heritage use. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with decarbonisation, rail reform and how Crewe's identity remains tied to railway engineering and operations. Small period details of street furniture and boundaries at the recorded location may become more significant with time, particularly following changing commercial priorities. The location also brings in local history, inland navigation, industrial railway, rail infrastructure, industrial waterway history, historic rolling stock, historic narrowboat, and changing streetscape. The recorded references to Ferry, Fiddlers, Halton, Bridge, and power preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. Around the recorded location, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. A further contemporary connection is biodiversity and how museum collections preserve working waterway history as part of the longer story of the recorded location. The image fixes a trace of local identity within the wider story of the recorded location.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K13HFK - The Silver Jubilee Bridge (originally the Runcorn“Widnes Bridge or informally the 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. In 1975“77 the carriageway was widened, after which the bridge was given its official name in honour of the Queen's Silver Jubilee. It carries the A533 road and a cantilevered footway.
design was for a steel through arch bridge with a 10-yard (9 m) single carriageway. The design of the bridge is similar to that of Sydney Harbour Bridge but differs from it in that the side spans are continuous with the main span rather than being separate from them. This design feature was necessary to avoid the problem of oscillation due to the railway bridge. The main span measures 361 yards (330 m) and each side span is 83 yards (76 m)
Construction began on 25 April 1956. The contractors for the first phase of work, Leonard Fairclough of Adlington, cleared the ground and constructed the foundations for the piers. The contract for the second phase, the building of the main arch and the side arches, was given to Dorman Long of Middlesbrough who sub-contracted the building of the bridge deck, viaduct and roadworks to Leonard Fairclough. The carriageway was suspended from the arch by 48 lock-coil wire ropes.
Runcorn Bridge, Halton, Cheshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K13HHC - . Photographed at the recorded location in 2022, this detailed documentary image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. The principal subject is Anchor in park on the Runcorn promenade, overlooking the Widnes-Runcorn bridge, and Manchester Ship Canal, Halton,Cheshire, England,UK. The image also relates to crop production, before-and-after reference, field crop, local history, grain harvest, place identity, grain quality, canal transport, inland transport history, everyday life, cereal crop, documentary photography, historic narrowboat, and agricultural landscape. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into agricultural policy and weather extremes, not least because of the pressure on farmers from energy, fertiliser and machinery costs. Today's relevance is strengthened by funding, industrial heritage and the continuing question of the value of canals as both historic infrastructure and blue-green corridors. The archival value lies partly in recording building condition and alterations around the recorded location before redevelopment alters the character of the place. A second descriptive layer includes regional identity, heritage boating, working waterway, changing land use, archival record, contemporary social history, visual archive, and community identity. Details involving overlooking, Manchester, Halton, Runcorn, and Anchor make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. A later view of the recorded location may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. A further contemporary connection is agricultural policy and the pressure on farmers from energy, fertiliser and machinery costs when considered against later change at the recorded location. The scene captures evidence of earlier appearance for future local research.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDDPH1 - . Photographed at Bridgefoot, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 2RU in 2022, this detailed editorial image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. The main point of reference is Bridgefoot, Mersey river at Warrington, town centre crossing, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 2RU. The subject also carries associations with changing streetscape, changing land use, urban fabric, traditional structure, historic frontage, place identity, conservation interest, visual archive, conservation architecture, built heritage, everyday life, documentary photography, regional identity, and contemporary social history. For current editorial use, redevelopment pressure and energy retrofit provide additional context, especially through the tension between conservation and redevelopment. Current relevance extends to river transport and flood resilience, particularly through how waterfronts are increasingly used as public spaces and regeneration anchors. For later comparison, the photograph preserves local activity and public use at Bridgefoot, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 2RU, details that may look very different after changing commercial priorities. The photograph additionally reflects period streetscape, canal heritage, architectural character, waterborne travel, marine mobility, heritage landmark, blue-green infrastructure, and before-and-after reference. References to Bridgefoot, river, Mersey, crossing, and centre give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. The wider setting at Bridgefoot, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 2RU matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The record includes part of the area's social history as part of Bridgefoot, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 2RU's history.
Bridgefoot, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 2RU
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDDPH4 - . Photographed at Bridgefoot, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 2RU 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 subject captured here is Bridgefoot, Mersey river at Warrington, town centre crossing, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 2RU. The frame also records themes of community identity, conservation architecture, pedestrian environment, changing streetscape, built heritage, historic streetscape, townscape record, urban social history, place identity, conservation interest, social landscape, changing land use, local history, and local identity. For current editorial use, embodied carbon and energy retrofit provide additional context, especially through keeping older structures useful without erasing their character. Current relevance extends to regeneration and public-realm change, particularly through how regeneration alters the character of familiar places. As a dated visual record of Bridgefoot, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 2RU, the frame retains signage and branding, making it especially useful if new ownership subsequently changes the scene. The wider setting retains connections with urban fabric, public realm, visual archive, architectural character, traditional structure, heritage landmark, local landmark, and historic frontage. Elements such as Bridgefoot, crossing, Mersey, centre, and river add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The wider setting at Bridgefoot, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 2RU matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The setting also helps illustrate embodied carbon and the tension between conservation and redevelopment within the specific setting of Bridgefoot, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 2RU.
Bridgefoot, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 2RU
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK,later,gate,lock gates,SCARS,Fiddlers Ferry lock,swing bridge,sailing,club,Fiddlers Ferry Marina,Fiddlers Ferry Boatyard,Fidlers Ferry,gates,Yacht Haven,Fidlers Ferry Sailing Club,west,western,Merseyside,water,waterway,gates. lockgate,lockgates,link,to,Mersey,river,shut,history,historic,heritage
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2CB00EY - Fiddlers Ferry Lock
Between 1762 and 1833, this was the end of the Sankey Canal, where boats joined or left the tidal River Mersey. A second lock, now filled in, was built a short distance to the west, to enable more boats to lock through with each tide. The locks became disused after the canal was extended to Widnes in 1833. This lock was restored in the 1980s by Warrington Council and now gives access to a marina.
Currently boats can either access the marina or a repair boat yard. Many use the marina as a shelter from the tidal River Mersey.
Because the Mersey is tidal the use of the lock is restricted to high tides as at low tide there are only exposed mud banks on the Mersey.
There is a swing bridge across the entrance to the lock which carries the towpath users including vehicles accessing the boat yard.
When the canal was extended to Widnes in 1833 another lock onto the Mersey was created at that point and this lock closed. Except for a short stretch the canal is still in water between here and Widnes, although there is one fixed pedestrian bridge across the canal. With no major roads crossed, however, this is the easiest and most convenient section for restoration.
There is currently a major new road bridge being constructed across the Mersey near Widnes (Mersey Gateway Bridge).
The Linking the Locks project's aim is to restore this section to navigation over the next three years (starting in 2014), via a joint project between Halton and Warrington Councils and the Sankey Canal Restoration Society (SCARS).
The contractor for the new Mersey Gateway Bridge has agreed to replace the fixed bridge to Spike Island with a swing bridge, and the task will be given to apprentices as a suitable project.
Fiddlers Ferry yacht haven, Penketh, Warrington,Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 2UJ
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Keywords: Hotpixuk,@Hotpixuk,GoTonySmith,England,UK,GB,Great Britain,Merseyside,Ferry Terminal,boat,Birkenhead,Wirral,Cheshire,bench,history,historic,heritage,ferry,ferries,Mersey Ferry,Mersey,river,Victorian,cross,crossing,route,service,CH41 6DU,CH41,old,waiting,area,benches,ornate,cast iron,metal
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2DAPRD0 - . A detailed documentary view from Woodside Ferry Terminal, Birkenhead,Merseyside,England,UK, CH41 6DU, preserving the appearance and character of the subject at a particular point in time. The photograph is concerned with Woodside Ferry bench, Ferry terminal,Birkenhead,Wirral, Merseyside,Cheshire,England,UK. Its broader subject matter includes changing streetscape, waterborne travel, place identity, navigation engineering, waterside infrastructure, managed navigation, historic transport corridor, built environment, riparian setting, inland navigation, urban change, local character, regional identity, and period detail. Today's wider story includes biodiversity, ageing locks and bridges and the practical question of balancing leisure use with engineering and environmental needs. The archival value lies partly in recording commercial identity and local use around Woodside Ferry Terminal, Birkenhead,Merseyside,England,UK, CH41 6DU before changing public expectations alters the character of the place. The surrounding context includes local history, blue-green infrastructure, industrial waterway history, archival record, visual archive, community identity, documentary photography, and lock-side environment. Details involving terminal, bench, Birkenhead, Ferry, and Merseyside make the image more specific than a generic illustration and strengthen its local or historical value. For Woodside Ferry Terminal, Birkenhead,Merseyside,England,UK, CH41 6DU, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which small changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. That also gives the frame relevance to biodiversity and balancing leisure use with engineering and environmental needs without losing the local specificity of Woodside Ferry Terminal, Birkenhead,Merseyside,England,UK, CH41 6DU. The image adds a further period reference to the visual history of Woodside Ferry Terminal, Birkenhead,Merseyside,England,UK, CH41 6DU.
Woodside Ferry Terminal, Birkenhead,Merseyside,England,UK, CH41 6DU
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Keywords: Gotonysmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,5X8A7261,Wirral,Mersey,Liverpool,river,waterfront,people,view,skyline
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E4238H - . People seated looking across the River Mersey towards Liverpool. Photographed on 4 May 2019. The recorded location is Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK. Within the history of vehicle ferry, harbours and ferry ports have shaped coastal communities for centuries, providing sheltered water for fishing, trade and passenger travel
Quays, piers, slipways and terminal buildings record changing vessel sizes and the transition from cargo handling to modern roll-on roll-off ferry operations. Against the 2026 backdrop for vehicle ferry, current 2026 transport policy places increasing emphasis on integrated journeys, active travel and lower-emission fleets, so ferry terminals now sit within wider networks of rail, bus, cycling and electric-vehicle infrastructure rather than functioning as isolated ports. Further subject-specific language includes working harbour, maritime transport, island connectivity, lifeline ferry, port infrastructure, waterfront, quayside, marine travel, coastal transport, harbour town, passenger ferry, maritime heritage, coastal economy, 5X8A7261, and skyline. In relation to working harbour, historical context shows that harbours and ferry ports have shaped coastal communities for centuries, providing sheltered water for fishing, trade and passenger travel
Quays, piers, slipways and terminal buildings record changing vessel sizes and the transition from cargo handling to modern roll-on roll-off ferry operations. For the story of island connectivity, it is useful to note that maritime gateways connect island and mainland economies, carrying residents, visitors, freight and vehicles while also supporting fishing, leisure craft and tourism
Earlier waterfront buildings often survive beside modern ferry infrastructure, making port landscapes unusually layered records of economic change. The image also relates directly to working harbour, maritime transport and island connectivity.
Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK
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Keywords: Gotonysmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,tram,historic,heritage,tourist,transport,museum,tramways,destination,sign,signs,preserved,vintage,restored,board,street,upper,deck,balcony,Wirral Transport Museum,Merseyside Tramway,Preservation Society,charity,terminal,waterfront,ferry,Mersey,river,nostalgia,volunteers,connection,local authority,council,traction,commuter,travel,collection,reopening
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E423DT - A Woodside Ferry stock-photo/gotonysmith-Destination.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>destination sign is shown on the upper deck of a historic electric tram from the Wirral Transport Museum and Heritage Tramway in Birkenhead. The close-up view captures the traditional tram destination box, curved balcony railings, cream and green livery and period styling associated with preserved tramway vehicles. Woodside Ferry is a key Mersey waterfront location in Birkenhead, linked with ferry services across the River Mersey and with the town's transport history. The heritage tramway connected Wirral Transport Museum with Woodside Ferry Terminal, giving visitors a short preserved tram ride between the museum, the waterfront and nearby bus and ferry interchange. The image is commercially useful for stories about tram preservation, electric trams, public transport heritage, Merseyside transport, Wirral tourism, Woodside Ferry, Birkenhead regeneration, local museums and the survival of historic urban transport. It can also illustrate the wider history of electric street tramways in Britain, including the way local authority tram systems once served working towns, ferry terminals, docks, shopping streets and residential districts before buses and private cars changed urban travel. The visible destination sign makes the photograph especially relevant for articles on route displays, tramway design, transport signage, preserved vehicles, museum collections and the nostalgia attached to historic public transport. Care is needed with current wording, as the Wirral Transport Museum and tramway have had periods of closure and uncertainty, with plans and funding discussions around reopening and redevelopment reported in recent years. As a documentary stock image, it records a distinctive detail of Birkenhead's tramway heritage, where the Woodside Ferry name, tram balcony and vintage styling combine to evoke ferry passengers, electric traction, museum volunteers and the wider transport memory of the Wirral waterfront.
Woodside Ferry destination sign on a historic electric tram from Wirral Transport Museum and Heritag
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Keywords: Gotonysmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,tourist,tramways,signs,restored,deck,volunteers,Mersey,charity,Merseyside Tramway,river,terminal,nostalgia,waterfront,ferry,Preservation Society,vintage,sign,museum,historic,heritage,tram,transport,destination,preserved,connection,local authority,traction,commuter,collection,reopening,electric tram,historic tram,travel,New Brighton,Seacombe,Warren Drive,green
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E423NX - Wallasey Corporation Tramways No. 78 stands at Woodside in Birkenhead, displaying stock-photo/gotonysmith-Destination.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>destination blinds for Seacombe, Warren Drive and New Brighton on a preserved heritage electric tram. The cream and green double deck tram, with open balcony and period livery, is one of the best-known vehicles associated with the Wirral Transport Museum and Heritage Tramway. The Merseyside Tramway Preservation Society says car 78 was built as late as 1920 by Brush, but in an old-fashioned design with open upper-deck balconies, and that it was the final tram to survive from Wallasey Corporation Tramways after withdrawal in 1933. Visit Wirral lists the Wirral Tramway and Wirral Transport Museum at 1 Taylor Street, Birkenhead, CH41 1BG, where heritage trams operated to Woodside Ferry. The image is commercially useful for stories about preserved trams, electric tramway heritage, Birkenhead transport history, Wirral tourism, museum volunteers, public transport nostalgia, Woodside Ferry and the wider history of urban transit on Merseyside. It can also illustrate the once-important links between ferry terminals, coastal suburbs and local authority tram systems, with New Brighton, Seacombe and Woodside all part of the historic transport geography of the Wirral. The distinctive destination blinds, polished paintwork, open platform and classic Edwardian-style design make the photograph especially strong for transport, heritage and leisure features. It is also useful for coverage of transport museums, family attractions, volunteer restoration work, route branding, destination displays and the visual appeal of traditional tram design. As a documentary stock image, it records a much-loved preserved tram at Woodside, evoking the era when trams carried passengers between Birkenhead, Wallasey and the seaside at New Brighton, and highlighting the role of preservation groups in keeping that history visible.
Wallasey Corporation Tramways No. 78 at Woodside, Birkenhead, showing New Brighton destination blind
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Cheshire,Mersey,river,dusk,evening,steel transporter bridge,steel bridge,Bank Quay Transporter Bridge,William Henry Hunter,Sir William Arrol,Arrol,Joseph Crosfield,factory,rail vehicles,road vehicles,National Heritage List for England,Heritage List,Heritage,Risk Register,bridge,Warrington Bridge,Scheduled Ancient Monument,Ancient Monument,North West England,UK,Friends of Warrington Transporter Bridge,FoWTB,North West Heritage Award,grime,decay,decaying,factory bridge,WA1 1NA,WA1
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PCTACN - The Warrington Transporter Bridge (or Bank Quay Transporter Bridge) across the River Mersey is a structural steel transporter bridge. The bridge has a span of 200 ft (61 m), is 30 ft (9.1 m) wide, 76 ft (23 m) feet above high water level, with an overall length of 339 ft (103 m) feet and a total height of 89 ft (27 m). It was constructed in 1915 and fell into disuse in approximately 1964. It was designed by William Henry Hunter and built by Sir William Arrol & Co.
It was the second of two transporter bridges across the Mersey at Warrington. The first was erected in 1905 slightly to the north of the existing bridge, and was described in The Engineer in 1908. A third transporter bridge over the Mersey was the Widnes-Runcorn Transporter Bridge, built in 1905 and dismantled in 1961.
The Warrington Transporter Bridge was constructed to connect the two parts of the large chemical and soap works of Joseph Crosfield and Sons. It was originally designed to carry rail vehicles up to 18 long tons (18 tonnes) in weight, and was converted for road vehicles in 1940. In 1953 it was further modified to carry loads of up to 30 long tons (30 tonnes).
The bridge is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and because of its poor condition it is on the Heritage at Risk Register. The bridge is protected as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
A local group called 'Friends of Warrington Transporter Bridge' (FoWTB) was formed in April 2015 to act as the independent voice of the bridge. The group is liaising with other interest groups to safeguard the future of the bridge and its industrial heritage status. FoWTB have been featured on the local BBC News programme North West Tonight and have set up a website for the bridge along with Facebook and Twitter pages. In 2016, the bridge was nominated for the Institution of Civil Engineers North West Heritage Award.
WA1 1NA
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,boat,boating,race,racing,row,sport,young,youth,river,Warrington,Cheshire,North West England,UK,Rowing Club,preparing to launch,launching,Mersey,Howley,GB,drama,Howley Lane,WA1 2DN,WA1,competitive rowing,learn to row,try out rowing,Head of the Mersey,boy,boys,men,team members,Regatta Day,Regatta,July,2018,Mrs Mersey,Mersey low water levels,water shortage
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PBRY3Y - . A contemporary documentary view sets out the social and built context of Howley Lane, Warrington WA1 2DN, as it appeared in 2018. The described feature is Warrington Rowing Club, preparing to launch a boat on the Mersey at Howley, Warrington, Cheshire, North West England, UK. The location can also be described in terms of competitive sport, club history, arena infrastructure, towpath environment, spectator sport, navigation engineering, inland navigation, community sport, professional sport, waterside infrastructure, venue regeneration, and riverine landscape. Current debate around navigation maintenance often combines waterside regeneration, safe public access and the practical challenge of keeping historic infrastructure operational. In the mid-2020s, club identity is increasingly discussed through financial sustainability and venue redevelopment, with attention turning to community use of sporting assets. Documentary value is strengthened by the precise setting at Howley Lane, Warrington WA1 2DN, where even ordinary details of frontage, equipment, signs, traffic or public activity may disappear as the area evolves. Beyond the immediate subject, the setting involves lock operation, canal heritage, inland boating, civil engineering structure, riparian setting, waterway maintenance. Further recorded details include dramatic, Mersey River, working as a team, WRC, skulls, skulling. A second layer of description includes sporting identity, sports tourism, sports business, stadium environment, stadium architecture, supporter culture, athletic heritage, working waterway, navigation channel, and sports venue. The wider contemporary story of inland boating now includes volunteer involvement alongside flood resilience, while policy and investment increasingly consider adapting old structures to present-day use. The record also holds the surrounding streetscape within the evolving townscape.
Howley Lane, Warrington WA1 2DN
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PC2FRX - . A place-specific photograph documents the working environment around Howley lane, Mersey River, Cheshire, North West England, UK, WA1 2DN, in this period view from 2018. The documentary focus is WRC, J14 Doubles, at Warrington Rowing Club 2018 Summer regatta, Howley lane, Mersey River, Cheshire, North West England, UK. The wider setting includes heritage navigation, digital technology, smartphone culture, managed watercourse, online service, connected device, riparian setting, navigation engineering, online identity, mobile internet, riverine landscape, and inland navigation. The wider contemporary story of navigation maintenance now includes volunteer involvement alongside flood resilience, while policy and investment increasingly consider protecting blue-green corridors. Current debate around mobile computing often combines rapid software change, artificial intelligence and the practical challenge of stronger digital authentication. Documentary value is strengthened by the precise setting at Howley lane, Mersey River, Cheshire, North West England, UK, WA1 2DN, where even ordinary details of frontage, equipment, signs, traffic or public activity may disappear as the area evolves. The surrounding context also touches on waterside infrastructure, river management, consumer electronics, waterborne transport, technology adoption, waterway maintenance. The record also refers to rowers, sailing on the Mersey. Further aspects present in the subject include lock operation, hydraulic control, inland boating, boating infrastructure, connected society, civil engineering structure, industrial waterway heritage, software platform, networked technology, and digital economy. Seen from a 2025-onward perspective, waterside heritage also connects with heritage conservation, ecology and habitat protection and efforts aimed at adapting old structures to present-day use. The view additionally fixes period appearance for future editorial context.
Howley lane, Mersey River, Cheshire, North West England, UK, WA1 2DN
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PC2FY7 - . A grounded editorial photograph sets out the setting around Howley lane, Mersey River, Cheshire, North West England, UK, WA1 2DN, in a scene preserved from 2018. The supplied image information identifies WRC, J14 Doubles, at Warrington Rowing Club 2018 Summer regatta, Howley lane, Mersey River, Cheshire, North West England, UK. Further features of the subject include towpath environment, software platform, networked technology, digital economy, waterside infrastructure, digital access, mobile internet, boating infrastructure, mobile computing, inland boating, digital transformation, and information technology. Seen from a 2025-onward perspective, ageing lock and bridge infrastructure also connects with waterside regeneration, safe public access and efforts aimed at protecting blue-green corridors. The wider contemporary story of digital services now includes reliable connectivity alongside digital exclusion, while policy and investment increasingly consider greater dependence on mobile platforms. Documentary value is strengthened by the precise setting at Howley lane, Mersey River, Cheshire, North West England, UK, WA1 2DN, where even ordinary details of frontage, equipment, signs, traffic or public activity may disappear as the area evolves. The resulting scene connects with consumer electronics, digital interface, navigation channel, canal heritage, digital technology, waterway maintenance. Associated details include rowers, Matthew Smith, Quinn, Matt Smith, sailing on the Mersey. Other relevant facets include connected device, online identity, screen-based interaction, managed watercourse, technology adoption, app-based service, industrial waterway heritage, lock operation, civil engineering structure, and river management. Modern coverage of towpath use frequently reaches beyond the immediate scene to questions of safe public access, ecology and habitat protection and balancing leisure with engineering needs.
Howley lane, Mersey River, Cheshire, North West England, UK, WA1 2DN
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PC2FYC - . A place-specific photograph captures the social and built context of Howley lane, Mersey River, Cheshire, North West England, UK, WA1 2DN, in documentary coverage dating from 2018. The defining subject in the supplied record is WRC, J14 Doubles, at Warrington Rowing Club 2018 Summer regatta, Howley lane, Mersey River, Cheshire, North West England, UK. The wider setting includes online service, consumer electronics, inland navigation, digital transformation, digital access, navigation engineering, heritage navigation, civil engineering structure, navigation channel, app-based service, digital interface, and managed watercourse. The wider contemporary story of ageing lock and bridge infrastructure now includes volunteer involvement alongside heritage conservation, while policy and investment increasingly consider protecting blue-green corridors. Current debate around consumer technology often combines artificial intelligence, rapid software change and the practical challenge of stronger digital authentication. Documentary value is strengthened by the precise setting at Howley lane, Mersey River, Cheshire, North West England, UK, WA1 2DN, where even ordinary details of frontage, equipment, signs, traffic or public activity may disappear as the area evolves. The broader context includes digital technology, connected device, mobile computing, screen-based interaction, digital economy, boating infrastructure. The record also refers to rowers, Liam, sailing on the Mersey, two. The same setting also brings together riparian setting, towpath environment, working waterway, online identity, technology adoption, smartphone culture, hydraulic control, waterborne transport, waterway maintenance, and connected society. Seen from a 2025-onward perspective, towpath use also connects with flood resilience, waterside regeneration and efforts aimed at balancing leisure with engineering needs.
Howley lane, Mersey River, Cheshire, North West England, UK, WA1 2DN
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PC2G38 - . A carefully observed scene sets out the social and built context of Howley lane, Mersey River, Cheshire, North West England, UK, WA1 2DN, in a scene preserved from 2018. The defining subject in the supplied record is WRC, J14 Doubles, at Warrington Rowing Club 2018 Summer regatta, Howley lane, Mersey River, Cheshire, North West England, UK. The physical and social setting additionally connects with navigation engineering, digital transformation, hydraulic control, connected society, inland boating, navigation channel, lock operation, river management, consumer electronics, riparian setting, online identity, and riverine landscape. Seen from a 2025-onward perspective, managed watercourses also connects with flood resilience, volunteer involvement and efforts aimed at maintaining safe navigation. The wider contemporary story of smartphones and apps now includes digital exclusion alongside reliable connectivity, while policy and investment increasingly consider stronger digital authentication. Small period details preserved at Howley lane, Mersey River, Cheshire, North West England, UK, WA1 2DN may become historically important as commercial occupants, public services, structure.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>infrastructure and the built environment change, making the image useful for retrospective editorial coverage. The resulting scene connects with heritage navigation, boating infrastructure, inland navigation, mobile internet, waterborne transport, digital access. Other local associations include rowers, sailing on the Mersey, two. Further aspects present in the subject include civil engineering structure, networked technology, connected device, technology adoption, waterside infrastructure, screen-based interaction, canal heritage, waterway maintenance, industrial waterway heritage, and digital interface. The resulting record of Howley lane, Mersey River, Cheshire, North West England, UK, WA1 2DN is specific enough to support future before-and-after study of the same site.
Howley lane, Mersey River, Cheshire, North West England, UK, WA1 2DN
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PC2G4H - . This descriptive scene places on record the everyday reality of Howley lane, Mersey River, Cheshire, North West England, UK, WA1 2DN, in this period view from 2018. The image record centres upon WRC, J14 Doubles, at Warrington Rowing Club 2018 Summer regatta, Howley lane, Mersey River, Cheshire, North West England, UK. Other closely connected aspects of the subject are digital economy, industrial waterway heritage, connected device, civil engineering structure, software platform, online identity, riparian setting, waterway maintenance, waterborne transport, heritage navigation, managed watercourse, and mobile computing. For present-day editorial use, waterside heritage can also illustrate debates about heritage conservation and long-term maintenance funding, particularly where these affect keeping historic infrastructure operational. Modern coverage of digital access frequently reaches beyond the immediate scene to questions of rapid software change, privacy and greater dependence on mobile platforms. The date and location give the photograph archival strength: future views of Howley lane, Mersey River, Cheshire, North West England, UK, WA1 2DN may show different businesses, branding, services, architecture, traffic patterns or redevelopment, allowing clear before-and-after comparison. The location additionally reflects information technology, navigation engineering, screen-based interaction, waterside infrastructure, smartphone culture, digital technology. Associated details include rowers, sailing on the Mersey, two. A more expansive reading adds online service, technology adoption, connected society, inland navigation, inland boating, canal heritage, networked technology, mobile internet, boating infrastructure, and river management. The photograph also fixes the character of the setting at Howley lane, Mersey River, Cheshire, North West England, UK, WA1 2DN for future editorial context.
Howley lane, Mersey River, Cheshire, North West England, UK, WA1 2DN
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PC2G7B - . This descriptive scene depicts the setting around Howley lane, Mersey River, Cheshire, North West England, UK, WA1 2DN, as it appeared in 2018. The frame is associated with Trafford Rowing Club mens coxless quads, at Warrington Rowing Club 2018 Summer regatta, Howley lane, Mersey River, Cheshire, North West England, UK. Other closely connected aspects of the subject are mobile internet, boating infrastructure, waterfront industry, heritage navigation, seafaring heritage, river management, waterway maintenance, online service, canal heritage, screen-based interaction, cybersecurity, and digital access. For present-day editorial use, ageing lock and bridge infrastructure can also illustrate debates about volunteer involvement and ecology and habitat protection, particularly where these affect keeping historic infrastructure operational. Modern coverage of ferry services frequently reaches beyond the immediate scene to questions of coastal weather, crew and passenger safety and stronger coastal economies. Seen from a 2025-onward perspective, mobile computing also connects with online identity, artificial intelligence and efforts aimed at greater dependence on mobile platforms. Small period details preserved at Howley lane, Mersey River, Cheshire, North West England, UK, WA1 2DN may become historically important as commercial occupants, public services, infrastructure and the built environment change, making the image useful for retrospective editorial coverage. The location additionally reflects marine engineering, towpath environment, digital economy, riverine landscape, sea travel, technology adoption. Associated details include Trafford Rowing Club men coxless quads, sailing on the Mersey. That gives this view of Howley lane, Mersey River, Cheshire, North West England, UK, WA1 2DN continuing value for local history, retrospective reporting and visual comparison. The photograph also fixes details of public use as a historical reference.
Howley lane, Mersey River, Cheshire, North West England, UK, WA1 2DN
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PC2G9H - . This contextual photograph sets out a moment within Howley lane, Mersey River, Cheshire, North West England, UK, WA1 2DN, in a documentary image made in 2018. The principal recorded subject is Trafford Rowing Club mens coxless quads, at Warrington Rowing Club 2018 Summer regatta, Howley lane, Mersey River, Cheshire, North West England, UK. Other aspects of the setting include lock operation, digital technology, civil engineering structure, nautical transport, marine engineering, ferry connectivity, boating infrastructure, digital interface, canal heritage, navigation channel, seafaring heritage, and app-based service. Modern coverage of managed watercourses frequently reaches beyond the immediate scene to questions of safe public access, volunteer involvement and keeping historic infrastructure operational. Seen from a 2025-onward perspective, shipping and ports also connects with crew and passenger safety, cleaner fuels and efforts aimed at stronger coastal economies. The wider contemporary story of digital services now includes rapid software change alongside online identity, while policy and investment increasingly consider more services delivered through phones. The photograph fixes Howley lane, Mersey River, Cheshire, North West England, UK, WA1 2DN at one identifiable stage in its history, providing a reference against which later refurbishment, closure, demolition, conversion, new ownership or altered public use can be assessed. Beyond the immediate subject, the setting involves consumer electronics, networked technology, river management, maritime heritage, software platform, waterway maintenance. Other local associations include Trafford Rowing Club men coxless quads, sailing on the Mersey. In historical comparison, the image can help trace changes of use, public activity, period design, local character, and the appearance of the built environment within the surrounding area.
Howley lane, Mersey River, Cheshire, North West England, UK, WA1 2DN
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PC2GAM - . This contextual photograph sets out the physical context of Howley lane, Mersey River, Cheshire, North West England, UK, WA1 2DN, in this period view from 2018. The documentary focus is WRC Mens Coxless Quad, at Warrington Rowing Club 2018 Summer regatta, Howley lane, Mersey River, Cheshire, North West England, UK. The location also connects screen-based interaction, networked technology, commercial shipping, nautical transport, hydraulic control, ship handling, waterborne transport, maritime transport, smartphone culture, navigation channel, port economy, and inland boating. Modern coverage of river engineering frequently reaches beyond the immediate scene to questions of flood resilience, safe public access and keeping historic infrastructure operational. Seen from a 2025-onward perspective, harbour activity also connects with regional connectivity, supply-chain resilience and efforts aimed at resilient harbour infrastructure. The wider contemporary story of smartphones and apps now includes reliable connectivity alongside online identity, while policy and investment increasingly consider safer connected systems. Documentary value is strengthened by the precise setting at Howley lane, Mersey River, Cheshire, North West England, UK, WA1 2DN, where even ordinary details of frontage, equipment, signs, traffic or public activity may disappear as the area evolves. The view also records themes involving coastal shipping, inland navigation, riverine landscape, mobile internet, lock operation, civil engineering structure. The scene is further associated with sailing on the Mersey. Other relevant facets include working waterfront, digital technology, marine engineering, cybersecurity, digital economy, mobile computing, online service, vessel operations, consumer electronics, and coastal infrastructure. The photograph preserves a moment in the site's history for visual before-and-after study.
Howley lane, Mersey River, Cheshire, North West England, UK, WA1 2DN
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PC2GAW - . A grounded editorial photograph documents the social and built context of Howley lane, Mersey River, Cheshire, North West England, UK, WA1 2DN, as it appeared in 2018. The documentary focus is WRC Mens Coxless Quad, at Warrington Rowing Club 2018 Summer regatta, Howley lane, Mersey River, Cheshire, North West England, UK. Further features of the subject include civil engineering structure, sea travel, digital access, ferry connectivity, managed watercourse, online identity, screen-based interaction, industrial waterway heritage, maritime transport, canal heritage, port infrastructure, and working waterway. Seen from a 2025-onward perspective, inland boating also connects with heritage conservation, safe public access and efforts aimed at protecting blue-green corridors. The wider contemporary story of ferry services now includes cleaner fuels alongside supply-chain resilience, while policy and investment increasingly consider stronger coastal economies. Current debate around digital access often combines digital exclusion, privacy and the practical challenge of accessible online design. Documentary value is strengthened by the precise setting at Howley lane, Mersey River, Cheshire, North West England, UK, WA1 2DN, where even ordinary details of frontage, equipment, signs, traffic or public activity may disappear as the area evolves. The surrounding story includes inland boating, cybersecurity, port economy, towpath environment, nautical transport, hydraulic control. The scene is further associated with sailing on the Mersey. The same setting also brings together marine engineering, networked technology, digital economy, smartphone culture, ship handling, heritage navigation, online service, digital interface, waterway maintenance, and harbour landscape. That gives this view of Howley lane, Mersey River, Cheshire, North West England, UK, WA1 2DN continuing value for local history, retrospective reporting and visual comparison.
Howley lane, Mersey River, Cheshire, North West England, UK, WA1 2DN
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PC2GEG - . A carefully observed scene sets out the setting around Howley lane, Mersey River, Cheshire, North West England, UK, WA1 2DN, as photographed in 2018. The location is represented through Tees Rowing Club, coxless quad, at Warrington Rowing Club 2018 Summer regatta, Howley lane, Mersey River, Cheshire, North West England, UK. Further features of the subject include working waterfront, heritage navigation, maritime transport, mobile internet, navigation channel, digital interface, technology adoption, digital economy, information technology, riparian setting, app-based service, and towpath environment. Seen from a 2025-onward perspective, navigation maintenance also connects with long-term maintenance funding, waterside regeneration and efforts aimed at maintaining safe navigation. The wider contemporary story of ferry services now includes supply-chain resilience alongside coastal weather, while policy and investment increasingly consider resilient harbour infrastructure. Current debate around consumer technology often combines cybersecurity, online identity and the practical challenge of greater dependence on mobile platforms. The photograph fixes Howley lane, Mersey River, Cheshire, North West England, UK, WA1 2DN at one identifiable stage in its history, providing a reference against which later refurbishment, closure, demolition, conversion, new ownership or altered public use can be assessed. The scene also relates to consumer electronics, networked technology, inland boating, lock operation, riverine landscape, maritime heritage. The record also refers to Teeside, mens, men, sailing on the Mersey. Other relevant facets include port economy, seafaring heritage, coastal shipping, screen-based interaction, harbour activity, nautical transport, connected device, inland navigation, working waterway, and waterside infrastructure. This image retains everyday use as a historical reference.
Howley lane, Mersey River, Cheshire, North West England, UK, WA1 2DN
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PC2GG1 - . A grounded editorial photograph preserves the social and built context of Howley lane, Mersey River, Cheshire, North West England, UK, WA1 2DN, as recorded during 2018. The frame is associated with Tees Rowing Club, coxless quad, at Warrington Rowing Club 2018 Summer regatta, Howley lane, Mersey River, Cheshire, North West England, UK. Other closely connected aspects of the subject are port economy, harbour landscape, riverine landscape, information technology, online service, maritime heritage, seafaring heritage, ferry connectivity, networked technology, consumer electronics, software platform, and managed watercourse. Seen from a 2025-onward perspective, towpath use also connects with safe public access, heritage conservation and efforts aimed at maintaining safe navigation. The wider contemporary story of seaborne logistics now includes regional connectivity alongside crew and passenger safety, while policy and investment increasingly consider reliable island links. Current debate around consumer technology often combines rapid software change, artificial intelligence and the practical challenge of stronger digital authentication. Documentary value is strengthened by the precise setting at Howley lane, Mersey River, Cheshire, North West England, UK, WA1 2DN, where even ordinary details of frontage, equipment, signs, traffic or public activity may disappear as the area evolves. The view also records themes involving working waterfront, connected society, maritime transport, navigation engineering, lock operation, waterside infrastructure. Other local associations include Teeside, mens, men, sailing on the Mersey. The same setting also brings together waterborne transport, canal heritage, port infrastructure, digital transformation, inland navigation, online identity, industrial waterway heritage, working waterway, heritage navigation, and mobile internet. The location view retains a stage in local change before further change occurs.
Howley lane, Mersey River, Cheshire, North West England, UK, WA1 2DN
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PC2GG6 - . A place-specific photograph preserves the setting around Howley lane, Mersey River, Cheshire, North West England, UK, WA1 2DN, in an image captured in 2018. Within that setting the photograph concentrates on Tees Rowing Club, coxless quad, at Warrington Rowing Club 2018 Summer regatta, Howley lane, Mersey River, Cheshire, North West England, UK. The photograph carries associations with canal heritage, inland navigation, online identity, civil engineering structure, sea travel, software platform, harbour activity, networked technology, ship handling, lock operation, heritage navigation, and mobile computing. The wider contemporary story of inland boating now includes ecology and habitat protection alongside flood resilience, while policy and investment increasingly consider keeping historic infrastructure operational. Current debate around coastal transport often combines supply-chain resilience, cleaner fuels and the practical challenge of stronger coastal economies. In the mid-2020s, consumer technology is increasingly discussed through reliable connectivity and artificial intelligence, with attention turning to accessible online design. The photograph fixes Howley lane, Mersey River, Cheshire, North West England, UK, WA1 2DN at one identifiable stage in its history, providing a reference against which later refurbishment, closure, demolition, conversion, new ownership or altered public use can be assessed. The resulting scene connects with screen-based interaction, navigation channel, managed watercourse, commercial shipping, waterborne transport, waterside infrastructure. Other local associations include Teeside, mens, men, sailing on the Mersey. The same setting also brings together working waterfront, digital access, connected society, maritime transport, waterway maintenance, digital transformation, ferry connectivity, waterfront industry, harbour landscape, and information technology.
Howley lane, Mersey River, Cheshire, North West England, UK, WA1 2DN
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Keywords: Flooded,flooding,water,River,Mersey,Flood,Defences,England,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,safety,investment,investing,prevention,sign,environment,agency,Englsh,Flood prevention,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,unique,images,special,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,new,defence,barrier,precaution,tidal
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy FDNN5K - . This scene at Latchford,Warrington,Cheshire,England,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 defining feature is River Mersey Flood Defences,Latchford,Warrington,England,UK. The image also relates to contemporary social history, before-and-after reference, water infrastructure, civil engineering history, municipal services, social history, sewerage heritage, public works, local history, urban drainage, documentary photography, place identity, regional identity, and archival record. From a 2025-onward perspective, public health and infrastructure renewal are closely linked to this subject, alongside the continuing importance of investment in ageing water and sewer networks. As a dated visual record of Latchford,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK, the frame retains period objects and surrounding context, making it especially useful if replacement signage subsequently changes the scene. A second descriptive layer includes visual archive, public-health engineering, community identity, everyday life, public realm, municipal infrastructure, historical comparison, and utility heritage. The combination of Defences, Latchford, Mersey, Flood, and River anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. For Latchford,Warrington,Cheshire,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 public health and the hidden infrastructure that made dense cities healthier and safer when considered against later change at Latchford,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK. The setting also helps illustrate maintenance and the hidden infrastructure that made dense cities healthier and safer without losing the local specificity of Latchford,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK.
Latchford,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy FDNN75 - . Recorded at Latchford,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK in 2016, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. The location is represented through River Mersey Flood Defences,Latchford,Warrington,England,UK. The surrounding context encompasses water infrastructure, documentary photography, regional identity, changing streetscape, archival record, urban drainage, community identity, public realm, Victorian sanitation, changing land use, local history, urban sanitation, before-and-after reference, and municipal infrastructure. Current relevance extends to water quality and urban growth, particularly through the renewed pressure on drainage systems from heavier rainfall and urban growth. Future viewers can use this scene from Latchford,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK to compare street furniture and boundaries with whatever follows after changed technology. The surrounding story also includes social history, place identity, local character, period detail, cast-iron street furniture, public-health engineering, sewerage heritage, and utility heritage. Details involving Mersey, River, Flood, Latchford, and Defences make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. A later view of Latchford,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The setting also helps illustrate water quality and the renewed pressure on drainage systems from heavier rainfall and urban growth in a form that can be compared with future views of Latchford,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK. The image also provides a reference for urban growth and how cast-iron utility covers preserve municipal and engineering history within the real-world context of Latchford,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK.
Latchford,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy FDNNFX - . This scene at Latchford,Warrington,Cheshire,England,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 River Mersey Flood Defences,Latchford,Warrington,England,UK. The broader subject matter reaches into cast-iron street furniture, public-health engineering, urban drainage, underground utilities, public realm, documentary photography, before-and-after reference, local history, contemporary social history, municipal services, changing streetscape, period detail, visual archive, and community identity. For current editorial use, public health and climate resilience provide additional context, especially through the hidden infrastructure that made dense cities healthier and safer. Future viewers can use this scene from Latchford,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK to compare building condition and alterations with whatever follows after new construction. The location also brings in place identity, regional identity, everyday life, local character, water infrastructure, utility heritage, archival record, and Victorian sanitation. Elements such as Mersey, Flood, Defences, River, and Latchford add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. Around Latchford,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. Its period value extends to public health and the hidden infrastructure that made dense cities healthier and safer as part of the longer story of Latchford,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK. The location additionally provides evidence of sewer capacity and the hidden infrastructure that made dense cities healthier and safer when considered against later change at Latchford,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK.
Latchford,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXM1H - The area around the Pier Head and Albert Dock is iconic for tourists / travelers and even more beautiful by night or at dusk.
The Pier Head is a riverside location in the city centre of Liverpool, England. It is part of the Liverpool Maritime Mercantile City UNESCO World Heritage Site, which was inscribed in 2004.
The site encompasses a trio of landmarks, built on the site of the former George's Dock and referred to since at least 2000 as The Three Graces:
Royal Liver Building, built between 1908 and 1911 and designed by Walter Aubrey Thomas. It is a grade I listed building consisting of two clock towers, both crowned by mythical Liver Birds. The building is the headquarters of the Royal Liver Friendly Society.
Cunard Building, constructed between 1914 and 1916 and a grade II* listed building. It is the former headquarters of the Cunard Line shipping company.
Port of Liverpool Building, built from 1903 to 1907 and also grade II* listed. It is the former home of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board.
Also on the site is the grade II listed Mersey Tunnel building, to the east of the Port of Liverpool building. It was built in the 1930s and contains offices and ventilator equipment for the Queensway Tunnel.
Pier Head, Liverpool, England, UK L3 1DL
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXM1K - The area around the Pier Head and Albert Dock is iconic for tourists / travelers and even more beautiful by night or at dusk.
The Pier Head is a riverside location in the city centre of Liverpool, England. It is part of the Liverpool Maritime Mercantile City UNESCO World Heritage Site, which was inscribed in 2004.
The site encompasses a trio of landmarks, built on the site of the former George's Dock and referred to since at least 2000 as The Three Graces:
Royal Liver Building, built between 1908 and 1911 and designed by Walter Aubrey Thomas. It is a grade I listed building consisting of two clock towers, both crowned by mythical Liver Birds. The building is the headquarters of the Royal Liver Friendly Society.
Cunard Building, constructed between 1914 and 1916 and a grade II* listed building. It is the former headquarters of the Cunard Line shipping company.
Port of Liverpool Building, built from 1903 to 1907 and also grade II* listed. It is the former home of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board.
Also on the site is the grade II listed Mersey Tunnel building, to the east of the Port of Liverpool building. It was built in the 1930s and contains offices and ventilator equipment for the Queensway Tunnel.
Pier Head, Liverpool, England, UK L3 1DL
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 5174644706 - 'Rescue - 'Echo And The Bunnymen' - Play this track here.
\u00bfWhats this iPod Shuffle set all about? Read about it here
'First I want a kiss, then I want it all......'
Well its been a few weeks in arriving, but seminal Scousers Echo and the Bunnymen have finally arrived on my iPod.
Echo was the name given to the bands original drum machine (in legend, although maybe not in fact), that backed up Ian McCulloch (vox), Will Sergeant (guitar) and Les Pattinson (Bass). By 1980 a permanent drummer, Pete de Freitas was installed. He was killed in a motorcycle accident in 1989.
Ian McCulloch back in 1977 was one third of the 'Crucial Three', a bedroom band which also featured Julian Cope (Teardrop Explodes) and Pete Wylie (Wah Heat).
I have the first single (from Bill Drummond and David Balfe's Zoo label) 'The Pictures On My Wall' (b-sided with 'Read It In Books') with 'The Revenge Of Voodoo Billy' scratched in the run out groove, up in my loft. Its pretty much played to death. I think I bought it at 'Probe' the original record shop that was up in what is now known as Cavern walks in Liverpool. It stocked all the indie vinyl and sold tickets to Erics, the local punk band venue. Echo &
the Bunnymen made their debut at Liverpool's Eric's Club in November 1978.
The band were influenced by the same artists as their other North West contemporaries Joy Division, The Doors and Velvet underground. Like them, they often play Doors covers live.
For the ultimate resource on the band, checkout www.villiersterrace.com , to get a feel for the band, checkout the live album 'Never Stop: Live in Liverpool'.
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The RAF Search and Rescue Force (SARF or SAR Force) is the Royal Air Force organization which provides around-the-clock aeronautical search and rescue cover in the United Kingdom, Cyprus and the Falkland Islands.
Although established with a primary role of military search and rescue, most of SARF's operational missions are spent in its secondary role, conducting civil search and rescue. This entails the rescue of civilians from the sea, on mountains, from flooded regions or other locations on land.
The aeronautical search and rescue roles are complemented by the related Royal Air Force Mountain Rescue Service whose trained mountaineers also conduct search and rescue in hilly terrain. SARF helicopters and RAF mountaineers often work together on mountain rescue incidents.
The SAR Force headquarters is situated at RAF Valley on Anglesey, North Wales and this helicopter is probably from 'C Flight' based there.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R59X9T - Runcorn's chemical industry was dominated for many years by ICI's Chlor Chemical division. But since 2001, Inovyn (a wholly owned subsidiary of Ineos) has operated the extensive chemical works in the west of the town, employing 750 people in 2020. In Runcorn, Invoyn manufactures chlorine, caustic soda and chlorinated derivatives. It also produces salt, made from brine transported by pipeline from the saltfields of central Cheshire, and sulphuric acid. Several other chemical manufacturers also have a presence at the site, including Koura (formerly Mexichem Fluor), Industrial Chemicals, Packed Chlorine Limited, VYNOVA and Runcorn MCP Ltd (a joint venture between INOVYN and VYNOVA). The site is considered to be of strategic national importance to the UK. The site includes two independently owned power stations
the 810 MW natural gas fired Rocksavage Power Station and the Runcorn Energy Recovery Facility operated by Viridor which also supplies heat to the Inovyn facility. ICI's other former site in Runcorn comprising offices and laboratories is now the Heath Business and Technical Park, which provides office, laboratory, conference, and leisure facilities
Western Point, Runcorn, Halton, Cheshire, England, UK, WA7 4JE
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R59XA2 - Runcorn's chemical industry was dominated for many years by ICI's Chlor Chemical division. But since 2001, Inovyn (a wholly owned subsidiary of Ineos) has operated the extensive chemical works in the west of the town, employing 750 people in 2020. In Runcorn, Invoyn manufactures chlorine, caustic soda and chlorinated derivatives. It also produces salt, made from brine transported by pipeline from the saltfields of central Cheshire, and sulphuric acid. Several other chemical manufacturers also have a presence at the site, including Koura (formerly Mexichem Fluor), Industrial Chemicals, Packed Chlorine Limited, VYNOVA and Runcorn MCP Ltd (a joint venture between INOVYN and VYNOVA). The site is considered to be of strategic national importance to the UK. The site includes two independently owned power stations
the 810 MW natural gas fired Rocksavage Power Station and the Runcorn Energy Recovery Facility operated by Viridor which also supplies heat to the Inovyn facility. ICI's other former site in Runcorn comprising offices and laboratories is now the Heath Business and Technical Park, which provides office, laboratory, conference, and leisure facilities
Western Point, Runcorn, Halton, Cheshire, England, UK, WA7 4JE
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4469547119 - 'Fiddlers Ferry has been a landmark visable from Runcorn, Warrington and Widnes since the early 1970's. Its a coal fired power station on the banks of the Mersey River, which supplies all its cooling water. In recent years it has been adapted to also burn bio-mass. It can generate nearly 2,000 Megawatts.
Living in Glossop I remember massive freight trains of coal trucks coming over Woodhead and the Dinting viaduct headed for Fiddlers Ferry. Many trains overnighted at the sidings at Gamesley. Fuel for it these days comes mainly from Liverpool docks. Sulphur emissions are reduced by a new FGD plant installed in 2008. Carbon Dioxide is still pumped out of the chimneys as before though to be added to our delicate climate.
Its eight towers can be seen from various high points, including here at the cemetary at Pewtersspear, above Stockton Heath. A modern pub called the Eight Towers (not one of my usual haunts), is located only a short distance away.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HD83 - The three graces by night, Liverpool.
The Pier Head is a riverside location in the city centre of Liverpool, England. It is part of the Liverpool Maritime Mercantile City UNESCO World Heritage Site, which was inscribed in 2004.
The site encompasses a trio of landmarks, built on the site of the former George's Dock and referred to since at least 2000 as The Three Graces:
Royal Liver Building, built between 1908 and 1911 and designed by Walter Aubrey Thomas. It is a grade I listed building consisting of two clock towers, both crowned by mythical Liver Birds. The building is the headquarters of the Royal Liver Friendly Society.
Cunard Building, constructed between 1914 and 1916 and a grade II* listed building. It is the former headquarters of the Cunard Line shipping company.
Port of Liverpool Building, built from 1903 to 1907 and also grade II* listed. It is the former home of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board.
Also on the site is the grade II listed Mersey Tunnel building, to the east of the Port of Liverpool building. It was built in the 1930s and contains offices and ventilator equipment for the Queensway Tunnel.
Pier Head, Liverpool, England, UK L3 1DL
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CEY93C - . Misty morning on the Trent & Mersey canal at Rudheath, Northwich. Photographed on 11 December 2009. The recorded location is Trent & Mersey canal at Rudheath, Northwich, Cheshire UK, CW9 7RG. From a heritage perspective, canal infrastructure is a legacy of the Industrial Revolution, when navigable waterways linked mines, mills, factories and ports
The same lock chambers, bridges and towpaths now support leisure cruising, cycling, walking, wildlife corridors and redevelopment, while retaining evidence of their freight-carrying past. As of 2026, today the canal network is valued as much for heritage, leisure, walking routes and wildlife as for navigation. the condition and funding of ageing waterway infrastructure remain recurring issues, adding contemporary relevance to images of locks, towpaths and historical canal engineering. As background, working locks, bridges and canal-side buildings reveal the engineering system that underpinned industrial Britain
Many former commercial waterways have been restored for recreation and heritage use, creating a distinctive mixture of historic infrastructure, modern development and linear green space. The wider historical story is that britain's canals were built principally in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries to move coal, raw materials and manufactured goods cheaply between industrial districts, ports and growing towns
Locks, basins, towpaths and warehouses survive as engineering heritage even where freight has given way to leisure boating, walking and waterside regeneration. Historically, canal infrastructure is a legacy of the Industrial Revolution, when navigable waterways linked mines, mills, factories and ports
The same lock chambers, bridges and towpaths now support leisure cruising, cycling, walking, wildlife corridors and redevelopment, while retaining evidence of their freight-carrying past. Other closely matched search terms include inland waterway, lock gates, and canal heritage.
Trent & Mersey canal at Rudheath, Northwich, Cheshire UK, CW9 7RG
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3813282818 - 'A staged demonstration of the Mersey Liverpool lifeboat RNLI and RAF air sea helicoptor.
Some old Wirral icons here www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3959761339/ - remember these?
(c) Hotpix Tony Smith - Hotpix.freeserve.co.uk WDCC',
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3782042577 - 'I noticed a nice sunset reflected in my neighbours window and intended to trip out to look how it looked behind Fiddlers Ferry power station. But on getting to the other side of Latchford over Kingsway, the Mersey bridge looked great.
Shame the lamps keep getting broken :-(
Dusk at the Lowry www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3809823828/
(c) Hotpix / HotpixUK Tony Smith - Hotpix.freeserve.co.uk WDCC',
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CEXEGB - . Dusk at the Latchford / Howley Mersey river bridge, Warrington Cheshire England UK. Photographed on 24 July 2009. The recorded location is Kingsway Bridge, Latchford, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK WA1 2DN. The wider historical story is that panoramic and atmospheric views place individual landmarks within their wider setting
Light, season and weather affect how architecture and landscape are perceived, while distant development can provide clues to the changing form of a town or coastline. The wider historical story is that earlier buildings and artefacts provide tangible evidence that written records cannot fully replace
Their wear, construction, signage and setting help researchers understand local history, design, industry and social life across different periods. In the present 2026 context, landscape imagery is increasingly used alongside discussion of climate, resilience, tourism and development
Older panoramas can show how skylines, waterfronts and vegetation have changed over a comparatively short period. In the present 2026 context, 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. Looking at the subject's development, seasonal and low-light photography can emphasise the relationship between natural conditions and the built environment
Dusk, snow, mist or dramatic cloud often reveal lighting, silhouettes and reflective surfaces that are less apparent in ordinary daylight. The historical context is that landscape photographs record more than scenery: structures, vegetation, weather, transport and land use combine to show how a place appeared at a particular moment
Repeated views can later become valuable evidence of development, environmental change and shifting patterns of use. Alternative search wording includes scenic view, night photography, seasonal landscape, and cityscape.
Kingsway Bridge, Latchford, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK WA1 2DN
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 8226773550 - 'View this whole set of IR images here. If you do Twitter add me here.
The Littlewoods Pools Building, Edge Lane is a real Liverpool landmark.
This art-deco building was the headquarters of the Littlewoods Pools company. In its heyday this building held thousands of workers but since the decline in popularity of 'doing the pools' the listed building now lies empty, possibly awaiting conversion to apartment. Another victim of the national Lottery. The other was Littlewood's bitter rival, Vernons.
A Liverpool Echo Newspaper Article earlier this year, in May 2012 suggested this iconic building could face demolition if a new use for it cannot be found.
'The huge art-deco complex has been empty for more than a decade and several attempts to regenerate it have failed to get off the ground. The council will now meet with the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) to discuss a strategy for a number of sites along Edge Lane.
Sources told the ECHO that the land occupied by the 1930s Littlewoods building, next to Liverpool Innovation Park, will be high on the agenda.
While the HCA said an unnamed developer was keen to put forward proposals, it added there was \u201climited time\u201d to fund the refurbishment of the building and no formal agreement had been reached.
Cllr Malcolm Kennedy, cabinet member for regeneration, today said he wanted to secure a future for the landmark building.
Heritage experts also said it was surprising the building had never been given listed status, but a new use could be found for the site if its most iconic elements could be saved.'
Cllr Kennedy said: \u201cWe are looking at all sites up the Edge Lane corridor, including the innovation park, and there will be a concentrated effort between the two organisations.
\u201cThe Littlewoods building is not listed, although there have been attempts to do so.
\u201cWe would want to keep it because it is quite an iconic building \u2013 a Liverpool landmark. But it is going to be a struggle because the building is deteriorating quickly.\u201d
Read more: Liverpool Echo www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2012/05...
This was a shot taken on Kodak Infra Red Film around 1994 and was a winner in the Mersey River Festival that was organised by the now defunct Merseyside Development Corporation. This was set up by Tory MP Michael Hestletine after the riots of 1981 in the city.
I worked for Littlewoods in The JM Centre, Old Hall Street Liverpool between 1986 &
1989. Unfortunately I never visited this site. Due to the security needed, it was authorised persons only.
(c) Hotpix / HotpixUK Tony Smith - tone@Hotpix.freeserve.co.uk WDCC',
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HWN1 - . Verity shipping on the Manchester Ship Canal early evening at Latchford Locks Warrington Cheshire January 2013. Photographed on 12 January 2013. The recorded location is Manchester Ship Canal Latchford, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK WA4 2XT. Historically, working locks, bridges and canal-side buildings reveal the engineering system that underpinned industrial Britain
Many former commercial waterways have been restored for recreation and heritage use, creating a distinctive mixture of historic infrastructure, modern development and linear green space. The historical context is that ports and vessels are central to Britain's maritime history, linking coastal communities and inland industry with fishing, trade, passenger travel and international shipping
Harbours, docks and working craft also reflect evolving technology, from traditional fishing fleets to high-speed workboats and modern freight logistics. As background, panoramic and atmospheric views place individual landmarks within their wider setting
Light, season and weather affect how architecture and landscape are perceived, while distant development can provide clues to the changing form of a town or coastline. In 2026, today the canal network is valued as much for heritage, leisure, walking routes and wildlife as for navigation. the condition and funding of ageing waterway infrastructure remain recurring issues, adding contemporary relevance to images of locks, towpaths and historic canal engineering. The subject remains topical in 2026 because ports remain crucial to UK trade, offshore energy, passenger travel and supply chains, while decarbonisation is driving interest in cleaner fuels, shore power and more efficient vessels
Older working-boat and harbour images therefore have both maritime-history and contemporary transport relevance. Other strongly related concepts include inland waterway, lock chamber, lock gates, canal heritage, industrial transport, and waterway engineering.
Manchester Ship Canal Latchford, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK WA4 2XT
