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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,history,historic,heritage,Victoria Station,rail,inside,interior,stations,tiled,tile,tilin,diagrams,Victoria Station Approach,Manchester,M3 1WY,M3,Chorley,Bolton,Oldham,Bury,Rochdale,red,black,lines,rails,route,routes,Bacup,Darwen,Ashton,Stalybridge,Wigan
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RXX27J - Taken on 25 Sep 2023, this photograph shows Victorian Manchester railways map, Victoria Station Approach, Manchester, England, UK, M3 1WY. The location is Victoria Station Approach, Manchester, England, UK, M3 1WY. The picture is not just a record shot: it contains platform, concourse or service signage details that place the railway scene in a real working transport environment. Manchester Victoria has long been part of the city's railway geography, with historic route maps and ticket-window details showing how rail travel has shaped Greater Manchester and the wider north west. It could support features on pubs, beer, leisure, nightlife, tourism, heritage streets, local economies, independent hospitality and the pressures facing town-centre venues. For image buyers, the value is in the combination of recognisable subject, readable wording, location evidence and a plain documentary style that can be dropped into news, magazine, web, council, housing, transport, heritage or commercial commentary without looking over-produced. Searchable related phrases include Manchester, city, centre, railway, Victoria, station, Lancashire and Yorkshire, diagram, maps, map, history, historic, plus wider ideas such as local identity, public realm, urban detail, social history, commercial change, everyday Britain, documentary photography and place-based storytelling. The composition gives designers scope for captions, page furniture, social media crops, report covers and article thumbnails, while the detailed captioning makes it more discoverable for searches using both specific place names and broader themes. Because the subject is clearly labelled or visually distinctive, it can also work well in search-led usage where the buyer needs immediate recognition at small web-preview size. Further SEO-friendly usage could include local services, town-centre change, heritage branding, Britis.
Victoria Station Approach, Manchester, England, UK, M3 1WY
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Keywords: Greater Manchester,centre,England,UK,NW,North West,GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Rochdale,parish church,St Marys Rochdale,The Baum Rochdale,Church of England,Victorian church architecture,ecclesiastical building,stained glass windows,lancet windows,bellcote,stone dressings,historic town centre,religious heritage,place of worship,Christian church,northern England church,Rochdale heritage,town landmark,architectural detail,editorial photography,documentary image,blue,sky,clear sky,sunny,summer,tower,OL16 1AQ,OL16
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RCC5NB - This image shows the Parish Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, located in the historic area known as The Baum in Rochdale town centre. The church stands on St Mary's Gate and is one of Rochdale's most prominent ecclesiastical landmarks, serving as a long-established centre of Anglican worship and parish life.
Constructed in red brick with stone detailing, the church displays strong Gothic Revival influences, including tall arched windows filled with stained glass and a symmetrical, robust façade typical of nineteenth-century church architecture in industrial Lancashire. Its elevated position and enclosed churchyard reinforce its presence within the surrounding urban landscape.
The Baum area is closely associated with Rochdale's medieval origins, and St Mary's Church has played a central role in the spiritual, social, and civic history of the town for centuries. The current building reflects later rebuilding and expansion, responding to population growth during Rochdale's industrial development.
Photographed in clear daylight against a blue sky, this image highlights the architectural character and enduring significance of parish churches within northern English towns. It is well suited for editorial use covering religious heritage, historic architecture, Anglican parish life, and the cultural history of Greater Manchester.
St Mary's Gate, The Baum, Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England, UK , OL16 1AQ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RC95RJ - Tea One The Baum / Yorkshire Street
Combining elements of classical painting with inspirations from the world of graffiti Tea One is influenced by the post industrial landscape of Northern Britain. Particularly he draws from those remnants left over from the areas once abundant past. Painting on the alley known as the Baum he has weaved seven stories together from seven different women. Calling the piece the Seven Sisters' he is of course also referencing the famous apartment blocks through placing real life stories into that context.
His stories are those which many of us would have experienced. Each of the women in the mural have their own tale to tell but they are tales that all of us could associate with. From left to right the first woman holds something up to a light. It's unknown what it is but it could be an opportunity or it could be a burden. She doesn't know it yet but her life might be about to change either way. Next to her a woman sits in a boat rowing with her back to her destination. She isn't sure what lies ahead yet she still travels into the unknown, she is on her own personal odyssey.
The third woman is wearing a mask. She is struggling with her own identity. Perhaps living a charade or just not sure what journey she is on or whether it is indeed the right one. The silhouetted figure next to her represents travel. Either leaving or arriving she could be about to go on a journey or may be coming home after a voyage. The fifth woman represents rebirth, pregnant she is about to bring new life into the world. Next to her meanwhile a tear falls down the face of the sixth woman. She is experiencing her own private tragedy. Though we don't know what it is we will have all had similar emotions from time to time.
The mural from Teaone' is called the Seven Sisters
The final woman as part of this mural is deeply personal to the artist. Showing a woman undergoing treatment for breast cancer. He calls this overcoming the monster
55 Yorkshire St, Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England, UK, OL16 1BT
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RC95RN - Tea One The Baum / Yorkshire Street
Combining elements of classical painting with inspirations from the world of graffiti Tea One is influenced by the post industrial landscape of Northern Britain. Particularly he draws from those remnants left over from the areas once abundant past. Painting on the alley known as the Baum he has weaved seven stories together from seven different women. Calling the piece the Seven Sisters' he is of course also referencing the famous apartment blocks through placing real life stories into that context.
His stories are those which many of us would have experienced. Each of the women in the mural have their own tale to tell but they are tales that all of us could associate with. From left to right the first woman holds something up to a light. It's unknown what it is but it could be an opportunity or it could be a burden. She doesn't know it yet but her life might be about to change either way. Next to her a woman sits in a boat rowing with her back to her destination. She isn't sure what lies ahead yet she still travels into the unknown, she is on her own personal odyssey.
The third woman is wearing a mask. She is struggling with her own identity. Perhaps living a charade or just not sure what journey she is on or whether it is indeed the right one. The silhouetted figure next to her represents travel. Either leaving or arriving she could be about to go on a journey or may be coming home after a voyage. The fifth woman represents rebirth, pregnant she is about to bring new life into the world. Next to her meanwhile a tear falls down the face of the sixth woman. She is experiencing her own private tragedy. Though we don't know what it is we will have all had similar emotions from time to time.
The mural from Teaone' is called the Seven Sisters
The final woman as part of this mural is deeply personal to the artist. Showing a woman undergoing treatment for breast cancer. He calls this overcoming the monster
55 Yorkshire St, Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England, UK, OL16 1BT
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Keywords: Greater Manchester,centre,England,UK,NW,North West,GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,OL16,55 Yorkshire St,Rochdale,OL16 1BT,Seven Sisters,mural,art,streetart,in,the,women,female,females,breast,cancer,treatment,town,casino lounge,44,from,2019,uprising festival,graffiti,tale,tales,personal,odyssey,voyage
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RC95TN - Tea One The Baum / Yorkshire Street
Combining elements of classical painting with inspirations from the world of graffiti Tea One is influenced by the post industrial landscape of Northern Britain. Particularly he draws from those remnants left over from the areas once abundant past. Painting on the alley known as the Baum he has weaved seven stories together from seven different women. Calling the piece the Seven Sisters' he is of course also referencing the famous apartment blocks through placing real life stories into that context.
His stories are those which many of us would have experienced. Each of the women in the mural have their own tale to tell but they are tales that all of us could associate with. From left to right the first woman holds something up to a light. It's unknown what it is but it could be an opportunity or it could be a burden. She doesn't know it yet but her life might be about to change either way. Next to her a woman sits in a boat rowing with her back to her destination. She isn't sure what lies ahead yet she still travels into the unknown, she is on her own personal odyssey.
The third woman is wearing a mask. She is struggling with her own identity. Perhaps living a charade or just not sure what journey she is on or whether it is indeed the right one. The silhouetted figure next to her represents travel. Either leaving or arriving she could be about to go on a journey or may be coming home after a voyage. The fifth woman represents rebirth, pregnant she is about to bring new life into the world. Next to her meanwhile a tear falls down the face of the sixth woman. She is experiencing her own private tragedy. Though we don't know what it is we will have all had similar emotions from time to time.
The mural from Teaone' is called the Seven Sisters
The final woman as part of this mural is deeply personal to the artist. Showing a woman undergoing treatment for breast cancer. He calls this overcoming the monster
55 Yorkshire St, Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England, UK, OL16 1BT
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Keywords: Greater Manchester,centre,England,UK,NW,North West,GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,the,CoOp,Co Op,OL12,OL12 0NU,boxes,Nexum,Cheroots,Navy Cut,Raydex,Beechwood,cigarettes,Jayce,Junior,Lustre,cigs,tabs,fags,Meadowland,Rochdale,equitable,Pioneers,society,limited,est,1844,Toad Lane,Lancs,medium,Angel Meadow
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RCA2JD - The CWS tobacco factory opened in Ludgate Hill / Angel Meadow in 1898. Eight people could produced 3,500 packets of cigarettes an hour. The factory's most-prized workers were its cigar makers, whose nimble fingers could wrap and roll tobacco with the dexterity of classical pianists. Managers preferred to employ people from better class districts
Toad Lane, Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England, UK OL12 0NU
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RCA2JP - The CWS tobacco factory opened in Ludgate Hill / Angel Meadow in 1898. Eight people could produced 3,500 packets of cigarettes an hour. The factory's most-prized workers were its cigar makers, whose nimble fingers could wrap and roll tobacco with the dexterity of classical pianists. Managers preferred to employ people from better class districts
Toad Lane, Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England, UK OL12 0NU
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Keywords: Greater Manchester,centre,England,UK,NW,North West,GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Toad Lane,Rochdale,historic shop sign,independent retailer,Toad Lane Rochdale,vintage toy shop,dolls hospital shop,toy restoration,antique dolls,playthings,hand painted sign,decorative sign,wrought iron bracket,retail heritage,old town centre,historic street,Rochdale town centre,craft trade,specialist retailer,independent shopfront,British high street,heritage signage,old fashioned,traditional,history,historic,antique doll,Lancs,Lancashire
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RCC5PM - This image shows the decorative hanging shop sign outside The Dolls Hospital on Toad Lane in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. The sign, titled Toys & Dolls, features traditional illustrated artwork and text describing the business as master toymakers and purveyors of playthings, with references to antique and reproduction dolls and a dolls' hospital service.
Toad Lane is one of Rochdale's most historically significant streets and is closely associated with the town's commercial and cooperative heritage. Independent specialist retailers such as The Dolls Hospital contribute to the character of the area, offering niche craft skills and traditional services that contrast with modern chain retail.
The sign itself is suspended from a wrought iron bracket and designed in a deliberately old-fashioned style, evoking Victorian and Edwardian shop signage. Its weathered appearance and detailed illustration underline the shop's emphasis on heritage, craftsmanship, and the repair and restoration of dolls rather than mass-produced modern toys.
Photographed in clear daylight, the image highlights the role of traditional hanging signs in British town centres, where they remain an important visual marker of independent shops and specialist trades. This photograph is well suited for editorial use covering retail heritage, historic high streets, traditional craftsmanship, and the cultural character of northern English towns.
The Dolls Hospital, Toad Lane, Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England, UK , OL12 0NU
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2T0DAEC - Rochdale Town Hall is a Victorian-era municipal building in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. It is widely recognised as being one of the finest municipal buildings in the country, and is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.
The Town Hall functions as the ceremonial headquarters of Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council and houses local government departments, including the borough's civil registration office.
Built in the Gothic Revival style at a cost of £160,000 (£15.9 million in 2023), it was inaugurated for the governance of the Municipal Borough of Rochdale on 27 September 1871.
The architect, William Henry Crossland, was the winner of a competition held in 1864 to design a new Town Hall. It had a 240-foot (73 m) clock tower topped by a wooden spire with a gilded statue of Saint George and the Dragon, both of which were destroyed by fire on 10 April 1883, leaving the building without a spire for four years.
A new 190-foot (58 m) stone clock tower and spire in the style of Manchester Town Hall was designed by Alfred Waterhouse, and erected in 1887.
Architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner described the building as possessing a rare picturesque beauty. Its stained-glass windows are credited as the finest modern examples of their kind.
The building came to the attention of Adolf Hitler, who was said to have admired it so much that he wished to ship the building, brick-by-brick, to Nazi Germany had the United Kingdom been defeated in the Second World War
The Town Hall was one of several built in the textile towns of North West England following the Municipal Corporations Act 1835, but is one of only two in Greater Manchester built in the Gothic style. Between the setting of the foundation stone and the building's completion, revisions and additions were made to the original design. Money was lavished upon the decor and inventory, and the extra expenditure did not escape the ire of its critic
The Esplanade, Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England, OL16 1AZ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Lancs,England,UK,traditional,Northern,North West,coop,co,op,co-op,Confectionary,R,branch,4,No 4,nos,green,wheel,wheels,stall,summer,blue sky,waggon,1,Yorkshire Street,Rochdale,OL16 1BH,OL16,handcart,hand,cart,center,bright
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2T0DAEJ - Taken on 10 Jun 2023, this photograph shows Green Co-operative Society Ltd cart, Confectionary R branch Nos, in Rochdale town centre, Greater Manchester, England, UK. The location is 1 Yorkshire St, Rochdale, Lancs, England, UK, OL16 1BH. The picture is not just a record shot: it contains public house signs, frontage, street activity or drinking culture details useful for hospitality and heritage features. Rochdale is central to the history of the co-operative movement, making the cart a useful visual bridge between retail, mutual ownership, working-class organisation and high-street heritage. It could support features on pubs, beer, leisure, nightlife, tourism, heritage streets, local economies, independent hospitality and the pressures facing town-centre venues. For image buyers, the value is in the combination of recognisable subject, readable wording, location evidence and a plain documentary style that can be dropped into news, magazine, web, council, housing, transport, heritage or commercial commentary without looking over-produced. Searchable related phrases include Rochdale, Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Co-operative, cooperative, town, centre, society, ltd, cart, Lancs, traditional, plus wider ideas such as local identity, public realm, urban detail, social history, commercial change, everyday Britain, documentary photography and place-based storytelling. The composition gives designers scope for captions, page furniture, social media crops, report covers and article thumbnails, while the detailed captioning makes it more discoverable for searches using both specific place names and broader themes. The photograph should appeal to buyers looking for a grounded visual that says more than a studio icon, because it ties the subject to a real street, building, object or public setting.
1 Yorkshire St, Rochdale, Lancs, England, UK, OL16 1BH
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2T0DAEX - Rochdale Town Hall is a Victorian-era municipal building in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. It is widely recognised as being one of the finest municipal buildings in the country, and is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.
The Town Hall functions as the ceremonial headquarters of Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council and houses local government departments, including the borough's civil registration office.
Built in the Gothic Revival style at a cost of £160,000 (£15.9 million in 2023), it was inaugurated for the governance of the Municipal Borough of Rochdale on 27 September 1871.
The architect, William Henry Crossland, was the winner of a competition held in 1864 to design a new Town Hall. It had a 240-foot (73 m) clock tower topped by a wooden spire with a gilded statue of Saint George and the Dragon, both of which were destroyed by fire on 10 April 1883, leaving the building without a spire for four years.
A new 190-foot (58 m) stone clock tower and spire in the style of Manchester Town Hall was designed by Alfred Waterhouse, and erected in 1887.
Architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner described the building as possessing a rare picturesque beauty. Its stained-glass windows are credited as the finest modern examples of their kind.
The building came to the attention of Adolf Hitler, who was said to have admired it so much that he wished to ship the building, brick-by-brick, to Nazi Germany had the United Kingdom been defeated in the Second World War
The Town Hall was one of several built in the textile towns of North West England following the Municipal Corporations Act 1835, but is one of only two in Greater Manchester built in the Gothic style. Between the setting of the foundation stone and the building's completion, revisions and additions were made to the original design. Money was lavished upon the decor and inventory, and the extra expenditure did not escape the ire of its critic
The Esplanade, Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England, OL16 1AZ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,tourist,coach,coaches,AEC,Yelloway Coach,Coaches,motor services limited,motor,bus,buses,services,ltd,bodies,long distance,2429,Cavalier,AEC Reliance,2MU3RA3566,1961,1960s,Rochdale,day trip,day-trip,charabanc,body,bus and coach,Carlton PSV Sales of Rotherham,fleet,vehicle,vehicles,coach tour,old,coach tours
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M4K860 - Yelloway Motor Services was a bus and coach company based in Rochdale.
In 1902, Robert Holt commenced a parcels delivery service in the Rochdale area using a pony and cart. In 1904, Holt went into partnership with his younger brother Ernest and they established themselves as carriers trading as Messrs Holt Brothers. Additional ponies and carts were purchased, later followed by steam and motor lorries.
In an attempt to earn additional revenue, when the lorries would otherwise be idle, interchangeable charabanc bodies to enable the lorries to be converted into passenger pleasure vehicles at weekends. In May 1913 the first purpose built charabanc entered service
In March 1931, a consortium of Maurice Edwards, John Barlow and Herbert Allen purchased the business. On 9 April 1932, the company was officially renamed Yelloway Motor Services Limited
Yelloway was granted operating licences for a service to Torquay, with other operators denied. By 1937, Yelloway was providing travel facilities for passengers from West Yorkshire to destinations in South West England, connecting services being provided by Ripponden & District through Halifax, Sowerby Bridge and Ripponden to Oldham where they joined the Devon bound coaches
On 5 July 1985, Yelloway was sold to Neoplan dealer Carlton PSV Sales of Rotherham. In October 1986, following deregulation, Yelloway registered several stage carriage services in the Greater Manchester area and won contracts from the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive
Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executives cancelled contracts on several services because of poor performance. On 24 November 1988, the Yelloway was placed under the control of Crosville Motor Services, which had just been purchased by ATL Holdings, along with the remaining contract work and the name disappeared
Rochdale, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,tourist,coach,coaches,AEC,Yelloway Coach,Coaches,motor services limited,motor,bus,buses,services,ltd,bodies,long distance,2429,Cavalier,AEC Reliance,2MU3RA3566,1961,1960s,Rochdale,day trip,day-trip,charabanc,body,bus and coach,Carlton PSV Sales of Rotherham,fleet,vehicle,vehicles,coach tour,old,coach tours
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M4K863 - Yelloway Motor Services was a bus and coach company based in Rochdale.
In 1902, Robert Holt commenced a parcels delivery service in the Rochdale area using a pony and cart. In 1904, Holt went into partnership with his younger brother Ernest and they established themselves as carriers trading as Messrs Holt Brothers. Additional ponies and carts were purchased, later followed by steam and motor lorries.
In an attempt to earn additional revenue, when the lorries would otherwise be idle, interchangeable charabanc bodies to enable the lorries to be converted into passenger pleasure vehicles at weekends. In May 1913 the first purpose built charabanc entered service
In March 1931, a consortium of Maurice Edwards, John Barlow and Herbert Allen purchased the business. On 9 April 1932, the company was officially renamed Yelloway Motor Services Limited
Yelloway was granted operating licences for a service to Torquay, with other operators denied. By 1937, Yelloway was providing travel facilities for passengers from West Yorkshire to destinations in South West England, connecting services being provided by Ripponden & District through Halifax, Sowerby Bridge and Ripponden to Oldham where they joined the Devon bound coaches
On 5 July 1985, Yelloway was sold to Neoplan dealer Carlton PSV Sales of Rotherham. In October 1986, following deregulation, Yelloway registered several stage carriage services in the Greater Manchester area and won contracts from the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive
Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executives cancelled contracts on several services because of poor performance. On 24 November 1988, the Yelloway was placed under the control of Crosville Motor Services, which had just been purchased by ATL Holdings, along with the remaining contract work and the name disappeared
Rochdale, England, UK
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Victoria Station Approach, Manchester, England, UK, M3 1WY
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K11P0J - The Co-operative Group has developed over the years from the merger of co-operative wholesale societies and many independent retail societies. The Group's roots are traced back to the Rochdale Society of Equitable Pioneers, established in 1844. The Rochdale Society of Equitable Pioneers was based on the Rochdale Principles which notably introduced the idea of distributing a share of profits according to purchases through a scheme which became known as the dividend or Divi.
Although the Co-operative Group incorporates the original Rochdale Society, the business's core for much of its history were its wholesale operations. This began in 1863 when the North of England Co-operative Wholesale Industrial and Provident Society Limited was launched in Manchester by 300 individual co-operatives in Yorkshire and Lancashire. By 1872, it was known as the 'Co-operative Wholesale Society' (CWS) and it was wholly owned by the co-operatives which traded with it. The CWS grew rapidly and supplied produce to co-operative stores across England, though many co-ops only sourced around a third of their produce through the CWS. It was this continued and fierce competition with other non-co-operative wholesalers which led to the CWS becoming highly innovative. By 1890 the CWS had established significant branches in Leeds, Blackburn, Bristol, Nottingham and Huddersfield alongside a number of factories which produced biscuits (Manchester), boots (Leicester), soap (Durham) and textiles (Batley). In an attempt to drive down the significant cost of transportation for produce the CWS even began its own shipping line which initially sailed from Goole docks to parts of continental Europe. One of the CWS' steamships, the Pioneer, was the first commercial vessel to use the Manchester Ship Canal.
A co-operative wholesale society, or CWS, is a form of co-operative federation (that is, a co-operative in which all the members are co-operatives)
Balloon Street, Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK, M4 4BE
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,M4,M4 4BE,offices,office,warehouse,brick,Cottonopolis,corporate,HQ,headquarters,Lancashire,England,UK,coop,movement,in,at,wrought,iron,gates,gate,CWS,logo,CWS Logo,the,the cws,Co-op,buildings,history,heritage,historic,city centre,city,Mancunian,Rochdale
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K11P0N - The Co-operative Group has developed over the years from the merger of co-operative wholesale societies and many independent retail societies. The Group's roots are traced back to the Rochdale Society of Equitable Pioneers, established in 1844. The Rochdale Society of Equitable Pioneers was based on the Rochdale Principles which notably introduced the idea of distributing a share of profits according to purchases through a scheme which became known as the dividend or Divi.
Although the Co-operative Group incorporates the original Rochdale Society, the business's core for much of its history were its wholesale operations. This began in 1863 when the North of England Co-operative Wholesale Industrial and Provident Society Limited was launched in Manchester by 300 individual co-operatives in Yorkshire and Lancashire. By 1872, it was known as the 'Co-operative Wholesale Society' (CWS) and it was wholly owned by the co-operatives which traded with it. The CWS grew rapidly and supplied produce to co-operative stores across England, though many co-ops only sourced around a third of their produce through the CWS. It was this continued and fierce competition with other non-co-operative wholesalers which led to the CWS becoming highly innovative. By 1890 the CWS had established significant branches in Leeds, Blackburn, Bristol, Nottingham and Huddersfield alongside a number of factories which produced biscuits (Manchester), boots (Leicester), soap (Durham) and textiles (Batley). In an attempt to drive down the significant cost of transportation for produce the CWS even began its own shipping line which initially sailed from Goole docks to parts of continental Europe. One of the CWS' steamships, the Pioneer, was the first commercial vessel to use the Manchester Ship Canal.
A co-operative wholesale society, or CWS, is a form of co-operative federation (that is, a co-operative in which all the members are co-operatives)
Balloon Street, Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK, M4 4BE
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K11P0P -
Balloon Street, Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK, M4 4BE
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RDAWFX - Manchester Pride is a charity that campaigns for LGBTQ+ equality across the United Kingdom, predominantly in Greater Manchester. The Charity offers dialogue, training, research and policy analysis, advocacy and outreach activities focusing on LGBTQ+ rights.
The Manchester Pride Festival is an annual event held on the August bank holiday weekend. It takes place in the Canal Street area, the city's gay village, and fringe locations around the city, while the parade occurs through Manchester city centre. Events have included MCR Pride Live, the Superbia Weekend, the Gay Village Party, Manchester Pride Parade, Youth Pride MCR, Family Pride, The Human Rights Forum, and the Candlelit Vigil. The parade features various supporting organisations and charities and representative floats from the ten metropolitan boroughs of Greater Manchester.
Manchester Pride's headquarters are in Piccadilly, Manchester City Centre. Manchester Pride had a total income of £3,238,817 in the financial year ending 31 December 2021, had 10 employees, and used the services of 242 volunteers. Manchester Pride is regarded as one of the leading pride movement's worldwide, often trialling new innovative initiatives. Thus, it has sponsorships with some of the largest corporations worldwide, such as Virgin Atlantic, TikTok, Starbucks, Marc Jacobs and L'Oreal.
The organisation is managed by a Board of Trustees who are, in turn, Directors of the subsidiary companies Manchester Pride Limited and Manchester Pride Events Limited. The Board of Directors delegate operational functions to a paid Chief Executive Officer who is directly accountable to the board for corporate performance.
36-38 Whitworth Street, Manchester, England, UK, M1 3NR
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H4EDWD - NEW PREMISES FOR GOODALL LAMB AND HEIGHWAY KING STREET MANCHESTER - This building has recently been completed for the occupation of Messrs Goodall Lamb and Heighway, cabinet makers and decorators of King-street Manchester, one of the principal business streets of the city, and occupies the site of the old premises in which the business of Messrs Goodall's firm had been carried on since 1827. The style adopted is in harmony with the nature of the business for which the building was designed, being an adaptation to modern uses of timber-framed architecture of the seventeenth century. The frontages are entirely constructed of European oak, solidly framed and pinned with wooden pegs
the pilasters and other ornamental features being carved in the solid wood. The timber framing is filled in and backed up with brickwork as required by the local authorities. The panels between the framing are faced with cement and painted white. Internally the building consists of one large room on each floor
a sub-basement for packing purposes
basement, and five floors above ground devoted to showroom purposes. A goods lift is provided in the rear of the premises and a passenger lift gives access to all floors. Round this lift is formed the principal staircase, of dark oak, in character with the general design. The interior generally is handsomely treated in fibrous plaster. The ornamental metalwork is by Mr Geo. Wragge. The internal plasterwork and decorations are by Messrs Goodall Lamb and Heighway. The general contract has been carried out by Messrs C Peters & Sons of Rochdale, under the supervision of the architects, Messrs Maxwell and Tuke, of Manchester.
In connection with their new premises, it is interesting to note the steady growth of the present business, which was founded 7i years ago by Mr. Edward Goodall, who retired in 1859, having built up a very considerable business which had involved rebuilding and extension of the premises both in King-street and Police-street.
15 and 17 King Street, Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: night,light,rail,system,in,RAPT,six,lines,city,centre,Ashton-under-Lyne,Bury,Eccles,and,Rochdale,integrated,and,efficient,system,of,public,transport,light,rail,street-running,street,running,tram,standard-gauge,track,standard,guage,gotonysmith system systems integrated commuter service Bombardier Flexity Swift M5000s,but,also,used,Ansaldo,Firema,T-68/T-68As,T-68/T-68A,M5000,FlexitySwift,LRVs,LRV,aquamarine,identity,colour,colouring,3a,3b,2CC,phase,phases,tram-train,technology.,GMPTE,SELNEC,PTE,Passenger,Transport,Executive,British,rail,East,Lancashire,Railway,(Bury-to-Victoria),and,South,Junction,and,Railway,network,GMA,Transport,and,Works,Act,1992,Salford,Quays,eccles,line,lines,European,Regional,Development,Fund,little,mini,bang,TMS,thales,3a,services,mediacityUK,mediacity,UK,serco,Stagecoach,dev,Peter,cushing,Fitch,RS,and,Design,Triangle,Hemisphere,Design,and,Marketing,Consultancy,Peter,Saville,Dalton Maag and Design Triangle M5000 systems operator system
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy E6HY5B - Metrolink is a light rail system in Greater Manchester, England. The network consists of six lines which radiate from Manchester city centre and terminate at Altrincham, Ashton-under-Lyne, Bury, Didsbury, Eccles, and Rochdale. The system is owned by Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) and operated and maintained under contract by RATP In 2013/14, 29.2 million passenger journeys were made on the system, also known as Manchester Metrolink.
A light rail system for Greater Manchester was borne of Greater Manchester County Council's obligations to provide an integrated and efficient system of public transport under its structure plan and the Transport Act 1968. Greater Manchester's public transport network suffered from poor northsouth connections, exacerbated by the location of Manchester's main railway stations, Piccadilly and Victoria, which were unconnected and lay at opposite edges of central Manchester. Abandoning the monorail and underground options conceived in the 1960s and 1970s, light rail was proposed in 1982 as the best and most economical public transport solution for Manchester city centre and the surrounding Greater Manchester metropolitan area, and gathered support throughout the 1980s as an appropriate integrated commuter service.
Government approval was granted in 1988 and the network began operating services between Bury Interchange and Victoria on 6 April 1992. This founded the United Kingdom's first modern street-running rail system and its second operational public tram system, the 1885-built Blackpool tramway being the only heritage tram system in the UK that had endured up to Metrolink's creation.
Metrolink has 77 stops along 48.5 miles (78.1 km) of standard-gauge track routed through seven of the ten boroughs of Greater Manchester. The system has a mix of designated light railway (segregated from other traffic) and on-street tramway.
St Peters Square, Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: night,light,rail,system,in,RAPT,six,lines,city,centre,Ashton-under-Lyne,Bury,Eccles,and,Rochdale,integrated,and,efficient,system,of,public,transport,light,rail,street-running,street,running,tram,standard-gauge,track,standard,guage,gotonysmith system systems integrated commuter service Bombardier Flexity Swift M5000s,but,also,used,Ansaldo,Firema,T-68/T-68As,T-68/T-68A,M5000,FlexitySwift,LRVs,LRV,aquamarine,identity,colour,colouring,3a,3b,2CC,phase,phases,tram-train,technology.,GMPTE,SELNEC,PTE,Passenger,Transport,Executive,British,rail,East,Lancashire,Railway,(Bury-to-Victoria),and,South,Junction,and,Railway,network,GMA,Transport,and,Works,Act,1992,Salford,Quays,eccles,line,lines,European,Regional,Development,Fund,little,mini,bang,TMS,thales,3a,services,mediacityUK,mediacity,UK,serco,Stagecoach,dev,Peter,cushing,Fitch,RS,and,Design,Triangle,Hemisphere,Design,and,Marketing,Consultancy,Peter,Saville,Dalton Maag and Design Triangle M5000 systems operator system,Mancester,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy E6HY5C - Metrolink is a light rail system in Greater Manchester, England. The network consists of six lines which radiate from Manchester city centre and terminate at Altrincham, Ashton-under-Lyne, Bury, Didsbury, Eccles, and Rochdale. The system is owned by Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) and operated and maintained under contract by RATP In 2013/14, 29.2 million passenger journeys were made on the system, also known as Manchester Metrolink.
A light rail system for Greater Manchester was borne of Greater Manchester County Council's obligations to provide an integrated and efficient system of public transport under its structure plan and the Transport Act 1968. Greater Manchester's public transport network suffered from poor northsouth connections, exacerbated by the location of Manchester's main railway stations, Piccadilly and Victoria, which were unconnected and lay at opposite edges of central Manchester. Abandoning the monorail and underground options conceived in the 1960s and 1970s, light rail was proposed in 1982 as the best and most economical public transport solution for Manchester city centre and the surrounding Greater Manchester metropolitan area, and gathered support throughout the 1980s as an appropriate integrated commuter service.
Government approval was granted in 1988 and the network began operating services between Bury Interchange and Victoria on 6 April 1992. This founded the United Kingdom's first modern street-running rail system and its second operational public tram system, the 1885-built Blackpool tramway being the only heritage tram system in the UK that had endured up to Metrolink's creation.
Metrolink has 77 stops along 48.5 miles (78.1 km) of standard-gauge track routed through seven of the ten boroughs of Greater Manchester. The system has a mix of designated light railway (segregated from other traffic) and on-street tramway.
St Peters Square, Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: night,light,rail,system,in,RAPT,six,lines,city,centre,Ashton-under-Lyne,Bury,Eccles,and,Rochdale,integrated,and,efficient,system,of,public,transport,light,rail,street-running,street,running,tram,standard-gauge,track,standard,guage,gotonysmith system systems integrated commuter service Bombardier Flexity Swift M5000s,but,also,used,Ansaldo,Firema,T-68/T-68As,T-68/T-68A,M5000,FlexitySwift,LRVs,LRV,aquamarine,identity,colour,colouring,3a,3b,2CC,phase,phases,tram-train,technology.,GMPTE,SELNEC,PTE,Passenger,Transport,Executive,British,rail,East,Lancashire,Railway,(Bury-to-Victoria),and,South,Junction,and,Railway,network,GMA,Transport,and,Works,Act,1992,Salford,Quays,eccles,line,lines,European,Regional,Development,Fund,little,mini,bang,TMS,thales,3a,services,mediacityUK,mediacity,UK,serco,Stagecoach,dev,Peter,cushing,Fitch,RS,and,Design,Triangle,Hemisphere,Design,and,Marketing,Consultancy,Peter,Saville,Dalton Maag and Design Triangle M5000 systems operator system,Mancester,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy E6HY5E - Metrolink is a light rail system in Greater Manchester, England. The network consists of six lines which radiate from Manchester city centre and terminate at Altrincham, Ashton-under-Lyne, Bury, Didsbury, Eccles, and Rochdale. The system is owned by Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) and operated and maintained under contract by RATP In 2013/14, 29.2 million passenger journeys were made on the system, also known as Manchester Metrolink.
A light rail system for Greater Manchester was borne of Greater Manchester County Council's obligations to provide an integrated and efficient system of public transport under its structure plan and the Transport Act 1968. Greater Manchester's public transport network suffered from poor northsouth connections, exacerbated by the location of Manchester's main railway stations, Piccadilly and Victoria, which were unconnected and lay at opposite edges of central Manchester. Abandoning the monorail and underground options conceived in the 1960s and 1970s, light rail was proposed in 1982 as the best and most economical public transport solution for Manchester city centre and the surrounding Greater Manchester metropolitan area, and gathered support throughout the 1980s as an appropriate integrated commuter service.
Government approval was granted in 1988 and the network began operating services between Bury Interchange and Victoria on 6 April 1992. This founded the United Kingdom's first modern street-running rail system and its second operational public tram system, the 1885-built Blackpool tramway being the only heritage tram system in the UK that had endured up to Metrolink's creation.
Metrolink has 77 stops along 48.5 miles (78.1 km) of standard-gauge track routed through seven of the ten boroughs of Greater Manchester. The system has a mix of designated light railway (segregated from other traffic) and on-street tramway.
St Peters Square, Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: night,light,rail,system,in,RAPT,six,lines,city,centre,Ashton-under-Lyne,Bury,Eccles,and,Rochdale,integrated,and,efficient,system,of,public,transport,light,rail,street-running,street,running,tram,standard-gauge,track,standard,guage,gotonysmith system systems integrated commuter service Bombardier Flexity Swift M5000s,but,also,used,Ansaldo,Firema,T-68/T-68As,T-68/T-68A,M5000,FlexitySwift,LRVs,LRV,aquamarine,identity,colour,colouring,3a,3b,2CC,phase,phases,tram-train,technology.,GMPTE,SELNEC,PTE,Passenger,Transport,Executive,British,rail,East,Lancashire,Railway,(Bury-to-Victoria),and,South,Junction,and,Railway,network,GMA,Transport,and,Works,Act,1992,Salford,Quays,eccles,line,lines,European,Regional,Development,Fund,little,mini,bang,TMS,thales,3a,services,mediacityUK,mediacity,UK,serco,Stagecoach,dev,Peter,cushing,Fitch,RS,and,Design,Triangle,Hemisphere,Design,and,Marketing,Consultancy,Peter,Saville,Dalton Maag and Design Triangle M5000 systems operator system,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy E6J32X - Metrolink is a light rail system in Greater Manchester, England. The network consists of six lines which radiate from Manchester city centre and terminate at Altrincham, Ashton-under-Lyne, Bury, Didsbury, Eccles, and Rochdale. The system is owned by Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) and operated and maintained under contract by RATP In 2013/14, 29.2 million passenger journeys were made on the system, also known as Manchester Metrolink.
A light rail system for Greater Manchester was borne of Greater Manchester County Council's obligations to provide an integrated and efficient system of public transport under its structure plan and the Transport Act 1968. Greater Manchester's public transport network suffered from poor northsouth connections, exacerbated by the location of Manchester's main railway stations, Piccadilly and Victoria, which were unconnected and lay at opposite edges of central Manchester. Abandoning the monorail and underground options conceived in the 1960s and 1970s, light rail was proposed in 1982 as the best and most economical public transport solution for Manchester city centre and the surrounding Greater Manchester metropolitan area, and gathered support throughout the 1980s as an appropriate integrated commuter service.
Government approval was granted in 1988 and the network began operating services between Bury Interchange and Victoria on 6 April 1992. This founded the United Kingdom's first modern street-running rail system and its second operational public tram system, the 1885-built Blackpool tramway being the only heritage tram system in the UK that had endured up to Metrolink's creation.
Metrolink has 77 stops along 48.5 miles (78.1 km) of standard-gauge track routed through seven of the ten boroughs of Greater Manchester. The system has a mix of designated light railway (segregated from other traffic) and on-street tramway.
St Peters Square, Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: night,light,rail,system,in,RAPT,six,lines,city,centre,Ashton-under-Lyne,Bury,Eccles,and,Rochdale,integrated,and,efficient,system,of,public,transport,light,rail,street-running,street,running,tram,standard-gauge,track,standard,guage,gotonysmith system systems integrated commuter service Bombardier Flexity Swift M5000s,but,also,used,Ansaldo,Firema,T-68/T-68As,T-68/T-68A,M5000,FlexitySwift,LRVs,LRV,aquamarine,identity,colour,colouring,3a,3b,2CC,phase,phases,tram-train,technology.,GMPTE,SELNEC,PTE,Passenger,Transport,Executive,British,rail,East,Lancashire,Railway,(Bury-to-Victoria),and,South,Junction,and,Railway,network,GMA,Transport,and,Works,Act,1992,Salford,Quays,eccles,line,lines,European,Regional,Development,Fund,little,mini,bang,TMS,thales,3a,services,mediacityUK,mediacity,UK,serco,Stagecoach,dev,Peter,cushing,Fitch,RS,and,Design,Triangle,Hemisphere,Design,and,Marketing,Consultancy,Peter,Saville,Dalton Maag and Design Triangle M5000 systems operator system,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy E6J32Y - Metrolink is a light rail system in Greater Manchester, England. The network consists of six lines which radiate from Manchester city centre and terminate at Altrincham, Ashton-under-Lyne, Bury, Didsbury, Eccles, and Rochdale. The system is owned by Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) and operated and maintained under contract by RATP In 2013/14, 29.2 million passenger journeys were made on the system, also known as Manchester Metrolink.
A light rail system for Greater Manchester was borne of Greater Manchester County Council's obligations to provide an integrated and efficient system of public transport under its structure plan and the Transport Act 1968. Greater Manchester's public transport network suffered from poor northsouth connections, exacerbated by the location of Manchester's main railway stations, Piccadilly and Victoria, which were unconnected and lay at opposite edges of central Manchester. Abandoning the monorail and underground options conceived in the 1960s and 1970s, light rail was proposed in 1982 as the best and most economical public transport solution for Manchester city centre and the surrounding Greater Manchester metropolitan area, and gathered support throughout the 1980s as an appropriate integrated commuter service.
Government approval was granted in 1988 and the network began operating services between Bury Interchange and Victoria on 6 April 1992. This founded the United Kingdom's first modern street-running rail system and its second operational public tram system, the 1885-built Blackpool tramway being the only heritage tram system in the UK that had endured up to Metrolink's creation.
Metrolink has 77 stops along 48.5 miles (78.1 km) of standard-gauge track routed through seven of the ten boroughs of Greater Manchester. The system has a mix of designated light railway (segregated from other traffic) and on-street tramway.
St Peters Square, Manchester, England, UK
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Market Street, Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK, M1 1PW
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DRH8C2 - The Bridgewater Hall is an international concert venue in Manchester city centre, England. It cost around £42 million to build and currently hosts over 250 performances a year.
The hall is home to the The Hallé orchestra, the UK's oldest extant symphony orchestra, and is the primary concert venue for the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. The building sits on a bed of 280 springs, which help reduce external noise.
The venue is named after the Third Duke of Bridgewater who commissioned the eponymous Bridgewater Canal that crosses Manchester, although the hall is situated on a specially constructed arm of the Rochdale Canal.
Bridgewater Hall, Lower Mosley Street, Manchester, England, UK M2 3WS
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy E6J32W - Metrolink is a light rail system in Greater Manchester, England. The network consists of six lines which radiate from Manchester city centre and terminate at Altrincham, Ashton-under-Lyne, Bury, Didsbury, Eccles, and Rochdale. The system is owned by Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) and operated and maintained under contract by RATP In 2013/14, 29.2 million passenger journeys were made on the system, also known as Manchester Metrolink.
A light rail system for Greater Manchester was borne of Greater Manchester County Council's obligations to provide an integrated and efficient system of public transport under its structure plan and the Transport Act 1968. Greater Manchester's public transport network suffered from poor northsouth connections, exacerbated by the location of Manchester's main railway stations, Piccadilly and Victoria, which were unconnected and lay at opposite edges of central Manchester. Abandoning the monorail and underground options conceived in the 1960s and 1970s, light rail was proposed in 1982 as the best and most economical public transport solution for Manchester city centre and the surrounding Greater Manchester metropolitan area, and gathered support throughout the 1980s as an appropriate integrated commuter service.
Government approval was granted in 1988 and the network began operating services between Bury Interchange and Victoria on 6 April 1992. This founded the United Kingdom's first modern street-running rail system and its second operational public tram system, the 1885-built Blackpool tramway being the only heritage tram system in the UK that had endured up to Metrolink's creation.
Metrolink has 77 stops along 48.5 miles (78.1 km) of standard-gauge track routed through seven of the ten boroughs of Greater Manchester. The system has a mix of designated light railway (segregated from other traffic) and on-street tramway.
St Peters Square, Manchester, England, UK
