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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Billy Boston,statue,statues,in,Wigan,town,centre,outside,the,Wigan Life centre,255A9124,Greater Manchester,England,UK,bronze,rugby,league,sport,heritage,sculpture,athlete,ball,history,public,memorial,legend,local,hero,RIP,death,24/08/2026,died,1960,winner,winners,funeral,571 tries
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EKD8BC - Sir Billy Boston's bronze statue in Believe Square, Wigan town centre, with the prominent inscription 571 Tries on its base and Wigan Life Centre forming the backdrop. The number records one of the most extraordinary achievements in British rugby league history: Boston finished his professional career with 571 tries in 562 appearances, a British career record that underlined his reputation as one of the game's most devastating and prolific attacking players. The statue has particular poignancy following the death of Sir Billy Boston aged 92 in August 2026, bringing renewed attention to the remarkable statistics and sporting legacy represented by this Wigan landmark. Born William John Boston in Cardiff's Tiger Bay in 1934, he switched from rugby union to rugby league and signed for Wigan in 1953. During 15 seasons with the club he scored an exceptional 478 tries in 488 appearances, a scoring rate that helped make him one of the most celebrated players ever to wear the famous cherry and white jersey. Powerful, exceptionally quick and difficult to tackle, Boston combined physical strength with balance, acceleration and a natural instinct for finding the try line. His international career included Great Britain representation, the 1954 Lions tour to Australia and New Zealand and membership of the victorious Great Britain team at the 1960 Rugby League World Cup. His Wigan career brought three Challenge Cup victories and a league championship, while his influence extended far beyond trophies and statistics. As a prominent Black British sportsman during the 1950s and 1960s he became an important sporting pioneer at a time when racial prejudice remained widespread. Boston was appointed MBE in 1996 and in 2025 became the first rugby league player to receive a knighthood. The life-size statue, sculpted by Steve Winterburn and unveiled in 2016, depicts Boston carrying a rugby ball and striding confidently forward. Its conspicuous 571 Tries inscription turns an extraordinar
Sir Billy Boston's 571 Tries memorial, The Wiend, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, WN1 1NH
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EKD8BP - Sir Billy Boston's bronze statue in Believe Square, Wigan town centre, photographed as the rugby league world mourns the death of one of the sport's greatest players. Boston died peacefully aged 92 on 25 August 2026, surrounded by his family, Wigan Warriors announced. Born William John Boston in Cardiff's Tiger Bay on 6 August 1934, he was the son of a Sierra Leonean father and Irish mother and became a pioneering Black British sporting figure. After playing rugby union in Wales, Boston switched codes and signed for Wigan in 1953 while completing National Service. A devastatingly powerful, fast and skilful winger or centre, he became one of the most prolific try scorers rugby league has known. He scored 478 tries in 488 appearances for Wigan between 1953 and 1968 and finished his career with a British record 571 tries in 562 games. Boston represented Great Britain, becoming the first Black player selected for a British Lions rugby league tour when he travelled to Australia and New Zealand in 1954, and was a member of the Great Britain team that won the 1960 Rugby League World Cup. His Wigan honours included three Challenge Cup victories and a league championship. He later received an MBE in 1996 and in 2025 became the first rugby league player to be awarded a knighthood. The life-size bronze sculpture by Steve Winterburn was unveiled in Believe Square on 3 September 2016. It depicts Boston in his playing kit, carrying a rugby ball and striding forward, while its plinth commemorates his remarkable 571 career tries and incorporates a reminder of Wigan's former Central Park ground. The memorial has become a civic landmark celebrating Boston's achievements, his importance to Wigan Warriors and his wider role in breaking racial barriers in British sport. Following news of his death, the statue provides a natural focus for remembrance, tributes and editorial coverage of his life, sporting legacy and place in British rugby league history.
Believe Square, The Wiend, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, UK, WN1 1PF
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Cheshire,England,UK,WA4,Fletcher Street,Warrington,WA4 6PY,RFL,1895,Hunslet,celebrating,the,birth,Blue Plaque,on,wall,in,of,rugby league,rugby,league,heritage,history,Wilderspool,stadium,on this site,7th September,7th Sep,07/09/1895,first,rule,1st,match
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R0X337 - . Celebrating the birth of rugby league - Blue Plaque in Fletcher Street -RFL Warrington v Hunslet 1895, Fletcher Street, Warrington,Cheshire,UK,WA4 6PY. Photographed on 8 May 2023. Celebrating the birth of rugby league - Blue Plaque in Fletcher Street, adjacent to the old Wilderspool Wire stadium. RFL 120 Years. On this site on 7th September 1895. Warrington played their first home game, under the rules of the Rugby League, (then known as the Northern Union). Looking at neighbourhood, the longer history is that local place names and small landmarks can be as significant to community history as nationally famous buildings
Streets, neighbourhood businesses and informal attractions offer reference points that may vanish during redevelopment or rebranding. The background to football history is that football and major sporting events leave a rich material record through flags, tickets, souvenirs, programmes and venue signage
International tournaments in particular can turn everyday objects into historical evidence of national sporting culture. Within the history of night-time economy, the shift from physical video media towards streaming and experience-led leisure is one of the clearest changes in recent consumer culture. In 2026, neighbourhood remains relevant because current place-making policy increasingly emphasises distinctive local identity rather than generic development, so small landmarks and community businesses can become significant parts of how an area is represented. Current 2026 context around football history is that professional sport remains closely tied to broadcast rights, tourism, sponsorship and stadium redevelopment, while supporter experience, policing, ticket prices and transport continue to shape matchday debate. Associated keywords and synonyms include local history, place identity, townscape, streetscape, local landmark, urban change, regeneration, local character, public realm, historic comparison, and town centre.
Fletcher Street, Warrington,Cheshire,UK,WA4 6PY
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Greater Manchester,England,UK,WN1 1BH,town,Welsh,Wales,MBE,WN1 1PF,Union,Rugby,sport,sportsman,greatest,players,player,artwork,Butetown,Cardiff,legend,iconic,inspiring,sculptor,Steve Winterburn,Warriors,celebrity,landmark,monument,skyline,sculpted,tribute,Wigan Warriors,bronze,death,died,Pioneering Black British sporting figure,mourns
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MKF8CY - Sir Billy Boston's bronze statue in Believe Square, Wigan town centre, seen following the announcement of the rugby league great's death aged 92 on 25 August 2026. The full-length memorial shows Boston striding forward with a rugby ball tucked in one arm, recalling the power, pace and confidence that made him one of the outstanding players of the post-war game. Born William John Boston in Cardiff's Tiger Bay on 6 August 1934, he became a pioneering Black British sporting figure after moving from rugby union to rugby league and signing for Wigan in 1953. Boston scored 478 tries in 488 appearances for Wigan between 1953 and 1968 and finished his career with a British record 571 tries in 562 games. He represented Great Britain with distinction, toured Australia and New Zealand with the Lions in 1954 and was part of the side that won the 1960 Rugby League World Cup. His honours with Wigan included three Challenge Cup victories and a league championship, while his reputation rested on a rare combination of speed, strength, balance and prolific finishing. Boston's significance went beyond statistics. As one of the most prominent Black sportsmen in Britain during the 1950s and 1960s, he helped break racial barriers in professional sport and became a hugely admired figure in Wigan and across rugby league. He was appointed MBE in 1996 and in 2025 became the first rugby league player to receive a knighthood. The life-size bronze statue by sculptor Steve Winterburn was unveiled in Believe Square in September 2016 and has become a prominent civic landmark. Its plinth records his remarkable achievements and links the memorial to Wigan's deep rugby heritage and the former Central Park era. Following news of Sir Billy Boston's death, the statue takes on added significance as a place of remembrance and tribute, representing an extraordinary sporting career and the enduring legacy of a player whose achievements and cultural importance reached far beyond the rugby field.
Believe Sq, The Wiend, Wigan, Lancashire, England, UK, WN1 1PF
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Cheshire,England,UK,WA4 4RT,WA4,clip,on,sample,ale,ales,ATVH,bar,bars,British,from,brewery,breweries,brewing,Rugby,player,Wolves,handpull,EBL Centre,Picow Farm Road,Runcorn,Warringtonian,Warrington Special Bitter,English Bitter,English,Pioneer,Bramling Cross,hops,hop,beer,clips
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JF24MT - WSB
Typical malty rich base, brewed with Pioneer & Bramling Cross hops giving the beer a crisp & refreshing bittering with aromas of blackcurrent and citrus. - 4T's Brewery, Unit 20 Manor Industrial Estate, Lower Wash Lane, Warrington, Cheshire.
The Taverns Terrific Tipples or 4T's first started brewing in June 2010, located in a garage on Rydal Avenue.
During May 2012 the brewery relocated to Unit 15 EBL Centre, Picow Farm Road, Runcorn and expanded to a 5BBL plant previously at Blue Ball.
Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 4RT
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Cheshire,WA1,UK,United Kingdom,town,centre,North West England,North West,England,WA1 1QB,shopping,shops,tourist,tourism,tourists,retail,wall,walls,decoration,local,band,music,musicians,Kris Leonard,River Reeves,Tomas Lowe,and,Jack Dakin,mural,rugby,stadium,ground,Wolves
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JAPXAE - . Made at Golden Square, Old Market place, Warrington, Cheshire,UK, WA1 1QB 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 frame specifically shows Warrington Golden Square shopping centre, Briers, Viola Beach band mural, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 1QB. The setting additionally reflects traditional confectionery, physical store, before-and-after reference, holiday resort economy, British seaside culture, commercial streetscape, social history, seaside souvenir, customer footfall, archival record, everyday life, high-street commerce, outdoor retail, and changing land use. The modern context includes continuing discussion of commercial rents, town-centre regeneration and the speed at which branding and store formats change. For current editorial use, visitor spending and coastal regeneration provide additional context, especially through the vulnerability of resort economies to seasonality and changing visitor habits. As a dated visual record of Golden Square, Old Market place, Warrington, Cheshire,UK, WA1 1QB, the frame retains equipment and working practice, making it especially useful if closure or conversion subsequently changes the scene. The surrounding story also includes place identity, documentary photography, changing streetscape, day-trip culture, local history, shopping district, public realm, and town-centre economy. Elements such as shopping, centre, Beach, Viola, and Golden add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The period setting at Golden Square, Old Market place, Warrington, Cheshire,UK, WA1 1QB helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. Image 2JAPXAE also remains a dated record of Golden Square, Old Market place, Warrington, Cheshire,UK, WA1 1QB.
Golden Square, Old Market place, Warrington, Cheshire,UK, WA1 1QB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AGPH9X - Sir Billy Boston's bronze statue at Believe Square in The Wiend, Wigan town centre, photographed at dusk with the sculpture illuminated against a deep blue evening sky. The full-length memorial depicts Boston striding forward with a rugby ball under one arm, celebrating the power and pace that made him one of rugby league's greatest try scorers. Born William John Boston in Tiger Bay, Cardiff, on 6 August 1934, he moved from rugby union to rugby league and signed for Wigan in 1953, becoming one of the defining figures of the British game. Boston scored 478 tries in 488 appearances for Wigan and finished his professional career with a British record 571 tries in 562 games, a total commemorated prominently on the statue's plinth. He represented Great Britain, toured Australia and New Zealand with the Lions in 1954 and was a member of the victorious Great Britain side at the 1960 Rugby League World Cup. His Wigan honours included three Challenge Cup triumphs and a league championship. Powerful, very quick and difficult to tackle, Boston was renowned for his acceleration, balance, strength and instinctive ability to find the try line. His importance extended beyond statistics. The Cardiff-born son of a Sierra Leonean father and Irish mother became one of Britain's most prominent Black sportsmen of the 1950s and 1960s and a pioneer in breaking racial barriers in professional sport. He was appointed MBE in 1996 and in 2025 became the first rugby league player to receive a knighthood, becoming Sir William John Boston KBE. Sculpted by Steve Winterburn and unveiled in 2016, the statue has become a civic landmark and symbol of Wigan's rugby heritage. Seen at dusk following Boston's death aged 92 in August 2026, the illuminated memorial carries added poignancy as a place of remembrance for a Wigan Warriors legend, Great Britain international, World Cup winner and record-breaking sporting hero whose 571 career tries remain central to his extraordinary legacy.
The Wiend, Wigan town centre, Greater Manchester, England, UK, WN1 1YB
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,North West England,Cheshire,GB,town,town centre,Warrington Wire,Warrington Wolves,Wolves,Wire,Rugby,League,Rugby League,Our Town,is,Primrose and Blue,poster,yellow,The Wire,the Wolves,North West,27,Old Market Place,Warrington,WA1 1QB,Primrose & Blue,posters,centre,sport,sports,team,pride
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RG9A59 - . An on-location image documents the working environment around 27 Old Market Place, Warrington, Cheshire, England, WA1 1QB, in a documentary image made in 2019. The scene is specifically associated with Warrington, Our Town Is Primrose and Blue, Golden Square Shopping Centre, 27 Old Market Place, Warrington, Cheshire, England, WA1 1QB. The photograph carries associations with bricks-and-mortar retail, fan culture, shopping habits, high-street commerce, arena infrastructure, supporter culture, local trading, athletic heritage, competitive sport, professional sport, commercial frontage, and sports venue. In the mid-2020s, retail streets is increasingly discussed through brand consolidation and online shopping, with attention turning to adaptable commercial space. For present-day editorial use, spectator events can also illustrate debates about sponsorship and financial sustainability, particularly where these affect better supporter facilities. Documentary value is strengthened by the precise setting at 27 Old Market Place, Warrington, Cheshire, England, WA1 1QB, where even ordinary details of frontage, equipment, signs, traffic or public activity may disappear as the area evolves. The scene also relates to sporting identity, independent retail, storefront culture, chain-store economy, retail property, commercial streetscape. Other local associations include billboard, the wire, wire, Primrose & Blue. The same setting also brings together spectator sport, retail vacancy, city-centre economy, sports tourism, consumer retail, customer footfall, match-day economy, stadium environment, town-centre trading, and stadium architecture. Current debate around independent trading often combines operating costs, hybrid working and the practical challenge of bringing empty units back into use. The dated view captures everyday use associated with Warrington as part of the area's social history.
27 Old Market Place, Warrington, Cheshire, England, WA1 1QB
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Keywords: brick,1876,business,community,town,centre,remarkable,buildings,Peter,Stubbs,Stubs,wires,traditions,traditional,gentlemens,club,gentlemans,John,Earnest Crosfield of Joseph Crosfield & Sons Ltd,Sir Gilbert Greenall MP,Lieut Col. Greenall,GoTonySmith,Captain Grenall of the Greenall Whitley Brewery. Paul,Harry,and,George,Rylands,founders,of,the,world,famous,Rylands,Brothers,Ltd,Wire,&,Nails,manufacturers,""“,hence,the,obvious,connection,with,the,local,Rugby,League,team,known,as,""˜The,Wires'.,Peter,Stubbs,founded,the,firm,of,Stubs,Ltd,again,with,an,international,reputation,for,the,manufacture,of,""˜Files',Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EYAX5J - The Warrington Club is one of this historic town's few remaining traditional establishments
founded in 1876 by leading Victorian industrialists, statesmen and professionals for the sole purpose of providing a venue where members could meet on a regular basis in comfortable surroundings to enjoy each others company and meaningful conversation.
The Club offered an excellent opportunity for business ideas, suggestions and deals to be discussed considering that in those early days there was no other means of communication except for a rather hit and miss postal service. In the modern idiom the Club provided what is now known as ˜net working'.
The building occupied by the Warrington Club in Bold Street was purpose built using monies raised by the original 76 founder members. Those familiar with Warrington will no doubt recognise the names of some of the founder members.
Arthur Bennett (1862- 1931) a chartered accountant, was a remarkable character. He served as a Councellor and Alderman for many years and had hopes of making Warrington a ˜Garden City'. Sadly, the Great War shattered the dream but the quality of the one completed terrace of houses in Sankey gives some evidence of his vision. The foundation stone was laid by the great pioneer of garden cities, Ebenezer Howard. Bennett was a prolific writer. His ˜Dream of a Warringtonian', if romanticised, is still a very readable history of our 1,000 year old town, and his collection of poems ˜Songs of a Chartered Accountant' posesses both warmth and charm. John, Earnest Crosfield of Joseph Crosfield & Sons Ltd. Finally, Sir Gilbert Greenall MP, Lieut Col. Greenall and Captain Grenall of the Greenall Whitley Brewery. Paul, Harry and George Rylands founders of the world famous Rylands Brothers Ltd, Wire & Nails manufacturers “ hence the obvious connection with the local Rugby League team known as ˜The Wires'.
7 Bold St, Warrington, Cheshire , England, UK, WA1 1DN
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EC2T2N - . Public art in Warrington Town Centre at dusk panorama, by Howard Ben Tre. Photographed at Warrington, Cheshire, England,UK. The photograph was taken on 22 November 2014. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The low-light or evening setting is part of the subject, bringing illuminated signs, windows and street lighting into the documentary character of the scene. The wider composition gives a broader sense of the surroundings, showing the principal subject in relation to more of the streetscape, landscape or public space. Signage, lettering, logos, numbers or other visible information form an important part of the record, helping identify the subject and capture contemporary branding or public messaging. The scene is closely associated with art, Warrington, Town Centre, at dusk pano, by Howard Ben Tre, Howard Ben Tre, wide shot, the skittles, night and nightshot, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph is relevant to sport, supporters, venues, clubs, competition and the strong connection between sporting institutions and local identity. It can support editorial features about football, rugby or other spectator sports, stadiums, club heritage, matchday culture, investment, redevelopment, fans, sponsorship and the commercial side of professional sport. Signs, colours, banners, buildings, entrances and surrounding streets can help establish a recognisable sporting context without relying on a posed action image. The dated scene also has archive value as clubs, grounds, branding and neighbourhoods evolve over time. Search themes include sport, clubs, stadiums, supporters, venues, matchday culture, sponsorship, sporting heritage, redevelopment and local identity.
Warrington, Cheshire, England,UK
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Keywords: gay,party,celebration,rugby,Wolf,Wolves,ROB,Manchester,Canal,st,street,United Kingdom,Warrington Wolves,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Woke,gay rugby club,LGBTQ,LGBTQ+,rugby Canalsiders,with,Wolfie,mascot,Canal Street,sport,players,Canalsiders,mascots
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXGKD - . LGBT Festival in Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK - Rugby Canalsiders with Wolfie mascot. Photographed at Bold St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK. The photograph was taken on 07 September 2013. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with LGBT, Festival, Warrington, Cheshire, rugger, wolfie, homosexual, gay, party and celebration, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph has strong editorial relevance to public events, festivals, performances, celebrations and the temporary activity that changes the character of a familiar place. It can support coverage of festivals, street entertainment, performers, audiences, tourism, cultural events, city-centre activity and the economic and social impact of organised public gatherings. Costume, temporary signs, crowds, performance areas, street furniture and the surrounding architecture can all help establish the event in a specific place and period. Because events are temporary, a dated documentary photograph has particular archive value, preserving details that disappear as soon as the programme, performers and public activity move on. Search themes include festivals, street performance, live entertainment, cultural events, tourism, crowds, city-centre activity, temporary public space and event heritage. The dated view is valuable for identifying how a particular event, performer or festival presence looked in that year. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph. This particular view is catalogued under Alamy image reference DDXGKD, distinguishing it from other photographs of the same or related subject.
Bold St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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Keywords: England,WA1,UK,GB,Great,britain,British,gay,lesbian,trans,transgender,LGBT,Bi,Bi-sexual,bisexual,people,men,women,marching,rights,WarringtonPride,march,marches,WBC,borough,council,unitary,local,authority,GGHT,golden,gates,housing,trust,events,celebrating,event,annual,yearly,flag,7th,seventh,gotonysmith,Warington,gayrights,Sep,Sept,Stonewall,town,demonstrate,demonstrators,demonstrator,Liberation,Front,GLF,gayness,gayboy,boy,boys,girls,girl,population,world,worldpride,Canal,St,street,rugby,player,players,team,cup,rugbyworldcup,07/09/2013,09/07/2013,Rylands,Palmyra,Sq,square,Bond,Bridge,WarringtonLGBT,LGBTWarrington,members,volunteers,stigma,services,service,HIV,aids,sexuality,sex,lgbtwarrington.co.uk,WA1,1JL,WA11JL,GGHT,Golden,Gates,HT,ladies,housing,Trust,workers,community,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXKGB - LGBT Warrington is organised by LGBT members who are all volunteers. The group has built great relationships with partners, which include the Council, police, health and local businesses.
They are here to help and welcome anyone who would like to join us to stamp out the stigma people may have on the LGBT community.
The group offers support to those who need it on a 1-2-1 basis and is treated with great confidentiality, and point people in the right direction of the services they require.
They meet throughout the year mainly to have a brew and chat about life in general, to meet and make new friends, and for those who require extra support, to help by signposting to relevant services in Warrington. We also at times hold activities such as bowling, theatre trips, quizzes and games.
They also have nights out in the town centre at Cotton Mill or Show Bar and take part with events they are holding, or even have the odd night out to Manchester to Canal Street or to the theatre.
During the year they are also visited by guest speakers.
They welcome visitors and potential new members whatever their sexuality, though is open to 18+ only.
More info at http://www.lgbtwarrington.co.uk/
Bold St, Warrington, Cheshire, England , UK WA1 1JL
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Keywords: England,WA1,UK,GB,Great,britain,British,gay,lesbian,trans,transgender,LGBT,Bi,Bi-sexual,bisexual,people,men,women,marching,rights,WarringtonPride,march,marches,WBC,borough,council,unitary,local,authority,GGHT,golden,gates,housing,trust,events,celebrating,event,annual,yearly,flag,7th,police,Wolves,gotonysmith,Warington,gayrights,Sep,Sept,Stonewall,town,demonstrate,demonstrators,demonstrator,Liberation,Front,GLF,gayness,gayboy,boy,boys,girls,girl,population,world,worldpride,Canal,St,street,rugby,player,players,team,cup,rugbyworldcup,07/09/2013,09/07/2013,Rylands,Palmyra,Sq,square,Bond,Bridge,WarringtonLGBT,LGBTWarrington,members,volunteers,stigma,services,service,HIV,aids,sexuality,sex,lgbtwarrington.co.uk,WA1,1JL,WA11JL,hat,helmet,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXMC2 - LGBT Warrington is organised by LGBT members who are all volunteers. The group has built great relationships with partners, which include the Council, police, health and local businesses.
They are here to help and welcome anyone who would like to join us to stamp out the stigma people may have on the LGBT community.
The group offers support to those who need it on a 1-2-1 basis and is treated with great confidentiality, and point people in the right direction of the services they require.
They meet throughout the year mainly to have a brew and chat about life in general, to meet and make new friends, and for those who require extra support, to help by signposting to relevant services in Warrington. We also at times hold activities such as bowling, theatre trips, quizzes and games.
They also have nights out in the town centre at Cotton Mill or Show Bar and take part with events they are holding, or even have the odd night out to Manchester to Canal Street or to the theatre.
During the year they are also visited by guest speakers.
They welcome visitors and potential new members whatever their sexuality, though is open to 18+ only.
More info at http://www.lgbtwarrington.co.uk/
Bold St, Warrington, Cheshire, England , UK WA1 1JL
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Keywords: England,WA1,UK,GB,Great,britain,British,gay,lesbian,trans,transgender,LGBT,Bi,Bi-sexual,bisexual,people,men,women,marching,rights,WarringtonPride,march,marches,WBC,borough,council,unitary,local,authority,GGHT,golden,gates,housing,trust,events,celebrating,event,annual,yearly,flag,7th,seventh,gotonysmith,Warington,gayrights,Sep,Sept,Stonewall,town,demonstrate,demonstrators,demonstrator,Liberation,Front,GLF,gayness,gayboy,boy,boys,girls,girl,population,world,worldpride,Canal,St,street,rugby,player,players,team,cup,rugbyworldcup,07/09/2013,09/07/2013,Rylands,Palmyra,Sq,square,Bond,Bridge,WarringtonLGBT,LGBTWarrington,members,volunteers,stigma,services,service,HIV,aids,sexuality,sex,lgbtwarrington.co.uk,WA1,1JL,WA11JL,love,where,you,live,yellow,vest,coat,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXMFX - LGBT Warrington is organised by LGBT members who are all volunteers. The group has built great relationships with partners, which include the Council, police, health and local businesses.
They are here to help and welcome anyone who would like to join us to stamp out the stigma people may have on the LGBT community.
The group offers support to those who need it on a 1-2-1 basis and is treated with great confidentiality, and point people in the right direction of the services they require.
They meet throughout the year mainly to have a brew and chat about life in general, to meet and make new friends, and for those who require extra support, to help by signposting to relevant services in Warrington. We also at times hold activities such as bowling, theatre trips, quizzes and games.
They also have nights out in the town centre at Cotton Mill or Show Bar and take part with events they are holding, or even have the odd night out to Manchester to Canal Street or to the theatre.
During the year they are also visited by guest speakers.
They welcome visitors and potential new members whatever their sexuality, though is open to 18+ only.
More info at http://www.lgbtwarrington.co.uk/
Bold St, Warrington, Cheshire, England , UK WA1 1JL
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXMJ1 - LGBT Warrington is organised by LGBT members who are all volunteers. The group has built great relationships with partners, which include the Council, police, health and local businesses.
They are here to help and welcome anyone who would like to join us to stamp out the stigma people may have on the LGBT community.
The group offers support to those who need it on a 1-2-1 basis and is treated with great confidentiality, and point people in the right direction of the services they require.
They meet throughout the year mainly to have a brew and chat about life in general, to meet and make new friends, and for those who require extra support, to help by signposting to relevant services in Warrington. We also at times hold activities such as bowling, theatre trips, quizzes and games.
They also have nights out in the town centre at Cotton Mill or Show Bar and take part with events they are holding, or even have the odd night out to Manchester to Canal Street or to the theatre.
During the year they are also visited by guest speakers.
They welcome visitors and potential new members whatever their sexuality, though is open to 18+ only.
More info at http://www.lgbtwarrington.co.uk/
Bold St, Warrington, Cheshire, England , UK WA1 1JL
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXMJ2 - LGBT Warrington is organised by LGBT members who are all volunteers. The group has built great relationships with partners, which include the Council, police, health and local businesses.
They are here to help and welcome anyone who would like to join us to stamp out the stigma people may have on the LGBT community.
The group offers support to those who need it on a 1-2-1 basis and is treated with great confidentiality, and point people in the right direction of the services they require.
They meet throughout the year mainly to have a brew and chat about life in general, to meet and make new friends, and for those who require extra support, to help by signposting to relevant services in Warrington. We also at times hold activities such as bowling, theatre trips, quizzes and games.
They also have nights out in the town centre at Cotton Mill or Show Bar and take part with events they are holding, or even have the odd night out to Manchester to Canal Street or to the theatre.
During the year they are also visited by guest speakers.
They welcome visitors and potential new members whatever their sexuality, though is open to 18+ only.
More info at http://www.lgbtwarrington.co.uk/
Bold St, Warrington, Cheshire, England , UK WA1 1JL
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXR8B - LGBT Warrington is organised by LGBT members who are all volunteers. The group has built great relationships with partners, which include the Council, police, health and local businesses.
They are here to help and welcome anyone who would like to join us to stamp out the stigma people may have on the LGBT community.
The group offers support to those who need it on a 1-2-1 basis and is treated with great confidentiality, and point people in the right direction of the services they require.
They meet throughout the year mainly to have a brew and chat about life in general, to meet and make new friends, and for those who require extra support, to help by signposting to relevant services in Warrington. We also at times hold activities such as bowling, theatre trips, quizzes and games.
They also have nights out in the town centre at Cotton Mill or Show Bar and take part with events they are holding, or even have the odd night out to Manchester to Canal Street or to the theatre.
During the year they are also visited by guest speakers.
They welcome visitors and potential new members whatever their sexuality, though is open to 18+ only.
More info at http://www.lgbtwarrington.co.uk/
Bold St, Warrington, Cheshire, England , UK WA1 1JL
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXRDM - LGBT Warrington is organised by LGBT members who are all volunteers. The group has built great relationships with partners, which include the Council, police, health and local businesses.
They are here to help and welcome anyone who would like to join us to stamp out the stigma people may have on the LGBT community.
The group offers support to those who need it on a 1-2-1 basis and is treated with great confidentiality, and point people in the right direction of the services they require.
They meet throughout the year mainly to have a brew and chat about life in general, to meet and make new friends, and for those who require extra support, to help by signposting to relevant services in Warrington. We also at times hold activities such as bowling, theatre trips, quizzes and games.
They also have nights out in the town centre at Cotton Mill or Show Bar and take part with events they are holding, or even have the odd night out to Manchester to Canal Street or to the theatre.
During the year they are also visited by guest speakers.
They welcome visitors and potential new members whatever their sexuality, though is open to 18+ only.
More info at http://www.lgbtwarrington.co.uk/
Bold St, Warrington, Cheshire, England , UK WA1 1JL
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXXWJ - LGBT Warrington is organised by LGBT members who are all volunteers. The group has built great relationships with partners, which include the Council, police, health and local businesses.
They are here to help and welcome anyone who would like to join us to stamp out the stigma people may have on the LGBT community.
The group offers support to those who need it on a 1-2-1 basis and is treated with great confidentiality, and point people in the right direction of the services they require.
They meet throughout the year mainly to have a brew and chat about life in general, to meet and make new friends, and for those who require extra support, to help by signposting to relevant services in Warrington. We also at times hold activities such as bowling, theatre trips, quizzes and games.
They also have nights out in the town centre at Cotton Mill or Show Bar and take part with events they are holding, or even have the odd night out to Manchester to Canal Street or to the theatre.
During the year they are also visited by guest speakers.
They welcome visitors and potential new members whatever their sexuality, though is open to 18+ only.
More info at http://www.lgbtwarrington.co.uk/
Bold St, Warrington, Cheshire, England , UK WA1 1JL
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXYWR - LGBT Warrington is organised by LGBT members who are all volunteers. The group has built great relationships with partners, which include the Council, police, health and local businesses.
They are here to help and welcome anyone who would like to join us to stamp out the stigma people may have on the LGBT community.
The group offers support to those who need it on a 1-2-1 basis and is treated with great confidentiality, and point people in the right direction of the services they require.
They meet throughout the year mainly to have a brew and chat about life in general, to meet and make new friends, and for those who require extra support, to help by signposting to relevant services in Warrington. We also at times hold activities such as bowling, theatre trips, quizzes and games.
They also have nights out in the town centre at Cotton Mill or Show Bar and take part with events they are holding, or even have the odd night out to Manchester to Canal Street or to the theatre.
During the year they are also visited by guest speakers.
They welcome visitors and potential new members whatever their sexuality, though is open to 18+ only.
More info at http://www.lgbtwarrington.co.uk/
Bold St, Warrington, Cheshire, England , UK WA1 1JL
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDY01G - LGBT Warrington is organised by LGBT members who are all volunteers. The group has built great relationships with partners, which include the Council, police, health and local businesses.
They are here to help and welcome anyone who would like to join us to stamp out the stigma people may have on the LGBT community.
The group offers support to those who need it on a 1-2-1 basis and is treated with great confidentiality, and point people in the right direction of the services they require.
They meet throughout the year mainly to have a brew and chat about life in general, to meet and make new friends, and for those who require extra support, to help by signposting to relevant services in Warrington. We also at times hold activities such as bowling, theatre trips, quizzes and games.
They also have nights out in the town centre at Cotton Mill or Show Bar and take part with events they are holding, or even have the odd night out to Manchester to Canal Street or to the theatre.
During the year they are also visited by guest speakers.
They welcome visitors and potential new members whatever their sexuality, though is open to 18+ only.
More info at http://www.lgbtwarrington.co.uk/
Bold St, Warrington, Cheshire, England , UK WA1 1JL
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDY0AK - LGBT Warrington is organised by LGBT members who are all volunteers. The group has built great relationships with partners, which include the Council, police, health and local businesses.
They are here to help and welcome anyone who would like to join us to stamp out the stigma people may have on the LGBT community.
The group offers support to those who need it on a 1-2-1 basis and is treated with great confidentiality, and point people in the right direction of the services they require.
They meet throughout the year mainly to have a brew and chat about life in general, to meet and make new friends, and for those who require extra support, to help by signposting to relevant services in Warrington. We also at times hold activities such as bowling, theatre trips, quizzes and games.
They also have nights out in the town centre at Cotton Mill or Show Bar and take part with events they are holding, or even have the odd night out to Manchester to Canal Street or to the theatre.
During the year they are also visited by guest speakers.
They welcome visitors and potential new members whatever their sexuality, though is open to 18+ only.
More info at http://www.lgbtwarrington.co.uk/
Bold St, Warrington, Cheshire, England , UK WA1 1JL
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDY318 - LGBT Warrington is organised by LGBT members who are all volunteers. The group has built great relationships with partners, which include the Council, police, health and local businesses.
They are here to help and welcome anyone who would like to join us to stamp out the stigma people may have on the LGBT community.
The group offers support to those who need it on a 1-2-1 basis and is treated with great confidentiality, and point people in the right direction of the services they require.
They meet throughout the year mainly to have a brew and chat about life in general, to meet and make new friends, and for those who require extra support, to help by signposting to relevant services in Warrington. We also at times hold activities such as bowling, theatre trips, quizzes and games.
They also have nights out in the town centre at Cotton Mill or Show Bar and take part with events they are holding, or even have the odd night out to Manchester to Canal Street or to the theatre.
During the year they are also visited by guest speakers.
They welcome visitors and potential new members whatever their sexuality, though is open to 18+ only.
More info at http://www.lgbtwarrington.co.uk/
Bold St, Warrington, Cheshire, England , UK WA1 1JL
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 9614121513 - 'View this whole set here. If you do Twitter add me here.
Thirty-eight is the 11th distinct semiprime and the 7th in the {2.q} family. It is the initial member of the third distinct semiprime pair (38, 39). 38 is the sum of the squares of the first three primes.
38 is the atomic number of strontium and the 38th parallel north is the pre-Korean War boundary between North Korea and South Korea.
The number 38 was especially prominent in Norse mythology. The number was said to represent unnatural bravery, characteristic of the legendary heroes of Norse sagas. Most legendary sagas were divided into 38 chapters, and the number often recurred throughout stories, with the heroes combating giants or other beasts in groups of 38. The number came to be adopted by the Hardrada clan, and was displayed on their crest in the form of 38 ravens set around 38 outward-facing arrows.
The number of games that each team in the current English Premiership, the top division in English Association Football, plays in a season. Its the number of years it took the Israelites to travel from Kadesh Barnea to the Zered valley in Deuteronomy.
This is gate 38 from the Warrington Wolves Halliwell Jones Stadium
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DCYJMN - By the late 1990s, Warrington RLFC's spiritual home Wilderspool Stadium had become decrepit and unfit for purpose, and so the club looked to move to a new stadium. Before settling on the site which had formerly housed the Tetley Walker brewery, a site in Burtonwood was considered but these plans were rejected.
The last competitive game at Wilderspool (after 105 years at the ground) was played on 21 September 2003, when Warrington beat Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 52-12.
The stadium was notable for bucking the common trend of modern stadia by including terracing areas rather than being an all-seater stadium. There were originally 4 stands in the stadium “ the North Stand (reserved seating), the East Stand (originally unreserved seating but later became reserved seating), the South Stand (home terracing), and the West Stand (visitors' terracing and overflow of home terracing).
It also has enormous pitch dimensions of 120 m x 74 m, as requested by Warrington's head coach of the time, Paul Cullen, due to his desire to play expansive rugby.
The official capacity of the stadium is 15,200.
The stadium has already enjoyed several memorable moments, perhaps most notably Andrew Johns' debut for Warrington against Leeds Rhinos in a 33-16 victory on 10 September 2005.
During the Co-operative Championship grand final rugby league game between Featherstone Rovers and Halifax on 26 September 2010, a fire beneath the terraced West Stand broke out, forcing all of the fans housed in the stand to be evacuated onto the field, holding up the game for around 45 minutes. Following a safety inspection the spectators were eventually allowed back in. However, when the smell of smoke failed to disperse, there was a further hold up as the fans were moved to the East Stand. The game resumed with no further interruptions. The fire is being treated as arson.
Halliwell Jones stadium, Mike Gregory Way / Winwick Rd, Warrington, WA2 7NE
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DCYK7C - . at Halliwell Jones stadium, Mike Gregory Way / Winwick Rd, Warrington, WA2 7NE. The photograph was taken on 02 August 2013. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The wider composition gives a broader sense of the surroundings, showing the principal subject in relation to more of the streetscape, landscape or public space. The scene is closely associated with Warrington, Wolves, RLFC, Halliwell Jones Stadium, Statue, Mike, Gregory, Way, Halliwell and Jones, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph is relevant to sport, supporters, venues, clubs, competition and the strong connection between sporting institutions and local identity. It can support editorial features about football, rugby or other spectator sports, stadiums, club heritage, matchday culture, investment, redevelopment, fans, sponsorship and the commercial side of professional sport. Signs, colours, banners, buildings, entrances and surrounding streets can help establish a recognisable sporting context without relying on a posed action image. The dated scene also has archive value as clubs, grounds, branding and neighbourhoods evolve over time. Search themes include sport, clubs, stadiums, supporters, venues, matchday culture, sponsorship, sporting heritage, redevelopment and local identity. A dated view is valuable where club branding, grounds, surrounding streets or the commercial presentation of a venue subsequently changes. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph. This particular view is catalogued under Alamy image reference DCYK7C, distinguishing it from other photographs of the same or related subject.
Halliwell Jones stadium, Mike Gregory Way / Winwick Rd, Warrington, WA2 7NE
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DCYNFD - . The Original Wire Pub, ( The Wire), 2 Orford Ln, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK WA2 7AB - Sports bar. The photograph was taken on 02 August 2013. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with The Wire, Original Wire Pub, The Original Wire Pub, Orford lane, Wires, Warrington Wolves, Tony, Smith, problem and problem with, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph is relevant to sport, supporters, venues, clubs, competition and the strong connection between sporting institutions and local identity. It can support editorial features about football, rugby or other spectator sports, stadiums, club heritage, matchday culture, investment, redevelopment, fans, sponsorship and the commercial side of professional sport. Signs, colours, banners, buildings, entrances and surrounding streets can help establish a recognisable sporting context without relying on a posed action image. The dated scene also has archive value as clubs, grounds, branding and neighbourhoods evolve over time. Search themes include sport, clubs, stadiums, supporters, venues, matchday culture, sponsorship, sporting heritage, redevelopment and local identity. A dated view is valuable where club branding, grounds, surrounding streets or the commercial presentation of a venue subsequently changes. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph. It can be used in newspapers, magazines, books, websites, documentaries, heritage projects and retrospective features where geographical accuracy and period detail matter. The view is firmly rooted in a real location rather than a constructed studio setting.
2 Orford Ln, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK WA2 7AB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DCYTA4 - . The stands Wolf print in yellow stand at Warrington Wolves Rugby Stadium, Cheshire England UK. Photographed at Jones Halliwell Rugby stadium, Winwick Road, Warrington, WA2 7NE United Kingdom. The photograph was taken on 02 August 2013. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with stands, Wolf, print, yellow, stand, WLFC, Wire, Warrington, Rugby and League, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph is relevant to sport, supporters, venues, clubs, competition and the strong connection between sporting institutions and local identity. It can support editorial features about football, rugby or other spectator sports, stadiums, club heritage, matchday culture, investment, redevelopment, fans, sponsorship and the commercial side of professional sport. Signs, colours, banners, buildings, entrances and surrounding streets can help establish a recognisable sporting context without relying on a posed action image. The dated scene also has archive value as clubs, grounds, branding and neighbourhoods evolve over time. Search themes include sport, clubs, stadiums, supporters, venues, matchday culture, sponsorship, sporting heritage, redevelopment and local identity. A dated view is valuable where club branding, grounds, surrounding streets or the commercial presentation of a venue subsequently changes. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph. It can be used in newspapers, magazines, books, websites, documentaries, heritage projects and retrospective features where geographical accuracy and period detail matter.
Jones Halliwell Rugby stadium, Winwick Road, Warrington, WA2 7NE United Kingdom
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DCYTDH - Brian Eyrl Bevan (1924“1991) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer of the 1940s, 50s and 60s who became the only player ever to have been inducted into both the Australian Rugby League Hall of Fame and British Rugby League Hall of Fame.
An Other Nationalities representative winger, Bevan scored a world record 796 tries, mainly for the Warrington RLFC. In 2008, the centenary year of rugby league in Australia, he was named on the wing of Australia's Team of the Century (1908-2007). Bevan was the only player chosen in the team who had never represented Australia in a test match.
Jones Halliwell Rugby stadium, Winwick Road, Warrington, WA2 7NE United Kingdom
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DCYTGF - Brian Eyrl Bevan (1924“1991) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer of the 1940s, 50s and 60s who became the only player ever to have been inducted into both the Australian Rugby League Hall of Fame and British Rugby League Hall of Fame.
An Other Nationalities representative winger, Bevan scored a world record 796 tries, mainly for the Warrington RLFC. In 2008, the centenary year of rugby league in Australia, he was named on the wing of Australia's Team of the Century (1908-2007). Bevan was the only player chosen in the team who had never represented Australia in a test match.
Jones Halliwell Rugby stadium, Winwick Road, Warrington, WA2 7NE United Kingdom
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Keywords: Warrington,Rugby,League,Wolve,Wolfs,history,sporting,historic,world,cup,2013,Samoa,New,Zealand,match,game,venue,for,player,played,playing,WLFC,yellow,blue,brick,Warington,Cheshire,Australian,professional,league,footballer,football,RL,Eyrl,mural,mosiac,to,mosaic,monument,gotonysmith,Jones,Halliwell,Rugby,stadium,Winwick,Road,Warrington,WA2,7NE,United,Kingdom,WA27NE,pilgrimage,Australia,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DCYTK4 - Brian Eyrl Bevan (1924“1991) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer of the 1940s, 50s and 60s who became the only player ever to have been inducted into both the Australian Rugby League Hall of Fame and British Rugby League Hall of Fame.
An Other Nationalities representative winger, Bevan scored a world record 796 tries, mainly for the Warrington RLFC. In 2008, the centenary year of rugby league in Australia, he was named on the wing of Australia's Team of the Century (1908-2007). Bevan was the only player chosen in the team who had never represented Australia in a test match.
Jones Halliwell Rugby stadium, Winwick Road, Warrington, WA2 7NE United Kingdom
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DCYW23 - Brian Eyrl Bevan (1924“1991) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer of the 1940s, 50s and 60s who became the only player ever to have been inducted into both the Australian Rugby League Hall of Fame and British Rugby League Hall of Fame. An Other Nationalities representative winger, Bevan scored a world record 796 tries, mainly for the Warrington RLFC.
In 2008, the centenary year of rugby league in Australia, he was named on the wing of Australia's Team of the Century (1908-2007). Bevan was the only player chosen in the team who had never represented Australia in a test match.
Jones Halliwell Rugby stadium, Winwick Road, Warrington, WA2 7NE United Kingdom
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Keywords: Warrington,Rugby,League,Wolve,Wolfs,history,sporting,historic,world,cup,2013,Samoa,New,Zealand,match,game,venue,for,RLFC,Wire,til,i,die,blue,yellow,strip,Wires,football,footballer,Eyrl,gotonysmith,Jones,Halliwell,Rugby,stadium,Winwick,Road,Warrington,WA2,7NE,United,Kingdom,WA27NE,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DCYWHB - Brian Eyrl Bevan (1924“1991) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer of the 1940s, 50s and 60s who became the only player ever to have been inducted into both the Australian Rugby League Hall of Fame and British Rugby League Hall of Fame.
An Other Nationalities representative winger, Bevan scored a world record 796 tries, mainly for the Warrington RLFC. In 2008, the centenary year of rugby league in Australia, he was named on the wing of Australia's Team of the Century (1908-2007). Bevan was the only player chosen in the team who had never represented Australia in a test match.
Jones Halliwell Rugby stadium, Winwick Road, Warrington, WA2 7NE United Kingdom
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Keywords: Rugby,Warrington,Wolves,Wolves Mascot,Wolfie,Grappenhall,walking days,walking,days,day,community,library,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK,GB,Great Britain,furry,puppet,sport,sports,wires,GoTonySmith,Warringtonians,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,icon,iconic,Rugby mascot,mascots,Brookson,ASDA,sponsor
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DE9B6Y - . Warrington Wolves Mascot Wolfie at Grappenhall Walking Day, Community Library stall, Warrington, Cheshire,England,UK. Photographed at Grappenhall, Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK. The photograph was taken on 22 June 2013. The image metadata records 1 person in the frame. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with Warrington Wolves, Mascot, Wolfie, Grappenhall, wolf, fur, Walking Day, Community Library, stall and Rugby, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph is relevant to sport, supporters, venues, clubs, competition and the strong connection between sporting institutions and local identity. It can support editorial features about football, rugby or other spectator sports, stadiums, club heritage, matchday culture, investment, redevelopment, fans, sponsorship and the commercial side of professional sport. Signs, colours, banners, buildings, entrances and surrounding streets can help establish a recognisable sporting context without relying on a posed action image. The dated scene also has archive value as clubs, grounds, branding and neighbourhoods evolve over time. Search themes include sport, clubs, stadiums, supporters, venues, matchday culture, sponsorship, sporting heritage, redevelopment and local identity. A dated view is valuable where club branding, grounds, surrounding streets or the commercial presentation of a venue subsequently changes. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph. This particular view is catalogued under Alamy image reference DE9B6Y, distinguishing it from other photographs of the same or related subject.
Grappenhall, Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DE9B7H - . Warrington Wolves Mascot Wolfie at Grappenhall Walking Day, Community Library stall, Warrington, Cheshire,England,UK. Photographed at Grappenhall, Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK. The photograph was taken on 22 June 2013. The image metadata records 1 person in the frame. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with Warrington Wolves, Mascot, Wolfie, Grappenhall, wolf, fur, Walking Day, Community Library, stall and Rugby, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph is relevant to sport, supporters, venues, clubs, competition and the strong connection between sporting institutions and local identity. It can support editorial features about football, rugby or other spectator sports, stadiums, club heritage, matchday culture, investment, redevelopment, fans, sponsorship and the commercial side of professional sport. Signs, colours, banners, buildings, entrances and surrounding streets can help establish a recognisable sporting context without relying on a posed action image. The dated scene also has archive value as clubs, grounds, branding and neighbourhoods evolve over time. Search themes include sport, clubs, stadiums, supporters, venues, matchday culture, sponsorship, sporting heritage, redevelopment and local identity. A dated view is valuable where club branding, grounds, surrounding streets or the commercial presentation of a venue subsequently changes. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph. This particular view is catalogued under Alamy image reference DE9B7H, distinguishing it from other photographs of the same or related subject.
Grappenhall, Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K43PB5 - . This location-specific image from Lymm RFC ,Crouchley Ln, Lymm, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA13 0AT in 2011 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. The scene records Saturday, 26 February 2011, National League 3 North, match at Lymm Rugby Club RFC, Penrith RUFC v Lymm, final score 28-17. The surrounding context encompasses supporter culture, visual archive, place identity, fan community, historical comparison, stadium architecture, club identity, before-and-after reference, everyday life, local history, changing streetscape, public realm, football heritage, and regional identity. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into club ownership and supporter engagement, not least because of the economic and social effect of match days on surrounding districts. For later comparison, the photograph preserves transport arrangements and footfall at Lymm RFC ,Crouchley Ln, Lymm, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA13 0AT, details that may look very different after redevelopment. The location also brings in professional sport, match-day economy, football tourism, changing land use, archival record, stadium district, spectator sport, and club history. Elements such as Rugby, 28-17, Penrith, score, and match add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. A later view of Lymm RFC ,Crouchley Ln, Lymm, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA13 0AT may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The setting also helps illustrate club ownership and the archival value of club lettering and branding as grounds evolve when considered against later change at Lymm RFC ,Crouchley Ln, Lymm, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA13 0AT. The scene captures evidence of changing use for later comparison.
Lymm RFC ,Crouchley Ln, Lymm, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA13 0AT
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K43PB6 - . This scene at Lymm RFC ,Crouchley Ln, Lymm, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA13 0AT in 2011 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 image documents Scrum Saturday, 26 February 2011, National League 3 North, match at Lymm Rugby Club RFC, Penrith RUFC v Lymm, final score 28-17. The wider scene also brings together community identity, documentary photography, archival record, regional identity, historical comparison, club history, local character, social history, fan community, football tourism, public realm, everyday life, stadium architecture, and supporter culture. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into commercialisation and match-day transport, not least because of the economic and social effect of match days on surrounding districts. Future viewers can use this scene from Lymm RFC ,Crouchley Ln, Lymm, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA13 0AT to compare equipment and working practice with whatever follows after new ownership. Further associations within the scene are match-day economy, football heritage, changing streetscape, spectator sport, place identity, sporting landmark, professional sport, and visual archive. The recorded references to final, 28-17, score, Penrith, and Rugby preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. A later view of Lymm RFC ,Crouchley Ln, Lymm, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA13 0AT may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The image also provides a reference for commercialisation and the economic and social effect of match days on surrounding districts in a form that can be compared with future views of Lymm RFC ,Crouchley Ln, Lymm, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA13 0AT. That local specificity strengthens the long-term documentary value of image 2K43PB6.
Lymm RFC ,Crouchley Ln, Lymm, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA13 0AT
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Keywords: brian,bevan,famous,award,winning,rugby,player,warrington,wolves,wilderspool,wildespool,cheshire,stadium,brick,town,wires,sepia,true,fans,super,league,championship,champions,2009,winners,cup,hotpics,hotpic,hotpick,hotpicks,hotpix!
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4489490325 - 'My local rugby club and its hero Brian Bevan who as an unassuming slight looking player, scored a world record 796 tries in his time for Warrington RLFC. He was actually Austrailian by birth.
As his mosiac is made of hundreds of yellow and blue bricks (the colours of The Wires strip) this is a family club and the people named here are the true wires, who invested \u00a335 each. Replica bricks could also be purchased for \u00a325 each up until spring 2004.
Warrington Wolves are a professional rugby league football club and compete in Super League, Europe's top-level rugby league competition. They are yet to win the super league trophy, but its sure to come after lifting the Challenge Cup in August, 2009.
It was one of the original twenty-two rugby clubs in 1895 that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union, so has long roots. The winger Brian Bevan named here made his d\u00e9but for Warrington in 1945 and was one of the teams most iconic players. He is honoured by a statue at the eastern gates end of the North Stand at the entrance to the Halliwell Jones Stadium.
This image was taken at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, which s their recent new home.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4084290896 - 'The Millennium Stadium (Stadiwm y Mileniwm) is the national stadium of Wales, located in the capital, Cardiff. It is the home of the Wales national rugby union team and the Wales national football team but is also host to many other large scale events, such as Wales Rally Great Britain stage of the World Rally Championship, Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain, boxing and many music concerts (including sons of Wales the Manic Street Preachers).
Around the stadium are mosaics of all the world's rugby playing nations, the image above features Cymru which is surrounded by tiles of notable players.
Another Prince of Wales here www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3805649308/
(c) Hotpix / HotpixUK Tony Smith - Warrington Hotpix.freeserve.co.uk WDCC',
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CEMWKF - The Millennium Stadium (Welsh: Stadiwm y Mileniwm) is the national stadium of Wales, located in the capital, Cardiff. It is the home of the Wales national rugby union team and also frequently stages games of the Wales national football team, but is also host to many other large scale events, such as the Super Special Stage of Wales Rally Great Britain, Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain, boxing and many music concerts, including Tina Turner, Madonna, The Rolling Stones, U2, Stereophonics, Paul McCartney, and the Tsunami Relief concert. It was built to host the 1999 Rugby World Cup.
The Millennium Stadium is owned by Millennium Stadium plc which is a subsidiary company of the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU). The stadium was designed by a team led by architects Bligh Lobb Sports Architecture, who merged to become HOK Sport Venue Event, which would be renamed Populous in early 2009. WS Atkins were the structural engineers, and the building contractor was Laing. The total construction cost of the stadium was £121 million, of which the Millennium Commission funded £46 million.
The stadium opened in June 1999, and the first major event to be held was an international rugby union match on 26 June 1999, when Wales beat South Africa in a friendly by 29“19, before a test crowd of 29,000. With total seating capacity of 74,500, it is the third largest stadium in the Six Nations Championship behind the Stade de France and Twickenham, which is the largest. It is also the second largest stadium in the world with a fully retractable roof and was the second stadium in Europe to have this feature
Cardiff waterfront, Cardiff city, South Wales UK
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Keywords: Leather,Scottish,Balls,antique,collectors,items,football,cricket,rugby,leatherballs,wembley,casey,casy,medicine,ball,hearts,1956,gold,golden,imperial,edinburgh,scotland,UK,GB,britain,shop,shopping,Edinburghe,rot-rosso-rouge-rood,selctive,colour,color,colores,sport,sporting,action,play,players,tonysmith,tony,smith,stillife,stilllife,still,life,edinbrugh,hotpix!,Edinburg,#tonysmithhotpix,edimburgh
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3812249269 - 'A variety of leather balls for all types of sports in an antique shop window in Edinburgh, Scotland. Road out to Loanhead.
The red leather english cricket ball is where the eye is drawn to. Below it is a leather hand stitched Hearts (Heart of Midlothian) 1956 soccer football. Hearts is one of the two major city teams in the east of Scotland together with Hibs (Hibernian).
The leather Hearts ball celebrates the Heart of Midlothian 1956 team, who won the Scottish Cup by defeating Glasgow Celtic 3-1 at Hampden Park. In the same year they also finished League runners-up. This included Hearts legends Freedie Glidden (Captain), Alex Young, Conn, Bauld and Wardhaugh. Programmes from this year are a great find if rumminging around in the cities antique and curio shops.
Another Scottish legend www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3828011848/
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,town centre,art,Greater Manchester,England,UK,WN1 1YB,Manchester,night,Wiend,The Wiend,at night,Marylebone,Wigan Council,artworks,art-works,public art,sculptured,sculptured portrait,portrait,Billy Boston statue,statue,rugby,MBE,Welsh former professional rugby league footballer,Welsh,former,professional rugby league footballer,rugby league,famous,player,Wigan Rugby,478 tries,488 appearances,1960 Rugby League World Cup,death,black,players
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AGPH9N - . An authentic period view of The Wiend, Wigan town centre, Greater Manchester, England, UK, WN1 1YB in 2019, showing a subject whose value extends beyond the immediate scene into local history and changing social context. The main subject is Billy Boston statue MBE , The Wiend, Wigan town centre, Greater Manchester, England, UK, WN1 1YB at dusk ( William John Boston ). The photograph also reflects local character, factory history, manufacturing heritage, changing streetscape, changing land use, period detail, public policy, historic context, regional identity, industrial artefact, visual archive, constituency representation, before-and-after reference, and social history. The subject remains useful for current coverage of factory closures and adaptive reuse, not least because of the relationship between local geology, manufacturing and the built environment. Today's wider story includes public spending, healthcare and the practical question of comparing earlier political promises with later policy. As a piece of social history, the view leaves evidence of local appearance, occupation, access and public activity as seen at The Wiend, Wigan town centre, Greater Manchester, England, UK, WN1 1YB. The subject sits alongside building-material production, place identity, production works, industrial supply chain, documentary photography, historical comparison, working-industry history, and everyday life. The recorded references to Billy, Wiend, centre, Greater, and Wigan preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. For The Wiend, Wigan town centre, Greater Manchester, England, UK, WN1 1YB, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The period view preserves evidence of earlier appearance before later change alters the scene. The view records period character as a date-specific reference.
The Wiend, Wigan town centre, Greater Manchester, England, UK, WN1 1YB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DCYW94 - Halliwell Jones Stadium is a rugby league stadium in Warrington, England that is the home ground of Warrington Wolves. It has also staged Challenge Cup semi-finals, the European Nations Final and the National League Grand Finals' Day.
By the late 1990s, Warrington RLFC's spiritual home Wilderspool Stadium had become decrepit and unfit for purpose, and so the club looked to move to a new stadium. Before settling on the site which had formerly housed the Tetley Walker brewery, a site in Burtonwood was considered but these plans were rejected. The last competitive game at Wilderspool (after 105 years at the ground) was played on 21 September 2003, when Warrington beat Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 52-12.
The stadium was notable for bucking the common trend of modern stadia by including terracing areas rather than being an all-seater stadium. There were originally 4 stands in the stadium “ the North Stand (reserved seating), the East Stand (originally unreserved seating but later became reserved seating), the South Stand (home terracing), and the West Stand (visitors' terracing and overflow of home terracing). It also has enormous pitch dimensions of 120 m x 74 m, as requested by Warrington's head coach of the time, Paul Cullen, due to his desire to play expansive rugby.
The official capacity of the stadium is 15,200.
Jones Halliwell Rugby stadium, Winwick Road, Warrington, WA2 7NE United Kingdom
