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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,IMG_4678,Creamfields,2026,Daresbury,Cheshire,no access,road,closure,traffic control,festival,traffic,temporary,sign,red,event,security,access,control,perimeter,restrictions,rural,Warrington,August Bank Holiday,music,dance festival,electronic,crowd,logistics,Police,drug,seizure,buried,closed,congestion,disruption,disrupted,jam,jams
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FC3TDH - . A red temporary 'NO ACCESS TO CREAMFIELDS' sign blocks a quiet Daresbury road ahead of the 2026 August Bank Holiday festival, a stark piece of traffic control associated with one of Britain's largest electronic-music events. Creamfields has occupied its Cheshire home since 2006 and the 2026 edition celebrates two decades at Daresbury. The event grew from the pioneering Liverpool Cream club night, established at Nation in 1992, while the first Creamfields festival took place in Winchester in 1998 before later editions at Liverpool Airfield. By the mid-2020s it had become a vast four-day camping and arena operation, with up to 80,000 visitors expected in 2026. The line-up mixes dance-music generations and genres: Calvin Harris, Swedish House Mafia, Disclosure, Armin van Buuren, Tiësto, Carl Cox, Fatboy Slim, Underworld, Becky Hill, Amelie Lens, Martin Garrix, Fisher, Andy C and many others appear across multiple stages and arenas. Access restrictions like this are essential because the site sits amid small villages, farms and narrow lanes not designed for festival-scale traffic. Temporary closures and speed limits are agreed with local authorities and police, while residents retain access to their homes and normal routes are diverted to designated entrances and parking. Security is another part of the picture. Days before the 2026 event, Cheshire Constabulary announced that specialist teams had found a sizeable cache of illegal drugs hidden and buried within the festival grounds, including ecstasy, MDMA, ketamine and nitrous oxide. The red sign therefore carries meanings of exclusion, safety, crowd control and perimeter security as well as simple navigation. For editorial use it can illustrate road closures, event policing, festival traffic, rural disruption, controlled access, emergency planning, mass gatherings and the temporary reshaping of everyday public space when global nightlife culture arrives in the Cheshire countryside.
Daresbury, Cheshire, England, UK
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Keywords: Gotonysmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,255A9225,Salford,sheep,field,grazing,rural,animals,countryside,farm
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E424EN - . Sheep grazing in a field in Salford. Photographed on 22 March 2026. The recorded location is Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK. For the story of climate adaptation, it is useful to note that plants and seasonal countryside details provide precise markers of the agricultural and botanical year
Flowering, harvest, autumn colour and winter dormancy can all be used to compare evolving seasonal patterns over time. The historical setting for llama farming is that farm photographs record evolving breeds, working methods and the diversification of rural businesses as agriculture adapts to new consumer demand. For present-day climate adaptation, 2026 is significant because seasonal nature photography also has growing relevance to phenology , as researchers and the public pay more attention to changes in flowering, rainfall and the timing of autumn or spring. In the 2026 discussion of llama farming, livestock farming faces pressure from input costs, animal-health requirements, climate policy and evolving consumer expectations, while diversification remains important to many rural businesses. Additional discoverability terms include crop field, rural landscape, food production, irrigation, barley, potato crop, horticulture, biodiversity, farm landscape, rural economy, alternative livestock, animal husbandry, farm animals, agricultural diversification, smallholding, and farm tourism. Related search language includes animal welfare, 255A9225, and animals. Seen through food production, the earlier context is that agricultural landscapes reflect both natural seasonality and deliberate management
Crop varieties, irrigation, field boundaries and farm machinery reveal how food production responds to soil, weather and market demand. For potato crop, the 2026 context is that seasonal nature photography also has growing relevance to phenology , as researchers and the public pay more attention to changes in flowering, rainfall and the timing of autumn or spring.
Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,town,centre,local,HG5,North Yorkshire,HG5 0AA,independent,service,services,the,Harrogate Bus Company,buses,bus,public,red,single,deck,single decker,in,transport,publicly,owned,cut,cuts,frequency,funding,funded,secured,English,British,FJ58LSN,Volvo B7RLE,Wright Eclipse 2,Transdev Blazefield,rural
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RH8AF1 - Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse 2 - FJ58 LSN
The Harrogate Bus Company operates both local and regional bus services in North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire, England. It is a subsidiary of Transdev Blazefield
In July 2016, the company was again rebranded, now operating as The Harrogate Bus Company. To coincide with this, a huge fleet upgrade was undertaken, which included the introduction of the current two-tone red livery, as well as a refurbishment of the company's route 1 branded single-deck Wright Eclipse Urban bodied Volvo B7RLE vehicles to set the new standard specification of free WiFi, USB charging capabilities and audio/visual next stop information. Other Wright Eclipse Urban vehicles were transferred from some of Transdev's other subsidiaries to replace the older Wright Renown bodied Volvo B10BLE single-decker vehicles which were branded for the route. 2016 also saw the launch of 14 new high-specification Wright Gemini 3 bodied Volvo B5TL double-deck vehicles on the route 36, replacing the older Wright Eclipse Gemini vehicles. The 36 also received its own new brand “ Riding Redefined “ as well as a new two-tone red and black livery. In July 2017, a new brand was introduced for the route 770/771, which saw the services become renumbered alongside the new brand name known as Superior 70/71. A fleet of Wright Eclipse Urban 2 bodied Volvo B7RLE single-deck vehicles were transferred from Transdev's operations in Burnley and refurbished to equip them with WiFi, USB charging capabilities and audio/visual next stop information. The new fleet entered service on the route on 23 July, eventually replacing the entire fleet of Volvo B10BLE Wright Renown vehicles, which then left the fleet in 2018. In April 2018, due to the loss of council funding for the 70 to Connexionsbuses, the 71 was again renumbered and rebranded, now known as Simple 7.
In partnership with DalesBus, the service between Harrogate and Skipton was reintroduced in May 2021
Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, England, UK, HG5 0AA
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,yellow,ORZ6236,ORZ 6236,school bus Northern Ireland,pupil transport,public education transport,school transport service,education infrastructure,yellow school bus,rear,Education Authority NI,EA logo bus,school bus rear view,pupil travel,public sector transport,government education service,Northern Ireland schools,daily school commute,road transport education,local authority services,safety markings,UK school bus,documentary photography,town,centre,pupil,transport,transporation,26a,Railway Road,Coleraine,BT52 1PB,BT52,reading benchmarks,disadvantaged,rural
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RAP37P - A yellow Education Authority (EA) school bus operating in Coleraine, Northern Ireland, photographed from the rear while in service. The vehicle is part of the publicly funded school transport network provided by the Education Authority, which is responsible for transporting thousands of pupils to and from schools each day across Northern Ireland.
School transport plays a particularly important role in Northern Ireland due to a mix of rural geography, school choice, and cross-community travel patterns. EA-operated and contracted buses provide safe, regulated transport for primary and secondary school pupils, forming a routine but essential part of the education system.
Photographed in daylight during normal operation, the image documents everyday public-sector infrastructure and is suitable for editorial use relating to education, government services, child transport safety, and life in Northern Ireland. The Education Authority (EA) school transport policy in Northern Ireland is designed to ensure eligible pupils can access education safely and consistently, particularly given the region's mix of rural communities, school choice, and selective and faith-based education patterns. EA has a statutory duty to provide transport for pupils who meet eligibility criteria, primarily based on age and distance from their nearest suitable school, with additional considerations for special educational needs and disabilities. Transport is delivered through a combination of EA-operated vehicles and contracted private operators, with a strong emphasis on safety standards, safeguarding, and cost control. In recent years the policy has also been shaped by financial pressures, rising fuel and contractor costs, and increasing demand, leading to ongoing reviews of eligibility thresholds, route planning, and efficiency, while remaining a politically and socially sensitive area due to the essential role school transport plays for families across Northern Ireland.
26a Railway Road, Coleraine, NI, UK, BT52 1PB
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Northern Ireland,Ireland UK,sunny,blue,sky,skies,centre,country,Antrim,river,traditional,history,historic,crossing,village,water,flows,summer,summertime,rural country,countryside,rural,Salmon station,Bridge St,BT57 8QH,old,corn,mill,trees,race,flowing,large watermill,large,watermill
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RC3CF2 - Bushmills (From Irish Muileann na Buaise) is a village on the north coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Bushmills had a population of 1,295 in the 2011 Census.[3] It is located 60 miles (97 km) from Belfast, 11 miles (18 km) from Ballycastle and 9 miles (14 km) from Coleraine. The village owes its name to the River Bush and to a large watermill that was built there in the early 17th century. It is home to the Old Bushmills Distillery, which produces Irish whiskey, and is near the Giant's Causeway.
Bushmills in the early 20th century
Demography
Bushmills is classified as a village (population 1,000“2,499) by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA). On Census day (27 March 2011) there were 1,295 people living in Bushmills. Of these:
20.39% were under 16 years old and 21.47% were aged 65 and above
46.64% of the population were male and 53.36% were female
and
3.47% were from a Catholic community background and 92.90% were from a 'Protestant and Other Christian (including Christian related)' community background.
Places of interest
The village is best known as the location of the Old Bushmills Distillery. The distillery's products include the Bushmills Original and Black Bush blends, as well as the 10-, 12-, 16-, and 21-year-old Bushmills Single Malts. To celebrate the 400th anniversary of distilling starting in the area the distillery released a unique whiskey called the 1608 which included crystal malt. The distillery draws its water, not from the River Bush itself, but from a tributary known as Saint Columbs Rill.
8 Bridge St, Bushmills, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK, BT57 8QH
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Northern Ireland,Ireland UK,sunny,blue,sky,skies,centre,country,Antrim,river,traditional,history,historic,crossing,village,water,flows,summer,summertime,rural country,countryside,rural,Salmon station,Bridge St,BT57 8QH,old,corn,mill,trees,race,flowing,large watermill,large,watermill
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RC3CF7 - Bushmills (From Irish Muileann na Buaise) is a village on the north coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Bushmills had a population of 1,295 in the 2011 Census.[3] It is located 60 miles (97 km) from Belfast, 11 miles (18 km) from Ballycastle and 9 miles (14 km) from Coleraine. The village owes its name to the River Bush and to a large watermill that was built there in the early 17th century. It is home to the Old Bushmills Distillery, which produces Irish whiskey, and is near the Giant's Causeway.
Bushmills in the early 20th century
Demography
Bushmills is classified as a village (population 1,000“2,499) by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA). On Census day (27 March 2011) there were 1,295 people living in Bushmills. Of these:
20.39% were under 16 years old and 21.47% were aged 65 and above
46.64% of the population were male and 53.36% were female
and
3.47% were from a Catholic community background and 92.90% were from a 'Protestant and Other Christian (including Christian related)' community background.
Places of interest
The village is best known as the location of the Old Bushmills Distillery. The distillery's products include the Bushmills Original and Black Bush blends, as well as the 10-, 12-, 16-, and 21-year-old Bushmills Single Malts. To celebrate the 400th anniversary of distilling starting in the area the distillery released a unique whiskey called the 1608 which included crystal malt. The distillery draws its water, not from the River Bush itself, but from a tributary known as Saint Columbs Rill.
8 Bridge St, Bushmills, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK, BT57 8QH
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,London,England,UK,mobile phone mast,steel lattice tower,mobile network infrastructure,telecoms mast,radio mast,mobile communications,UK telecommunications,wireless technology,cellular antenna,microwave dish antenna,mobile phone antennas,4G mast,5G infrastructure,radio communications equipment,signal transmission,data backhaul,multi operator mast,rural telecommunications,infrastructure engineering,steel framework tower,telecoms engineering,digital communications,technology landscape,4G,5G,Steel,lattice,telecommunications,towers,rural,provision
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RA23AK - This image shows a tall steel lattice telecommunications tower supporting multiple antennas and microwave dishes, commonly used as part of the UK's mobile phone and wireless communications network. The self-supporting lattice structure allows for significant height and load-bearing capacity, making it suitable for hosting equipment from multiple operators and technologies.
Panel antennas mounted at various levels are used to provide mobile phone coverage, typically supporting a combination of 2G, 3G, 4G, and increasingly 5G services. The presence of circular microwave dish antennas indicates point-to-point radio links, which are used to transmit large volumes of data between sites, particularly in rural or semi-rural locations where fibre-optic connections may be limited or used as backup resilience.
Lattice masts of this type are a common feature of national telecommunications infrastructure and are often upgraded repeatedly over time as mobile technology evolves. Their open steel framework design offers durability, ease of maintenance, and flexibility for adding new equipment as network demand increases.
Photographed from ground level against a partly cloudy blue sky, the image emphasises the height, complexity, and industrial character of modern communications infrastructure. It is well suited for editorial use illustrating mobile network expansion, digital connectivity, telecommunications engineering, rural broadband provision, and the physical structures that underpin everyday wireless communication in the UK.
United Kingdom
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Warrington,Cheshire,UK,WA4,England,WA4 6HN,blue,spring,flowers,wild,natural,native,English,clump,group,Hyacinthoides,non scriptus,wood,woods,shade,shaded,Hycinthoides non-scripta,Hycinthoides,non-scripta,bloom,a,blooming,carpet,country,countryside,display,plant,rural,wildflower,wildflowers
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PPKPA7 - Hyacinthoides non-scripta (formerly Endymion non-scriptus or Scilla non-scripta) is a bulbous perennial plant, found in Atlantic areas from north-western Spain to the British Isles, and also frequently used as a garden plant. It is known in English as the common bluebell or simply bluebell, a name which is used in Scotland to refer to the harebell, Campanula rotundifolia. In spring, H. non-scripta produces a nodding, one-sided inflorescence of 5“12 tubular, sweet-scented violet“blue flowers, with strongly recurved tepals, and 3“6 long, linear, basal leaves.
H. non-scripta is particularly associated with ancient woodland where it may dominate the understorey to produce carpets of violet“blue flowers in bluebell woods, but also occurs in more open habitats in western regions. It is protected under UK law, and in some other parts of its range. A related species, H. hispanica has also been introduced to the British Isles and hybridises with H. non-scripta to produce intermediates known as H. × massartiana.
Taxonomy
Hyacinthoides non-scripta was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his seminal 1753 work Species Plantarum, as a species in the genus Hyacinthus. The specific epithet non-scriptus[Note 1] means unlettered or unmarked and was intended to distinguish this plant from the classical hyacinth of Greek mythology. This mythical flower, which was almost certainly not the modern hyacinth, sprang up from the blood of the dying prince Hyacinthus. His lover, the god Apollo, shed tears that marked the new flower's petals with the letters AIAI (alas) as a sign of his grief
Stockton Heath, Warrington , Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 6HN
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Cheshire,England,UK,WA4,high,traffic,level,levels,speeding,speeds,rural,30mph,exit,on,the,heavy,Knutsford Road,Grappenhall,polluted,safety,road,near,turnoff,to,jam,jams,carefoot,truck,waggon,busy,increase,plan,reduction,particulates,Nitrous Oxide,A50,hotpix.org.uk
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PNRFAP - . Speeding traffic on Knutsford Road, Grappenhall, near turnoff to Massey Brook, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4. Photographed on 18 April 2023, this spring image stock-photo/gotonysmith-Record.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>records the subject in its real-world setting and provides a contemporary visual reference for the place, activity, object or organisation shown. The recorded location is Cliff Ln, Thelwall, Warrington WA4 2TS, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include Cheshire, WA4, high, traffic, level, levels, speeding, speeds, rural, 30mph, exit, heavy, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. The transport setting gives the image wider relevance to mobility, infrastructure, roads and public transport, travel behaviour, local connectivity, logistics and the relationship between vehicles and the built environment. It can illustrate planning, transport policy, accessibility, congestion, public investment and the changing technologies and services used to move people or goods. Prominent wording, signage, posters, logos or other graphic material gives the photograph additional documentary value because it records how an organisation, campaign, business or place communicated with the public at that moment. Text and branding visible in a streetscape can be especially useful for editorial comparison after rebranding, closure, redevelopment or policy change. The frame provides a detailed documentary record of the subject as it appeared at the time of photography, preserving the surrounding context as well as the principal feature. Its value is both descriptive and editorial, allowing the scene to illustrate news, features, local history, travel, social change and retrospective comparison. It is a useful stock image for publishers, researchers and picture editors seeking a clearly identified contemporary record of the subject and location.
Cliff Ln, Thelwall, Warrington WA4 2TS
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,Yorkshire,local bus service,Yorkshire village,bus travel,UK buses,passenger bus,YD63VEL,cobbled,cobble,street,streets,Heptonstall village,Calderdale,West Yorkshire,Hebden Bridge area,rail station connection,bus to train station,village transport,public transport UK,bus network,local services,accessibility,sustainable transport,northern England,stone village street,cobbled road,modern bus,transport infrastructure,editorial transport,daytime exterior,Andy Burnham,fares,£2,two pound,rural
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RG1W1F - A local bus operating route 596 travels through the village of Heptonstall in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, providing a scheduled public transport link to the nearby rail station. The bus is photographed on a narrow village street lined with traditional Yorkshire stone buildings, highlighting the contrast between modern public transport and historic rural architecture.
Rural and village bus services such as this play a vital role in maintaining connectivity for communities in upland areas of northern England. They support access to rail services, employment, education, healthcare, and local amenities, particularly for residents without access to private cars and for older or mobility-restricted passengers.
Heptonstall sits above the Calder Valley near Hebden Bridge, where steep terrain and dispersed settlements make public transport provision both essential and operationally challenging. The continuation of local bus routes reflects wider debates around funding, accessibility, and the sustainability of rural transport networks in the UK.
Photographed in daylight under overcast conditions, the image documents everyday transport infrastructure in use and serves as an editorial illustration of rural mobility, community services, and the integration of bus and rail travel in West Yorkshire.
Heptonstall local bus service 596 to rail station, West Yorkshire
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,Surrey,SE,South East,evening,service,at,nighttime,time,deck,passenger,queue,stop,bus,busstop,71,Midhurst,to,Guildford,unit,vehicle,37263,ADL,Enviro200,Alexander Dennis,midibus,TransBus International,classic,Godalming,Waverley,University of Surrey,livery,GU7,rural
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PFAB17 - The Alexander Dennis Enviro200 (previously known as the TransBus Enviro200) is a midibus that was manufactured by TransBus International and later Alexander Dennis between 2003 and 2018. The original TransBus Enviro200 design was innovative but ultimately unsuccessful, with few being sold before the introduction of the second generation Enviro200 (originally referred to as the Enviro200 Dart) revived sales for the product from 2006. It was supposed to be positioned in between a minibus and a rigid single-decker bus.
The Enviro200 was originally designed to be the replacement for the Dennis Dart SLF chassis and Alexander ALX200 and Plaxton Pointer 2 bodies. The Enviro200 MMC was launched in 2014, eventually replacing the original Enviro200 and Enviro300, which went out of production in 2018 and 2016 respectively
Godalming, Waverley, Surrey, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Warrington,south,Cheshire,England,UK,WA4 2SJ,WA4,village,rural,countryside,farming,green,belt,greenbelt,wood,wooden,statue,art,artwork,the,woodland,trust,Carved,Grappenhall,off Broad Lane,Broad Lane,the Mersey Forest,Mersey Forest,explore woods,Woods on Your Doorstep,female figure holding a ball,holding a ball,female carving,female figure,Grappenhall Heys,person,ward
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MAF4J0 - . This scene at Grappenhall woods, Broad Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 in 2023 forms part of the visual story.htm Target=_Blank>history of the locality, documenting the named subject together with aspects of how the area looked and functioned at the time. The location is represented through Wooden statue figure, Grappenhall woods, Broad Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4. The frame also records themes of community art, public realm, urban artwork, local history, place identity, documentary photography, historical comparison, contemporary social history, public-realm art, mural culture, visual archive, urban graphics, community identity, and contemporary mural. For current editorial use, gentrification and regeneration provide additional context, especially through the role of murals in giving neighbourhoods a distinctive identity. For later comparison, the photograph preserves street furniture and boundaries at Grappenhall woods, Broad Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4, details that may look very different after new ownership. Other useful contextual ideas include period detail, visual street culture, archival record, regional identity, public art, creative placemaking, street-level design, and local character. Elements such as statue, Wooden, Broad, Grappenhall, and figure add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. A later view of Grappenhall woods, Broad Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The image also provides a reference for gentrification and how temporary street art can become an important visual archive as part of the longer story of Grappenhall woods, Broad Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4. The record includes a trace of local identity as part of Grappenhall woods, Broad Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4's history.
Grappenhall woods, Broad Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Cheshire,England,UK,countryside,rural,farmer,farm,farmers,diversifying,into,farming,keeping,breeding,alpacas,Thankyou,cheers,They are on a,special diet,field,snow,ice,winter,diversification,pet,working animal,working animals,pets,animal,animals,Lama pacos,South American,camelid,mammal,mammals
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2NJXBNK - The alpaca (Lama pacos) is a species of South American camelid mammal. It is similar to, and often confused with, the llama. However, alpacas are often noticeably smaller than llamas. The two animals are closely related and can successfully crossbreed. Both species are believed to have been domesticated from their wild relatives, the vicuña and guanaco. There are two breeds of alpaca: the Suri alpaca and the Huacaya alpaca.
Alpacas are kept in herds that graze on the level heights of the Andes of Southern Peru, Western Bolivia, Ecuador, and Northern Chile at an altitude of 3,500 to 5,000 metres (11,000 to 16,000 feet) above sea level. Alpacas are considerably smaller than llamas, and unlike llamas, they were not bred to be working animals, but were bred specifically for their fiber. Alpaca fiber is used for making knitted and woven items, similar to sheep's wool. These items include blankets, sweaters, hats, gloves, scarves, a wide variety of textiles, and ponchos, in South America, as well as sweaters, socks, coats, and bedding in other parts of the world. The fiber comes in more than 52 natural colors as classified in Peru, 12 as classified in Australia, and 16 as classified in the United States.
Alpacas communicate through body language. The most common is spitting to show dominance when they are in distress, fearful, or feel agitated. Male alpacas are more aggressive than females, and tend to establish dominance within their herd group. In some cases, alpha males will immobilize the head and neck of a weaker or challenging male in order to show their strength and dominance.
In the textile industry, alpaca primarily refers to the hair of Peruvian alpacas, but more broadly it refers to a style of fabric originally made from alpaca hair, such as mohair, Icelandic sheep wool, or even high-quality wool from other breeds of sheep. In trade, distinctions are made between alpacas and the several styles of mohair and luster.
Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,new,build,houses,planning,spelt,Spelled,out,in,Scrabble,letters,words,affordable,housing,activities,social,socialhousing,UKhousing,urban,rural,area,areas,developments,alternative,benefit,beneficial,assets,homes,home,renting,tenant,tenants,landowner,developer,council
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K6C9CN - Community land trusts “ or CLTs “ are democratic, non profit organisations that own and develop land for the benefit of the community.
They typically provide affordable homes, community gardens, civic buildings, pubs, shops, shared workspace, energy schemes and conservation landscapes.
Run by ordinary people. They are community organisations run by ordinary people who want to make a difference to their local community, putting control of assets into the hands of local people. They can be set up by the community or a landowner, developer or council.
Protecting community assets forever. They ensure that their homes are permanently and genuinely affordable. CLTs act as long-term stewards of land and the assets on it. They ensure that it is put to the benefit of the local community, not just for now but for every future occupier.
A world wide movement. Started in the USA, CLTs are now a worldwide movement. In both urban and rural areas, CLTs are a key part of the future of land, affordable housing and community facilities.
England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Cheshire,England,UK,SK6,Peak Forest canal,No 8,No8,rural,country,countryside,towpath,walk,walks,mechanism,gate,gates,wood,wooden,lock,locks,history,historic,tourist,tourism,flight,flights,six,transport,navigation,boating,Marple,Greater Manchester,outdoors,walking,route
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M4CAEG - . This dated editorial view of Peak Forest canal, Marple Locks, Stockport, Cheshire, England, UK in 2022 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The subject captured here is No 8, Locks on the Peak Forest canal, Marple, Stockport, Cheshire, England, UK, SK6 6BN. Further facets of the scene include documentary photography, inland boating, community identity, canal infrastructure, managed navigation, navigation engineering, archival record, everyday life, social history, before-and-after reference, contemporary social history, working waterway, blue-green corridor, and canal heritage. The wider contemporary story combines biodiversity, public access and how navigation heritage coexists with modern flood and environmental management. As a dated visual record of Peak Forest canal, Marple Locks, Stockport, Cheshire, England, UK, the frame retains lettering, decoration and surface detail, making it especially useful if new construction subsequently changes the scene. Other useful contextual ideas include changing streetscape, industrial waterway history, local history, changing land use, regional identity, heritage boating, historical comparison, and public realm. Details involving Forest, Marple, canal, Stockport, and Locks make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. The period setting at Peak Forest canal, Marple Locks, Stockport, Cheshire, England, UK helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. Another useful connection is biodiversity and how navigation heritage coexists with modern flood and environmental management within the real-world context of Peak Forest canal, Marple Locks, Stockport, Cheshire, England, UK. The image fixes period character for future local research. It also preserves a trace of local identity before later change alters the scene.
Peak Forest canal, Marple Locks, Stockport, Cheshire, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Cheshire,England,UK,SK6,Peak Forest canal,No6,No 6,rural,country,countryside,towpath,walk,walks,mechanism,gate,gates,wood,wooden,lock,locks,history,historic,tourist,tourism,flight,flights,six,transport,navigation,boating,Marple,Greater Manchester,outdoors,walking,route
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M4CAEJ - . This scene at Peak Forest canal, Marple Locks, Stockport, Cheshire, England, UK in 2022 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 location is represented through No 6, Locks on the Peak Forest canal, Marple, Stockport, Cheshire, England, UK, SK6 6BN. The setting additionally reflects inland navigation, canal infrastructure, canal heritage, archival record, blue-green corridor, visual archive, everyday life, changing streetscape, inland boating, waterborne transport, period detail, local character, towpath landscape, and navigation engineering. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with maintenance funding, biodiversity and the transition of industrial waterways toward leisure and heritage use. Small period details of period objects and surrounding context at Peak Forest canal, Marple Locks, Stockport, Cheshire, England, UK may become more significant with time, particularly following new ownership. A second descriptive layer includes community identity, place identity, before-and-after reference, historical comparison, documentary photography, public realm, changing land use, and managed navigation. References to canal, Stockport, Forest, Marple, and Locks give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. Around Peak Forest canal, Marple Locks, Stockport, Cheshire, England, UK, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The setting also helps illustrate maintenance funding and how navigation heritage coexists with modern flood and environmental management within the specific setting of Peak Forest canal, Marple Locks, Stockport, Cheshire, England, UK. It also preserves details of everyday use for later comparison. That local specificity strengthens the long-term documentary value of image 2M4CAEJ.
Peak Forest canal, Marple Locks, Stockport, Cheshire, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Stockport,Cheshire,England,UK,green,sign,greenbelt,walk,country,gate,farm,farmers field,right to roam,countryside,355,to,and,2008,rural,gated,stile,SK6,SK6 5DT,footpath,footpaths,Peak & Northern Footpaths Society,PNFS,helping,walkers,Helping Walkers & Protecting Footpaths since 1894,Helping Walkers and Protecting Footpaths since 1894,walking,route,routes
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M4CAG3 - The Peak & Northern Footpaths Society (PNFS) is a UK registered charity which was formed in 1894. The purpose of PNFS is to monitor, protect, and improve the footpath network of the North Midlands and North West of England, including the Peak District National Park. The organisation is the oldest existing regional footpath society in the England.
The Peak District & Northern Counties Footpaths Preservation Society was established on 16 August 1894 in the Young Men's Christian Association Hall, Peter Street, Manchester (now St George's House). It had evolved from The Manchester Association for the Preservation of Ancient Public Footpaths, which was founded in 1826.
PNFS has over 150 volunteer footpath inspectors who are assigned to parishes across the counties of Cheshire, Derbyshire, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside, Staffordshire, South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire. They walk along their parishes' footpaths periodically to check for any problems, which they report to the local authority responsible for the footpaths concerned. PNFS often helps the authorities to fix problems promptly. Local authorities in the region are legally obliged to notify PNFS of any proposals affecting rights of way, in order that PNFS can uphold the interests of walkers.
PNFS signpost near Baslow in Derbyshire
The charity has installed over 600 numbered signposts and built dozens of footbridges as part of its ongoing programme to improve walking routes in the region. The first cast iron signposts were erected in 1905 and 20 are still standing from before World War I.
PNFS publishes a quarterly magazine called Signpost.
The Irregulars group of the Long Distance Walkers Association (LDWA) organises a programme of weekly walks and in 2019 it became affiliated to PNFS.
In 1994, UK Parliament passed a motion congratulating PNFS on its centenary for its work over 100 years, improving access to the countryside.
Marple, Stockport, England, UK, SK6 5DT
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,Hyde,UK,roundabout,fingerpost,fingerposts,sign,signs,B6174,11,29,Charlesworth,7,19,Greater Manchester,historic,history,route,elaborate,Longdendale,Tameside,village,SK14 6JL,Mottram in Longdendale,Mottram,villages,feature,Street,features,small,hillside,rural,edge,of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K1NK51 - . This authentic period view of Mottram in Longdendale,Hyde,Tameside,Manchester,England,UK, SK14 6JL in 2022 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The photograph centres on Fingerposts in centre of Mottram in Longdendale,Hyde,Tameside,Manchester,England,UK, SK14 6JL. Further facets of the scene include heritage-led regeneration, changing land use, community identity, trackside history, civic architecture, historical comparison, commercial redevelopment, urban regeneration, station environment, rail corridor, historic townscape, industrial railway, archival record, and adaptive reuse. For current editorial use, signalling technology and rail reform provide additional context, especially through the importance of preserving signal boxes and rolling stock as industrial heritage. Current relevance extends to housing pressure and construction costs, particularly through the tension between preserving local character and creating modern commercial space. The archival value lies partly in recording local activity and public use around Mottram in Longdendale,Hyde,Tameside,Manchester,England,UK, SK14 6JL before new ownership alters the character of the place. The surrounding story also includes documentary photography, before-and-after reference, everyday life, mixed-use redevelopment, visual archive, public-realm investment, rail transport history, and rail operations. References to Tameside, centre, Mottram, Fingerposts, and Manchester give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. For Mottram in Longdendale,Hyde,Tameside,Manchester,England,UK, SK14 6JL, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The record includes evidence of earlier appearance within the wider story of Mottram in Longdendale,Hyde,Tameside,Manchester,England,UK, SK14 6JL.
Mottram in Longdendale,Hyde,Tameside,Manchester,England,UK, SK14 6JL
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,Hyde,Tameside,Manchester,UK,SK14 6JL,SK14,1707-1767,blue plaque,born in,created,elaborate,a,Greater Manchester,sign,signs,B6174,historic,history,route,Longdendale,village,Mottram in Longdendale,Mottram,villages,feature,Street,features,small,hillside,rural,edge,of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K1NK56 - . An identifiable period record of village of Mottram in Longdendale,Hyde,Tameside,Manchester,England,UK, SK14 6JL in 2022, retaining practical detail and local context that distinguish documentary photography from a generic illustration. The image documents Lawrence Earnshaw 1707-1767,Blue plaque Mottram in Longdendale,Hyde,Tameside,Manchester,England,UK, SK14 6JL. Another layer of the photograph includes before-and-after reference, mixed-use redevelopment, mechanical movement, place-making, place identity, collectable wristwatch, local history, historic townscape, social history, changing land use, manual-wind movement, local character, archival record, and mechanical watchmaking. The modern context includes continuing discussion of analogue technology, repairability and the contrast between mechanical timekeeping and connected wearables. For current editorial use, adaptive reuse and commercial viability provide additional context, especially through how public investment can reshape pedestrian movement and evening activity. As a dated visual record of village of Mottram in Longdendale,Hyde,Tameside,Manchester,England,UK, SK14 6JL, the frame retains materials and architectural details, making it especially useful if later reinterpretation subsequently changes the scene. Other useful contextual ideas include horological collecting, period detail, analogue timekeeping, watchmaking heritage, built heritage, visual archive, town-centre renewal, and regional identity. Details involving 1707-1767, Manchester, Tameside, Earnshaw, and Longdendale make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. For village of Mottram in Longdendale,Hyde,Tameside,Manchester,England,UK, SK14 6JL, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The photograph keeps period character before later change alters the scene.
village of Mottram in Longdendale,Hyde,Tameside,Manchester,England,UK, SK14 6JL
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,Market Street,Greater Manchester,UK,SK14 6AX,SK14,rail,public,transport,village,Glossop line,Etherow,Centre,historic,former,building,Tameside,volunteers,volunteering,disabled riders,disabled,riding,stations,heritage,zone,warehouse,history,preserved,developed,sunny,blue sky,blue skies,rural
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K1NRM2 - The etherow centre (broadbottom station) venue information
The Centre in its current form dates back to the early 1980s. The Community Centre Association, led by the late Betty Cohen, was very worried about the condition of the railway warehouse. They felt that so important a building in the history of Broadbottom should not be allowed to just rot away. With the help of Greater Manchester Council and Tameside Council who provided the necessary mortgage, the building was bought and converted into the centre for disabled riders which it has remained ever since alongside Tameside School of Gymnastics.
The Etherow Centre Charitable Trust currently maintains this historic building enabling many able bodied and disabled users to participate in the various activities offered.
Market Street, Broadbottom, Greater Manchester, England, UK, SK14 6AX
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Derbys,HighPeak,minibus,rural,semi-rural,to,HP51BUS,393,Derbyshire County,Council,Borough,bus,buses,shelter,stand,main,stops,near,train,railway,Glossop,SK13 8BW,transport,390,237,TFGM,Say Yellow,Bee Network,buildings,heritage,town centre,fixtures,sone,stonework,stone work
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K1WB7P - . A grounded documentary photograph made at the recorded stock-photo/gotonysmith-Location.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>location in 2022, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The principal subject is Main bus stops, Henry St, near railway station, Glossop. 393 Centrebus to Shirebrook, HP51BUS, High Peak, Derbys, England. The setting additionally reflects surface public transport, trackside history, industrial railway, bus route infrastructure, changing land use, mechanical signalling, visual archive, transport accessibility, local mobility, public-transport wayfinding, contemporary social history, everyday life, roadside transit, and working railway heritage. Today's relevance is strengthened by signalling technology, heritage conservation and the continuing question of the role of rail in lower-carbon regional transport. From a 2025-onward perspective, integrated transport and passenger information are closely linked to this subject, alongside the importance of bus stops as the physical interface with public transport. Small period details of commercial use and occupation at the recorded location may become more significant with time, particularly following replacement signage. A second descriptive layer includes freight wagon, historic rolling stock, passenger transport, station environment, rail operations, before-and-after reference, documentary photography, and local bus network. References to Glossop, stops, station, Henry, and Centrebus give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. By fixing the subject within the recorded location, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The wider significance includes signalling technology and the importance of preserving signal boxes and rolling stock as industrial heritage within the specific setting of the recorded location.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Cheshire,England,UK,WA4,village,tree,summer,WA4 2SX,purple,rural,plant,plants,shrub,shrubs,blue,sky,Elderflower,trees,bunches,and,fruits,summertime,blue sky,blue skies,sunny,country,countryside,antioxidant,leaf,leaves,ripe,succulent,juicy
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JTWGJB - Sambucus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Adoxaceae. The various species are commonly referred to as elder, elderflower or elderberry. The genus was formerly placed in the honeysuckle family, Caprifoliaceae, but was reclassified as Adoxaceae due to genetic and morphological comparisons to plants in the genus Adoxa.
Flowers of European black elder
Description
The oppositely arranged leaves are pinnate with 5“9 leaflets (or, rarely, 3 or 11). Each leaf is 5“30 cm (2“12 in) long, and the leaflets have serrated margins. They bear large clusters of small white or cream-colored flowers in late spring
these are followed by clusters of small black, blue-black, or red berries (rarely yellow or white).
Color
Structure of anthocyanins, the blue pigments in elderberries
Sambucus fruit is rich in anthocyanidins[3] that combine to give elderberry juice an intense blue-purple coloration that turns reddish on dilution with water. These pigments are used as colorants in various products, and elderberry juice color is listed by the US FDA as allowable in certified organic food products. In Japan, elderberry juice is listed as an approved natural color additive under the Food and Sanitation Law. Fibers can be dyed with elderberry juice (using alum as a mordant) to give a muted purple shade.
Toxicity
Although the cooked berries (pulp and skin) of most species of Sambucus are edible, the uncooked berries and other parts of plants from this genus are poisonous. Leaves, twigs, branches, seeds, roots, flowers, and berries of Sambucus plants produce cyanogenic glycosides, which have toxic properties.[10] Ingesting a sufficient quantity of cyanogenic glycosides from berry juice, flower tea, or beverages made from fresh leaves, branches, and fruit has been shown to cause illness, including nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, diarrhea, and weakness. In August 1983, a group of 25 people in Monterey County, California, became ill after ingesting elderberry juice pressed f
Thelwall, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2HY
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,WA4,South Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK,WA4 3DS,Grappenhall Walled Garden,banker,Thomas Parr,Parr,Parrs,hothouse,grown,black,grape,greenhouse,Victorian,restored,renovated,crop,garden,gardens,mature,walls,walled,healthy,rural,attraction,venue,venues,fruits,cultivated,tourist,tourism,hotpix.org.uk
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JTD3KB - Grappenhall Heys Walled Garden is a historic walled garden in Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England. The garden was built by Thomas Parr around 1830 as both a pleasure garden for relaxing strolls and as a kitchen garden to produce fruit, vegetables, and herbs. After a period of decline, the garden was restored first by English Partnerships and then by the local parish council in conjunction with the friends of the garden
The walled garden was built around 1830 by Warrington banker Thomas Parr to accompany a mansion house. Thomas Parr's father, Joseph Parr, founded Parr's Bank and Thomas was appointed Chairman of the bank. Before opening the bank, Joseph Parr had made his wealth in the sugar refining industry that supported the slave trade in the British West Indies. Parr's bank amalgamated through acquisitions into the NatWest.
Unusually, Parr included both a pleasure garden and a kitchen garden within the same boundary wall. In addition to enjoying their garden, the Parr family held frequent galas and special events for the community. One annual event called Beating the Bounds involved a walk around the boundaries of the townships of Lymm, Appleton, and Grappenhall, which included the garden. Historical records suggest that the estate was at its height from 1875 to 1899.
By the 1950s, the estate had become derelict and parts of it were sold off. The house was demolished in the 1970s and the garden passed to English Partnerships for renovation. In 2005 control of the garden passed to Grappenhall and Thelwall Parish Council, which continued restoration in conjunction with a community group called The Friends of Grappenhall Heys Walled Garden. In 2012 the garden was given a Heritage Lottery Fund award towards repair of the Victorian glasshouses and completion of the restoration
Witherwin Avenue Grappenhall, South Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 3DS
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,WA4,South Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK,WA4 3DS,Grappenhall Walled Garden,banker,Thomas Parr,Parr,Parrs,apple tree,apple,fruit,growing,a,wall,dessert,ripening,apples,trees,garden,gardens,mature,walls,walled,healthy,rural,attraction,venue,venues,fruits,cultivated
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JTD3KD - Grappenhall Heys Walled Garden is a historic walled garden in Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England. The garden was built by Thomas Parr around 1830 as both a pleasure garden for relaxing strolls and as a kitchen garden to produce fruit, vegetables, and herbs. After a period of decline, the garden was restored first by English Partnerships and then by the local parish council in conjunction with the friends of the garden
The walled garden was built around 1830 by Warrington banker Thomas Parr to accompany a mansion house. Thomas Parr's father, Joseph Parr, founded Parr's Bank and Thomas was appointed Chairman of the bank. Before opening the bank, Joseph Parr had made his wealth in the sugar refining industry that supported the slave trade in the British West Indies. Parr's bank amalgamated through acquisitions into the NatWest.
Unusually, Parr included both a pleasure garden and a kitchen garden within the same boundary wall. In addition to enjoying their garden, the Parr family held frequent galas and special events for the community. One annual event called Beating the Bounds involved a walk around the boundaries of the townships of Lymm, Appleton, and Grappenhall, which included the garden. Historical records suggest that the estate was at its height from 1875 to 1899.
By the 1950s, the estate had become derelict and parts of it were sold off. The house was demolished in the 1970s and the garden passed to English Partnerships for renovation. In 2005 control of the garden passed to Grappenhall and Thelwall Parish Council, which continued restoration in conjunction with a community group called The Friends of Grappenhall Heys Walled Garden. In 2012 the garden was given a Heritage Lottery Fund award towards repair of the Victorian glasshouses and completion of the restoration
Witherwin Avenue Grappenhall, South Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 3DS
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,WA4,South Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK,WA4 3DS,Grappenhall Walled Garden,banker,Thomas Parr,Parr,Parrs,garden,gardens,mature,walls,walled,healthy,rural,attraction,venue,venues,fruits,cultivated,tourist,tourism,path,paths,walkways,avenues,hedge,hedges,bed,gravel
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JTD3KG - Grappenhall Heys Walled Garden is a historic walled garden in Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England. The garden was built by Thomas Parr around 1830 as both a pleasure garden for relaxing strolls and as a kitchen garden to produce fruit, vegetables, and herbs. After a period of decline, the garden was restored first by English Partnerships and then by the local parish council in conjunction with the friends of the garden
The walled garden was built around 1830 by Warrington banker Thomas Parr to accompany a mansion house. Thomas Parr's father, Joseph Parr, founded Parr's Bank and Thomas was appointed Chairman of the bank. Before opening the bank, Joseph Parr had made his wealth in the sugar refining industry that supported the slave trade in the British West Indies. Parr's bank amalgamated through acquisitions into the NatWest.
Unusually, Parr included both a pleasure garden and a kitchen garden within the same boundary wall. In addition to enjoying their garden, the Parr family held frequent galas and special events for the community. One annual event called Beating the Bounds involved a walk around the boundaries of the townships of Lymm, Appleton, and Grappenhall, which included the garden. Historical records suggest that the estate was at its height from 1875 to 1899.
By the 1950s, the estate had become derelict and parts of it were sold off. The house was demolished in the 1970s and the garden passed to English Partnerships for renovation. In 2005 control of the garden passed to Grappenhall and Thelwall Parish Council, which continued restoration in conjunction with a community group called The Friends of Grappenhall Heys Walled Garden. In 2012 the garden was given a Heritage Lottery Fund award towards repair of the Victorian glasshouses and completion of the restoration
Witherwin Avenue Grappenhall, South Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 3DS
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,WA4,South Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK,WA4 3DS,Grappenhall Walled Garden,banker,Thomas Parr,Parr,Parrs,summer,seeding,seeded,garden,gardens,mature,walls,walled,healthy,rural,attraction,venue,venues,fruits,cultivated,tourist,tourism,path,paths,walkways,avenues,hedge,hedges,bed
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JTD3KH - Grappenhall Heys Walled Garden is a historic walled garden in Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England. The garden was built by Thomas Parr around 1830 as both a pleasure garden for relaxing strolls and as a kitchen garden to produce fruit, vegetables, and herbs. After a period of decline, the garden was restored first by English Partnerships and then by the local parish council in conjunction with the friends of the garden
The walled garden was built around 1830 by Warrington banker Thomas Parr to accompany a mansion house. Thomas Parr's father, Joseph Parr, founded Parr's Bank and Thomas was appointed Chairman of the bank. Before opening the bank, Joseph Parr had made his wealth in the sugar refining industry that supported the slave trade in the British West Indies. Parr's bank amalgamated through acquisitions into the NatWest.
Unusually, Parr included both a pleasure garden and a kitchen garden within the same boundary wall. In addition to enjoying their garden, the Parr family held frequent galas and special events for the community. One annual event called Beating the Bounds involved a walk around the boundaries of the townships of Lymm, Appleton, and Grappenhall, which included the garden. Historical records suggest that the estate was at its height from 1875 to 1899.
By the 1950s, the estate had become derelict and parts of it were sold off. The house was demolished in the 1970s and the garden passed to English Partnerships for renovation. In 2005 control of the garden passed to Grappenhall and Thelwall Parish Council, which continued restoration in conjunction with a community group called The Friends of Grappenhall Heys Walled Garden. In 2012 the garden was given a Heritage Lottery Fund award towards repair of the Victorian glasshouses and completion of the restoration
Witherwin Avenue Grappenhall, South Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 3DS
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,WA4,South Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK,WA4 3DS,Grappenhall Walled Garden,banker,Thomas Parr,Parr,Parrs,beds,summer,garden,gardens,mature,walls,walled,healthy,rural,attraction,venue,venues,fruits,cultivated,tourist,tourism,path,paths,walkways,avenues,hedge,hedges,bed
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JTD3KK - Grappenhall Heys Walled Garden is a historic walled garden in Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England. The garden was built by Thomas Parr around 1830 as both a pleasure garden for relaxing strolls and as a kitchen garden to produce fruit, vegetables, and herbs. After a period of decline, the garden was restored first by English Partnerships and then by the local parish council in conjunction with the friends of the garden
The walled garden was built around 1830 by Warrington banker Thomas Parr to accompany a mansion house. Thomas Parr's father, Joseph Parr, founded Parr's Bank and Thomas was appointed Chairman of the bank. Before opening the bank, Joseph Parr had made his wealth in the sugar refining industry that supported the slave trade in the British West Indies. Parr's bank amalgamated through acquisitions into the NatWest.
Unusually, Parr included both a pleasure garden and a kitchen garden within the same boundary wall. In addition to enjoying their garden, the Parr family held frequent galas and special events for the community. One annual event called Beating the Bounds involved a walk around the boundaries of the townships of Lymm, Appleton, and Grappenhall, which included the garden. Historical records suggest that the estate was at its height from 1875 to 1899.
By the 1950s, the estate had become derelict and parts of it were sold off. The house was demolished in the 1970s and the garden passed to English Partnerships for renovation. In 2005 control of the garden passed to Grappenhall and Thelwall Parish Council, which continued restoration in conjunction with a community group called The Friends of Grappenhall Heys Walled Garden. In 2012 the garden was given a Heritage Lottery Fund award towards repair of the Victorian glasshouses and completion of the restoration
Witherwin Avenue Grappenhall, South Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 3DS
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Wales,welsh,Denbighshire,Cymru,British,Railways,North Wales,UK,LL20 8SN,LL20,preserved,rail,signal,tracks,engine,loco,traditional,train,transport,summer,platform,travel,GB,Great Britain,heritage,history,tourist,tourism,attraction,carriage,waggons,picturesque,rural,preservation,gorsaf
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JRA3YA - . An on-location photograph from Llangollen, Denbighshire, North Wales, UK, LL20 8SN in 2022, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. The scene records Llangollen preserved railway Station, signals, Denbighshire, North Wales, UK, LL20 8SN. The frame also records themes of rural economy, station environment, summer fieldwork, community identity, signal-box architecture, freight wagon, archival record, rail corridor, food supply chain, arable farming, agricultural landscape, working railway heritage, crop production, and rail infrastructure. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with heritage conservation, railway preservation and the contrast between mechanical railway systems and digital signalling. The modern context includes continuing discussion of crop yields, soil health and the pressure on farmers from energy, fertiliser and machinery costs. The archival value lies partly in recording lettering, decoration and surface detail around Llangollen, Denbighshire, North Wales, UK, LL20 8SN before conservation work alters the character of the place. The surrounding story also includes historic rolling stock, before-and-after reference, British agriculture, visual archive, documentary photography, cereal crop, field crop, and local character. Details involving preserved, Denbighshire, signals, railway, and Station make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. For Llangollen, Denbighshire, North Wales, UK, LL20 8SN, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. A further contemporary connection is heritage conservation and the importance of preserving signal boxes and rolling stock as industrial heritage in a form that can be compared with future views of Llangollen, Denbighshire, North Wales, UK, LL20 8SN.
Llangollen, Denbighshire, North Wales, UK, LL20 8SN
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,barge,canal,navigation barge,marina,basin,Audlem marina,England,UK,city,Brum,Thora,46572,classic,traditional,Birmingham Canal navigations,BCN,Does Birmingham really have,more miles of canal than Venice,network,networks,suburban,rural,Brummie,Brummies,Britains,Britain,summer,moored,mooring,tied up,navigation,navies,navigations
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JP5T1K - Does Birmingham really have more miles of canal than Venice? The exact numbers depend on where you draw the city boundaries, but the whole Birmingham Canal Navigations (BCN) system adds up to 100 miles of canals.
It's one of the most intricate canal networks in the world. The hub of the BCN is the bustling city centre junction at Gas Street Basin. Here, colourful boats and historic canal architecture sit side-by-side with vibrant modern restaurants, cafes and bars. The basin is in the heart of Birmingham's cosmopolitan nightlife and shopping districts. The mainlines and city centre canals are busy with boaters, walkers and cyclists.
However, elsewhere on the BCN, you can really get away from it all on winding suburban canals and some surprisingly rural branches. In the northern waters of the BCN, there are some rarely-explored waterways that are truly off the beaten track.
The canals were the life-blood of Victorian Birmingham and the Black Country. At their height, they were so busy that gas lighting was installed beside the locks to permit round-the-clock operation. Boats were built without cabins for maximum carrying capacity, and a near-tidal effect was produced as swarms of narrowboats converged on the Black Country collieries at the same time every day
Audlem marina,Cheshire, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,villages,England,UK,private,estate,private estate church,deanery of Great Budworth,Grade II,listed building,Sir,Gilbert Greenall,of,Walton Hall,architects,Paley and Austin,architect,Paley,Austin,sandstone,architecture,architectural,buildings,building,sunny,blue sky,blue skies,parish,churches,church,Anglican,tower,rural,the
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JN6B7W - St John the Evangelist's Church is in Walton, Warrington, Cheshire, England. It was built as a private estate church towards the end of the 19th century but is now an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Great Budworth. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building
The church was built in 1882“83 for the brewer Sir Gilbert Greenall of Walton Hall. It was designed by the Lancaster architects Paley and Austin, the cost of its construction being £17,500 (equivalent to £1,880,000 in 2021)
The church is built in red snecked sandstone with Westmorland green slate roofs. Its plan is cruciform with a three-bay nave, north and south transepts, a two-bay chancel, a south vestry, and a south porch. The tower is in four stages with chequerwork in its third stage, a recessed octagonal spire and an octagonal north west stair turret. The porch consists of an oak frame on a 6 feet (2 m) sandstone plinth. The church is in Decorated style
The church was listed at Grade II* on 23 December 1983. Grade II* is the middle of the three gradings designated by English Heritage, and is given to particularly important buildings of more than special interest. The authors of the Buildings of England series describe it as a glorious estate church, exquisitely detailed and composed, and consider that the tower is one of Austin's best
Walton village, Warrington,Cheshire, England, UK
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Keywords: GotonySmith,HotpixUK,Gloucestershire,Cotswold,Cotswolds,England,UK,pillar box,rural,villages,countryside,GL6,sticker,poster,slow down,sign,warning,safety,drive,safely,20,mph,slow,down,GL6 7EB,lowering,less,low,speeds,speeding,wreck less,driving,drivers,20mph,Bo,Rishi Sunak,policy,restrict measures,restricting measures,speed limit zones
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JM9P32 - . An identifiable period record of Eastcombe village, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK, GL6 7EB in 2022, retaining the practical detail and local context that distinguish a documentary photograph from a generic illustration. The defining feature is 20s plenty, Where People Are, slow down, sign, on postbox, Eastcombe village, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK, GL6 7EB. Further facets of the scene include wayfinding marker, roadside information, transport stop marker, period detail, place identity, route marker, instructional sign, navigation aid, everyday life, directional sign, contemporary social history, orientation signage, changing land use, and changing streetscape. Today's relevance is strengthened by transport information, clear communication and the continuing question of the need for accessible information that works without digital technology. The image fixes transport arrangements and footfall within Eastcombe village, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK, GL6 7EB at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against new ownership. The location also brings in regional identity, documentary photography, visitor guidance, archival record, local character, local history, before-and-after reference, and community noticeboard. References to Gloucestershire, postbox, plenty, Stroud, and village give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. For Eastcombe village, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK, GL6 7EB, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. Another strand within the photograph is transport information and the importance of clear wayfinding in public and transport environments as part of the longer story of Eastcombe village, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK, GL6 7EB. The period view preserves a local visual benchmark for future local research.
Eastcombe village, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK, GL6 7EB
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Cotswold,Oxfordshire,England,UK,GL55 6AA,historic,history,stone,listed,building,town,parish,grand,early,tower,architecture,sunny,blue skies,heritage,olden,days,stonework,country,countryside,rural,village,villages,sights,attraction,architectural,landmarks,landmark,British,17th century,Harry and Megan
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JNBY8C - The grand early perpendicular Cotswold wool church, Church of St James, with its medieval altar frontals (c. 1500), cope (c. 1400), and 17th century monuments includes a monument to silk merchant Sir Baptist Hicks and his family. As well, the Grade I listed Church of St James includes a plaque to William Grevel, described as the flower of the wool merchants of all England. His home, the Grade I listed Grevel's House, was built c. 1380. It is not open to visitors. Chipping Campden is a market town in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England. It is notable for its terraced High Street, dating from the 14th century to the 17th century. (Chipping is from Old English cēping, 'market', 'market-place'
the same element is found in other towns such as Chipping Norton, Chipping Sodbury and Chipping (now High) Wycombe.)
A wool trading centre in the Middle Ages, Chipping Campden enjoyed the patronage of wealthy wool merchants, most notably William Greville (d.1401). The High Street is lined with buildings built from locally quarried oolitic limestone known as Cotswold stone, and boasts a wealth of vernacular architecture. Much of the town centre is a conservation area which has helped to preserve the original buildings. The town is an end point of the Cotswold Way, a 102-mile long-distance footpath.
Chipping Campden has hosted its own Olympic Games since 1612.
Chipping Camden, Cotswolds, Cotswold, Oxfordshire, England, UK, GL55 6AA
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Cotswold,Oxfordshire,England,UK,GL55 6AA,historic,history,stone,listed,building,town,parish,grand,early,tower,architecture,sunny,blue skies,heritage,olden,days,stonework,country,countryside,rural,village,villages,sights,attraction,architectural,landmarks,landmark,British,17th century
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JNBY8D - The grand early perpendicular Cotswold wool church, Church of St James, with its medieval altar frontals (c. 1500), cope (c. 1400), and 17th century monuments includes a monument to silk merchant Sir Baptist Hicks and his family. As well, the Grade I listed Church of St James includes a plaque to William Grevel, described as the flower of the wool merchants of all England. His home, the Grade I listed Grevel's House, was built c. 1380. It is not open to visitors. Chipping Campden is a market town in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England. It is notable for its terraced High Street, dating from the 14th century to the 17th century. (Chipping is from Old English cēping, 'market', 'market-place'
the same element is found in other towns such as Chipping Norton, Chipping Sodbury and Chipping (now High) Wycombe.)
A wool trading centre in the Middle Ages, Chipping Campden enjoyed the patronage of wealthy wool merchants, most notably William Greville (d.1401). The High Street is lined with buildings built from locally quarried oolitic limestone known as Cotswold stone, and boasts a wealth of vernacular architecture. Much of the town centre is a conservation area which has helped to preserve the original buildings. The town is an end point of the Cotswold Way, a 102-mile long-distance footpath.
Chipping Campden has hosted its own Olympic Games since 1612.
Chipping Camden, Cotswolds, Cotswold, Oxfordshire, England, UK, GL55 6AA
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Keywords: HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,pano,stones,Long Compton,England,UK,OX7 5QB,summer,dry,rural,countryside,fields,oolitic,stone,ring,monument,archaeological,site,sites,the,Kings men,wide,prehistoric,circles,tourist,tourism,attraction,outdoor,Cotswold Hill,Cotswolds,worn,weather,sunny,quiet,serene,The Kings men
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JP9HXY - This ceremonial stone circle was erected around 2,500BC. At present there are seventy-odd stones of heavily weathered local oolitic limestone (see Geology) set in a rather irregular ring about 31m across. They were poetically described by William Stukeley as being corroded like worm eaten wood, by the harsh Jaws of Time
they were said to make a very noble, rustic, sight, and strike an odd terror upon the spectators, and admiration at the design of ˜em . More recently, Aubrey Burl called them seventy-seven stones, stumps and lumps of leprous limestone .
The number of stones has changed over the years. Legends refer to stones having been taken away (to make bridges and the like), and it is likely that this created most of the gaps now visible. The stones are famously uncountable, but originally may have numbered about 105 standing shoulder to shoulder. At the time the Stones were first protected as an ancient monument (1883) the owner was reported to have replaced all the fallen stones in their original foundation. In fact the restoration was far from exact: most of the stones that are known to have been standing in their present positions since the 17th century show that it was originally built as an accurate circle.
Little Rollright, Long Compton, Warwickshire, England, UK, OX7 5QB
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@Hotpixuk,Hotpixuk,waterway,water,Cheshire,England,UK,WA4 2YG,at,the,navigation,bank,towpath,canals,North West,English,British,reflection,waterways,history,heritage,historic,canal,reflective,reflections,village,villages,white,home,canalside,tow path,paths,tree,rural,trees,summer
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JEKRH7 - . Photographed at Grappenhall, South Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2YG in 2022, this detailed editorial image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. The scene records Bridgewater Canal reflection at Church Lane, Grappenhall, South Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2YG. Further facets of the scene include conservation interest, changing land use, before-and-after reference, passenger river service, period building, waterfront cityscape, traditional structure, waterside public realm, historic frontage, heritage landmark, heritage asset, built heritage, period detail, and riverfront regeneration. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with local identity, heritage conservation and how historic fabric can be retained while places adapt to modern use. The modern context includes continuing discussion of biodiversity, waterside regeneration and the growing value of rivers and canals as transport, leisure and environmental corridors. Small period details of commercial use and occupation at Grappenhall, South Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2YG may become more significant with time, particularly following new ownership. The photograph additionally reflects urban fabric, historic townscape, changing streetscape, marine mobility, regional identity, blue-green infrastructure, conservation architecture, and waterside leisure. Details involving Bridgewater, Church, Grappenhall, Canal, and reflection make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. The wider setting at Grappenhall, South Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2YG matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. It also preserves evidence of changing use before later change alters the scene. The photograph keeps evidence of earlier appearance as a date-specific reference.
Grappenhall, South Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2YG
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@Hotpixuk,Hotpixuk,summer,waterway,water,Cheshire,England,UK,WA4 2YG,at,the,navigation,bank,towpath,canals,North West,English,British,reflection,barge,barges,narrowboat,leisure,rural,hire,tourist,boating,boats,narrowboats,waterways,history,heritage,historic,canal,reflective,reflections
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JEKRX5 - . This location-specific image from Grappenhall, South Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2YG in 2022 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. The defining feature is Bridgewater Canal at Grappenhall, South Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2YG. The locality and subject together evoke before-and-after reference, community identity, built heritage, blue-green infrastructure, working waterway, heritage asset, marine mobility, urban waterway, period building, changing land use, period detail, local character, place identity, and urban fabric. From a 2025-onward perspective, flood resilience and climate adaptation are closely linked to this subject, alongside how waterfronts are increasingly used as public spaces and regeneration anchors. The wider contemporary story combines energy retrofit, planning control and how historic fabric can be retained while places adapt to modern use. The archival value lies partly in recording building condition and alterations around Grappenhall, South Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2YG before changing commercial priorities alters the character of the place. The photograph additionally reflects traditional structure, historic townscape, architectural character, local landmark, architectural detailing, regional identity, documentary photography, and period streetscape. Details involving Grappenhall, Canal, and Bridgewater make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. The period setting at Grappenhall, South Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2YG helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The view records details of everyday use as a date-specific reference. The image fixes evidence of changing use for later comparison.
Grappenhall, South Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2YG
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@Hotpixuk,Hotpixuk,weed,Rosebay Willowherb,Cheshire,England,UK,WA4,country,countryside,farm,land,summer,sunny,blue,sky,skies,corn,wheat,barley,bright,blue sky,blue skies,rural,farming,bloom,blooms,flower,flowers,Chamerion,angustifolium,epilobium angustifolium,epilobium,fauna,July,August,perennial,hotpix.org.uk
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JEKT2J - . This dated documentary view of Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 in 2022 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. At the centre of the view is Rosebay Willowherb Chamerion angustifolium - Purple wildflower, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4. Further facets of the scene include regional identity, pedestrian square, contemporary social history, public realm, local character, social landscape, seasonal outdoor activity, community identity, social history, visual archive, before-and-after reference, community life, summer city life, and archival record. The modern context includes continuing discussion of public-space design, climate resilience and the growing need for shade, water and cooling during hotter summers. For current editorial use, local identity and footfall provide additional context, especially through the relationship between public space and local social life. For later comparison, the photograph preserves signage and branding at Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4, details that may look very different after changed technology. The subject also sits alongside urban leisure, changing streetscape, street-level documentary, local history, townscape record, documentary photography, urban social history, and city-centre public space. Details involving angustifolium, Willowherb, Chamerion, Purple, and Grappenhall make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. Around Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. Its period value extends to public-space design and the growing need for shade, water and cooling during hotter summers within the specific setting of Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4.
Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@hotpixUK,Hotpixuk,England,UK,farm,farming,land,a,crops,grass,climate change,variety,adapt,adaptation,brewing,WA4,WA4 3EZ,rural,seed,seeds,Hordeum vulgare,cereal,grain,cereals,field,fields,farmers,malt,malting,rachis,Spikelets,beers,ingredient,natural,nature,monoculture,fertilizer,prices,trading
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDJ540 - Barley (Hordeum vulgare), a member of the grass family, is a major cereal grain grown in temperate climates globally. It was one of the first cultivated grains, particularly in Eurasia as early as 10,000 years ago. Globally 70% of barley production is used as animal fodder,[4] while 30% as a source of fermentable material for beer and certain distilled beverages, and as a component of various foods. It is used in soups and stews, and in barley bread of various cultures. Barley grains are commonly made into malt in a traditional and ancient method of preparation.
In 2017, barley was ranked fourth among grains in quantity produced (149 million tonnes or 330 billion pounds) behind maize, rice and wheat
Two-row barley, sometimes considered a separate species, H. distichon, has a lower protein content than six-row barley, thus a more fermentable sugar content. High-protein barley is best suited for animal feed. Malting barley is usually lower protein (low grain nitrogen, usually produced without a late fertilizer application) which shows more uniform germination, needs shorter steeping, and has less protein in the extract that can make beer cloudy. Two-row barley is traditionally used in English ale-style beers, with two-row malted summer barley being preferred for traditional German beers
Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 3EZ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@hotpixUK,Hotpixuk,England,UK,A50,sign,Cheshire,speeding,speeds,30mph,rural,heavy,Knutsford Road,polluted,safety,reduction,road,the,particulates,busy,jams,turnoff,increase,plan,Nitrous Oxide,exit,air quality,car,cars,vehicles,main,fast,A-Road,A Road,Cliff Ln,Cliff Lane
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDJ4N0 - . This authentic period view of Cliff Ln, Thelwall, Warrington WA4 2TS in 2022 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The main point of reference is Massey Brook sign, Cliff Ln, next to the busy A50 towards the M6 Motorway, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4. The locality and subject together evoke contemporary city life, operational signage, place identity, townscape record, local information board, local identity, archival record, wayfinding system, before-and-after reference, urban social history, documentary photography, city-centre activity, visual archive, and changing streetscape. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with public safety, navigation and the way signage becomes part of local visual identity. The modern context includes continuing discussion of regeneration, community use and how ordinary street scenes become valuable records as businesses and infrastructure change. As a dated visual record of Cliff Ln, Thelwall, Warrington WA4 2TS, the frame retains materials and architectural details, making it especially useful if new construction subsequently changes the scene. Other useful contextual ideas include contemporary social history, instructional sign, community noticeboard, social landscape, route marker, changing land use, regional identity, and community identity. The combination of Brook, Massey, Grappenhall, towards, and Motorway anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. For Cliff Ln, Thelwall, Warrington WA4 2TS, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. Its period value extends to public safety and how small pieces of street furniture can become useful historical evidence as part of the longer story of Cliff Ln, Thelwall, Warrington WA4 2TS.
Cliff Ln, Thelwall, Warrington WA4 2TS
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,Hotpixuk,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,south,Cheshire,England,UK,ward,wood,person,child,hooded,art,artwork,the,village,WA4,WA4 2SJ,rural,countryside,farming,statue,wooden,Carved,Grappenhall,off Broad Lane,Broad Lane,the Mersey Forest,Mersey Forest,explore woods,Woods on Your Doorstep,female figure holding a ball,holding a ball,female carving,female figure,Grappenhall Heys,North West England,South Warrington,hotpix.org.uk
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JCMKCE - . Recorded at the recorded location in 2022, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. The principal subject is Wooden carved figure, Broad Lane, Grappenhall village, south Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4. Another layer of the photograph includes public realm, historical comparison, community healthcare, social landscape, community identity, clinical environment, local history, changing streetscape, regional identity, place identity, city-centre activity, medical wayfinding, care-sector development, and street-level documentary. The wider contemporary story combines NHS funding, social-care staffing and how ageing populations increase demand for care facilities. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with community use, street safety and the documentary importance of recording everyday urban environments. The archival value lies partly in recording materials and architectural details around the recorded location before changing commercial priorities alters the character of the place. Other useful contextual ideas include health-service capacity, health infrastructure, urban change, contemporary city life, townscape record, community life, documentary photography, and clinical services. The recorded references to Broad, Grappenhall, Wooden, carved, and figure preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. For the recorded location, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. A further contemporary connection is NHS funding and how ageing populations increase demand for care facilities within the real-world context of the recorded location. The wider significance includes footfall and the documentary importance of recording everyday urban environments within the specific setting of the recorded location.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,North West,UK,marque,with,CAMRA,club,bar,of,the,year,award,winning,winner,winners,blue,sky,WA4,Stretton Road,Warrington,Cheshire,WA4 4RT,real ale,realale,beer,outdoor,outdoors,garden,at,countryside,rural,community,local
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JGM7C2 - . This scene at Stretton Rd, Appleton Thorn, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 4RT in 2022 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 principal subject is Real ale beer garden at Appleton Thorn Village Hall, Stretton Rd, Appleton Thorn, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 4RT. Further facets of the scene include changing streetscape, archival record, night-time economy, public realm, leisure spending, urban social history, community life, place identity, local character, local identity, urban change, visitor economy, commercial hospitality, and licensed hospitality. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with changing dining habits, consumer spending and the role of restaurants and bars in visitor-led regeneration. The modern context includes continuing discussion of footfall, street safety and the documentary importance of recording everyday urban environments. Future viewers can use this scene from Stretton Rd, Appleton Thorn, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 4RT to compare signage and branding with whatever follows after redevelopment. A second descriptive layer includes community identity, everyday life, food tourism, hospitality trade, street-level documentary, local dining scene, documentary photography, and before-and-after reference. References to Appleton, garden, Village, Thorn, and Stretton give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. Around Stretton Rd, Appleton Thorn, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 4RT, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. It also preserves details of everyday use as part of Stretton Rd, Appleton Thorn, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 4RT's history. The photograph keeps evidence of changing use for future local research.
Stretton Rd, Appleton Thorn, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 4RT
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,in,Cheshire,England,UK,Old fashioned,roadsigns,roadsign,to,hall,Arley,and,old,fashioned,old-fashioned,newly,painted,refreshed,road,direction,directions,arrow,points,pointing,village,villages,Arley Hall,ornate,history,historic,pre-Worboys,preWorboys,urban,rural,WA4 4RT,signage,metal,centre
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JB87CX - . This scene at Appleton Thorn, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK in 2022 forms part of the visual history of the locality, documenting the named subject together with aspects of how the area looked and functioned at the time. The subject captured here is Old fashioned roadsigns to Arley and Antrobus, , Appleton Thorn, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK. Further facets of the scene include community identity, period detail, contemporary city life, directional marker, archival record, changing land use, contemporary social history, instructional sign, route marker, public realm, local information board, public information signage, changing streetscape, and visual archive. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with local identity, accessibility and how small pieces of street furniture can become useful historical evidence. The modern context includes continuing discussion of regeneration, transport and how regeneration alters the character of familiar places. As a dated visual record of Appleton Thorn, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, the frame retains materials and architectural details, making it especially useful if refurbishment subsequently changes the scene. The photograph additionally reflects visitor guidance, pedestrian environment, community noticeboard, public-facing notice, local character, social landscape, community life, and operational signage. Elements such as Arley, Appleton, Antrobus, fashioned, and roadsigns add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. By fixing the subject within Appleton Thorn, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. Another strand within the photograph is local identity and how clear signs help people navigate complex public places within the real-world context of Appleton Thorn, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK.
Appleton Thorn, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,WA4,working,alone,left,in situ,BT,lines,line,up,a,pole,poles,rural,connections,connectivity,winter,snow,Appleton,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK,WA4 5NJ,risk,assessment,health and safety,issues,issue,lone,countryside,broadband,maintenance,on the tools,engineering
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K3T325 - . This dated editorial view of the recorded location in 2021 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The image documents Telephone engineer ladder, left up a telephone pole, Health safety issue, lone working, Appleton, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 5NJ. Further facets of the scene include architectural character, mixed-use redevelopment, documentary photography, historical comparison, visual archive, urban fabric, civic architecture, heritage-led regeneration, place-making, place identity, period detail, public-realm investment, commercial redevelopment, and regional identity. Current relevance extends to public-realm investment and town-centre regeneration, particularly through how public investment can reshape pedestrian movement and evening activity. Small period details of landscape treatment and surrounding development at the recorded location may become more significant with time, particularly following different community use. Other useful contextual ideas include social history, historic townscape, community identity, archival record, everyday life, before-and-after reference, changing streetscape, and built heritage. Elements such as Health, engineer, Appleton, working, and ladder add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. For the recorded location, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The image also provides a reference for public-realm investment and how regeneration tries to create reasons to visit traditional town centres without losing the local specificity of the recorded location. Another useful connection is housing pressure and the tension between preserving local character and creating modern commercial space in a form that can be compared with future views of the recorded location.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,Hotpixuk,@Hotpixuk,historic,history,Northwich,Cheshire,England,UK,CW9,Great Budworth,village sign,drive carefully,in a village,safety,crash site,crash,brown,entrance to village,drivers,speed partnership,sunny,blue skies,rural,farming,village,villages,tourist,tourism,attraction,agriculture,near,blue sky,post,sign,thank you,for,driving,carefully,hotpix.org.uk
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2DD8HXP - . Photographed at 10 Lower Gate St, Conwy,Wales,UK, LL32 8BE in 2020, this detailed editorial image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. The image documents Great Budworth,Thank You For Driving Carefully,sign,Northwich,Cheshire,England,UK,CW9. Another layer of the photograph includes street furniture, local character, wayfinding system, architectural detailing, local information board, contemporary social history, visual archive, public information signage, period streetscape, instructional sign, everyday life, traditional structure, place identity, and period detail. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with maintenance, planning control and the value of distinctive buildings and street furniture to local identity. The modern context includes continuing discussion of inclusive design, visitor experience and the way signage becomes part of local visual identity. The image fixes local activity and public use within 10 Lower Gate St, Conwy,Wales,UK, LL32 8BE at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against redevelopment. A second descriptive layer includes public-facing notice, built heritage, urban fabric, local landmark, route marker, architectural character, heritage landmark, and operational signage. The recorded references to Budworth, Northwich, Thank, Carefully, and Driving preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The wider setting at 10 Lower Gate St, Conwy,Wales,UK, LL32 8BE matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The location additionally provides evidence of maintenance and the value of distinctive buildings and street furniture to local identity in a form that can be compared with future views of 10 Lower Gate St, Conwy,Wales,UK, LL32 8BE. It also preserves evidence of changing use for future local research.
10 Lower Gate St, Conwy,Wales,UK, LL32 8BE
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,Hotpixuk,@Hotpixuk,historic,history,Northwich,Cheshire,England,UK,number50,timber,building,brick,mix,wooden door,old,50 Church street,tudor,frame,framed,style,CW9,rural,farming,village,villages,tourist,tourism,attraction,agriculture,near,timberframe,timber-framed,wood,cottages,doorway
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2DD8JBA - . This authentic period view of High St, Great Budworth, Northwich,Cheshire,England,UK, CW9 6HF in 2020 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The scene records Number 50,Church Street,Great Budworth,traditional timber framed house,Gt Budworth,Northwich,Cheshire,England,UK,. The subject also carries associations with public realm, everyday life, local character, urban social history, community life, period detail, pedestrian environment, social history, changing streetscape, historic streetscape, local history, regional identity, heritage asset, and archival record. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into redevelopment pressure and heritage conservation, not least because of the tension between conservation and redevelopment. Today's relevance is strengthened by street safety, commercial change and the continuing question of the relationship between public space and local social life. For later comparison, the photograph preserves street furniture and boundaries at High St, Great Budworth, Northwich,Cheshire,England,UK, CW9 6HF, details that may look very different after new ownership. The location also brings in period streetscape, heritage landmark, visual archive, conservation interest, local landmark, urban fabric, street-level documentary, and historical comparison. Details involving timber, traditional, Budworth, Northwich, and Number make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. The wider setting at High St, Great Budworth, Northwich,Cheshire,England,UK, CW9 6HF matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The scene captures a point of historical comparison for later comparison. Image 2DD8JBA also remains a dated record of High St, Great Budworth, Northwich,Cheshire,England,UK, CW9 6HF.
High St, Great Budworth, Northwich,Cheshire,England,UK, CW9 6HF
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,Hotpixuk,@Hotpixuk,farm,country,countryside,autumn,crop,wheat,corn,barley,working in a field,Pickmere,Northwich,Cheshire,England,UK,field,Pickmere Northwich,GB,harvesting,hopper,tractor,NFU,National Union of Farmers,reduced,yields,food,insecurity,security,rural,farming,village,villages,tourist,tourism,attraction,agriculture
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2DD8JBG - . Photographed at Pickmere,Northwich,Cheshire,England,UK in 2020, this detailed editorial image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. The subject captured here is SK Contracting New Holland TX36, working in a field, Pickmere,Northwich,Cheshire,England,UK. The broader subject matter reaches into local character, historical comparison, public realm, leisure spending, place identity, local history, food-and-drink business, hospitality venue, visual archive, changing land use, changing streetscape, casual dining, community identity, and restaurant culture. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into staffing pressure and consumer spending, not least because of the role of restaurants and bars in visitor-led regeneration. The image fixes transport arrangements and footfall within Pickmere,Northwich,Cheshire,England,UK at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against new construction. A second descriptive layer includes visitor economy, period detail, contemporary social history, everyday life, customer-facing service, hospitality trade, before-and-after reference, and night-time economy. The combination of Northwich, Pickmere, field, Holland, and Contracting anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. By fixing the subject within Pickmere,Northwich,Cheshire,England,UK, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The scene further reflects staffing pressure and the role of restaurants and bars in visitor-led regeneration within the real-world context of Pickmere,Northwich,Cheshire,England,UK. Its period value extends to staffing pressure and how changing discretionary spending affects hospitality venues within the specific setting of Pickmere,Northwich,Cheshire,England,UK. The scene captures part of the area's social history for later comparison.
Pickmere,Northwich,Cheshire,England,UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,Cheshire,UK,countryside,English,holidays,CWAC,right of way,exercise,walkers,local authority,walking routes,route,sign,signs,country walk,footpaths,walking exercise,bridleways,restricted byways,byways,walks,green sign,leisure and culture,leisure,culture,running,routes,path,paths,greenbelt,green belt,landowner,Countryside Code,natural environment,rural,rural community
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2C6RE7G - . This carefully observed view of the recorded location fixes a specific place, use and moment for later historical comparison. The defining feature is Cheshire West and Chester,CWAC,public footpath signs,Cheshire countryside,right of way,England,UK,leisure and culture. Its broader subject matter includes documentary photography, architectural character, built environment, heritage landmark, period detail, social history, traditional masonry, changing streetscape, local character, architectural contrast, historic townscape, urban fabric, public realm, and cityscape history. For contemporary context, redevelopment pressure and energy retrofit are closely related themes, especially where the issue becomes the contrast between historic fabric and modern development. The photograph fixes materials and construction within the recorded location at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against closure or conversion. Other connected aspects are historic streetscape, community identity, urban change, social landscape, built heritage, archival record, conservation interest, and local history. References to right, footpath, culture, public, and Chester give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to the named subject. By fixing the subject within the recorded location, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. Its period value extends to redevelopment pressure and using existing buildings rather than demolishing them as part of the longer story of the recorded location. The location additionally provides evidence for embodied carbon and the contrast between historic fabric and modern development when considered against later change at the recorded location. A further contemporary connection is planning control and preserving local identity during urban change without losing the local specificity of the recorded location.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK,construction,new homes,homes,houses,help to buy,stamp duty,builder,WA4,building new houses,Hawthorn Grove Appleton Thorn,problems,problem,John Bloor,Bloor Holdings,WA4 4QX,expansion,of,rural,green,belt,development,developments,brand,signs,building,builders,unaffordable,property,properties
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2C5R3A4 - . An authentic period record of Appleton Thorn, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 4QX, retaining the practical visual detail that later redevelopment, rebranding or altered use can remove. The photograph is concerned with Hawthorn Grove, Appleton Thorn,under construction,by Bloor Homes, Warrington,Cheshire, England, UK. Its broader subject matter includes urban change, built environment, period detail, residential construction, community identity, housing delivery, place identity, private development, construction safety, developer-led housing, new neighbourhood, planning-led growth, archival record, and estate road construction. In the mid-2020s, biodiversity and drainage and housing supply keep this subject current, particularly through the pressure to build more homes without overloading roads, schools and services. The archival value lies partly in recording ownership and occupation around Appleton Thorn, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 4QX before new construction alters the character of the place. The wider local story also touches on suburban expansion, local history, regional identity, greenfield development, historical comparison, everyday Britain, new housing estate, and visual archive. References to Thorn, under, Homes, Hawthorn, and Bloor give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to the named subject. The period setting at Appleton Thorn, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 4QX helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. Another strand within the photograph is biodiversity and drainage and whether new estates provide genuinely affordable homes within the real-world context of Appleton Thorn, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 4QX. The frame therefore remains a dated reference for Appleton Thorn, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 4QX and the changing story of the subject shown.
Appleton Thorn, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 4QX
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Thelwall,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK,WA4,autumn,wood,forest,woods,brown,nature,colours,of,Polypodiopsida,Polypodiophyta,a fern,ferns,dusk,evening,dry,drying,out,the,Fall,browning,rural,countryside,Greenbelt,Green belt,or,non-flowering,plant,plants
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ADE4DH - A fern (Polypodiopsida or Polypodiophyta /ˌpɒliˌpɒdiˈɒfɪtə, -oʊfaɪtə/) is a member of a group of vascular plants (plants with xylem and phloem) that reproduce via spores and have neither seeds nor flowers. They differ from mosses by being vascular
Thelwall,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK,WA4
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Balquidder,FK19,Scotland,UK,FK19 8PA,rural,country,countryside,farming,farm,long,horn,horns,Scottish,breed,rustic,coo,and,a,shaggy coat,herd,Kyloe,Long-haired Highland Cattle,Long-haired Scottish Cattle,North Highland Cattle,West Highland,mud,muddy,messy,bad hair day,hairy,beef,cattle,traditional,native,hotpix.org.uk
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K3XMXT - The Highland (Scottish Gaelic: Bò Ghà idhealach
Scots: Hielan coo) is a Scottish breed of rustic beef cattle. It originated in the Scottish Highlands and the Western Islands of Scotland and has long horns and a long shaggy coat. It is a hardy breed, able to withstand the intemperate conditions in the region. The first herd-book dates from 1885
two types “ a smaller island type, usually black, and a larger mainland type, usually dun “ were registered as a single breed. It is reared primarily for beef, and has been exported to several other countries
The Highland is a traditional breed of western Scotland. There were two distinct types. The Kyloe, reared mainly in the Hebrides or Western Islands, was small and was frequently black.:Š243Š The cattle were so called because of the practice of swimming them across the narrow straits or kyles separating the islands from the mainland. The cattle of the mainland were somewhat larger, and very variable in colour
they were often brown or red.
These cattle were important to the Scottish economy of the eighteenth century. At markets such as those of Falkirk or Crieff, many were bought by drovers from England, who moved them south over the Pennines to be fattened for slaughter. In 1723 over 30000 Scottish cattle were sold into England.
A breed society was established in 1884, and in 1885 published the first volume of the herd-book. In this the two types were recorded without distinction as 'Highland'.
In 2002 the number of registered breeding cows in the United Kingdom was about 2500
by 2012 this had risen to some 6000.Š In 2021 it was 3161
the conservation status of the breed in the United Kingdom is listed in DAD-IS as endangered/at risk
Although a group of cattle is generally called a herd, a group of Highland cattle is known as a fold. They have long, wide horns and long, wavy, woolly coats. The usual coat colour is reddish brown, seen in approximately 60% of the population
some 22% are yellow
Balquhidder , Perthshire, Scotland, UK, FK19 8PA
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Dr Osbournes spirits,UK,Dr Osbourne,spirit,spirits,distilled,drink,drinks,treat,unique,gifts,clear,strong,sign,Balquhidder,Lochearnhead,FK19 8PA,FK19,distilling,distillery,Scottish,rural,country,bottle,bottles,chemistry,style,lab,dry,gin,Scottish Gin,Gins,No99,No 99,elderflower,lemon balm
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K3XN8B - . An identifiable period record of Scotland, UK in 2019, retaining practical detail and local context that distinguish documentary photography from a generic illustration. The main point of reference is Dr Osbournes spirits, Scotland, UK , Scottish Dry Gin. Further facets of the scene include place identity, historical comparison, retail property, public realm, changing streetscape, local character, community identity, social history, shopfront economy, independent retail, visual archive, high-street commerce, regional identity, and specialist shop. Current relevance extends to town-centre regeneration and store closures, particularly through how shopfronts become short-lived records of changing businesses. The image fixes lettering, decoration and surface detail within Scotland, UK at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against redevelopment. The wider setting retains connections with period detail, archival record, small business, everyday life, contemporary social history, local history, customer footfall, and specialist retailer. The combination of Scottish, Osbournes, and spirits anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. By fixing the subject within Scotland, UK, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The wider significance includes town-centre regeneration and how shopfronts become short-lived records of changing businesses when considered against later change at Scotland, UK. Another strand within the photograph is footfall and how commercial property costs affect small retailers without losing the local specificity of Scotland, UK. The setting also helps illustrate online shopping and how shopfronts become short-lived records of changing businesses in a form that can be compared with future views of Scotland, UK. The frame retains details of everyday use before later change alters the scene.
Scotland, UK
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,farm,farming,machine in green,England,UK,Bamfords Patent Perfect root cutter,machine,Bamfords,Bamford,agriculture,green,antique,machinery,Great Budworth,Northwich,Cheshire,Old,English machinery,Antique farm machinery.,museum farmyard,old Bamfords root cutting machine,Joseph Bamford,JCB,JCB origin,JCB origins,Bamfords Ltd,agricultural engineering business,history,historic,cutter,machines,rural,patented,Uttoxeter
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFFF8X - The Bamford Root Cutter, a belt driven machine for cutter root vegetables and sugar beat for livestock feed. Joseph Bamford was born into a recusant Catholic family in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, which owned Bamfords Ltd, an agricultural engineering business.
His great grandfather Henry Bamford was born in Yoxall, and had built up his own ironmongers business, which by 1881 employed 50 men, 10 boys and 3 women. Bamfords International Farm Machinery became one of the country's major agricultural equipment suppliers, famous for its balers, rakes, hay turners, hay Wufflers, Mangold cutters, and standing engines, which were exported all over the world. The company eventually ceased trading in 1986.
After attending Stonyhurst College, he joined the Alfred Herbert company in Coventry, then the UK's largest machine-tool manufacturer, and rose to represent the firm in Ghana. He returned home in 1938 to join the family firm, but in 1941 was called up by the RAF to serve in World War II. Working in supply and logistics, he returned to the African Gold Coast, to run a staging post for USAF planes being ferried to the Middle East.
JCB
On return home in 1944, Bamford initially worked for English Electric developing electric welding equipment in Stafford. A short return stint with the family firm proved too stifling, and his Uncle Henry released him, saying he thought Joe had little future ahead of him. After selling Brylcreem for a short while, in October 1945 Bamford rented a 10 ft (3 m) by 15 ft lock-up garage for 30 shillings (= £1.50) a week, and made a farm trailer from scrap steel and war surplus Jeep axles, using a prototype electric welder bought for £2-10s (= £2.50). He opened for business on the day his first son, Anthony, was born, and sold the trailer for £45 and a cart, which he also repaired and sold for another £45.
Having no interest in taking over rival businesses, his philosophy of: Focus on what you do best, be innovative, and re-invest in product dev
Great Budworth,Northwich,Cheshire,England,UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@hotpixUK,WA4,Say No,to WBC preferred development option,Save our Green Belt and trans Pennine Trail,Thelwall,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK,to WBC,Warrington Borough Council,plan,development,green belt,new development,new homes,TPT,save the green belt,rural,ILoveWA4,sign,in garden,Objection Group,Anne Marie Gleave,TPT Bypass,PDO,objection,Grappenhall Heys development,planning,permission,Reserved Matters plans,McLean Homes,Grappenhall Heys Residents Group,National Planning Policy Framework for releasing land from the Green
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AF5ECD - . Made at Weaste Lane, Thelwall, Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK, WA4 3JR in 2019, this photograph records a real place and subject in context, allowing later viewers to compare what has survived, changed, closed, moved or been replaced. The defining feature is Say No,to WBC preferred development option,Save our Green Belt and trans Pennine Trail, Weaste Lane,Thelwall,Warrington, Cheshire,England,UK. The setting also relates to constituency representation, political campaigning, housing stock, constituency politics, public administration, before-and-after reference, housing provision, place-making, local character, local history, civic debate, social history, changing streetscape, and party-political communication. Current discussion around this subject increasingly includes repairs alongside planning, with particular attention to the pressure to provide safe and affordable homes. From a 2025-onward perspective, the scene also connects with infrastructure, local services and comparing earlier political promises with later policy. For later comparison, the frame records small features of identity that written records may overlook in the immediate surroundings of Weaste Lane, Thelwall, Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK, WA4 3JR. The surrounding context also covers regional identity, public realm, visual archive, policy controversy, public policy, historical comparison, community housing, and contemporary social history. Details involving Thelwall, trans, development, Trail, and Pennine give the scene useful specificity and strengthen its local, cultural or historical identity. The period setting at Weaste Lane, Thelwall, Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK, WA4 3JR helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The view records evidence of earlier appearance for future local research. The image fixes period character before later change alters the scene.
Weaste Lane, Thelwall, Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK, WA4 3JR
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@hotpixUK,WA4,Say No,to WBC preferred development option,Save our Green Belt and trans Pennine Trail,Thelwall,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK,to WBC,Warrington Borough Council,plan,development,green belt,new development,new homes,TPT,save the green belt,rural,ILoveWA4,sign,in garden,Objection Group,Anne Marie Gleave,TPT Bypass,PDO,objection,Grappenhall Heys development,planning,permission,Reserved Matters plans,McLean Homes,Grappenhall Heys Residents Group,National Planning Policy Framework for releasing land from the Green
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AF5ECF - . A dated documentary view of Weaste Lane, Thelwall, Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK, WA4 3JR in 2019, recording the subject as it appeared at that point rather than as a generic stock illustration. The view centres on Say No,to WBC preferred development option,Save our Green Belt and trans Pennine Trail, Weaste Lane,Thelwall,Warrington, Cheshire,England,UK. The scene additionally carries associations with archival record, party-political communication, neighbourhood regeneration, public administration, local character, government priorities, political campaigning, constituency representation, community identity, place-making, community housing, residential development, political communication, and civic debate. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject sits within continuing debate about energy retrofit, planning and the balance between new supply and local infrastructure. The present-day relevance extends to public spending and healthcare, while a wider concern is tracking how priorities change after elections. For retrospective editorial use, the frame preserves signage, materials, design and everyday use in the immediate surroundings of Weaste Lane, Thelwall, Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK, WA4 3JR. The subject sits alongside period detail, social history, built environment, electoral messaging, contemporary social history, before-and-after reference, housing quality, and residential environment. References to option, Pennine, Weaste, Thelwall, and Green help fix the photograph to its own subject and period rather than reducing it to a generic view. Around Weaste Lane, Thelwall, Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK, WA4 3JR, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The scene captures a point of historical comparison for future local research. The period view preserves part of the area's social history before later change alters the scene.
Weaste Lane, Thelwall, Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK, WA4 3JR
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,Hotpixuk,@HotpixUK,Cheshire,UK,England,C670i,combine harvester,farm machinery,Grappenhall,combine,rural,country,arable crop,autumn,crop,late summer,bringing the harvest in,harvest time,C670i combine,green,vehicle,Green John Deere Hillmaster C670i combine harvester,Green John Deere,Hillmaster C670i,Green John Deere Hillmaster C670i,Hillmaster C670i combine harvester,Cheshire farming,grain,straw,productivity,Brexit farming,grain price,threat,British,exports,automated combine,WA4,agriculture,yield
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2D9H19X - The modern combine harvester, or simply combine, is a versatile machine designed to efficiently harvest a variety of grain crops. The name derives from its combining three separate harvesting operations”reaping, threshing, and winnowing”into a single process. Among the crops harvested with a combine are wheat, oats, rye, barley, corn (maize), sorghum, soybeans, flax (linseed), sunflowers and canola. The separated straw, left lying on the field, comprises the stems and any remaining leaves of the crop with limited nutrients left in it: the straw is then either chopped, spread on the field and ploughed back in or baled for bedding and limited-feed for livestock.
Combine harvesters are one of the most economically important labour saving inventions, significantly reducing the fraction of the population engaged in agriculture
John Deere is the brand name of Deere & Company, an American corporation that manufactures agricultural, construction, and forestry machinery, diesel engines, drivetrains (axles, transmissions, gearboxes) used in heavy equipment, and lawn care equipment
Grappenhall,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK,WA4
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,as usual,sign,business,disruption,disrupted,yellow,open,no,no problem,no problems,signage,delay,road,street,road sign,traffic,pub,pubs,shop,shops,and,still,roadsign,English,British,GB,Great Britain,closed,work in progress,works,roadworks,all,public works,rural,lane,countryside
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P4HWGA - . This authentic period view of the recorded location in 2018 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. At the centre of the view is Business Open As Usual,- Businesses Open as usual, yellow traffic road sign. The wider scene also brings together commercial frontage, local enterprise, public realm, high-street commerce, street-side transport, regional identity, contemporary social history, documentary photography, everyday life, social history, retail property, local character, bus infrastructure, and local mobility. From a 2025-onward perspective, passenger information and local connectivity are closely linked to this subject, alongside the challenge of maintaining reliable services outside dense city centres. The wider contemporary story combines commercial rents, town-centre regeneration and the resilience of independent shops in an online retail economy. The image fixes local activity and public use within the recorded location at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against new construction. The surrounding story also includes public transport stop, surface public transport, changing land use, shopfront economy, passenger transport, period detail, community identity, and changing streetscape. The combination of Businesses, traffic, Usual, Business, and yellow anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. Around the recorded location, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The image also provides a reference for passenger information and the challenge of maintaining reliable services outside dense city centres in a form that can be compared with future views of the recorded location. The view records evidence of changing use for later comparison. The image fixes evidence of earlier appearance within the wider story of the recorded location.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,UK,Great Britain,British,NI,Ireland,Ulster,community,politics,politicians,BT17,BT17 0NG,Divis,black mountain,NT,hill,hills,open heath,and,blanket bog,rural,countryside,above,walk,walking,route,routes,at,the,black ridge,overlooks,overlooking,stone,stones,ring
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PM62KD - Black Mountain is a large hill which overlooks the city of Belfast, Northern Ireland. With a height of 1,275 ft (389 m), it towers over most of west Belfast and is part of the Belfast Hills. Its name is probably derived from the adjoining mountain called Divis (from Irish Dubhais 'black ridge'), and they may have been seen as one mountain in the past. Black Mountain transmitting station is on the summit.
Black Mountain is composed of basalt with limestone underneath, as is Cavehill further north. There have been flint finds in the area, which also contains raths, deserted farms and overgrown paths joining the fields and homesteads and trails scattered over the mountain.
For many years people have lobbied for the preservation of the Belfast Hills, hoping to bring an end to many years of quarrying. The quarry is steep and deeply excavated and the basalt from it is used mostly for road stone. The hill is under National Trust guardianship
Divis black mountain / Dubhais - basalt viewpoint, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK, BT17 0NG
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Keywords: Cheshire,hay bale,haybale,hay bales,early,autumn,early autumn,late summer,circle,crop,harvested,stubble,evening,low sun,low,sun,time,harvest,harvest time,bails,roll,rolling,fields,agriculture,agricultural,rolled,oats,fresh,freshly,cut,freshly cut,straw,straw bales,village,rural,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,English,British,England,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles,Buy photo of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H8FHHX - . Photographed at Moore,Warrington,Cheshire,England, UK in 2016, this detailed documentary image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. The main point of reference is Late summer hay bales in a field, Moore, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK. The locality and subject together evoke conservation interest, changing streetscape, local history, historical comparison, period detail, urban fabric, built heritage, heritage asset, public realm, conservation architecture, historic townscape, before-and-after reference, community identity, and visual archive. For current editorial use, adaptive reuse and embodied carbon provide additional context, especially through the value of architectural landmarks to local identity and tourism. For later comparison, the photograph preserves equipment and working practice at Moore,Warrington,Cheshire,England, UK, details that may look very different after redevelopment. Other useful contextual ideas include contemporary social history, place identity, cityscape history, everyday life, historic streetscape, regional identity, architectural character, and documentary photography. References to field, summer, bales, and Moore give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. By fixing the subject within Moore,Warrington,Cheshire,England, UK, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The location additionally provides evidence of adaptive reuse and the value of architectural landmarks to local identity and tourism within the specific setting of Moore,Warrington,Cheshire,England, UK. A further contemporary connection is heritage conservation and the value of architectural landmarks to local identity and tourism as part of the longer story of Moore,Warrington,Cheshire,England, UK.
Moore,Warrington,Cheshire,England, UK
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Keywords: Cheshire,hay bale,haybale,hay bales,early,autumn,early autumn,late summer,circle,crop,harvested,stubble,evening,low sun,low,sun,time,harvest,harvest time,bails,roll,rolling,fields,agriculture,agricultural,rolled,oats,fresh,freshly,cut,freshly cut,straw,straw bales,village,rural,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,English,British,England,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles,Buy photo of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H8FHNW - . This scene at Moore,Warrington,Cheshire,England, UK in 2016 forms part of the visual history of the locality, documenting the named subject together with aspects of how the area looked and functioned at the time. The subject captured here is Late summer hay bales in a field, Moore, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK. The setting additionally reflects period architecture, period building, period detail, historical comparison, adaptive reuse, archival record, historic streetscape, changing land use, everyday life, local history, cityscape history, before-and-after reference, conservation interest, and place identity. For current editorial use, adaptive reuse and heritage conservation provide additional context, especially through the balance between conservation, retrofit and modern accessibility. The image fixes materials and architectural details within Moore,Warrington,Cheshire,England, UK at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against redevelopment. The photograph additionally reflects historic townscape, conservation architecture, community identity, heritage landmark, local character, documentary photography, changing streetscape, and contemporary social history. Details involving summer, field, Moore, and bales make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. The wider setting at Moore,Warrington,Cheshire,England, UK matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. Its period value extends to adaptive reuse and keeping older buildings useful without erasing their distinctive character within the real-world context of Moore,Warrington,Cheshire,England, UK. The location additionally provides evidence of embodied carbon and how historic buildings acquire new uses as cities change within the specific setting of Moore,Warrington,Cheshire,England, UK.
Moore,Warrington,Cheshire,England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,English,British,England,problem,with,problem with,issue with,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles,Warrington housing,Walton,MSCC,Peel Ports,Cheshire,brick built,reflections,reflection,Greenalls Avenue,TPT,Trans Pennine Trail,cycle path,rural
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H8FKPC - . An identifiable period record of the recorded location in 2016, retaining the practical detail and local context that distinguish a documentary photograph from a generic illustration. The main point of reference is Housing at Walton Lock, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK. Other connected aspects include place identity, historic townscape, changing streetscape, adaptive reuse, period building, community identity, period architecture, local character, urban fabric, before-and-after reference, built heritage, contemporary social history, historical comparison, and heritage landmark. Current relevance extends to redevelopment pressure and adaptive reuse, particularly through the balance between conservation, retrofit and modern accessibility. Small period details of period objects and surrounding context at the recorded location may become more significant with time, particularly following altered transport patterns. Further associations within the scene are architectural character, archival record, changing land use, architectural detail, regional identity, local history, conservation architecture, and visual archive. The combination of Walton and Housing anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. Around the recorded location, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. Another useful connection is redevelopment pressure and the value of architectural landmarks to local identity and tourism in a form that can be compared with future views of the recorded location. The scene further reflects energy retrofit and keeping older buildings useful without erasing their distinctive character within the real-world context of the recorded location. Its period value extends to redevelopment pressure and the value of architectural landmarks to local identity and tourism within the specific setting of the recorded location.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,English,British,England,problem,with,problem with,issue with,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles,Warrington housing,Walton,MSCC,Peel Ports,Cheshire,brick built,reflections,reflection,Greenalls Avenue,TPT,Trans Pennine Trail,cycle path,rural
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H8FKTT - . An identifiable period record of the recorded location in 2016, retaining the practical detail and local context that distinguish a documentary photograph from a generic illustration. The frame specifically shows Housing at Walton Lock, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK. The locality and subject together evoke visual archive, conservation interest, everyday life, architectural detail, changing streetscape, community identity, before-and-after reference, regional identity, local history, urban fabric, local character, social history, conservation architecture, and period detail. The wider contemporary story combines redevelopment pressure, heritage conservation and the value of architectural landmarks to local identity and tourism. The image fixes materials and architectural details within the recorded location at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against replacement signage. A second descriptive layer includes adaptive reuse, changing land use, historic streetscape, documentary photography, cityscape history, heritage asset, place identity, and period building. Elements such as Walton and Housing add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. By fixing the subject within the recorded location, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The scene further reflects redevelopment pressure and keeping older buildings useful without erasing their distinctive character when considered against later change at the recorded location. Its period value extends to adaptive reuse and the balance between conservation, retrofit and modern accessibility without losing the local specificity of the recorded location. The location additionally provides evidence of energy retrofit and keeping older buildings useful without erasing their distinctive character in a form that can be compared with future views of the recorded location.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BRH05N - . A location-based documentary photograph from Northwich,Cheshire, England, UK, useful both for its immediate subject and for the smaller period details around it. At the heart of the image is Purple marshflower, , Northwich,Cheshire, England, UK. The photograph also carries associations with public realm, place identity, canal heritage, before-and-after reference, towpath landscape, industrial waterway history, inland navigation, working waterway, waterside infrastructure, local character, navigation engineering, boating network, social history, and historical comparison. Current discussion around this subject increasingly includes biodiversity alongside ageing locks and bridges, with particular attention to the long transition from freight route to leisure and heritage asset. The archival value lies partly in recording building condition and alterations around Northwich,Cheshire, England, UK before refurbishment alters the character of the place. The photograph additionally reflects contemporary history, lock-side environment, waterborne travel, social landscape, urban change, changing streetscape, riparian setting, and local history. The recorded references to marshflower, Northwich, and Purple preserve clues that can help identify how the subject was presented or used at the time. For Northwich,Cheshire, England, UK, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which small changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The location additionally provides evidence for biodiversity and the long transition from freight route to leisure and heritage asset within the specific setting of Northwich,Cheshire, England, UK. A further contemporary connection is waterside regeneration and the value of canals and rivers as blue-green corridors as part of the longer story of Northwich,Cheshire, England, UK. This gives Northwich,Cheshire, England, UK another specific visual benchmark for later local, social or physical change.
Northwich,Cheshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HG4AA1 - Robert Rob Roy MacGregor (Gaelic: Raibeart Ruadh MacGriogair
baptised 7 March 1671 “ died 28 December 1734) was a Scottish outlaw, who later became a folk hero. The name Roy comes from Gaelic Ruadh meaning Red, and referred to his red hair.
Rob Roy was born at Glengyle, at the head of Loch Katrine, as recorded in the baptismal register of Buchanan, Stirling. His parents were Donald Glas MacGregor and Margaret Campbell. He was also descended from the Macdonalds of Keppoch through his paternal grandmother.
In January 1693, at Corrie Arklet farm near Inversnaid, he married Mary Helen MacGregor of Comar (1671-1745), who was born at Leny Farm, Strathyre. The couple had four sons: James, Ranald, Coll and Robert (known as Robin Oig or Young Rob). They also adopted a cousin named Duncan.
Inverlochlarig Beg, Balquhidder,Sterling,Scotland, UK
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Keywords: cow,cows,udder,udders,lactation,milk,teat,breast,teats,ma dirty,clean,shot,full,tony,smith,tonysmith cow,mammal,milky,field,farm,agriculture,big,porn,hotpix!,rural,countryside,country,side,english,british,breasts,nipple,nipples
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4783662502 - 'An udder is an organ formed of the mammary glands of female quadruped mammals, especially ruminants such as cattle, goats, sheep and deer. The udder is a single mass hanging beneath the animal, consisting of pairs of mammary glands. In cattle there are normally two pairs, in sheep, goats and deer there is one pair, and in some animals such as pigs there are many pairs.
Udder care and hygiene in cows is important in milking, aiding uninterrupted and untainted milk production, and preventing mastitis. Products exist to soothe the chapped skin of the udder.
A 400-page United Nations report from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) states that cattle farming is 'responsible for 18% of greenhouse gases'. The production of cattle to feed and clothe humans stresses ecosystems around the world, and is assessed to be one of the top three environmental problems in the world on a local to global scale.
The report, entitled Livestock's Long Shadow, also surveys the environmental damage from sheep, chickens, pigs and goats. But in almost every case, the world's 1.5 billion cattle are cited as the greatest adverse impact with respect to climate change as well as species extinction. The report concludes that, unless changes are made, the massive damage reckoned to be due to livestock may more than double by 2050, as demand for meat increases. One of the cited changes suggests that intensification of the livestock industry may be suggested, since intensification leads to less land for a given level of production.
Some microbes respire in the cattle gut by an anaerobic process known as methanogenesis (producing the gas methane). Cattle emit a large volume of methane, 95% of it through eructation or burping, not flatulence.[40] As the carbon in the methane comes from the digestion of vegetation produced by photosynthesis, its release into the air by this process would normally be considered harmless, because there is no net increase in carbon in the atmosphere \u2014 it's removed as carbon dioxide from the air by photosynthesis and returned to it as methane.
Methane is a more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide, having a warming effect 23 to 50 times greater, and according to Takahashi and Young 'even a small increase in methane concentration in the atmosphere exerts a potentially significant contribution to global warming'. Further analysis of the methane gas produced by livestock as a contributor to the increase in greenhouse gases is provided by Weart.
Research is underway on methods of reducing this source of methane, by the use of dietary supplements, or treatments to reduce the proportion of methanogenetic microbes, perhaps by vaccination.
Cattle are fed a concentrated high-corn diet which produces rapid weight gain, but this has side effects which include increased acidity in the digestive system. When improperly handled, manure and other byproducts of concentrated agriculture also have environmental consequences.
Grazing by cattle at low intensities can create a favourable environment for native herbs and forbs
however, in most world regions cattle are reducing biodiversity due to overgrazing driven by food demands by an expanding human population.
All of this can paint cows, cattle and farmers as the bad guys. It depends on your ethical stance. There is no single answer to these issues (vegetarianism), we just need to be open to a number of ways of minimising its impact on an ever more fragile environment.
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On another note, this is my last shot in this 365 project.
I have really enjoyed it, learnt a lot and met some fantastic people on the journey (including many photographers who have become my contacts on Flickr). So a big thank you for putting up with my thoughts and ramblings.
After a little break rest assured I will certainly come up with an udder theme or project.
Thanks again for following!
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,England,UK,Cheshire,General Election,promises,poster,posters,Election Promises,poll,polling,register to vote,vote,voting,George Osborne defaced Conservative Election posters and publicity Knutsford Tatton,North West England,George Osborne,defaced Election poster,Conservative,ward,Northern Powerhouse,George Gideon Oliver Osborne,Vote conservative,selfservatives,vandals,vandalized,vandalised,defaced,hate,hated,in a field,rural,farming,countryside,placard,Selfservatives,Tories,party polls
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AA0RPM - George Gideon Oliver Osborne CH (born Gideon Oliver Osborne
23 May 1971) is a British newspaper editor and former Conservative Party politician, who was Member of Parliament (MP) for Tatton from June 2001 until he stood down on 3 May 2017. He served as Chancellor of the Exchequer under Prime Minister David Cameron from 2010 to 2016. He has been editor of the London Evening Standard since May 2017 and chair of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership (NPP) since September 2016.
Osborne worked briefly as a freelancer for The Daily Telegraph before joining the Conservative Research Department in 1994 and becoming head of its political section. He went on to be a special adviser to Douglas Hogg, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, and worked at 10 Downing Street as well as for Prime Minister John Major's campaign team in the party's unsuccessful 1997 general election campaign, before becoming a speechwriter and political secretary to Major's successor as party leader, William Hague.
Osborne was elected as MP for Tatton in 2001, becoming the youngest Conservative member of the House of Commons.
As Chancellor, Osborne pursued austerity policies aimed at reducing the budget deficit and launched the Northern Powerhouse initiative. After the Conservatives won an overall majority in the 2015 general election, Cameron reappointed him Chancellor in his second government and gave him the additional title of First Secretary of State. During the premiership of David Cameron, George Osborne was widely viewed as a potential future Leader of the Conservative Party
one Conservative MP suggested that the closeness of his relationship with Cameron meant that the two effectively shared power during the duration of the Cameron Government.
Following the 2016 referendum vote to leave the European Union and Cameron's consequent resignation, Osborne was sacked by newly appointed Prime Minister Theresa May, & returned to the backbenches. He became editor of the Evening Standard
Pickmere, Knutsford, Tatton ward, Cheshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HGC822 - Robert Rob Roy MacGregor (Gaelic: Raibeart Ruadh MacGriogair
baptised 7 March 1671 “ died 28 December 1734) was a Scottish outlaw, who later became a folk hero. The name Roy comes from Gaelic Ruadh meaning Red, and referred to his red hair.
Rob Roy was born at Glengyle, at the head of Loch Katrine, as recorded in the baptismal register of Buchanan, Stirling. His parents were Donald Glas MacGregor and Margaret Campbell. He was also descended from the Macdonalds of Keppoch through his paternal grandmother. In January 1693, at Corrie Arklet farm near Inversnaid, he married Mary Helen MacGregor of Comar (1671-1745), who was born at Leny Farm, Strathyre. The couple had four sons: James, Ranald, Coll and Robert (known as Robin Oig or Young Rob). They also adopted a cousin named Duncan.
Inverlochlarig Beg, Balquhidder,Sterling,Scotland, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Warrington,south,Cheshire,England,UK,WA4 2SJ,WA4,village,BT,cherry picker,access,platform,engineer,on,phone,line,telephone,lines,broadband,up,a,telegraph,pole,rural,rollout,wait here,sign,infrastructure,boom lift,powered,wooden,PPE,van,vehicles
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MAEY78 - . Photographed at Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK in 2023, this detailed documentary image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. The image documents Openreach Telecom engineers, working on domestic phone line / broadband internet copper wire, up a telephone / telegraph pole rural village. Other connected aspects include commercial signage, visual archive, before-and-after reference, period advertising, everyday life, regional identity, archival record, historic signage, local character, public realm, social history, contemporary social history, public information notice, and documentary photography. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with retail change, public safety and the historical value of ordinary advertising material. Small period details of equipment and working practice at Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK may become more significant with time, particularly following different community use. The photograph additionally reflects retail graphics, local history, changing streetscape, community identity, street-level marketing, visual merchandising, place identity, and brand communication. The combination of internet, village, broadband, copper, and Telecom anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. By fixing the subject within Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. A further contemporary connection is retail change and how public-facing messages shape behaviour and purchasing within the real-world context of Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK. The wider significance includes advertising regulation and the historical value of ordinary advertising material within the specific setting of Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK.
Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HG4AA9 - Robert Rob Roy MacGregor (Gaelic: Raibeart Ruadh MacGriogair
baptised 7 March 1671 “ died 28 December 1734) was a Scottish outlaw, who later became a folk hero. The name Roy comes from Gaelic Ruadh meaning Red, and referred to his red hair.
Rob Roy was born at Glengyle, at the head of Loch Katrine, as recorded in the baptismal register of Buchanan, Stirling. His parents were Donald Glas MacGregor and Margaret Campbell. He was also descended from the Macdonalds of Keppoch through his paternal grandmother.
In January 1693, at Corrie Arklet farm near Inversnaid, he married Mary Helen MacGregor of Comar (1671-1745), who was born at Leny Farm, Strathyre. The couple had four sons: James, Ranald, Coll and Robert (known as Robin Oig or Young Rob). They also adopted a cousin named Duncan.
Inverlochlarig Beg, Balquhidder,Sterling,Scotland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HG4AA5 - Robert Rob Roy MacGregor (Gaelic: Raibeart Ruadh MacGriogair
baptised 7 March 1671 “ died 28 December 1734) was a Scottish outlaw, who later became a folk hero. The name Roy comes from Gaelic Ruadh meaning Red, and referred to his red hair.
Rob Roy was born at Glengyle, at the head of Loch Katrine, as recorded in the baptismal register of Buchanan, Stirling. His parents were Donald Glas MacGregor and Margaret Campbell. He was also descended from the Macdonalds of Keppoch through his paternal grandmother.
In January 1693, at Corrie Arklet farm near Inversnaid, he married Mary Helen MacGregor of Comar (1671-1745), who was born at Leny Farm, Strathyre. The couple had four sons: James, Ranald, Coll and Robert (known as Robin Oig or Young Rob). They also adopted a cousin named Duncan.
Inverlochlarig Beg, Balquhidder,Sterling,Scotland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY3RJW - East Ilsley
Sheltered in a dip in the downs just off the A34 Southampton to Oxford and the Midlands trunk road is the ancient village of East Ilsley. The A34, once an important coaching route, originally passed right through the village and just to the north of the village is the ancient Ridgeway. So East Ilsley, once also known as Market Ilsley or Chipping Ilsley, had a prominent and important position.
The origin of the name is unclear. Originally Hildeslei , It could mean place of conflict or battle field and it is known that Alfred defeated the Danes in the Battle of Ashdown which took place nearby. Alternatively it could mean a woodland clearing of a man called Hild, and this meaning is supported by at least two sources. The nearby village of West Ilsley was originally a hamlet within the parish of East Ilsley.
East Ilsley once held an important weekly sheep market and had claims on the title of sheep farming capital of England. In the 19th century the sheep market was second in size only to Smithfield market in London. The origins of the then small East Ilsley sheep fair can be traced back to the 13th century, but from from the 17th century a weekly sheep market was held throughout spring and summer. As many as eighty thousand sheep could be auctioned in a single day which demonstrates the importance of the fair. The last fair was held in 1934 and a plaque in the centre of the village records this event.
Not surprisingly East Ilsley has had many inns and pubs. In the 19th century twelve were known to exist serving the coaching route from Oxford to Newbury and the sheep fairs, and at the beginning of the last century there were still eight. More surprisingly perhaps, when many villages have lost their village pubs, there are still two public houses in the centre of the village.
Standing prominently on a hill away from the centre of the village is the village church, St. Mary's, parts of which date from the 12th century.
Church Hill,East Ilsley, Newbury, Berkshire,England,UK
