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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,255A0061,V&A Dundee,interior,upper,level,timber,stairs,shop,public,spaces,Dundee,Scotland,UK,museum,architecture,design,contemporary,glass,concrete,visitors,retail,tourism,attraction,regeneration,Scottish,modern,building,waterfront
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3ENF1P9 - V&A Dundee interior from an upper level with timber stairs, shop and public spaces in Dundee, Scotland, UK. The elevated viewpoint looks across the museum's dramatic central circulation area, where warm horizontal timber cladding, glass balustrades, concrete columns and sweeping angular forms frame the open floors below. Visitors, retail displays and seating areas provide scale and demonstrate the everyday use of the building. V&A Dundee is Scotland's design museum and its architecture has become a major part of the city's waterfront regeneration and contemporary identity. The photograph is suitable for editorial coverage of V&A Dundee, museum architecture, Scottish design, contemporary interiors, cultural tourism, visitor attractions, public buildings, retail within museums, Dundee regeneration, architectural design and modern civic spaces. The complex geometry and strong contrast between wood, glass and pale structural surfaces create a highly recognisable interior view and illustrate how circulation, exhibition and social spaces are integrated within the museum.
V&A Dundee, 1 Riverside Esplanade, Dundee DD1 4EZ, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,IMG_1125,Norman Brown and Co,photographic,lantern,cine,supplies,ghost,sign,Dundee,Scotland,UK,historic,photography,camera,shop,equipment,retail,heritage,advertising,analogue,urban,archaeology,commerce,business,weathered,old,specialist,history,office,co,company,supplier,North Lindsey st
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3ER9NCT - Norman Brown and Co photographic lantern and cine supplies ghost sign in Dundee, Scotland, UK. The surviving painted or printed trade sign reads Norman Brown & Co, Photographic, Lantern & Cine Supplies, First Floor and remains visible on an older city building, preserving a fragment of Dundee's photographic and retail history. Historic references to Norman Brown & Co show the name associated with professional photography in Dundee, while the sign itself documents an era when specialist photographic dealers supplied cameras, lantern equipment, cine products and related materials from city-centre premises. The photograph is suitable for editorial coverage of ghost signs, faded advertising, photographic history, old camera shops, cine equipment, lantern slides, independent retailers, Dundee heritage, urban archaeology, historic shop signs, twentieth-century commerce, analogue photography and changing high streets. Weathering and age give the sign strong visual authenticity, while the wording provides unusually specific evidence of the specialist products once sold there. Such surviving commercial signs are valuable pieces of everyday social history because they reveal former businesses long after shopfronts and street uses have changed.
North Lindsay Street, Dundee, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@Hotpixuk,V&A,Victoria and Albert,centre,design,Scotland,wood,panelled,inside,atrium,waterfront,attraction,Scottish,cultural,landmark,shop,contemporary,visitor,tourist,inside V&A Dundee,famous Scottish museum,award winning museum design,Japanese architect Kengo Kuma,iconic Dundee building,Scotland tourism destination,Dundee city break,cultural tourism Scotland,modern public interior,architectural interior photography,wooden wall cladding,dramatic museum space,museum retail,exhibition venue,River Tay waterfront,Dundee regeneration,Scottish architecture tourism,indoor tourist attraction,creative city
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3ERK5XN - A wide interior view inside V&A Dundee, Scotland's dedicated design museum, showing the building's dramatic multi-level public atrium and its extensive warm-toned timber finishes. Long, irregular horizontal wooden panels line the walls and sweep around the open space, creating a strong geometric pattern that contrasts with the pale structural beams, exposed ceiling and glazed balustrades above. The elevated viewpoint looks across an upper-floor walkway and down towards the museum shop, where books, gifts, design products and souvenirs are arranged on brightly lit retail displays. Visitors can be seen browsing at ground level, helping convey the scale of this spacious contemporary cultural building.
V&A Dundee was designed by internationally recognised Japanese architect Kengo Kuma and opened in September 2018. It was the first V&A museum outside London, Scotland's first dedicated design museum and Kuma's first completed building in the United Kingdom. The architecture was inspired by the rugged cliffs of Scotland's east coast, while the interior uses layered timber surfaces and flowing circulation routes to produce an atmospheric, sculptural visitor environment.
Located beside the River Tay, the museum forms a major centrepiece of the long-term regeneration of Dundee Waterfront. Its permanent Scottish Design Galleries explore the contribution of Scottish creativity across architecture, fashion, furniture, engineering, healthcare and digital design, while temporary exhibitions draw visitors from Scotland, the wider UK and overseas. This image illustrates museum architecture, cultural tourism, destination design, urban regeneration and the visitor economy, as well as the practical integration of exhibition, circulation and retail spaces within a landmark modern building. The photograph captures the clean lines, dramatic scale and distinctive wooden interior that have made V&A Dundee one of the city's best-known attractions.
V&A Dundee, 1 Riverside Esplanade, Dundee, Scotland, DD1 4EZ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,255A9097,Oban,Rogerson,Shoes,footwear,shop,retail,independent,Scotland,Argyll,highstreet,storefront,business,shopping,town,staycation,UK,short,breka,holiday,holidays
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FA7XBG - . Rogerson Shoes independent footwear shop in Oban, Scotland. Photographed on 17 August 2025. The recorded location is Oban, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK. Rogerson Shoes shopfront in Oban, Scotland, showing a traditional independent footwear retailer in the town centre. The red and white fascia, display windows and street frontage provide a clear record of local high-street retail. The photograph can illustrate independent business, town-centre shopping, changing retail patterns, footwear sales, tourism spending and the commercial character of Oban in Argyll and Bute. Oban grew around a sheltered bay on Scotland's west coast and expanded in the nineteenth century with steamship traffic and the arrival of the railway in 1880. It remains a major gateway to the Inner Hebrides, with CalMac ferries, rail and road connections concentrated around the waterfront. Tourism, seafood, island travel and maritime services all contribute to the town's modern economy. For high street, the historical context is that small businesses have long adapted existing premises to changing consumer demand, adding signs, windows and interiors that make each period visually distinct
Their survival is closely tied to footfall, rents, local competition and the wider fortunes of the town centre. Looking at independent retailer, the longer history is that market halls have long concentrated small traders under one roof, combining food, household goods and specialist retail with an important social role
Regenerated markets increasingly mix traditional stalls with cafés, events and independent makers. For high street, the 2026 context is that independent and high-street businesses continue to face pressure from costs, online competition and changing consumer habits, while councils increasingly treat local commerce, food and leisure as part of town-centre regeneration. The scene also brings together high street, commercial premises, independent business, and shopfront.
Oban, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,255A9107,Oban,shop,retail,souvenir,Scottish,Scotland,Thistle,tourism,gift,highstreet,Argyll,storefront,business,shopping,staycation,UK,short,breka,holiday,holidays
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FA7XBR - . Thistle Do Nicely souvenir and Scottish gift shop in Oban. Photographed on 17 August 2025. The recorded location is Oban, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK. Thistle Do Nicely Scottish souvenir and gift shop in Oban, photographed on the town's commercial waterfront streets. The colourful shopfront and Scottish-themed branding reflect the strong visitor economy in this gateway to the Inner Hebrides. The image provides contemporary editorial context for tourism retail, independent shops, souvenirs, Scottish identity, high-street trading and visitor spending in Oban and the wider Argyll and Bute economy. Oban grew around a sheltered bay on Scotland's west coast and expanded in the nineteenth century with steamship traffic and the arrival of the railway in 1880. It remains a major gateway to the Inner Hebrides, with CalMac ferries, rail and road connections concentrated around the waterfront. Tourism, seafood, island travel and maritime services all contribute to the town's modern economy. Seen through local business, the earlier context is that local businesses provide unusually precise social-history evidence because names, branding and uses change more quickly than the buildings they occupy
A shop, café, pub or service company can disappear while the façade survives, leaving photographs as a record of the previous commercial life of the street. For consumer object, the historical context is that material culture includes the ordinary products people bought, used, collected or displayed
Small manufactured objects can reveal national identity, advertising, technology and popular taste in ways that formal records do not. Looking at market hall, the longer history is that market halls have long concentrated small traders under one roof, combining food, household goods and specialist retail with an important social role
Regenerated markets increasingly mix traditional stalls with cafés, events and independent makers.
Oban, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,fish & chips,fish and chips,chippy,takeaway,carryout,IMG_9892,Think Fish,blue,neon,sign,Glasgow,Scotland,UK,fish,chip,shop,yellow,food,seafood,British,cuisine,hospitality,restaurant,retail,signage,fast,independent,urban,night,illuminated,traditional
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EKP0D7 - . Think Fish blue neon sign at a Glasgow fish and chip shop in Scotland, UK. Photographed on 17 February 2025. The recorded location is Glasgow, Scotland, UK. The brightly illuminated words THINK FISH and THINK BLUE glow in yellow and blue against a dark background, creating a bold graphic image associated with traditional British fish and chips. The simple composition makes the colourful neon lettering the main subject and gives the image strong visual impact for stories about chippies, takeaway businesses, urban food culture, retail signage, night-time hospitality and the enduring popularity of fish and chips in Britain. Within the history of local economy, local businesses provide unusually precise social-history evidence because names, branding and uses change more quickly than the buildings they occupy
A shop, café, pub or service company can disappear while the façade survives, leaving photographs as a record of the previous commercial life of the street. In relation to visitor guidance, historical context shows that wayfinding developed from painted names and fingerposts into standardised road, rail and public-information systems
Local signs still retain distinctive typography or bilingual wording even within increasingly consistent national standards. For the story of culinary tradition, it is useful to note that packaging and utensils also matter: corks, bottles and branded labels preserve evidence of production and trade alongside the food or drink itself. Against the 2026 backdrop for local economy, current interest in community assets and place-making gives photographs of individual businesses added significance when premises close, rebrand or are converted to new uses. As of 2026, the position for visitor guidance is that digital maps and smartphone navigation are ubiquitous, but physical signage remains essential for safety, accessibility, legal restrictions and visitors without reliable connectivity.
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,history,historic,heritage,Scotland,EH2,the,shop,shopping,retail,and,studio,Princes Street,advert,advertisement,1980,salon,services,Scottish,beauty salon,former,closed,old,Jenners Edinburgh,Regis Spa,nail bar Edinburgh,beauty services,manicure,pedicure,cosmetics retail,Princes Street Edinburgh,historic department store,city centre shopping,Scottish retail,fashion and beauty,interior signage,modern retail,documentary photography
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2X2CG2C - Interior signage advertising nail bar and beauty services inside Jenners department store on Princes Street in Edinburgh, Scotland. The display promotes manicure and beauty treatments associated with the store's Regis Spa offering and is set against the distinctive interior finishes of one of Scotland's most famous retail landmarks.
Jenners, founded in 1838, has long been regarded as Edinburgh's premier department store and a key feature of Princes Street, the city's principal shopping thoroughfare. Often referred to historically as the Harrods of the North, the store has played a central role in Edinburgh's retail and social life for generations.
Beauty services such as nail bars and spas reflect the evolution of traditional department stores, adapting to changing consumer habits by combining retail with experiential services. The image captures this blend of historic retail heritage and contemporary beauty culture within a city-centre shopping environment.
This photograph is suitable for editorial use illustrating department store interiors, beauty and wellness retail, Edinburgh shopping, changing high street models, luxury retail environments, and the modernisation of historic retail institutions in the UK.
48 Princes Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK EH2 2YJ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,IMG_2631,The Vintage Scene,neon,sign,Rose Street,Edinburgh,Scotland,UK,vintage,retro,retail,second-hand,fashion,independent,shop,shopping,tourism,design,pink,blue,city-centre,secondhand,chain
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EFEG1K - . The Vintage Scene neon sign at 118-120 Rose Street in Edinburgh city centre, Scotland, UK. Photographed on 7 March 2024. The recorded location is 118-120 Rose Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. The circular illuminated sign glows in pink, blue and turquoise lettering against an interior wall, creating a bold retro-style visual associated with vintage fashion, design and second-hand retail. Neon signage has become a popular way for independent retailers and lifestyle businesses to create distinctive visual identities and social-media-friendly interiors. For the story of bilingual signage, it is useful to note that temporary and permanent notices are valuable social-history evidence because they capture the rules and assumptions of a particular moment, from parking and access to opening times, safety and public-service instructions. The historical setting for material culture is that clothing and accessories are precise markers of fashion history
Fabric, colour, width, pattern and construction can identify an era even when the wearer is absent, making small objects such as ties useful records of changing male dress. Seen through commercial premises, the earlier context is that small businesses have long adapted existing premises to changing consumer demand, adding signs, windows and interiors that make each period visually distinct
Their survival is closely tied to footfall, rents, local competition and the wider fortunes of the town centre. For present-day bilingual signage, 2026 is significant because current public-realm design increasingly expects signs to be legible, inclusive and consistent, while bilingual and accessibility information reflects wider policy around language and equal access. In the 2026 discussion of material culture, formal office dress is less universal than it was in previous decades, giving vintage ties and traditional menswear additional relevance to stories about changing workplace culture, resale and retro fashion.
118-120 Rose Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,London,city,centre,central,historic,American,USA,1950s,style,antique,neon,light,lit,electrical,sign,for,the,Stop & Drink,and,monochrome,BW,shop,store,wild west,US,lounge,sprits,Scotland,Wales,BOGOF,offers,retail,retailing,legislation,liquors,ABC
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R3Y98N - A liquor store is a retail business that predominantly sells prepackaged liquors (typically in bottles), wine or beer, usually intended to be consumed off the store's premises. Depending on region and local idiom, they may also be called an off-licence (in the UK and Ireland), off-sale (in parts of Canada and the US), bottle shop, bottle store or, colloquially, bottle-o (in Australia, New Zealand and parts of Canada), liquor store (in Canada, the US, Australia and New Zealand) or other similar terms. A very limited number of jurisdictions have an alcohol monopoly. In US states that are alcoholic beverage control (ABC) states, the term ABC store may be used.
The Twenty-first Amendment of the United States Constitution allows states to regulate the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages. State regulations vary widely. The majority of the U.S. states have laws specifying which alcoholic beverages must be sold in specialty liquor stores and which may be sold in other venues.
In seventeen alcoholic beverage control (ABC) states, the specialty liquor stores are owned and operated exclusively by the state government, where liquor stores often sell only spirits or sometimes sell spirits and wine but not beer. ABC-run stores may be called ABC stores or state stores.
In Alabama, Connecticut, Georgia, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Texas, liquor stores are also known as package stores
locally in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and areas bordering these states the term pack or packie is used as well, because purchased liquor must be packaged in sealed bottles or other containers when it is taken from the store
In three states (Kansas, Minnesota, and Utah), only low-point beer may be sold in supermarkets or gas stations. In Utah, stores not owned and operated by the state are known as Package Agencies. These are liquor outlets operated by private individuals or corporate entities under contract with the state for the purpose of selling packaged liquor
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,London,city,centre,central,historic,American,USA,1950s,style,antique,neon,light,lit,electrical,sign,for,the,Stop & Drink,and,colour,coloured,shop,store,wild west,US,lounge,sprits,Scotland,Wales,BOGOF,offers,retail,retailing,legislation,liquors,ABC
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R3Y98Y - A liquor store is a retail business that predominantly sells prepackaged liquors (typically in bottles), wine or beer, usually intended to be consumed off the store's premises. Depending on region and local idiom, they may also be called an off-licence (in the UK and Ireland), off-sale (in parts of Canada and the US), bottle shop, bottle store or, colloquially, bottle-o (in Australia, New Zealand and parts of Canada), liquor store (in Canada, the US, Australia and New Zealand) or other similar terms. A very limited number of jurisdictions have an alcohol monopoly. In US states that are alcoholic beverage control (ABC) states, the term ABC store may be used.
The Twenty-first Amendment of the United States Constitution allows states to regulate the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages. State regulations vary widely. The majority of the U.S. states have laws specifying which alcoholic beverages must be sold in specialty liquor stores and which may be sold in other venues.
In seventeen alcoholic beverage control (ABC) states, the specialty liquor stores are owned and operated exclusively by the state government, where liquor stores often sell only spirits or sometimes sell spirits and wine but not beer. ABC-run stores may be called ABC stores or state stores.
In Alabama, Connecticut, Georgia, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Texas, liquor stores are also known as package stores
locally in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and areas bordering these states the term pack or packie is used as well, because purchased liquor must be packaged in sealed bottles or other containers when it is taken from the store
In three states (Kansas, Minnesota, and Utah), only low-point beer may be sold in supermarkets or gas stations. In Utah, stores not owned and operated by the state are known as Package Agencies. These are liquor outlets operated by private individuals or corporate entities under contract with the state for the purpose of selling packaged liquor
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,terminal,England,UK,airport,transport,M90 1QX,infrastructure,airports,A,Royal,Celebration,coronation,150g,for,at,£11.99,shop,store,dutyfree,20% off,heirloom,Shortbread Tin,of,souvenir,150grams,English,monarchy,Scotland,grams,potential,gift,special-edition,Royal Deeside,King Charles III,tourist,butter,collectors
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PYBH6K - . A Royal Celebration shortbread 150g at £11.99, Manchester International Airport, England, UK, M90 1QX. Photographed on 27 April 2023, this spring image records the subject in its real-world setting and provides a contemporary visual reference for the place, activity, object or organisation shown. The recorded location is Manchester Airport, England, UK, M90 1QX, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include terminal, airport, transport, M90 1QX, infrastructure, airports, Royal, Celebration, coronation, 150g, £11.99, shop, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. The transport setting gives the image wider relevance to mobility, infrastructure, roads and public transport, travel behaviour, local connectivity, logistics and the relationship between vehicles and the built environment. It can illustrate planning, transport policy, accessibility, congestion, public investment and the changing technologies and services used to move people or goods. The frame provides a detailed documentary record of the subject as it appeared at the time of photography, preserving the surrounding context as well as the principal feature. Its value is both descriptive and editorial, allowing the scene to illustrate news, features, local history, travel, social change and retrospective comparison. Visible or contextual elements such as architecture, signage, branding, public realm, transport infrastructure, street furniture and everyday activity help establish a strong sense of place where they form part of the scene. The photograph can also support future before-and-after use if the building, business, service, streetscape, transport operation or public space is later altered, redeveloped, rebranded or closed. The scene contributes a specific, place-based record rather than a generic illustration.
Manchester Airport, England, UK, M90 1QX
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,midlands,England,UK,BCLM,daily,12,till,3,12-3pm,chips,fish,&,and,The,Great Britain,food,foods,traditional,hot,fry,fried,supper,lunch,meal,in,cooked,closed,Wales,Welsh,Scotland,shop,window,takeaway,chipbox,chippy,fish bar,cod
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2NAWFMR - A fish and chip shop, sometimes referred to as a chip shop, is a (often fast food) restaurant that specialises in selling fish and chips. Usually, fish and chip shops provide takeaway service, although some have seating facilities. Fish and chip shops may also sell other foods, including variations on their core offering such as battered sausage and burgers, to regional cuisine such as Greek or Indian food.
Variations on the name include fish bar, fishery (in Yorkshire), fish shop and chip shop. In the United Kingdom including Northern Ireland, they are colloquially known as a chippy or fishy, while in the rest of Ireland and the Aberdeen area, they are known as chippers.
The word chip-shop is first recorded by the Oxford English Dictionary in 1953. Chippy or chippie was first recorded in 1961. Occasionally the type of fish will be specified, as in 'Cod-n-Chips'.
In Scotland, the fish tends to be haddock, whereas in England it tends to be cod. This is because both fish tend to be sourced from Scottish waters in the North Sea and then shipped around the UK. Haddock was thought to taste better than cod when fresh, while cod tasted better a few days later. In the days before refrigerated haulage this meant that haddock would taste bad by the time it made it out of Scotland, while the cod would still taste good if it took a few days to reach its destination. Hake, pollock, whiting, and plaice are also seen at many chip shops. In Scotland, 'special fish' is a variant where the haddock is breadcrumbed instead of battered.
UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Edinburgh,city,centre,Scotland,Auld Reekie,High St,Lothian,UK,EH1 1TB,special,seasonal,shop,store,retail,the,December,wooden,carved,German,figures,nutcrackers,tinsel,decorations,gift,gifts,traditional,festive-themed,festive,theme,themed,old town,history,heritage
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M366T7 - . The Nutcracker Christmas Shop, High St, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, UK, EH1 1TB. Photographed on 27 November 2022. Traditional festive-themed gift store stocking decorations, carved German figures and nutcrackers. Historically, christmas imagery ranges from religious observance to commercial decoration, seasonal entertainment and humour
Cards, shop displays, lights and novelty messages reveal how the festival has been represented in popular culture as well as how retail and public spaces respond to the winter season. As background, retail premises reveal the evolution of high streets and town centres: independent shops, markets, bakeries, butchers and larger chains respond continually to changing tastes, rents, competition and shopping habits
Photographs can preserve businesses and shopfronts that later disappear. From a heritage perspective, seasonal and low-light photography can emphasise the relationship between natural conditions and the built environment
Dusk, snow, mist or dramatic cloud often reveal lighting, silhouettes and reflective surfaces that are less apparent in ordinary daylight. In 2026, contemporary Christmas coverage frequently combines celebration with consumer spending, energy use, travel and sustainability
Older festive designs can also function as nostalgic or retro visual references. Against the 2026 backdrop, town-centre resilience remains a major policy issue in England, with government programmes aimed at high streets and community ownership of valued local assets
Changing retail patterns, vacancies and the growth of food-led destinations make older shop and market photographs useful for comparison. The subject remains topical in 2026 because christmas remains a major retail and tourism period, while household energy costs, sustainable decorations and the pressure of seasonal spending often feature alongside more traditional festive themes.
The Nutcracker Christmas Shop, High St, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, UK, EH1 1TB
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Edinburgh,city,centre,Scotland,32,UK,EH1 1PB,Take Drugs Seriously,mind altering,and,outreach,shop,office,drop-in,drop,in,confidential advice,1-1,support,free,safe,sex materials,BBV,pregnancy,testing,tests,test,problem,death,deaths,problems,Scottish,kills,killers,hotpix.org.uk
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M3670J - We neither condemn nor condone drug use: we exist to reduce harm, challenge perceptions and help people make positive choices about their use of cannabis, stimulant and other social drugs and sexual health by providing non-judgemental, credible and up to date information and support.
32 Cockburn Street, Edinburgh,Scotland, EH1 1PB
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Edinburgh,city,centre,Scotland,32,UK,EH1 1PB,Take Drugs Seriously,mind altering,and,outreach,shop,office,drop-in,drop,in,confidential advice,1-1,support,free,safe,sex materials,BBV,pregnancy,testing,tests,test,problem,death,deaths,problems,Scottish,kills,killers
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M36741 - We neither condemn nor condone drug use: we exist to reduce harm, challenge perceptions and help people make positive choices about their use of cannabis, stimulant and other social drugs and sexual health by providing non-judgemental, credible and up to date information and support.
32 Cockburn Street, Edinburgh,Scotland, EH1 1PB
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,city,centre,Scotland,Lothian,UK,EH1 1QS,Treacle electric Sign,Treacle,electric Sign,lit,bright,electric,night,sweet,sugar,cake,meals,food,Indian restaurant,Indian,restaurant,Royal Mile,business,businesses,cafe,cafes,sweetest,buy,purchases,purchase,shop,store,lights,decorate,decorated,lit up
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M367CK - . This dated editorial view of 130 High Street, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, UK, EH1 1QS in 2022 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The subject captured here is Treacle electric Sign, Indian restaurant, 130 High Street, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, UK, EH1 1QS. The wider scene also brings together printed message, commercial ephemera, contemporary social history, social history, traditional takeaway, street-level message, everyday life, British food tradition, visual communication, local history, graphic street detail, street food culture, before-and-after reference, and local dining tradition. The modern context includes continuing discussion of tourism, changing diets and how food signs and shopfronts become part of urban cultural identity. For current editorial use, accessibility and street design provide additional context, especially through the survival of physical messages in an increasingly digital environment. The image fixes materials and architectural details within 130 High Street, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, UK, EH1 1QS at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against replacement signage. The location also brings in popular cuisine, period lettering, historic sign, place identity, urban typography, regional food culture, instructional wording, and archival record. References to Indian, restaurant, Treacle, electric, and Lothian give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. A later view of 130 High Street, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, UK, EH1 1QS may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. Another useful connection is tourism and how food signs and shopfronts become part of urban cultural identity within the specific setting of 130 High Street, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, UK, EH1 1QS.
130 High Street, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, UK, EH1 1QS
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Edinburgh,city,centre,Scotland,EH1,shops,retail,EH1 3DQ,upmarket,fashion,Xmas,festive,complex,big-name,a very merry,very merry,Multrees Christmas,Multrees Xmas,night,evening,business,businesses,cafe,cafes,sweetest,buy,purchases,purchase,shop,store,lights,decorate,decorated,lit up
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M368Y0 - . Recorded at Multrees Walk, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH1 3DQ 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 image documents Multrees Walk shopping centre, Multrees Walk, Edinburgh EH1 3DQ, at night, A very Merry Multrees Christmas. The image also relates to specialist retailer, local history, everyday life, contemporary social history, public realm, visual archive, changing land use, period detail, customer footfall, independent retail, regional identity, small business, archival record, and before-and-after reference. Current relevance extends to town-centre regeneration and online shopping, particularly through how shopfronts become short-lived records of changing businesses. As a dated visual record of Multrees Walk, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH1 3DQ, the frame retains landscape treatment and surrounding development, making it especially useful if refurbishment subsequently changes the scene. The subject also sits alongside retail property, bricks-and-mortar retail, high-street commerce, town-centre trading, street-level business, shopfront economy, place identity, and specialist shop. Details involving Christmas, night, Merry, Multrees, and Edinburgh make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. By fixing the subject within Multrees Walk, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH1 3DQ, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The image also provides a reference for town-centre regeneration and the resilience of specialist shops in an online retail economy when considered against later change at Multrees Walk, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH1 3DQ. Another useful connection is independent business and the resilience of specialist shops in an online retail economy without losing the local specificity of Multrees Walk, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH1 3DQ.
Multrees Walk, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH1 3DQ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Edinburgh,city,centre,Scotland,EH1,shops,retail,EH1 3DQ,upmarket,complex big-name,fashion,at,Louis,brand,high-end,house,French,Louis Vuitton Malletier,WWII,Nazi collaboration,counterfeit,product,products,Vuiton,entrance,night,handbag,chain,chav,shop,front,luxury,up-market,brands
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M3692R - Louis Vuitton Malletier, commonly known as Louis Vuitton , is a French high-end luxury fashion house and company founded in 1854 by Louis Vuitton. The label's LV monogram appears on most of its products, ranging from luxury bags and leather goods to ready-to-wear, shoes, watches, jewelry, accessories, sunglasses and books. Louis Vuitton is one of the world's leading international fashion houses. It sells its products through standalone boutiques, lease departments in high-end departmental stores, and through the e-commerce section of its website.
For six consecutive years (20062012), Louis Vuitton was named the world's most valuable luxury brand. Its 2012 valuation was US$25.9 billion. In 2013, the valuation of the brand was US$28.4 billion with revenue of US$9.4 billion. The company operates in 50 countries with more than 460 stores worldwide
Multrees Walk, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH1 3DQ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Edinburgh,city,centre,Scotland,EH1,shops,retail,EH1 3DQ,upmarket,complex big-name,fashion,exercise equipment,bike,bikes,physical,store,stores,service,services,costly,expensive,online,community,brand,sporting,equipment,sign,uncertainty,losses,losing,users,lockdown,shop,window,job losses,rise and fall,night
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M36969 - Peloton Interactive, Inc. is an American exercise equipment and media company based in New York City. The company's products are stationary bicycles, treadmills, indoor rowers equipped with Internet-connected touch screens that steam live and on-demand fitness classes through a subscription service. The equipment includes built-in sensors that track metrics such power output, providing users with real-time feedback on their performance and leaderboard rankings to compete with other users.
Peloton charges a US$44 monthly membership fee to access classes and additional features on their exercise equipment, or $12.99 for users only accessing the content via app or website
In 2011, John Foley, an executive at Barnes & Noble in New York City, pitched his colleague, Tom Cortese, on the idea that technology could make it possible for people with little time to get the full experience of working out in a high-end studio cycling class in their homes. Peloton Interactive was founded in January 2012
The company raised $400,000 in seed money in February 2012 and another $3.5 million in December 2012. Peloton sold its first bike on Kickstarter in 2013 with an early bird price tag of $1,500. Their first Internet-connected stationary bicycle with a tablet was released in 2014. The company also opened showrooms in shopping centers around the US, for people to test out the machines, and sales quickly soared, behind the entertaining classes and cycling instructors, and the online community of riders
Sales increased significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic as home gyms became more popular during the COVID-19 lockdowns. However, the rapid increase in demand caused shipping delays, with customers receiving their products months late, leading some to cancel orders
Multrees Walk, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH1 3DQ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,UK,Edinburgh,Scotland,226,EH8 7NG,in,at,Esso filling station,Synergy,Fuel,Technology,open every day,petrol,price,diesel,prices,Esso,filling,station,garage,ExxonMobil,oil,company,fossil,fuels,Tesco,convenience,store,shop,fuel,cost,costs,carbon footprint,greenwashing
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M3JBYN - . An identifiable period record of 226 Willowbrae Rd, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH8 7NG in 2022, retaining practical detail and local context that distinguish documentary photography from a generic illustration. The subject captured here is Esso filling station, Synergy Fuel Technology, open every day, petrol and diesel prices, per litre in 226 Willowbrae Rd, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH8 7NG. The frame also records themes of rail modernisation, regional rail, rail corridor, commuter travel, social history, public transport network, documentary photography, transport interchange, local character, local history, changing land use, period detail, station environment, and rail mobility. Current relevance extends to public ownership and reliability, particularly through the role of public transport in reducing congestion and emissions. Small period details of local activity and public use at 226 Willowbrae Rd, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH8 7NG may become more significant with time, particularly following replacement signage. A second descriptive layer includes visual archive, changing streetscape, archival record, rail infrastructure, contemporary social history, railway branding, everyday life, and passenger railway. Elements such as Willowbrae, prices, Technology, every, and Synergy add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The wider setting at 226 Willowbrae Rd, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH8 7NG matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The image also provides a reference for public ownership and the role of public transport in reducing congestion and emissions as part of the longer story of 226 Willowbrae Rd, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH8 7NG. The frame retains a trace of local identity for later comparison. The scene captures a local visual benchmark within the wider story of 226 Willowbrae Rd, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH8 7NG.
226 Willowbrae Rd, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH8 7NG
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Edinburgh,Scotland,UK,Scottish,fast food,unhealthy,fat,fatty,fried,food,white,battered,sign,signs,shop,window,restaurant,cafe,9,EH1 2HE,EH1,chippy,blue,yellow,glow,glowing,glows,electric,electrical,fishy,seafood,British,traditional,culture,tourist,attarction,vintage
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RH9DGM - The British tradition of eating fish battered and fried in oil was introduced to the country by Spanish and Portuguese Jewish immigrants, who spent time in the Netherlands before settling in the UK as early as the 16th century. They prepared fried fish in a manner similar to pescado frito, which is coated in flour then fried in oil. Fish fried for Shabbat for dinner on Friday evenings could be eaten cold the following afternoon for shalosh seudot, palatable this way as liquid vegetable oil was used rather than a hard fat, such as butter. Charles Dickens mentions fried fish warehouses in Oliver Twist (1838)
The modern fish-and-chip shop (chippy in modern British slang) originated in the United Kingdom, although outlets selling fried food occurred commonly throughout Europe. Early fish-and-chip shops had only very basic facilities. Usually these consisted principally of a large cauldron of cooking fat, heated by a coal fire. The fish-and-chip shop later evolved into a fairly standard format, with the food served, in paper wrappings, to queuing customers, over a counter in front of the fryers. As a boy, Alfred Hitchcock lived above a fish and chip shop in London, which was the family business. According to Professor John Walton, author of Fish and Chips and the British Working Class, the British government made safeguarding supplies of fish and chips during the First World War a priority: The cabinet knew it was vital to keep families on the home front in good heart, unlike the German regime that failed to keep its people well fed.
By 1910, there were over 25,000 fish and chip shops across the UK, a figure that grew to over 35,000 shops by the 1930s.Since then the trend has reversed, and in 2009 there were approximately 10,000 shops
Victoria St, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH1 2HE
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Keywords: HotpixUk,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,UK,England,English,dummy,in kilt,in a kilt,skirt,mens skirt,shop,Bath Street,Glasgow,Scotland,G2 1HW,Kilt Store,G2,Scottish,clothing,tartan,shop window,candle,candle stick,ghillie shirt,kilt outfits,ghillie,knee-length non-bifurcated skirt with pleats at the back,knee-length,non-bifurcated skirt,Scottish Highlands,Highlanders,great kilt,formal kilt,philibeg,Scottish kilt,King of kilts,Highland,dress,Independence
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AAT2T6 - A kilt (Scottish Gaelic: fèileadh [ˈfeːləɣ])[1] is a type of knee-length non-bifurcated skirt with pleats at the back, originating in the traditional dress of Gaelic men and boys in the Scottish Highlands. It is first recorded in the 16th century as the great kilt, a full-length garment whose upper half could be worn as a cloak. The small kilt or modern kilt emerged in the 18th century, and is essentially the bottom half of the great kilt. Since the 19th century, it has become associated with the wider culture of Scotland, and more broadly with Gaelic or Celtic heritage. It is most often made of woollen cloth in a tartan pattern.
Although the kilt is most often worn on formal occasions and at Highland games and other sports events, it has also been adapted as an item of informal male clothing, returning to its roots as an everyday garment. Particularly in North America, kilts are now made for casual wear in a variety of materials. Alternative fastenings may be used and pockets inserted to avoid the need for a sporran. Kilts have also been adopted as female wear for some sports.
39 - 41 Bath Street, Glasgow, Scotland, UK G2 1HW
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,Hotpixuk,GoTonySmith,G1,railway,metro,Caffe Nero,St Enochs,historic,Scotland,UK,St Enoch Square,cafe,former,subway,office,St Enochs Sq,St Enochs Square,St Enoch Sq,night,evening,dusk,history,lights,lit,illuminated,winter,busy,turret,turrets,clock,café,shopping,shoppers,retail,coffee,shop,G1 4BW
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AERR5J - . This location-based editorial photograph from The Ticket Office, St Enoch's Square, Glasgow , Scotland, UK, G1 4BW in 2019 preserves a recognisable subject together with clues about how the place was used and presented at the time. The photograph records Caffe Nero,St Enoch,St Enochs,historic,subway building,Glasgow,Scotland,UK, G1 4BW. A broader reading of the scene brings in local trading, commercial streetscape, regional identity, commercial frontage, station environment, documentary photography, high-street commerce, historical comparison, regional rail, rail transport, everyday life, changing streetscape, retail property, and rail mobility. Today's wider story includes rail reform, integrated transport and the practical question of reducing congestion and car dependency. For contemporary context, town-centre regeneration and consumer spending are closely related themes, especially where the issue becomes bringing underused premises back into productive use. For local-history research, the photograph anchors the visual character of the locality at the time within the setting of The Ticket Office, St Enoch's Square, Glasgow , Scotland, UK, G1 4BW. The setting also brings in railway branding, visual archive, period detail, consumer retail, commuter travel, urban commerce, retail vacancy, and contemporary social history. References to building, Enochs, subway, Glasgow, and Enoch help fix the photograph to its own subject and period rather than reducing it to a generic view. For The Ticket Office, St Enoch's Square, Glasgow , Scotland, UK, G1 4BW, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The wider significance includes rail reform and reducing congestion and car dependency in a form that can be compared with future views of The Ticket Office, St Enoch's Square, Glasgow , Scotland, UK, G1 4BW.
The Ticket Office, St Enoch's Square, Glasgow , Scotland, UK, G1 4BW
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,Hotpixuk,GoTonySmith,FK8,11-13 Murray Place,Stirling,Scotland,FK8 1DQ,tours,brand,British Thomas Cook Group,British,liquidation,Hays Travel,travel agent,agents,chain,branch,bankrupt,now,trading,rescue,rescued,as,Hays,global,group,MyTravel,fail,failure,job,jobs,lost,collapse,shop,shops,store,stores,history,historic
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AERR7G - Thomas Cook Group plc was a British global travel group. It was formed on 19 June 2007 by the merger of Thomas Cook AG (itself the successor to Thomas Cook & Son) and MyTravel Group.[9] The group operated in two separate segments: a tour operator and an airline. It also operated travel agencies in Europe. On 23 September 2019 Thomas Cook Group and all UK entities went into compulsory liquidation.
Thomas Cook was listed on both the London Stock Exchange and the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The Thomas Cook Group ceased trading on 23 September 2019. Approximately 21,000 worldwide employees were left without jobs (including 9,000 UK staff) and 600,000 customers (150,000 from the UK) were left abroad, triggering the UK's largest peacetime repatriation.
After the collapse, segments of the company were purchased by others, including the travel stores in the UK, the airlines, the Thomas Cook name and logo, the hotel brands and the tour operators.
In February 2019, the Financial Times newspaper said that the Thomas Cook Group had received bids for its airline business, which includes Condor, and also the company as a whole. In March 2019, Thomas Cook UK announced 21 travel office closures and the redundancy of 300 staff, justifying the decision with the fact that 64% of bookings had been made online in 2018
On 9 October 2019, independent travel agent Hays Travel announced that it had acquired all 555 former Thomas Cook travel stores in the UK, and planned to re-employ a significant number of former employees. Hays, which already operated 190 of their own stores, expected to retain over 25% of the retail staff, saving roughly 2,500 jobs
1-13 Murray Place, Stirling,Scotland,UK, FK8 1DQ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,humour,humorous,89,Perthshire,Scotland,UK,FK17 8BQ,named,name,rude,shop,store,retail,screw,it,screwing,screws,names,Callander,Callandar,retailer,small business,the,high St,bricks and mortar,ScrewIt,hardware,locks,nails,wood,shelves,parts,tools
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K3XN92 - . This authentic period view of 89 Main Street, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland, UK, FK17 8BQ in 2019 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The image documents Screw It, comical hardware shop, 89 Main Street, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland, UK, FK17 8BQ. A broader reading of the photograph includes everyday life, social history, specialist shop, commercial frontage, historical comparison, shopfront economy, street-level business, changing land use, bricks-and-mortar retail, high-street commerce, visual archive, contemporary social history, independent retail, and specialist retailer. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into town-centre regeneration and business rates, not least because of how shopfronts become short-lived records of changing businesses. As a dated visual record of 89 Main Street, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland, UK, FK17 8BQ, the frame retains public access and movement, making it especially useful if refurbishment subsequently changes the scene. Other useful contextual ideas include changing streetscape, local history, customer footfall, regional identity, before-and-after reference, public realm, documentary photography, and community identity. Elements such as Callander, Perthshire, comical, hardware, and Screw add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The period setting at 89 Main Street, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland, UK, FK17 8BQ helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The image also provides a reference for town-centre regeneration and the contribution of independents to distinctive high streets as part of the longer story of 89 Main Street, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland, UK, FK17 8BQ. The scene captures a trace of local identity before later change alters the scene.
89 Main Street, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland, UK, FK17 8BQ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,open,for,manscaping,haircuts,hot shave,hot shaves,the,craic,priceless,appointment,appointments,mancave,man,cave,shop,salon,Scottish,A Board,signs,FK17,17 Main St,Perthshire,Scotland,England,UK,FK17 8DU,barbers,Gordons,is,a,trim,hot,shave,shaves,walk in
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K3XNA8 - . An identifiable period record of 17 Main St, Callander, Perthshire,Scotland,UK, FK17 8DU in 2019, retaining practical detail and local context that distinguish documentary photography from a generic illustration. The principal subject is Gordons Mancave Barber shop/ Gents wedding services sign, 17 Main St, Callander, Perthshire,Scotland, UK, FK17 8DU. The image also relates to local history, visitor hospitality, visual archive, beer-led hospitality, pub heritage, public information notice, place identity, historic hostelry, period detail, instructional wording, traditional pub, night-time economy, period lettering, and changing land use. The modern context includes continuing discussion of beer duty, consumer spending and the survival of pubs as both businesses and informal community spaces. For current editorial use, local history and accessibility provide additional context, especially through how signs can document commercial, social or regulatory change. Small period details of public access and movement at 17 Main St, Callander, Perthshire,Scotland,UK, FK17 8DU may become more significant with time, particularly following altered transport patterns. Other useful contextual ideas include community identity, everyday life, street-level message, community drinking venue, licensed hospitality, local social venue, real-ale culture, and graphic street detail. The combination of Gordons, wedding, Mancave, Gents, and Barber anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. For 17 Main St, Callander, Perthshire,Scotland,UK, FK17 8DU, 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 beer duty and the survival of pubs as both businesses and informal community spaces without losing the local specificity of 17 Main St, Callander, Perthshire,Scotland,UK, FK17 8DU.
17 Main St, Callander, Perthshire,Scotland,UK, FK17 8DU
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,at a,bakers,shop,for,retail,store,handmade,Callandar,Scotland,UK,Scotch pie,food,processed,savoury,meat,beef,mince,pork,traceability,product,food chain,foodchain,of,Pie and mash,Pie factory,Bake Off,British Pie,bake,off,BakeOff,pastry,large,English,Pie,FK17 8AA,FK17,Callander
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K3XNB1 - . This dated editorial view of the recorded location in 2019 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The defining feature is Pies at a bakers shop, piled up for retail purchase, Callandar, Scotland, UK, FK17 8AA. The subject also carries associations with town-centre trading, contemporary social history, popular cuisine, hospitality food service, food-and-drink heritage, visual archive, local dining tradition, local enterprise, street food culture, local history, shopfront economy, commercial frontage, changing land use, and regional food culture. Current relevance extends to independent business and town-centre regeneration, particularly through the resilience of specialist shops in an online retail economy. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into hospitality costs and local business, not least because of the enduring appeal of traditional takeaway meals. Future viewers can use this scene from the recorded location to compare local activity and public use with whatever follows after refurbishment. Further associations within the scene are before-and-after reference, bricks-and-mortar retail, period detail, everyday cuisine, specialist retailer, street-level business, local character, and archival record. Elements such as retail, Callandar, piled, bakers, and purchase add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The period setting at the recorded location helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The scene further reflects independent business and the resilience of specialist shops in an online retail economy in a form that can be compared with future views of the recorded location. Its period value extends to nutrition and the enduring appeal of traditional takeaway meals within the real-world context of the recorded location.
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Keywords: HousingITguy,Project365,2nd 365,HotpixUK365,Tone Smith,GoTonySmith,365,2365,one a day,Tony Smith,Hotpix,Cressers,Brush Shop,brushes,Edinburgh,Victoria St,Victoria Street,Museum of Context,Harry Potter,world,Harry,Potter,Brian Potter,shop,retail,store,Scotland,Capital,City,centre,City centre
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3193566234 - 'Edinburgh has few secrets for me to discover. I have been visiting the place on a regular basis over the past 30+ years. I have kept a beady eye (Manc reference there), on Cressers Brush Shop, over many of those years. Usually from the Bow Bar over the way, I have to say. Maybe it did inspire JK Rowling, to write about magic wizard wands. I cannot surmise on that one. I regret the brush shop is not there today, but wish JKR well, she did good in the face of adversity.
However, Edinburgh does seem to be becoming swamped in Harry Potter Shops. I would be content just with a few more blue plaques instead TBAH.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,café,BBQ,pigs,pig farming,industrial pig,cook,cooking,scratchings,cafe,Victoria Street,Edinburgh,Scotland,UK,restaurant,in a pork,shop,porky,peppa,snout,cruel,EH1,EH1 2JW,hog,spit,roast,roasted,food,meat,eating,eater,celebration,tasty,traditional,suckling,whole,sacrifice,Boars
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K3XN3D - A pig roast or hog roast is an event or gathering which involves the barbecuing of a whole pig.
Pig roasts, under a variety of names, are a common traditional celebration event in many places including the Philippines, Puerto Rico and Cuba. It is also popular in the United States, especially in the state of Hawaii (a luau) and in the Southern United States (pig pickin'). In Southeast Asia, a pig roast is a staple among the Buddhist, and Christian communities, notably among Catholic Filipinos and Hindu Balinese people, or Buddhist Chinese people.
The tradition of the hog roast goes back millennia and is found in many cultures. There are numerous ways to roast pork, including open fire rotisserie style roasting, and caja china style box grilling. Many families traditionally have a pig roast for Thanksgiving or Christmas.
In the UK, the tradition of pig roasting, more commonly known in the UK as a hog roast, is popular on many occasions, particularly parties and celebrations. It is usually an outdoor event, and a staple meal at many show events. The tradition is to roast either on a spit, turning the pig under a flame, or in a large oven in a roasting pan
roasting pigs around 130 lbs (60 kg) in weight are common in the UK. The pig is normally roasted in a propane gas machine. The pig's skin is scored with a sharp blade and covered in water and salt to make the crackling. In ancient times, going all the way back to the Saxons, roasting a wild boar was often the centerpiece of a meal at Yuletide, with Yule being Freya's feast. The head was often the greatest delicacy, as evidenced by the survival of the Boar's Head Carol.
34 Victoria St, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH1 2JW
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,old town,Edinburgh,capital,city,centre,Scotland,UK,EDN,EH1,Old Town,Lothian,EH1 2JW,Dragon Alley,shop,store,dusk,evening,Brush,Shop,Victoria St,people,shoppers,tourist,tourists,attraction,magic,magical,Harry Potter,retail,profit,book,novel,novels,stories,popular
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K3XN3J - . Photographed at 40 Victoria St, Old Town, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, UK, EH1 2JW in 2018, this detailed documentary image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. The principal subject is Harry Potters Edinburgh, Robert Cressers Brush Shop, formally of 40 Victoria St, Old Town, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, UK, EH1 2JW. Other connected aspects include local enterprise, small business, commercial frontage, archival record, retail property, changing land use, everyday life, independent retail, historical comparison, place identity, customer footfall, documentary photography, specialist retailer, and regional identity. For current editorial use, commercial rents and footfall provide additional context, especially through the resilience of specialist shops in an online retail economy. Small period details of landscape treatment and surrounding development at 40 Victoria St, Old Town, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, UK, EH1 2JW may become more significant with time, particularly following refurbishment. The wider setting retains connections with contemporary social history, shopfront economy, changing streetscape, public realm, social history, bricks-and-mortar retail, local history, and visual archive. Elements such as Potters, Edinburgh, Harry, Cressers, and Victoria add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. Around 40 Victoria St, Old Town, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, UK, EH1 2JW, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The wider significance includes commercial rents and the resilience of specialist shops in an online retail economy when considered against later change at 40 Victoria St, Old Town, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, UK, EH1 2JW. That local specificity strengthens the long-term documentary value of image 2K3XN3J.
40 Victoria St, Old Town, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, UK, EH1 2JW
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,UK,Edinburgh,Scotland,Lothian,Lothians,City Centre,towards the right,painted sign,wall,Hand,pointing,points,right,Tattoo,shop,tattoo,tattoos,tats,this way,that way,way,to,the,ink,in,skin,have,chose,choice,of,a,skin art,art,for,body
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RG9868 - . An editorial view records the working environment around Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, in this period view from 2018. Within that setting the photograph concentrates on Hand pointing towards the right, Tattoo shop this way, painted sign on wall, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. The location also connects shopping habits, consumer retail, urban commerce, retail vacancy, customer footfall, retail property, consumer spending, high-street commerce, local trading, city-centre economy, commercial frontage, and storefront culture. Current debate around consumer spending often combines vacant premises, changing footfall and the practical challenge of mixed-use town centres. The date and location give the photograph archival strength: future views of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK may show different businesses, branding, services, architecture, traffic patterns or redevelopment, allowing clear before-and-after comparison. Beyond the immediate subject, the setting involves shopfront economy, retail decline and renewal, commercial streetscape, independent retail, chain-store economy, bricks-and-mortar retail. The scene is further associated with finger pointing, wall sign, tattoos. A more expansive reading adds shopping district, and town-centre trading. The wider contemporary story of commercial property now includes operating costs alongside changing footfall, while policy and investment increasingly consider mixed-use town centres. As the location changes, the frame remains a reference for public-realm details, local business activity, patterns of everyday use, the condition of buildings, and regional identity in a form that can be compared with later photographs. In historical comparison, the image can help trace changes of use, period design, public activity, local character, and the appearance of the built environment as an authentic period reference. The view of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK also preserves another layer of local identity and period change.
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: gotonysmith,window,Pandas,front,painting,hoarding,Empty,Empty shop,shops,Empty Shops,UK,shop,street art,streetart,high street,retail,retailing,interesting,high streets,Queen St,Glasgow,Scotland,G1 3EF,Queen Street,empty,unit,store,G1,eating,eats,bamboo,monkey,cafe,restaurant,painted,art
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HKHW6F - . This dated editorial view of Queen St, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, G1 3EF in 2017 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The photograph centres on Panda and monkey eating, drawn on shop front, Queen Street, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, G1 3EF. Other connected aspects include contemporary social history, shopfront economy, high-street commerce, archival record, changing streetscape, regional identity, everyday life, independent retail, community identity, specialist retailer, place identity, historical comparison, customer footfall, and local enterprise. The modern context includes continuing discussion of store closures, consumer spending and how consumer spending and property costs shape local commercial streets. Future viewers can use this scene from Queen St, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, G1 3EF to compare period objects and surrounding context with whatever follows after refurbishment. The location also brings in changing land use, town-centre economy, documentary photography, local trading, before-and-after reference, retail property, street-level business, and commercial frontage. The recorded references to monkey, drawn, Glasgow, Panda, and Queen preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The wider setting at Queen St, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, G1 3EF matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. Another strand within the photograph is store closures and how consumer spending and property costs shape local commercial streets in a form that can be compared with future views of Queen St, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, G1 3EF. The setting also helps illustrate town-centre regeneration and how consumer spending and property costs shape local commercial streets within the real-world context of Queen St, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, G1 3EF.
Queen St, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, G1 3EF
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Keywords: gotonysmith,window,Pandas,front,painting,hoarding,Empty,Empty shop,shops,Empty Shops,UK,shop,street art,streetart,high street,retail,retailing,interesting,high streets,Queen St,Glasgow,Scotland,G1 3EF,Queen Street,empty,unit,store,G1,eating,eats,bamboo,monkey,cafe,restaurant,painted,art
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HKHW6W - . This scene at Queen St, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, G1 3EF in 2017 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 Panda and monkey eating, drawn on shop front, Queen Street, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, G1 3EF. The wider scene also brings together changing streetscape, period detail, bricks-and-mortar retail, small business, local character, commercial streetscape, local trading, local enterprise, documentary photography, shopfront economy, customer footfall, historical comparison, independent retail, and public realm. From a 2025-onward perspective, independent business and commercial rents are closely linked to this subject, alongside the role of small retailers in maintaining active town centres. As a dated visual record of Queen St, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, G1 3EF, the frame retains street furniture and boundaries, making it especially useful if refurbishment subsequently changes the scene. Further associations within the scene are community identity, street-level business, visual archive, retail property, town-centre economy, high-street commerce, everyday life, and place identity. The combination of Glasgow, front, Queen, Panda, and drawn anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. By fixing the subject within Queen St, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, G1 3EF, 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 independent business and the role of small retailers in maintaining active town centres in a form that can be compared with future views of Queen St, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, G1 3EF. A further contemporary connection is commercial rents and the role of small retailers in maintaining active town centres within the real-world context of Queen St, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, G1 3EF.
Queen St, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, G1 3EF
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Keywords: Japanese,asian,GoTonySmith,red sign,red neon,Asia,in,Glasgow city centre,Scotland,UK,Asian,glow,lit,lighted,noodles,noodle,shop,restaurant,bar,eatery,takeaway,carryout,JustEat,Deliveroo,UberEats,spicy,spiced,Korean,Vietnamese,Chinese,food,foods,fastfood,fast food,cuisine,soups,soup,hot,electric
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HKHW80 - . This dated editorial view of Glasgow, Scotland, GB, United Kingdom in 2017 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The subject captured here is Noodle Bar, red Neon Sign in Glasgow city centre, Scotland, UK. The setting additionally reflects local character, changing land use, changing streetscape, community noticeboard, social story.htm Target=_Blank>history, visual archive, before-and-after reference, community identity, place identity, public-facing notice, contemporary social history, archival record, transport stop marker, and regional identity. The modern context includes continuing discussion of inclusive design, accessibility and the need for accessible information that works without digital technology. For later comparison, the photograph preserves equipment and working practice at Glasgow, Scotland, GB, United Kingdom, details that may look very different after redevelopment. Further associations within the scene are documentary photography, period detail, orientation signage, directional sign, public information signage, instructional sign, wayfinding marker, and street furniture. Details involving Scotland, Glasgow, centre, and Noodle make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. For Glasgow, Scotland, GB, United Kingdom, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. Another useful connection is inclusive design and how small pieces of street furniture become recognisable parts of local identity as part of the longer story of Glasgow, Scotland, GB, United Kingdom. The scene further reflects navigation and the importance of clear wayfinding in public and transport environments when considered against later change at Glasgow, Scotland, GB, United Kingdom. The photograph keeps period character as part of Glasgow, Scotland, GB, United Kingdom's history.
Glasgow, Scotland, GB, United Kingdom
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Keywords: kilts,clothing,wedding,Scottish Wedding,tourist,retail,shop,tourism,wear,wearing,sign,shop,G1,wearing a kilt,Buchanan St,Buchanan Street,Scottish Clothing,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,Scots,Scottish,British,Scotland,Glasgow,Greater,problem,with,problem with,issue with,City,Centre,cities,Urban,Urbanist,town,infrastructure,transport,tour,tourism,tourists,urban,attraction,attractions,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,Greater Glasgow,British Isles,Glasgow City Centre,City Centre
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HEJ666 - . Photographed at 110 Buchanan St, Glasgow,Scotland,UK G1 2RN in 2016, this detailed documentary image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. The defining feature is Hector Russell Kiltmaker, 110 Buchanan St, Glasgow,Scotland,UK G1 2RN. The subject also carries associations with documentary photography, place identity, bus route infrastructure, bus infrastructure, passenger transport, public transport stop, street-side transport, roadside transit, visual archive, changing streetscape, public realm, roadside stop, before-and-after reference, and archival record. From a 2025-onward perspective, local connectivity and passenger information are closely linked to this subject, alongside the challenge of maintaining reliable services outside dense city centres. The image fixes signage and branding within 110 Buchanan St, Glasgow,Scotland,UK G1 2RN at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against changed technology. The surrounding story also includes historical comparison, surface public transport, public transport information, contemporary social history, regional identity, community identity, changing land use, and social history. References to Kiltmaker, Hector, Scotland, Russell, and Glasgow give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. Around 110 Buchanan St, Glasgow,Scotland,UK G1 2RN, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The location additionally provides evidence of local connectivity and the challenge of maintaining reliable services outside dense city centres when considered against later change at 110 Buchanan St, Glasgow,Scotland,UK G1 2RN. A further contemporary connection is local connectivity and the shift toward cleaner buses and integrated ticketing without losing the local specificity of 110 Buchanan St, Glasgow,Scotland,UK G1 2RN.
110 Buchanan St, Glasgow,Scotland,UK G1 2RN
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Keywords: Argyl,G2,shop,shops,shopping,retail,30,Argyll Arcade Entrance,city,centre,city centre,classic,history,historic,victorian,Victorian arcade,cities,jeweller,jewellers,shops,Westergait,Argyle Street,st,street,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,Scottish,British,Scotland,problem,with,problem with,issue with,tourist,travel,tourism,place,to places,visit,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H9PM38 - . This authentic period view of Argyll Arcade, Glasgow, Scotland, UK G2 8LP in 2016 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The frame specifically shows Entrance to the Argyll Arcade,Glasgow,Scotland,UK. A broader reading of the photograph includes customer footfall, specialist retailer, everyday life, archival record, small business, independent retail, commercial streetscape, commercial frontage, regional identity, local history, town-centre economy, local character, street-level business, and before-and-after reference. For current editorial use, online shopping and business rates provide additional context, especially through the role of small retailers in maintaining active town centres. The image fixes lettering, decoration and surface detail within Argyll Arcade, Glasgow, Scotland, UK G2 8LP at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against changed technology. The subject also sits alongside retail property, place identity, shopfront economy, high-street commerce, contemporary social history, public realm, community identity, and historical comparison. Elements such as Scotland, Arcade, Glasgow, Entrance, and Argyll add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The period setting at Argyll Arcade, Glasgow, Scotland, UK G2 8LP helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The image also provides a reference for online shopping and how shopfronts become short-lived records of changing businesses and branding in a form that can be compared with future views of Argyll Arcade, Glasgow, Scotland, UK G2 8LP. Another useful connection is online shopping and how consumer spending and property costs shape local commercial streets within the real-world context of Argyll Arcade, Glasgow, Scotland, UK G2 8LP.
Argyll Arcade, Glasgow, Scotland, UK G2 8LP
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HGC7XT - . This scene at Glasgow, United Kingdom 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 frame specifically shows Sewing Machines in Shop window of All Saints Spittalfields. A broader reading of the photograph includes before-and-after reference, historical comparison, local trading, place identity, documentary photography, high-street commerce, customer footfall, public realm, archival record, specialist retailer, community identity, retail property, small business, and shopfront economy. From a 2025-onward perspective, town-centre regeneration and business rates are closely linked to this subject, alongside how shopfronts become short-lived records of changing businesses and branding. Future viewers can use this scene from Glasgow, United Kingdom to compare materials and architectural details with whatever follows after different community use. Other useful contextual ideas include changing land use, bricks-and-mortar retail, commercial streetscape, changing streetscape, regional identity, commercial frontage, local character, and social history. References to Sewing, window, Spittalfields, Saints, and Machines give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. The wider setting at Glasgow, United Kingdom matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. Another strand within the photograph is town-centre regeneration and how shopfronts become short-lived records of changing businesses and branding within the specific setting of Glasgow, United Kingdom. The setting also helps illustrate footfall and how consumer spending and property costs shape local commercial streets as part of the longer story of Glasgow, United Kingdom. The view records a trace of local identity within the wider story of Glasgow, United Kingdom.
Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Keywords: Street,Scotland,GoTonySmith,fine,Scottish,tweeds,sign,merchants,and,tweed,tailors,tailor,ladieswear,clothes,clothing,EH1 2JP,EH1,door,doorway,entrance,shop,store,window,rough,woollen,fabric,wool,material,Isle of Harris,Harris,icon,iconic,vintage,new,hipster,hotpix.org.uk
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED9ERH - Tweed is a rough, woollen fabric, of a soft, open, flexible texture, resembling cheviot or homespun, but more closely woven. It is usually woven with a plain weave, twill or herringbone structure. Colour effects in the yarn may be obtained by mixing dyed wool before it is spun.
Tweeds are an icon of traditional Scottish, Irish, Welsh and English clothing, being desirable for informal outerwear, due to the material being moisture-resistant and durable. Tweeds are made to withstand harsh climates and are commonly worn for outdoor activities such as shooting and hunting, in England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland. In Ireland, tweed manufacturing is now most associated with County Donegal but originally covered the whole country. In Scotland, tweed manufacturing is most associated with the Isle of Harris in the Hebrides.
The original name of the cloth was tweel, Scots for twill, the material being woven in a twilled rather than a plain pattern. A traditional story has the name coming about almost by chance. Around 1831, a London merchant, James Locke, received a letter from a Hawick firm, Wm. Watson & Sons, Dangerfield Mills about some tweels. The merchant misinterpreted the handwriting, understanding it to be a trade-name taken from the River Tweed that flows through the Scottish Borders textile area. The goods were subsequently advertised as Tweed and the name has remained since
44-46 Victoria Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH1 2JP
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Keywords: Street cockburn,gift,location,pedestrians,people tourists street edinburgh,places,scene,scotland,shop,shoppers,souveneir,souveneirs,street,tourist,travel,uk GB great Britain Scotland,Uk,Gotonysmith,EDN,retail,store,blue,news,Scottish,the,international,confectionary,stationary,phone cards,sign,kilt,kilts,Scots,gifts
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED4M1N - . The Scotsman newsagent and Paper Rack, Cockburn St Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. The photograph was taken on 26 December 2014. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. Signage, lettering, logos, numbers or other visible information form an important part of the record, helping identify the subject and capture contemporary branding or public messaging. The scene is closely associated with The Scotsman Paper Rack, Cockburn St Edinburgh, gifts, tobacconists, newsagent, scotsman, souvenirs, epay, paper and rack, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The scene is relevant to retail, shopping, consumer behaviour, town and city centres, independent businesses and the changing appearance of the British high street. It can support editorial stories about shops, shopping centres, retail architecture, store branding, local commerce, vacancies, regeneration, consumer spending, tourism and the pressure on traditional bricks-and-mortar businesses. Shopfronts, signs, windows, displays, arcades and surrounding public realm provide useful visual context for how retail space is designed and experienced by pedestrians. The photograph also acts as a dated record of a business or shopping location, valuable when premises later change hands, rebrand, close or are redeveloped. Search themes include retail, shopping, shopfronts, consumer behaviour, high streets, town centres, commercial property, independent business, branding and changing local economies. A dated view of a shop or shopping environment gains extra archive value when businesses rebrand, close, move or when premises are redeveloped. It can be used in newspapers, magazines, books, websites, documentaries, heritage projects and retrospective features where geographical accuracy and period detail matter.
Cockburn St Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED4M1Y - . The Scotsman newsagent and Paper Rack, Cockburn St Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. The photograph was taken on 26 December 2014. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. Signage, lettering, logos, numbers or other visible information form an important part of the record, helping identify the subject and capture contemporary branding or public messaging. The scene is closely associated with The Scotsman Paper Rack, Cockburn St Edinburgh, gifts, tobacconists, newsagent, scotsman, souvenirs, epay, paper and rack, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The scene is relevant to retail, shopping, consumer behaviour, town and city centres, independent businesses and the changing appearance of the British high street. It can support editorial stories about shops, shopping centres, retail architecture, store branding, local commerce, vacancies, regeneration, consumer spending, tourism and the pressure on traditional bricks-and-mortar businesses. Shopfronts, signs, windows, displays, arcades and surrounding public realm provide useful visual context for how retail space is designed and experienced by pedestrians. The photograph also acts as a dated record of a business or shopping location, valuable when premises later change hands, rebrand, close or are redeveloped. Search themes include retail, shopping, shopfronts, consumer behaviour, high streets, town centres, commercial property, independent business, branding and changing local economies. A dated view of a shop or shopping environment gains extra archive value when businesses rebrand, close, move or when premises are redeveloped. It can be used in newspapers, magazines, books, websites, documentaries, heritage projects and retrospective features where geographical accuracy and period detail matter.
Cockburn St Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED4MPJ - . Looking up Edinburgh's Historic Victoria St, City Centre, Lothian, Scotland, UK at night. Photographed on 26 December 2014. The recorded location is Victoria St, West Bow, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. Victoria Street with its historic architecture, elegant curve and colourful shop fronts is one of the city's most picturesque locations. It links Grassmarket to Castlehill. As background, historic objects and places gain meaning through survival
Materials, craftsmanship, inscriptions and later alterations can reveal how a building, machine or everyday item was made, used and valued, while preservation decisions show which parts of the past communities choose to retain. Historically, panoramic and atmospheric views place individual landmarks within their wider setting
Light, season and weather affect how architecture and landscape are perceived, while distant development can provide clues to the changing form of a town or coastline. In the longer view, city-centre photography documents both designed space and informal use
Architecture, signage, traffic, public art and pedestrian movement together reveal how people experience a place, often providing a more useful record of urban change than landmark images alone. Against the 2026 backdrop, conservation is increasingly considered alongside regeneration, climate resilience and adaptive reuse
The value of a historic subject therefore lies not only in nostalgia but in the evidence it provides about materials, local identity and how places change. In 2026, current interest in climate and place-making gives atmospheric landscape photographs added documentary value, particularly where weather, coastlines or urban development are prominent. As of 2026, conservation is increasingly considered alongside regeneration, climate resilience and adaptive reuse
The value of a historic subject therefore lies not only in nostalgia but in the evidence it offers about materials, local identity and how places change.
Victoria St, West Bow, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXKF8 - . Trotters Optician,George St, New Town, Edinburgh,Scotland,UK. Photographed at 44 George St, New Town, Edinburgh EH2 2LE. The photograph was taken on 31 August 2013. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. Signage, lettering, logos, numbers or other visible information form an important part of the record, helping identify the subject and capture contemporary branding or public messaging. The scene is closely associated with Trotters, Optician, George St, Edinburgh, New Town, humour, light, lamp, NewTown and spectacles, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph has strong editorial relevance to public events, festivals, performances, celebrations and the temporary activity that changes the character of a familiar place. It can support coverage of festivals, street entertainment, performers, audiences, tourism, cultural events, city-centre activity and the economic and social impact of organised public gatherings. Costume, temporary signs, crowds, performance areas, street furniture and the surrounding architecture can all help establish the event in a specific place and period. Because events are temporary, a dated documentary photograph has particular archive value, preserving details that disappear as soon as the programme, performers and public activity move on. Search themes include festivals, street performance, live entertainment, cultural events, tourism, crowds, city-centre activity, temporary public space and event heritage. The dated view is valuable for identifying how a particular event, performer or festival presence looked in that year. It can be used in newspapers, magazines, books, websites, documentaries, heritage projects and retrospective features where geographical accuracy and period detail matter.
44 George St, New Town, Edinburgh EH2 2LE
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Keywords: 55 St Enoch Square,Glasgow,Scotland,UK,G1,4EQ,G14EQ,saint,shop,shops,mall,GMW,Architects,Sir,Robert,McAlpine,station,Argyle,Street,architectural,critics,architecture,eco,eco-friendly,largest,glass-covered,enclosed,area,in,Europe,Greenhouse,Scott,Lithgow,Gotonysmith,eco,ecoroof,inside,detail,canopy
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DG3950 - The St. Enoch Centre is a shopping mall located in the central area of Glasgow, the largest city in Scotland. The Architects were the GMW Architects. The construction, undertaken by Sir Robert McAlpine, began in 1986, and the building was opened to the public in May 1989. It was officially opened by the then-Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, in February of the following year.
Located on the site of the former St Enoch Station, the building is just off Glasgow's famous shopping thoroughfare, Argyle Street and overlooks the historic St. Enoch Square and the original Subway station building (on the right of the photograph). The present St Enoch subway station is now accessible by escalators.
Whilst the target of many architectural critics, the building is notable for its massive glass roof, which makes it the largest glass-covered enclosed area in Europe. Not only does this substantially reduce heating and lighting loads - the mall area is lit entirely by natural daylight in summer, whilst the solar heat generated by the roof means that mechanical heating is only required for a week on average per year - it also earned the building its affectionate nickname The Glasgow Greenhouse. The roof's steel framework was fabricated by the shipbuilders Scott Lithgow.
The glass roofed element surrounds a seven storey car park, and when originally opened, an ice rink. This was closed in 1999 when a refurbishment programme (initiated to compete with the newer Buchanan Galleries), saw it being replaced by more shops and an enlarged restaurant area.
55 St Enoch Square, Glasgow , Scotland, UK G1 4EQ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DG39BP - The St. Enoch Centre is a shopping mall located in the central area of Glasgow, the largest city in Scotland. The Architects were the GMW Architects. The construction, undertaken by Sir Robert McAlpine, began in 1986, and the building was opened to the public in May 1989. It was officially opened by the then-Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, in February of the following year.
Located on the site of the former St Enoch Station, the building is just off Glasgow's famous shopping thoroughfare, Argyle Street and overlooks the historic St. Enoch Square and the original Subway station building (on the right of the photograph). The present St Enoch subway station is now accessible by escalators.
Whilst the target of many architectural critics, the building is notable for its massive glass roof, which makes it the largest glass-covered enclosed area in Europe. Not only does this substantially reduce heating and lighting loads - the mall area is lit entirely by natural daylight in summer, whilst the solar heat generated by the roof means that mechanical heating is only required for a week on average per year - it also earned the building its affectionate nickname The Glasgow Greenhouse. The roof's steel framework was fabricated by the shipbuilders Scott Lithgow.
The glass roofed element surrounds a seven storey car park, and when originally opened, an ice rink. This was closed in 1999 when a refurbishment programme (initiated to compete with the newer Buchanan Galleries), saw it being replaced by more shops and an enlarged restaurant area.
55 St Enoch Square, Glasgow , Scotland, UK G1 4EQ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DG39FN - The St. Enoch Centre is a shopping mall located in the central area of Glasgow, the largest city in Scotland. The Architects were the GMW Architects. The construction, undertaken by Sir Robert McAlpine, began in 1986, and the building was opened to the public in May 1989. It was officially opened by the then-Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, in February of the following year.
Located on the site of the former St Enoch Station, the building is just off Glasgow's famous shopping thoroughfare, Argyle Street and overlooks the historic St. Enoch Square and the original Subway station building (on the right of the photograph). The present St Enoch subway station is now accessible by escalators.
Whilst the target of many architectural critics, the building is notable for its massive glass roof, which makes it the largest glass-covered enclosed area in Europe. Not only does this substantially reduce heating and lighting loads - the mall area is lit entirely by natural daylight in summer, whilst the solar heat generated by the roof means that mechanical heating is only required for a week on average per year - it also earned the building its affectionate nickname The Glasgow Greenhouse. The roof's steel framework was fabricated by the shipbuilders Scott Lithgow.
The glass roofed element surrounds a seven storey car park, and when originally opened, an ice rink. This was closed in 1999 when a refurbishment programme (initiated to compete with the newer Buchanan Galleries), saw it being replaced by more shops and an enlarged restaurant area.
55 St Enoch Square, Glasgow , Scotland, UK G1 4EQ
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Keywords: 55 St Enoch Square,Glasgow,Scotland,UK,G1,4EQ,G14EQ,saint,shop,shops,mall,GMW,Architects,Sir,Robert,McAlpine,station,Argyle,Street,architectural,critics,architecture,eco,eco-friendly,largest,glass-covered,enclosed,area,in,Europe,Greenhouse,Scott,Lithgow,Gotonysmith stenoch stenochs canopy entrance conservatory,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DG39GJ - The St. Enoch Centre is a shopping mall located in the central area of Glasgow, the largest city in Scotland. The Architects were the GMW Architects. The construction, undertaken by Sir Robert McAlpine, began in 1986, and the building was opened to the public in May 1989. It was officially opened by the then-Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, in February of the following year.
Located on the site of the former St Enoch Station, the building is just off Glasgow's famous shopping thoroughfare, Argyle Street and overlooks the historic St. Enoch Square and the original Subway station building (on the right of the photograph). The present St Enoch subway station is now accessible by escalators.
Whilst the target of many architectural critics, the building is notable for its massive glass roof, which makes it the largest glass-covered enclosed area in Europe. Not only does this substantially reduce heating and lighting loads - the mall area is lit entirely by natural daylight in summer, whilst the solar heat generated by the roof means that mechanical heating is only required for a week on average per year - it also earned the building its affectionate nickname The Glasgow Greenhouse. The roof's steel framework was fabricated by the shipbuilders Scott Lithgow.
The glass roofed element surrounds a seven storey car park, and when originally opened, an ice rink. This was closed in 1999 when a refurbishment programme (initiated to compete with the newer Buchanan Galleries), saw it being replaced by more shops and an enlarged restaurant area.
55 St Enoch Square, Glasgow , Scotland, UK G1 4EQ
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Keywords: City,UK,tartan,gift,gifts,sunshine,sign,shop,Gotonysmith,oldtown,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,old,town,EH1,Celtic,cloth,kilt,weave,woven,clan,colour,colours,CCC,Celtic Craft Centre Kiltmakers,Royal Mile,Paisley Close,101,High St,Edinburgh,Scotland,EH1 1SP,independence
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DED06J - . Celtic Craft Kiltmakers Centre in Edinburgh old town, Scotland Capital city, EH1. Photographed at Royal Mile, Paisley Close, 101 High St, Edinburgh EH1 1SP. The photograph was taken on 26 August 2013. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. Signage, lettering, logos, numbers or other visible information form an important part of the record, helping identify the subject and capture contemporary branding or public messaging. The scene is closely associated with Celtic, Craft, Edinburgh, Capital, tradition, tartan, gift, gifts, sunshine and sign, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The scene is relevant to retail, shopping, consumer behaviour, town and city centres, independent businesses and the changing appearance of the British high street. It can support editorial stories about shops, shopping centres, retail architecture, store branding, local commerce, vacancies, regeneration, consumer spending, tourism and the pressure on traditional bricks-and-mortar businesses. Shopfronts, signs, windows, displays, arcades and surrounding public realm provide useful visual context for how retail space is designed and experienced by pedestrians. The photograph also acts as a dated record of a business or shopping location, valuable when premises later change hands, rebrand, close or are redeveloped. Search themes include retail, shopping, shopfronts, consumer behaviour, high streets, town centres, commercial property, independent business, branding and changing local economies. A dated view of a shop or shopping environment gains extra archive value when businesses rebrand, close, move or when premises are redeveloped. The view is firmly rooted in a real location rather than a constructed studio setting.
Royal Mile, Paisley Close, 101 High St, Edinburgh EH1 1SP
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Keywords: royal,Mile,Edinburgh,Scotland,UK,High St,High street,high,st,street,gift,gifts,tourism,traditional,GoTonySmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,independent,store,wool,craft,knitting,knitted,attraction,duty free,dutyfree,scarves,scarf,shop,window,windows,the,tartan,clan,offers
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DED16E - . Holyrood cashmere shop, flying a flag of royal standards, Royal Mile, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. Photographed at High st, Royal Mile, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. The photograph was taken on 26 August 2013. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with Holyrood cashmere shop, Royal Mile, Edinburgh, Holyrood, cashmere, shop, retail, clothing, cloth and royal, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The scene is relevant to retail, shopping, consumer behaviour, town and city centres, independent businesses and the changing appearance of the British high street. It can support editorial stories about shops, shopping centres, retail architecture, store branding, local commerce, vacancies, regeneration, consumer spending, tourism and the pressure on traditional bricks-and-mortar businesses. Shopfronts, signs, windows, displays, arcades and surrounding public realm provide useful visual context for how retail space is designed and experienced by pedestrians. The photograph also acts as a dated record of a business or shopping location, valuable when premises later change hands, rebrand, close or are redeveloped. Search themes include retail, shopping, shopfronts, consumer behaviour, high streets, town centres, commercial property, independent business, branding and changing local economies. A dated view of a shop or shopping environment gains extra archive value when businesses rebrand, close, move or when premises are redeveloped. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph. The view is firmly rooted in a real location rather than a constructed studio setting.
High st, Royal Mile, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: Old,jock,Shop,WestBow,near,Grassmarket,Grass,Market,top,of,traditional,Scots,Scottish,food,city,Edinburgh,Scotland,UK,city,of,Great,Britain,GB,tourist,tourism,pieshop,GoTonySmith,Alba,Auld Jocks,Auld Jock,pies,takeaway,fast,unhealthy,EH1 2HH,EH1
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DED18R - . Auld Jocks Pie shoppe, West Bow, Top of Grassmarket, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH1 2HH. Photographed at West Bow, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH1 2HH. The photograph was taken on 26 August 2013. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with Auld Jocks Pie shoppe, West Bow Top of Grassmarket, pies, pie, shoppe, Auld, Jocks, Jock, shop and West Bow, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph is useful for editorial coverage of eating out, restaurant culture, food presentation, hospitality and the way international cuisine has become part of everyday dining in British cities. Food, crockery, tableware, menus, serving dishes and restaurant surroundings can provide strong visual cues for features about cuisine, ingredients, dining habits, tourism, leisure spending and the hospitality economy. The image is documentary rather than studio food photography, giving it relevance to real-world restaurant reviews, travel features, local food guides and stories about consumer choice. It also records the appearance and presentation of a meal at a particular time and place, useful for archive, lifestyle and social-history contexts. Search themes include restaurant dining, cuisine, food presentation, hospitality, eating out, table settings, tourism, consumer lifestyle and the local food economy. Because this is a real meal in a real venue rather than a studio arrangement, it has particular value for travel, dining and social-history features. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph. The view is firmly rooted in a real location rather than a constructed studio setting.
West Bow, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH1 2HH
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Keywords: Iain,Mellis,Cheese,Maker,Cheesemaker,Edinburgh,Scotland,Uk,Cheesemonger,monger,Scotlands,Finest,dairy,product,St,traditional,cheddar,brie,traditional,method,of,production,door,doorway,artisan,retail,retailer,ian,old,town,GoTonySmith,products,shop,retail,food,Edinburg,independent,Cheese Cheeses street EDN,counter,Scots
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DED19A - . Iain Mellis Cheesemaker, Victoria St,Edinburgh,Scotland,Uk. Photographed at Victoria St,Edinburgh Old Town, Scotland, UK. The photograph was taken on 26 August 2013. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with Iain Mellis Cheesemaker, Edinburgh, Farmhouse, Cheeses, Victoria, Street, melis, old town, Iain and Mellis, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph is useful for editorial coverage of eating out, restaurant culture, food presentation, hospitality and the way international cuisine has become part of everyday dining in British cities. Food, crockery, tableware, menus, serving dishes and restaurant surroundings can provide strong visual cues for features about cuisine, ingredients, dining habits, tourism, leisure spending and the hospitality economy. The image is documentary rather than studio food photography, giving it relevance to real-world restaurant reviews, travel features, local food guides and stories about consumer choice. It also records the appearance and presentation of a meal at a particular time and place, useful for archive, lifestyle and social-history contexts. Search themes include restaurant dining, cuisine, food presentation, hospitality, eating out, table settings, tourism, consumer lifestyle and the local food economy. Because this is a real meal in a real venue rather than a studio arrangement, it has particular value for travel, dining and social-history features. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph. The view is firmly rooted in a real location rather than a constructed studio setting.
Victoria St,Edinburgh Old Town, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: Scotland,UK,shop,book,interesting,shops,capital,city,tourist,tourism,maps,old,magazines,buy,or,sell,EH12HG,EH1,2HG,blue,door,cute,quaint,retailer,retail,fun,local,novels,guide,guides,library,libraries,seller,bookseller,Scottish,art,architecture,history,historic,travel,open,gotonysmith,OLDtown,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DED1YR - . The old town bookshop Victoria Street Edinburgh Scotland UK. Photographed at 8 Victoria Street, EDINBURGH, EH1 2HG. The photograph was taken on 26 August 2013. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with bookshop, Victoria, Street, Edinburgh, shop, book, shops, capital, maps and magazines, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The scene is relevant to retail, shopping, consumer behaviour, town and city centres, independent businesses and the changing appearance of the British high street. It can support editorial stories about shops, shopping centres, retail architecture, store branding, local commerce, vacancies, regeneration, consumer spending, tourism and the pressure on traditional bricks-and-mortar businesses. Shopfronts, signs, windows, displays, arcades and surrounding public realm provide useful visual context for how retail space is designed and experienced by pedestrians. The photograph also acts as a dated record of a business or shopping location, valuable when premises later change hands, rebrand, close or are redeveloped. Search themes include retail, shopping, shopfronts, consumer behaviour, high streets, town centres, commercial property, independent business, branding and changing local economies. A dated view of a shop or shopping environment gains extra archive value when businesses rebrand, close, move or when premises are redeveloped. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph. This particular view is catalogued under Alamy image reference DED1YR, distinguishing it from other photographs of the same or related subject.
8 Victoria Street, EDINBURGH, EH1 2HG
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Keywords: Scotland,Outer,CNES,Comhairle,nan,Eilean,Siar,port,harbour,shop,building,Victorian,at,night,evening,in,the,Na h-Eileanan Siar,Western Isles,Leòdhas,Eilean,CNES,Alba,Eilean Leòdhais,Stornoway town,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,Scottish,British,Scotland,problem,with,problem with,issue with,Centre,Art,Artists,social,tour,tourism,tourists,Lewis,Stornoway,outer Hebrides,outer,isles,islands,West Scotland,Stornoway Town,Town,Urban,Isle of Lewis,Steòrnabhagh,iconic,Alba,Celtic,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,tour,tourist,attraction,travel,Scots,SNP,independance,independence,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HEW1RT - Stornoway (Gaelic: Steòrnabhagh) is a town on the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides (also known as the Western Isles) of Scotland.
The town's population is around 8,000, making it the largest town in the Hebrides, with a third of the population of the civil parish of Stornoway, which includes various nearby villages and has a population of approximately 12,000.
Stornoway is an important port and the major town and administrative centre of the Outer Hebrides. It is home to Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (the Western Isles Council) and a variety of educational, sporting and media establishments. Observance of the Christian Sabbath (Sunday) has long been an aspect of the island's culture. Recent changes mean that Sunday on Lewis is now less different from Sunday on the other Western Isles or the mainland of Scotland.
Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: tony,smith,tonysmith,hotpix,tonysmithhotpix,hotpics,hotpicks,hot,pix,pics,picks,b/w,selective,colour,shop,clothes,aubin,wills,aubin&wills,edinburgh,hanover,st,street,scotland,UK,GB,sepia,old,shops,shopping,hotpix.com,#tonysmithotpix,edimburgh,@hotpixuk
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 5506924407 - 'Charlotte Street - 'Lloyd Cole and the Commotions' - Play this track here.
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This is certainly a shop I would expect to find on 'Charlotte Street'.
Rattlesnakes was the debut album released in 1984 by Lloyd Cole and the Commotions. The band formed in Glasgow and were a great success in the second half of the 1980's. The band were formed whilst Cole (who was born in Derbyshire, England) was studying at the University of Glasgow. After signing to Polydor Records, the band had a Top 40 UK hit with their debut single 'Perfect Skin' in Spring 1984.
The follow-up album, Easy Pieces, was produced by Clive Langer (ex Deaf School guitarist) &
Alan Winstanley (who had previously produced Madness, The Teardrop Explodes and Elvis Costello and the Attractions). Released in November 1985, the album was a much quicker commercial success than its predecessor (entering the UK album chart at no 5 and certified Gold within a month). The singles 'Brand New Friend' and 'Lost Weekend' were the band's first and only UK Top 20 hits (charting 19 and 17 respectively).
To track down some more Lloyd Cole, checkout 'Live at the BBC', volumes 1 and 2 (2007), which contains BBC broadcasts of live shows between 1984 and 1986.
Some trivia about Charlotte St, nothing to do with Lloyd Cole. Theresa Berkley was an early 19th century dominatrix who ran a brothel in at 28 Charlotte Street in London (now 84-94 Hallam Street), specialising in flagellation. Well I never!
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Keywords: Faded,signs,adverts,advertisment,advertisments,edinburgh,city,sc faded,scotland,uk,old,town,nicolson,square,street,university,m.martinot,martinot,shop,alison,house,uni,facilty,music,14,12,basket,importer,manufacturer,sepia,selective,color,colour,colores,black,white,hotpixuk,hotpixorguk,tonysmith,tony,smith,HDR,nicholson,oldsigns,lettering,letters,DiamondClassPhotographer,FlickrDiamond,hotpics,hotpic,hotpick,hotpicks,building,buildings,built,architecture,selectivo,couleur,s\u00e9lective,vorgew\u00e4hlte,Farbe,history,edinbrugh,hotpix!,Edinburg,#tonysmithhotpix,edimburgh
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4524488474 - '12 and 14 Nicolson Square are lovely old buildings in the old town of Edinburgh with distinctive old faded painted sign remnants in red. The square originally contained the properties of Sir James Nicolson, back pre-1800. Older maps reveal this at that time to probably be the extent of the city. Nearby Cabbagehall and Turnip Fields would have once produced food but were built over as the metropolis expanded. Nicholas Martinot looks to have been a prominent manufacturer of baskets and importer of other goods from 1890 or so onwards.
The text on the faded paint advertise 'Fancy Leathergoods' , 'Basket Manufacture', Rugs, Mats, walking Sticks, Hardware and Woodenware.
The Edinburgh Gazette of 1890 and 1892 note two 'bankrupt sequestrations' in which Martinot was elected joint commissioners. In issue 10128 (25th Feb 1890) page 180 they are involved in sequestration of Daniel S Johnston, fancy goods merchant at 103 Kirkgate and 131 Great Junction St Leith. In another issue 10363 the sequestration of a hardware, toy and Smallware merchant from 272 Canongate and 15 St Mary Street is involved ( www.edinburgh-gazette.co.uk/issues/10128/pages/180 &
www.edinburgh-gazette.co.uk/issues/10364/pages/670 ).
The building is now used by Edinburgh University, School of Arts, Culture &
Environment and the facilty is named Alison House.
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Keywords: WM Cadenhead,Scots,Wine,&,Spirit,Merchant,47,Aberdeen,NE,Scotland,gotonysmith,case,box,cask,container,wood,hand,made,handmade,gotonysmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,printed,whiskies,whisky,spirit,spirits,merchant,merchants,shop,shops,store,stores,WM,Cadenhead,Cadenheads,festival,Edinburgh
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CEMWH6 - . WM Cadenhead, Scots Scottish Whisky Spirit wooden case Aberdeen Wine & Spirit Merchant 47 Netherkirkgate Aberdeen NE Scotland. Photographed on 31 December 2009. The recorded location is Aberdeen, North East Scotland, UK. Historically, historic whisky merchants and distilleries are part of a trade that expanded internationally during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries
Packaging and equipment can reveal individual firms, regional branding and changing styles of Scotch promotion. From a heritage perspective, branded products and packaging are compact records of consumer culture
Logos, colours, materials and slogans can evolution repeatedly even when the underlying product remains familiar, allowing a still-life image to date a particular period of retail history. From a heritage perspective, parish churches and cathedrals are among Britain's richest sources of architectural and social history
Medieval fabric, Victorian restoration, monuments, stained glass, organs, altars and inscriptions can coexist in a single building, reflecting generations of worship and local patronage. In 2026, scotch whisky remains one of the UK's most valuable food-and-drink exports, while distilleries invest in tourism, energy efficiency and lower-carbon production
Heritage machinery and old merchant branding therefore sit alongside a highly modern global industry. As of 2026, current consumer-goods debate places greater emphasis on packaging waste, provenance and sustainability, giving older branded products added relevance as examples of evolving marketing and material choices. The historical context is that scotch whisky production combines malted grain, fermentation, copper pot stills and long maturation in oak casks
Distillery equipment is deliberately traditional in form because still shape affects the character of the spirit, making copper stills both working machinery and icons of the industry.
Aberdeen, North East Scotland, UK
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Keywords: Jenners,Xmas,Christmas,tree,Edinburgh,Scotland,Princes,St,Street,shop,shopping,store,department,december,Schotland,l'Ecosse,Ecosse,Schottland,\u03a3\u03ba\u03c9\u03c4\u03af\u03b1,la,Scozia,\u30b9\u30b3\u30c3\u30c8\u30e9\u30f3\u30c9,\uc2a4\ucf54\ud2c0\ub780\ub4dc,\u0428\u043e\u0442\u043b\u0430\u043d\u0434\u0438\u044f,Escocia,winter,Edinburghe,wide,superwide,tonysmith,tony,smith,Panoramique,int\u00e9ressant,join,joiner,stitch,stitcher,autostitch,auto,pano,imagen,panor\u00e1mica,image,panoramisches,Bild,edinbrugh,stitched,panorama,joined,images,widescreen,\u043f\u0430\u043d\u043e\u0440\u0430\u043c\u0430,\u30d1\u30ce\u30e9\u30de,\u5168\u666f,\ud55c\uad6d\uc5b4,hotpix!,Edinburg,#tonysmithhotpix,edimburgh
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4260152762 - 'A joiner of nine or so FujiFinepix S1500 shots, in two layers from the second floor of Jenners.
Another Edinburgh shot here www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3811386220/
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Keywords: The,Jenners,Dept,store,Xmas,Tree,Edinburgh,Scotland,house,of,Frasier,HOF,Princes,St,Street,EDB,interior,inside,Department,gotonysmith,wide,angle,shop,shopping,retail,retailing,capital,city,concession,concessions,Harrods,of,the,north,scottish,stores,holding company JPSE Ltd,owned by the Douglas-Miller family,and,was,sold,Moorcroft,Capital,Management,in,August,2005,owned,Robbie,Douglas,Miller,former,Chief,Executive,of,Jenners,gotonysmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CET1AY - The Jenners Dept store Xmas Tree Edinburgh Scotland
Jenners Department Store, now known simply as Jenners, is a department store located in Edinburgh, Scotland, and was the oldest independent department store in Scotland until its acquisition by House of Fraser in 2005.
Jenners has maintained its position on Edinburgh's Princes Street since 1838 when it was founded by Charles Jenner and Charles Kennington and known as Kennington & Jenner. The store was run for many years by the Douglas-Miller family, who were descendants of James Kennedy, who took charge of Jenners in 1881.
The original buildings that formed the department store were destroyed by fire in 1892, and in 1893 the Scottish architect William Hamilton Beattie was appointed to design the new store which subsequently opened in 1895. This new building is designated as a category A listed building, and it is noted by the statutory listing that, at Charles Jenner's insistence, the building's caryatids were intended 'to show symbolically that women are the support of the house'. The new store included many technical innovations such as electric lighting and hydraulic lifts
Jenners, 48 Princes St, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK EH2 2YJ
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Keywords: dusk,night,shot,tripod,edinburgh,scotland,fair,fayre,princes,street,st,gardens,xmas,christmas,jenners,store,department,shop,shopping,tourist,travel,UK,britain,winter,december,hogmanay,scottish,scots,escotia,neon,lights,bright,highway,road,light,stream,lightstream,edinbrugh,hotpix!,Edinburg,#tonysmith,#tonysmithhotpix,edimburgh
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4503392149 - 'The Xmas fayre on Edinburgh's main shopping Street, Princes St. Now becoming quite a regular annual event opposite the Jenners department store and the monument.
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Keywords: Stornoway,lewis,scotland,chip,shop,sign,take,away,takeaway,night,shot,nightshot,Camerons,food,hot,365days,Schotland,l'Ecosse,Ecosse,Schottland,\u03a3\u03ba\u03c9\u03c4\u03af\u03b1,la,Scozia,\u30b9\u30b3\u30c3\u30c8\u30e9\u30f3\u30c9,\uc2a4\ucf54\ud2c0\ub780\ub4dc,\u0428\u043e\u0442\u043b\u0430\u043d\u0434\u0438\u044f,Escocia,stornaway,HHP,hebrides,calmac,ferry,airport,air,port,tweed,haris,harris,cloth,town,urban,built,up,hotpics,hotpic,hotpick,hotpicks,edinbrugh,hotpix!
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3891017922 - 'Camerons was closed at the time and this nice bright sign was slining out into point street. The second in two days on a 'take away' theme.
One day I may have the chance to 'Chill out with Slush' .
Note that a Smokie is not a reference to that English rock band from Bradford who found success in Europe in the 1970s.
Some of the glowing reviews I found for the place included.......
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Great wee family run chip shop in the pedestrian area of stornoway.
Glass fronted shop so it\u2019s not difficult to miss.
Food is great, fish &
chips is highly recommended, though it\u2019s advisable to order in earlier so you don\u2019t have to queue as at dinner times the queue is often out the door!
All the usual chips, burgers, sausages, chicken and pies etc and they also do great onion rings.
Chips with gravy or curry sauce is a favourite at lunch times as is a cheeky chips (chips with a battered pork sausage)
Friendly staff and quick service unless your order has to be made right away.
Always busy at lunch times with school children (between 1 and 2)
They also sell fresh milk in pint bottles, soft drinks, water and do a great soft serve ice cream which is highly recommended.
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..... so there you have it :-)
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Keywords: Leather,Scottish,Balls,antique,collectors,items,football,cricket,rugby,leatherballs,wembley,casey,casy,medicine,ball,hearts,1956,gold,golden,imperial,edinburgh,scotland,UK,GB,britain,shop,shopping,Edinburghe,rot-rosso-rouge-rood,selctive,colour,color,colores,sport,sporting,action,play,players,tonysmith,tony,smith,stillife,stilllife,still,life,edinbrugh,hotpix!,Edinburg,#tonysmithhotpix,edimburgh
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3812249269 - 'A variety of leather balls for all types of sports in an antique shop window in Edinburgh, Scotland. Road out to Loanhead.
The red leather english cricket ball is where the eye is drawn to. Below it is a leather hand stitched Hearts (Heart of Midlothian) 1956 soccer football. Hearts is one of the two major city teams in the east of Scotland together with Hibs (Hibernian).
The leather Hearts ball celebrates the Heart of Midlothian 1956 team, who won the Scottish Cup by defeating Glasgow Celtic 3-1 at Hampden Park. In the same year they also finished League runners-up. This included Hearts legends Freedie Glidden (Captain), Alex Young, Conn, Bauld and Wardhaugh. Programmes from this year are a great find if rumminging around in the cities antique and curio shops.
Another Scottish legend www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3828011848/
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,Victoria Street,Edinburgh,Scotland,UK,pig,pigs,pig roast,roast,cooked,for food,food,pig head,pigs head,shop,retail,Porky Pig,Peppa Pig,when pigs go wrong,meat,meat eaters,oven,suckling pig,tasty,cruel,delicious,Oink Hog Roast,hog,hog roast,crackling,swine,Hog Roast rolls,Hog Roast,whole pig,head,traceability,of,food chain
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BE34E1 - A pig roast or hog roast is an event or gathering which involves the barbecuing of a whole pig.
Pig roasts, under a variety of names, are a common traditional celebration event in many places including the Philippines, Puerto Rico and Cuba as well as the US state of Hawaii (a luau) and in the Deep South (pig pickin'). A pig roast is a traditional meal in the Balkan states of Serbia and Montenegro, and it can often be found on the menu of traditional taverns and bars: kafana. In Southeast Asia, a pig roast is a staple among the Hindu, Buddhist, and Christian communities, notably among Catholic Filipinos and Hindu Balinese people, or Buddhist Chinese people.
In the UK, the tradition of pig roasting, more commonly known in the UK as a hog roast, is popular on many occasions, particularly parties and celebrations. It is usually an outdoor event, and a staple meal at many show events. The tradition is to roast either on a spit, turning the pig under a flame, or in a large oven in a roasting pan
roasting pigs around 130 lbs (60 kg) in weight are common in the UK. The pig is normally roasted in a gas propane machine. The pig's skin is scored with a sharp blade and covered in water and salt to make the crackling. In ancient times, going all the way back to the Saxons, roasting a wild boar was often the centerpiece of a meal at Yuletide, with Yule being Freya's feast. The head was often the greatest delicacy, as evidenced by the survival of the Boar's Head Carol.
Victoria Street Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: Tam shepherds,joke,shop,gotonysmith,highstreet,frivolity,Scotland,Scottish,scots,Original,trick,tricks,store,Tam,Sheps,Shepherds,G1,33,Glasgow,UK,G1 3EF,city,centre,magician,supplies,supply,famous,popular,history,historic,shops,novelty,novelties,costumes,hats,tamshepherds,1886,established,est,hotpix.org.uk
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HKHW7C - family run business who have been trading from the same premises in the city centre of Glasgow for over 100 years (since 1886!), the world's oldest family-run magic and joke shop and winners of the Glasgow's Favourite Business Award.
We hope you are able to visit us in Glasgow, in the meantime you can browse a selection of our most popular products here.
Thanks for visiting!
Roy, Jean, Julia and Sarah - read more at https://tamshepherds.com/pages/about
33 Queen St, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, G1 3EF
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Keywords: gotonysmith,shopTrick,retail,door,store,33,Scotland,UK,G1 3EF,G1,entrance,window,history,historic,shop,TrickShop,tamshepherds.com,exterior,outside,magic,puzzles,puzzle,jokes,joke,tricks,card,cards,circle,Roy Walton,book,books,bicycle,trick,deck,decks,fancy dress,makeup
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HKHW7M - . This authentic period view of 33 Queen St, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, G1 3EF in 2017 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 Tam Shepherds Trick Shop, 33 Queen St, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, G1 3EF - tamshepherds.com. A broader reading of the photograph includes contemporary social history, before-and-after reference, community identity, regional identity, street-level business, changing streetscape, shopfront economy, documentary photography, historical comparison, everyday life, place identity, customer footfall, local trading, and commercial frontage. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with consumer spending, commercial rents and the role of small retailers in maintaining active town centres. The image fixes signage and branding within 33 Queen St, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, G1 3EF at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against changed technology. Further associations within the scene are public realm, archival record, retail property, visual archive, local character, period detail, specialist retailer, and town-centre economy. The recorded references to Scotland, Queen, Shepherds, Trick, and Glasgow preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The period setting at 33 Queen St, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, G1 3EF helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. Its period value extends to consumer spending and the role of small retailers in maintaining active town centres within the real-world context of 33 Queen St, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, G1 3EF. The location additionally provides evidence of store closures and how consumer spending and property costs shape local commercial streets within the specific setting of 33 Queen St, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, G1 3EF.
33 Queen St, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, G1 3EF
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K3XNB4 - . Made at Callandar, Scotland, UK, FK17 8AA in 2019, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. The image documents Pies at a bakers shop, piled up for retail purchase, Callandar, Scotland, UK, FK17 8AA. The surrounding context encompasses documentary photography, comfort food, social story.htm Target=_Blank>history, street-level business, contemporary social history, changing land use, place identity, local history, bricks-and-mortar retail, local enterprise, historical comparison, public realm, community identity, and period detail. Current relevance extends to consumer spending and footfall, particularly through the contribution of independents to distinctive high streets. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into takeaway culture and consumer spending, not least because of the enduring appeal of traditional takeaway meals. Small period details of signage and branding at Callandar, Scotland, UK, FK17 8AA may become more significant with time, particularly following new ownership. The wider setting retains connections with local character, shopfront economy, everyday life, food-and-drink heritage, regional identity, independent retail, classic British meal, and street food culture. Elements such as retail, piled, purchase, Callandar, and bakers add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. Around Callandar, Scotland, UK, FK17 8AA, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The location additionally provides evidence of consumer spending and the contribution of independents to distinctive high streets as part of the longer story of Callandar, Scotland, UK, FK17 8AA. The frame retains a local visual benchmark as part of Callandar, Scotland, UK, FK17 8AA's history.
Callandar, Scotland, UK, FK17 8AA
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AAEHXG - Debenhams is a British multinational retailer operating under a department store format in the United Kingdom and Ireland with franchise stores in other countries. The company was founded in the eighteenth century as a single store in London and has now grown to 178 locations across the UK, Ireland and Denmark. It sells a range of clothing, household items and furniture and has been known since 1993 for its 'Designers at Debenhams' brand range.
Headquartered in Regent's Place in the London Borough of Camden, the company owns the Danish department store chain, Magasin du Nord, and has a subsidiary in Ireland.
The business was formed in 1778 by William Clark, who began trading at 44 Wigmore Street in London as a drapers' store. In 1813, William Debenham became a partner and the corporate name changed to Clark & Debenham.
After considerable media speculation about Debenhams' survival, the company announced the largest loss in its history, a pre-tax loss of £491 million, and the closure of up to 50 stores with the potential loss of 4,000 jobs.
On 9 April 2019, the company announced that they had gone into pre-pack administration.
On 26 April 2019, the company announced that in addition to rent reductions on all except 39 stores, 22 stores would close after Christmas 2019. This included the recently opened Wolverhampton store (described above) in addition to the following stores: Altrincham, Ashford, Birmingham Fort, Canterbury, Chatham, Eastbourne, Folkestone, Great Yarmouth, Guildford, Kirkcaldy, Orpington, Slough, Southport, Southsea, Staines,Stockton-on-Tees, Walton-on-Thames, Wandsworth, Welwyn Garden City, Wimbledon and Witney.
97 Argyle St, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, G2 8AR
