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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,boat,lift,waterway,rotating,boat lift,Forth and Clyde,lifting canal boats,Scottish,landmark,Scotland,canal barge transport,worlds only,rotating boat lift,Millennium Link,modern engineering,tourism,iconic,visitor attraction,structure,waterways,21st century engineering,connecting two canals,boat transfer system,waterway regeneration,working mechanical sculpture,family day out Scotland,engineering tourism,canal boat holiday,Central Scotland attraction,industrial heritage tourism,sightseeing,innovative civil engineering,unique transport infrastructure,UK short break destination,Scottish canal network,rotating caissons,leisure boats
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3F3EYG7 - Wide view of the Falkirk Wheel at Tamfourhill, near Falkirk in central Scotland, showing the world's only rotating boat lift and its elevated aqueduct approach. The remarkable structure links the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal, allowing canal boats and barges to move between waterways separated by a substantial change in height. Concrete supports, circular openings and the curved wheel mechanism create a distinctive piece of working architecture beneath an overcast Scottish sky.
Opened in 2002 as the centrepiece of the Millennium Link project, the Falkirk Wheel restored a navigable connection between the two historic canals for the first time in decades. The previous route had relied on a flight of eleven locks, which was dismantled during the twentieth century. The new lift replaced that lost connection with a bold modern engineering solution that raises or lowers vessels in balanced water-filled caissons.
The wheel completes a half-turn in about five minutes. Boats are lifted approximately 24 metres by the rotating mechanism before continuing through the upper basin, aqueduct, Rough Castle Tunnel and locks towards the Union Canal, which lies around 35 metres above the Forth and Clyde Canal. The balanced caissons use Archimedes' principle, with each carrying the same combined weight of water and vessel.
The Falkirk Wheel has become one of Scotland's best-known visitor attractions and an internationally recognised example of civil engineering, waterway regeneration and industrial heritage. Visitors can watch the mechanism operate, take a boat trip through the lift, explore the canal towpaths or combine a visit with the nearby Kelpies. The image is suitable for themes including canal tourism, Scottish landmarks, family days out, sustainable leisure travel, mechanical design, transport infrastructure and UK short breaks.
Lime Road, Tamfourhill, Falkirk, Scotland FK1 4RS
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,FK2 7ZT,reflection,reflections,Falkirk Kelpies,horse,sculptures,steel,heads,iconic,Scottish,landmark,tourist,attraction,public art monument,equine,visitor,destination,canal side,monumental,artwork,head,dramatic storm clouds,reflection in puddle,giant steel sculptures,modern Scottish icon,family day out,UK short break,Central Belt tourism,travel photography,outdoor sculpture park,heritage and tourism,engineering meets art,horse inspired artwork,weekend trip Scotland,Falkirk attractions,Scottish folklore,mythical water horse
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3F3F04F - Atmospheric view of the Kelpies at The Helix near Falkirk and Grangemouth in central Scotland. The pair of monumental horse head sculptures rise above the surrounding parkland under dark, dramatic clouds, while rainwater in the foreground creates a reflective pool that echoes their distinctive outline. The image captures both the scale of the artwork and the shifting Scottish weather, giving the famous landmark an impressive and moody presence.
Designed by sculptor Andy Scott and opened in 2013, the Kelpies stand around 30 metres high and are among Scotland's best-known contemporary public artworks. The sculptures are modelled on Clydesdale horses and were created to celebrate the strength, endurance and contribution of working horses to Scottish industry, agriculture, transport and canal history. Their name comes from the kelpie, the shape-shifting water spirit of Scottish folklore, linking myth with the waterways and wetland setting of The Helix.
Located between Falkirk and Grangemouth, beside the Forth and Clyde Canal, the Kelpies form the centrepiece of a wider regeneration and leisure landscape that includes paths, open green space and visitor facilities. Since opening, they have become a major Scottish tourist attraction, drawing visitors for sightseeing, photography, family days out and short breaks. The close-cropped composition, dark sky and water reflection emphasise the sculptures' steel-clad surfaces, muscular form and striking architectural character. The photograph works well for themes including Scottish tourism, iconic landmarks, public art, engineering-inspired design, horse sculpture, visitor attractions and atmospheric travel imagery. As one of the most recognisable sights in central Scotland, the Kelpies are regularly used to represent Falkirk, modern Scottish culture and successful post-industrial regeneration.
The Kelpies, Helix park, Falkirk, Scotland, FK2 7ZT
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,rail,Scotland,Forth,famous,across,EH30,postbox,Forth Bridge,Victorian,UNESCO,World Heritage Site,iconic,red bridge,British,Scottish,Hawes Pier,view,tourism,waterfront,viewpoint,Queensferry,promenade,heritage,engineering,cantilever bridge,tourist,attraction,Edinburgh day trip,scenic coastal destination,Victorian engineering masterpiece,world famous rail bridge,red landmark architecture,historic transport infrastructure,tourism Scotland,visitor viewpoint,travel photography waterfront promenade,Fife crossing rail tourism
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3F3F0DB - A traditional red British pillar post box stands on the waterfront at South Queensferry, Edinburgh, with the great red Forth Bridge stretching across the Firth of Forth behind it. The scene combines two familiar pieces of British and Scottish heritage: historic postal street furniture in the foreground and one of the world's most celebrated railway bridges beyond. Pale blue promenade railings, exposed shoreline at low tide and bright breaks in the cloud place the image firmly in a real coastal setting rather than a staged travel display.
Opened in 1890, the Forth Bridge is an outstanding example of Victorian cantilever engineering and remains a working railway crossing between Edinburgh and Fife. Its vast red steel structure is recognised internationally and was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2015. The bridge is a major visitor attraction and one of the best-known landmarks in Scotland, drawing tourists, photographers and day trippers to South Queensferry throughout the year.
The post box adds another layer of heritage interest. Traditional British pillar boxes are strongly associated with Victorian and later public infrastructure, everyday communication and classic streetscape design. Their bright red colour also creates a striking visual echo of the red bridge behind, giving the composition a particularly British character.
South Queensferry is a popular short-break and weekend destination, easily reached from Edinburgh and frequently used as a stopping point for sightseeing, coastal walks, boat trips and photography of the Forth Bridges. The image illustrates domestic tourism, heritage travel, industrial history and the appeal of iconic infrastructure as part of a scenic waterfront experience. It is suitable for editorial use on Scottish tourism, UK day trips, UNESCO sites, Victorian engineering, Royal Mail symbolism and visitor attractions around the Firth of Forth.
High St, South Queensferry, Scotland, EH30 9HN
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,255A9971,Queensferry Town Centre Project,Queensferry,Town,Centre,Project,Forth Bridge,South Queensferry,Scotland,UK,sign,waterfront,bridge,engineering,landmark,tourism,regeneration,civic,public,realm,shore,Forth,travel,heritage,infrastructure,Scottish,tourist,attraction,Scotlands,bridges,town,views,Firth of Forth,Hawes,pier,day trip,day trips,coastal,scenery
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3F3NDME - . Queensferry Town Centre Project sign beside the Forth Bridge at South Queensferry, Scotland, UK. Photographed on 27 June 2026. The recorded location is South Queensferry, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. The image combines local regeneration or public-realm information with one of Scotland's best-known engineering landmarks and is suitable for editorial use on South Queensferry, civic investment, town-centre projects, tourism, transport heritage and the Firth of Forth waterfront. Within the history of engineering heritage, bridge construction combines engineering, navigation, geology and maintenance, while landmark structures frequently become symbols of the places they serve. In relation to street furniture, historical context shows that signs are functional pieces of graphic design that organise movement and communicate rules, names or destinations
Lettering, symbols, colours and materials can date public space as clearly as architecture, particularly when organisations rebrand or regulations evolution. Against the 2026 backdrop for engineering heritage, large modern crossings also form part of debates about transport capacity, carbon, tolling and the long-term value of major infrastructure investment. As of 2026, the position for street furniture is that digital maps and smartphone navigation are ubiquitous, but physical signage remains essential for safety, accessibility, legal restrictions and visitors without reliable connectivity. Associated subject terminology includes civil engineering, transport infrastructure, bridge architecture, structural engineering, road bridge, rail bridge, estuary crossing, landmark bridge, transport link, bridge maintenance, major crossing, public information, wayfinding, and direction sign. Closely related image-search terms include street sign, notice, typography, public realm, visitor guidance, information sign, bilingual signage, accessibility sign, graphic communication, 255A9971, shore, travel, Scottish, and tourist.
South Queensferry, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,255A9737,Taylors,Furniture,Falkirk,FC,stadium,advertising,local,sponsor,sponsorship,Scottish,football,business,signage,matchday,commercial,partnership,store,editorial,documentary,2026,British,Britain,Europe,travel,community,architecture,streetscape,economy
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FCCT80 - . A large Taylor's Furniture Stores advertisement inside Falkirk Stadium highlights the close commercial relationship between local businesses and professional football clubs outside the richest elite. The sign promotes a Falkirk-area furniture retailer to supporters attending matches, using the stadium audience and repeated exposure of perimeter or stand advertising to build local brand recognition. Sponsorship income is particularly important to clubs such as Falkirk, where gate receipts, hospitality, commercial partnerships and community engagement all contribute to budgets that are modest compared with television-driven finances at the top of the game. The photograph therefore records not just an advert but part of the economic ecosystem surrounding Scottish football. In 2026 Falkirk's return to the Premiership increased attention on the club and its modern stadium, potentially making local sponsorship more visible to larger crowds and broadcast audiences. The image supports themes of sports marketing, regional business, local retail, football finance, stadium advertising and the way community identity links a club with companies trading in the same area. Beyond the immediate subject, the frame is valuable as a time-specific record of how this place looked in 2026. Relevant search and editorial concepts include football, soccer, matchday, supporters, stadium, non-league, Scottish football, English pyramid, club finance, local sponsorship, community sport, terraces. Useful descriptive vocabulary for archive discovery includes Taylors, Furniture, Falkirk, FC, stadium, advertising, local, sponsor, sponsorship, Scottish, football, business, signage, matchday, commercial, partnership, furniture, store. The image may be useful to picture editors seeking authentic North West or British context for features on community life, economic change, heritage, services and the evolving built environment.
Falkirk Stadium, 4 Stadium Way, Falkirk, Scotland, FK2 9EE, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,centre,retailing,Scottish,destination,mall,commercial property,High Street,modern retail architecture,physical shops,Scotland,town centre regeneration,retail investment,shopping habits,department store,commercial redevelopment,traditional commerce,store occupancy,visitor footfall,economic recovery,urban renewal,retail property,fashion shopping,leisure shopping,pedestrian precinct,high street economy,online shopping competition,changing town centres,retail complex,visitor destination,Frasers Group,former Debenhams,enclosed mall,Scottish economy,regional commerce,retail transformation,independent and chain stores,branding
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3ENF1NE - Modern glass frontage of Overgate Shopping Centre in central Dundee, Scotland, is photographed from its pedestrian plaza beneath leafy trees and a partly cloudy summer sky. Large colourful letters spell DUNDEE across the transparent facade, while sandstone columns, a curved canopy and reflections in the glazing create a contemporary retail setting. The quiet foreground gives an architectural view of one of the city centre's principal bricks-and-mortar shopping destinations.
The Overgate name comes from one of medieval Dundee's four main streets. Much of the historic area was cleared during comprehensive redevelopment in the 1960s, when the first Overgate shopping complex was created. That concrete precinct later became dated and unpopular, and most of it was demolished during a major rebuilding programme. The present enclosed centre opened fully in 2000, retaining the established city-centre shopping role while introducing a lighter glass-fronted design.
Frasers Group acquired Overgate in March 2023 and subsequently began a substantial retail transformation. A large Frasers department store opened in the former Debenhams premises in 2025, alongside further new stores, renewals and refurbishments. Industry reporting stated that the 440,000-square-foot centre achieved a sales uplift of more than 30 per cent during 2025 and reached 90 per cent tenant occupancy by December. These figures indicate renewed commercial activity, although they are reported by organisations connected with the centre and should be understood in that context.
The image is suitable for editorial coverage of Dundee city-centre regeneration, Scottish retail, shopping-centre investment, high-street competition, consumer spending, physical shops, changing town centres, commercial property, department stores and the continuing role of bricks-and-mortar retail alongside online shopping. It also documents the centre's prominent civic branding and modern architecture in daylight.
Overgate Shopping Centre, Dundee, Scotland, DD1 1UF
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,city,railway station,sleep,sleeper,car,stop,train,railway,ScotRail,signage,Scottish,stopping,marker,operations,passenger,rail,Scotland,transport,Aberdeen to London,London Euston,service,sustainable,low carbon travel,domestic flight alternative,British railway,infrastructure,train positioning,board,operational rail equipment,platform management,long-distance,passenger journey,sleeper service,large ZZ lettering,car stop,Victorian railway,architecture
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3ENF28P - Distinctive ZZ car stop Sleeper board on a platform at Dundee railway station in Scotland. The large white ZZ lettering stands out against the dark green sign, with the word Sleeper beneath, while waiting passengers, curving railway tracks, overhead canopies and the station's ironwork recede into the softly focused background. The photograph records a railway operating marker used to help position a long overnight train correctly alongside the platform. Car stop boards indicate where part of a train should be brought to a halt so that coaches and doors line up safely with the usable platform area.
At Dundee, the sleeper marker is associated with the Caledonian Sleeper service linking Scotland with London. Dundee is served on the overnight route between Aberdeen and London Euston, giving passengers the option of boarding in eastern Scotland, sleeping aboard the train and arriving in central London the following morning. The service combines rail transport with overnight accommodation and remains one of Britain's best-known sleeper operations.
The image also captures the everyday human setting of a working Scottish station, with travellers and luggage waiting near the platform edge beneath the glazed and metal canopy. Dundee station stands near the city centre and waterfront, providing connections towards Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow and destinations across Britain. Its station code is DEE.
This tightly framed transport photograph is suitable for editorial themes including Caledonian Sleeper travel, overnight rail services, sustainable alternatives to domestic flying, railway signs, platform operations, train positioning, Scottish public transport, passenger journeys, railway heritage, station infrastructure and long-distance travel between Scotland and England. The prominent ZZ lettering is also an unusual example of specialist rail signage that many passengers may notice without understanding its purpose.
South Union Street, Dundee, City of Dundee, Scotland, DD1 4BY
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,station,train,electronic,automated,barrier,commuters,passengers,travel,integrated,transport,Scottish,rail,public transport,infrastructure,passenger,gateline,validation,Haymarket Edinburgh,EH12 5EY,urban rail travel,commuter transport,regional train services,long-distance railway,Scottish capital,station modernisation,transport interchange,fare collection,passenger flow,smart ticketing,digital rail ticket,contactless travel,sustainable mobility,mass transit,railway investment,accessible station,step-free transport,glass roof architecture
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3ER9NFR - Electronic ticket barriers line the bright passenger concourse at Haymarket railway station in Edinburgh, Scotland. The wide interior is covered by a curved glazed roof, allowing daylight into the modern entrance hall, while the older stone station building remains visible beyond the gateline. Travellers approach and pass through the automated barriers using paper tickets, smartcards or compatible digital tickets, with yellow readers mounted on each gate. Several barrier panels carry colourful artwork, adding visual interest to the functional transport setting.
Haymarket is Edinburgh's second major railway station after Waverley and serves commuter, regional and long-distance services. It is particularly important for journeys west and north from the capital, including routes towards Glasgow, Stirling, Perth, Dundee, Aberdeen and the West Coast Main Line. The station is managed by ScotRail and has the National Rail code HYM. Its central location also provides connections with Edinburgh Trams, local buses, taxis and airport services, making it an important interchange for commuters, tourists and event crowds.
The original Haymarket station opened in 1842 as the Edinburgh terminus of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway. Its historic entrance and office block are protected as a listed building. A £25 million Network Rail redevelopment created a larger concourse, improved circulation, new lifts and step-free access, with the new main building officially opened in December 2013. The project retained the historic station frontage while adding the spacious glass-and-steel structure shown here.
This editorial image illustrates railway ticket control, fare collection, public transport infrastructure, passenger movement, station accessibility and investment in Scotland's rail network. It is also relevant to ticketless travel, contactless payment, transport security, urban mobility, sustainable travel and the modernisation of historic railway stations
Haymarket Terrace, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland, EH12 5EY
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,pano,panorama,church,Parish Church,Scottish,urban,central,historic,church grounds,architecture,Tayside,view,Scotland,travel,destination,panoramic,street scene,city-centre,green space,Scottish missionary history,womens history Scotland,Calabar missionary,Nigerian colonial history,Christian humanitarian work,Victorian female pioneer,Scottish city tourism,urban heritage landscape,regional transport network,traditional townscape,historic civic quarter,religious architecture,commercial district,public open space,sustainable,bus travel,Xplore Dundee,dramatic clouds
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3ETMPEH - Panoramic view along Nethergate in Dundee city centre, combining the Mary Slessor memorial, historic architecture, landscaped church grounds, public transport and everyday street activity. In the foreground, a rough-hewn stone monument carries a circular bronze portrait relief of Mary Slessor and a rectangular commemorative plaque. It stands beside a carefully maintained lawn within the grounds of Dundee City Churches, where mature trees, trimmed shrubs and historic masonry provide a green contrast to the busy road and commercial buildings beyond.
Mary Slessor was born in Aberdeen in 1848 but grew up in Dundee, where she worked in the city's jute mills before becoming a missionary. She travelled to Calabar, in present-day Nigeria, in 1876 and became known for her religious, educational and humanitarian work. Her long association with Dundee and her prominence in Scottish missionary history are commemorated by the memorial visible in the foreground.
Part of the City Churches complex appears on the left, with Gothic pointed windows, buttressed stonework and steeply pitched roofs. The site includes St Mary's Parish Church and the Steeple Church, buildings associated with one of Dundee's oldest places of Christian worship. The surviving complex occupies a prominent position between Nethergate and the central shopping streets.
Across the road is a varied row of traditional multi-storey buildings containing shops and other city-centre premises. Their sandstone and rendered façades, chimney stacks, dormer windows and changing rooflines illustrate the architectural development of Nethergate over different periods. A green double-decker Xplore Dundee bus travels through the scene alongside cars, showing the continuing role of the street as a principal public transport corridor.
Strong sunlight illuminates the lawn and surrounding buildings, while a large bank of dark cloud approaches beneath vivid blue sky.
Mary Slessor Memorial, City Churches grounds, Nethergate, Dundee, Scotland, DD1 4DG
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,poster,comms,office,work,employee,well being,Health and Safety,week,Scottish,initiative,mental health,helplines,helpline,proactive,help,message,staff welfare,info,information,service,contacts,anti stigma,awareness,suicide,prevention,resources,public sector,talk to someone,emotional support,sign,workplace counselling awareness,Samaritans telephone number,Breathing Space Scotland,Welfare Rights Advice,Alcoholics Anonymous contact,NHS 24,help line
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3F12E8P - Dundee City Council workplace poster asks Are you OK? and encourages employees experiencing emotional distress, anxiety, low mood or other mental health concerns to speak to someone and seek help early. Produced for the council's sixth annual Health and Safety Week, the notice uses large cream lettering against an angular blue and turquoise background to make its supportive message immediately visible in a staff workplace or public-sector building.
The poster states that people can talk to a colleague and lists several confidential sources of advice and assistance. Visible contacts include Workplace Chaplaincy, Samaritans, Breathing Space, Welfare Rights Advice, Alcoholics Anonymous, Dundee Community Chaplaincy, Childline Scotland and NHS 24. A blue strip near the bottom carries the message End mental health discrimination , reinforcing the wider aim of reducing stigma and making conversations about wellbeing a normal part of working life.
This practical signposting approach reflects proactive workplace mental health support rather than waiting until somebody reaches crisis point. Clear telephone numbers and recognisable services give staff immediate routes to listening support, financial and welfare advice, addiction assistance and urgent healthcare guidance. The question-led design also reminds colleagues and managers to notice changes in behaviour, ask sensitively whether somebody is coping and create space for an honest answer.
The photograph documents a local-authority employee wellbeing initiative in Dundee, Scotland, and is suitable for editorial coverage of occupational health, workforce welfare, psychological safety, suicide prevention, stress, anxiety, public-sector employment, staff absence, counselling, peer support and anti-stigma campaigns. The poster's direct message is that help is available and that seeking support is a positive, practical response rather than a sign of weakness.
Dundee House, 50 North Lindsay Street, Dundee, DD1 1QE
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,255A9999,James Carmichael,statue,study,Verdant Works Museum,Dundee,Scotland,UK,engineer,1776-1853,mechanical,engineering,steam,industrial,heritage,Scottish,sculpture,museum,maquette,plaster,John,Hutchison,inventor,machinery,history,Dundonian,industry,collection
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3ENF26A - James Carmichael statue study at Verdant Works Museum in Dundee, Scotland, UK. The seated figure represents Dundee engineer James Carmichael, 1776-1853, a pioneering mechanical engineer associated with the development of steam engineering in the city. Dundee Heritage Trust identifies the museum object as a sculptor's maquette or plaster study for the full-size statue of Carmichael designed by sculptor John Hutchison and installed in Dundee's Albert Square in 1876. Carmichael and his brother Charles were important figures in Dundee engineering and founded the firm J and C Carmichael, which developed machinery and steam engines during the nineteenth century. The photograph is suitable for editorial coverage of Dundee industrial heritage, Scottish engineering, James Carmichael, steam power, inventors, mechanical engineering, public sculpture, museum collections, jute-era industry and local history. Displayed within Verdant Works, the figure helps connect the story of Dundee's textile economy with the engineers and machinery manufacturers who supported its industrial expansion. The warm-toned sculpture, brick backdrop and seated pose create a strong museum portrait of a notable Dundonian engineer.
Verdant Works Museum, West Henderson's Wynd, Dundee DD1 5BT, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,jams,morning,rush hour,A92,traffic jam,Scotland,crossing,commuter,road,roads,infrastructure,vehicle,car,lorry,truck,SUV,queues,city,centre traffic,Scottish,transport,waterfront,bridge traffic,early morning,urban,road network,cross-river,regional connectivity,journey time delays,rush-hour commuting,transport capacity,economic infrastructure,sustainable mobility,traffic management,private car dependency,peak-time travel,road policy
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EPRNR2 - Early morning traffic congestion builds on the Dundee approach to the Tay Road Bridge, with long queues of cars, vans and commercial vehicles moving slowly towards the city centre. The elevated A92 carriageway curves beside the Firth of Tay, while quieter local roads, traffic lights, lamp columns, trees and waterfront infrastructure fill the foreground. Across the water, housing and wooded slopes in Fife are visible beneath a cloudy Scottish sky, giving the photograph a strong sense of place and showing the bridge's important regional connection.
The Tay Road Bridge links Dundee with Newport-on-Tay and north-east Fife, carrying the A92 across the estuary. Opened in August 1966, the crossing is approximately 2,250 metres long and replaced the former vehicle ferry. Its direct connection into Dundee transformed road journeys between the city, Fife and routes towards Edinburgh, while supporting daily commuting, business travel, freight movements and access to employment, education and services on both sides of the river.
This scene records the practical pressures placed on major urban transport infrastructure during the morning peak. Queuing traffic at the Dundee end can result from the concentration of vehicles leaving the bridge, city-centre junction capacity, incidents, roadworks, lane restrictions or changing traffic signals. The photograph is suitable for editorial coverage of traffic jams, commuter delays, congestion, journey-time reliability, carbon emissions, air quality, road capacity, transport investment, economic connectivity and alternatives to private car travel.
The image also illustrates the relationship between Dundee's waterfront, the bridge ramps and the wider city road network. It can support stories about Scottish transport policy, infrastructure maintenance, sustainable mobility, public transport, active travel, regional planning and the challenge of balancing essential cross-river access with cleaner and less congested urban travel.
Tay Road Bridge, Marine Parade, Dundee, Scotland, UK, DD1 3JB
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,office,29,careers,Air Force,RAF,Capita,scheme,UK,British,Scottish,Scotland,defence,service personnel,armed forces,jobs,UK defence spending,NATO defence commitment,European rearmament,military personnel shortage,national security debate,warfighting readiness,defence workforce,recruitment and retention,military apprenticeships,public-sector careers,European security,collective defence,armed forces expansion,defence policy,military readiness,geopolitical instability,homeland security,NATO burden sharing,defence investment,service numbers,debate
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EPRNR5 - Armed Forces Careers Office at 29 Bank Street in Dundee displays the recruitment identities of the British Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force above a historic stone shopfront. Photographed beneath an overcast Scottish sky, the exterior represents the public-facing route through which potential recruits can obtain information about military careers, entry requirements, training, apprenticeships, specialist trades and service life.
The image has strong contemporary relevance as Britain and its European allies reassess defence capacity in response to Russia's war against Ukraine, pressure on NATO's eastern flank, cyber threats and wider international instability. NATO members agreed at the 2025 Hague Summit to work towards spending 5 per cent of gross domestic product annually on defence and security by 2035. At least 3.5 per cent is intended for core defence requirements, with up to 1.5 per cent covering related resilience, infrastructure and security investment.
The UK Strategic Defence Review described a move towards warfighting readiness and a NATO-first approach, placing personnel, technology, industrial capacity and homeland defence at the centre of future planning. This has intensified debate over whether the regular Armed Forces and reserves are large enough to meet operational commitments, support allies and sustain new capabilities. Recruitment and retention remain important policy concerns, with reforms intended to reduce application delays and create a more unified Armed Forces Recruitment Service.
The photograph can illustrate military recruitment, defence spending, service personnel shortages, national security, NATO burden sharing, European rearmament, military careers, apprenticeships, Scottish employment, public-sector recruitment and debate over the future size and readiness of the British Armed Forces. The Bank Street premises also forms part of a Category B listed nineteenth-century commercial building in central Dundee
29 Bank Street, Dundee, Scotland, UK, DD1 1RW
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Keywords: Gotonysmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,drainage,operations,municipal,drainage truck,council,contract,contracts,outsourcing,FM,gully,emptying,road,Dundee,contractor,West Hendersons Wynd,Verdant Works,public works,Scottish,Scotland,UK,high pressure water jetting,combined suction jetter,urban flood prevention,blocked drain clearance,highway gully cleaning,stormwater infrastructure servicing,local authority fleet,specialist engineering vehicle,wastewater collection equipment,underground pipe cleaning,council street maintenance,Scottish municipal services,historic Dundee streetscape,former jute mill district,commercial,DAF truck,essential public services
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EW7BX9 - Blue and yellow Tayside Contracts drainage-maintenance tanker is pictured on the cobbled roadway beside Verdant Works in Dundee, Scotland. The specialist DAF LF vehicle carries registration SN23 YPF and has a large cylindrical waste tank, suction and jetting apparatus, high-level pipework, hose reels, access lockers and safety beacons. Combination units of this type are used by municipal and highways teams to remove silt, water and debris from road gullies, drains and sewer infrastructure, while high-pressure jets can clear blockages and clean underground pipework.
The truck's bright yellow engineering body contrasts with its blue cab and the weathered red-brown sandstone of the former industrial buildings. Behind it, dark green timber loading doors carry the partly visible lettering Verdant Works Warehouse No 1 , placing the scene within Dundee's historic mill district at West Henderson's Wynd. The preserved complex is associated with the city's internationally important jute-manufacturing heritage and now houses Verdant Works Museum, operated by Dundee Heritage Trust.
Tayside Contracts is the shared local-authority trading organisation serving Dundee City, Angus and Perth and Kinross councils. Its work includes roads, vehicle and winter maintenance, alongside other public services across the wider Tayside area. The image therefore brings together modern municipal infrastructure maintenance and Dundee's surviving industrial architecture. It illustrates the practical work required to maintain urban drainage, reduce localised flooding risk, support highway safety and keep streets functioning around visitor attractions and historic buildings.
Photographed in daylight beneath a blue sky with light cloud, the scene shows the scale and specialised equipment of a council drainage vehicle in a narrow traditional city street. No personnel are visible, and the tanker appears positioned for local maintenance activity beside the museum buildings
27 West Henderson's Wynd, Dundee, Scotland, DD1 5BT, United Kingdom
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Keywords: Gotonysmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,train,interior,Edinburgh to Aberdeen,railway,coach,evening,service,Scottish,intercity,travel,modern,Class 800,rail journey,passenger seating,British,transport,northbound,Scotland train,long-distance,rail service,contemporary,sustainable public transport,low-carbon domestic travel,UK railway modernisation,Scotland business journey,intercity passenger experience,railway tourism,mass transit infrastructure,regional connectivity,public mobility,modern rolling stock,cross-country transportation,rail network investment,environmentally responsible travel,domestic tourism transport,seated travellers,table seating
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EW7BWY - Passengers travel north through Scotland in the Standard Class carriage of an LNER Azuma train on an evening service from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen. The view looks along the modern saloon between rows of high-backed grey seats with red headrests and trim. Several tables are visible, passengers are seated throughout the coach, and a large travel bag has been placed on the overhead luggage rack. Bright linear ceiling lights illuminate the carriage while fading daylight and blurred trackside scenery can be seen through the windows.
Electronic reservation indicators above the windows show seat availability, while red seat-back notices and table fittings reflect LNER branding. The carriage has a two-plus-two seating arrangement, overhead storage, individual window blinds, power connections and onboard passenger-information equipment. The relatively quiet interior conveys the practical atmosphere of long-distance rail travel during the later part of the day.
Azuma is LNER's name for its Hitachi-built Class 800 and Class 801 intercity trains. Introduced into passenger service from 2019, the fleet replaced older InterCity 125 and InterCity 225 trains on East Coast routes. Bi-mode Class 800 units can operate using overhead electric power or diesel engines, allowing through journeys beyond fully electrified sections of the network. Class 801 trains are principally electric.
LNER operates direct services between Edinburgh Waverley and Aberdeen over the East Coast Main Line and the railway north through Fife, Dundee, Angus and north-east Scotland. The journey covers approximately 92 miles and normally takes around two and a half hours, linking the Scottish capital with Dundee and the Granite City. North of Edinburgh, trains cross the Forth Bridge before continuing along Scotland's eastern coastline.
The photograph documents contemporary British public transport, intercity passenger accommodation and evening rail travel aboard a modern Hitachi train.
Haymarket Terrace, Edinburgh, EH12 5EY
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FA7XEP - . Oban Sheriff Court bilingual ramp access sign in English and Gaelic. Photographed on 17 August 2025. The recorded location is Oban, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK. Bilingual accessibility sign at Oban Sheriff Court, reading Sheriff Court and Cùirt an t-Siorraim and directing visitors to ramp access. The close-up records provision for wheelchair and step-free access at a Scottish public building, together with English and Gaelic language use. It offers editorial context for disability access, inclusive design, courts, justice services, public estates, equality requirements and Gaelic signage 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 judicial administration, the historical context is that police headquarters and stations record the administrative infrastructure behind everyday law enforcement
Buildings may change as forces consolidate estates, adopt new technology and move from traditional town-centre stations to larger operational hubs. Looking at language revival, the longer history is that bilingual public signage reflects the long history of Scottish Gaelic and modern efforts to increase its visibility in administration, transport and cultural life
English-Gaelic signs make language policy tangible in everyday streets and public buildings. The background to street furniture is 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.
Oban, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,city,centre,LGBTQ+ rights,LGBTQ+ activism,equality message,street banner,pride messaging,UK,human rights,Canal Street Manchester M1 3WD,Manchester city centre,LGBTQ+ community,inclusive society,anti-discrimination message,public demonstration,social justice,protest banner,contemporary Britain,outdoor signage,editorial image,freedom,rights,out,proud,out and proud,road,Sackville Park,innate identity,gender dysphoria,sex,gender,M1,M1 3WD,trans rights,village,Welsh,Scottish
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3DCX6FW - A large street banner carrying the message Trans Is Not A Choice / Transphobia Is displayed in Manchester's Gay Village along Canal Street, photographed at Canal Street, Manchester M1 3WD. The banner is positioned within a public pedestrian area close to historic brick civic buildings, situating the message firmly within the everyday urban environment of Manchester city centre.
Canal Street is internationally recognised as the heart of Manchester's Gay Village and has long been associated with LGBTQ+ visibility, nightlife, activism and community life. Public banners and temporary installations such as this are frequently used in the area to express messages of inclusion, equality and opposition to discrimination.
The wording of the banner reflects contemporary debates around transgender rights and social acceptance in the UK, emphasising that gender identity is inherent while prejudice is a matter of choice. Photographed in daylight, the image documents a moment of public expression within a well-known LGBTQ+ space, providing strong editorial value for themes of human rights, equality, activism and modern urban culture.
Street banner displaying the message ""Trans Is Not A Choice / Transphobia Is"" in Manchester's Gay Vi
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,in,Scrabble,letters,letter,word,words,public,procurement,on,a,map,of,Great Britain,English,British,Scottish,maps,land,council,issue,issues,challenge,challenges,building,new,delay,delays,greed,rule,rules,misuse,the,cycle,tenders,contracts,award,socialhousing,enquiry
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RWB2F8 - Taken on 18 Sep 2023, this photograph shows Public procurement in Scrabble letters on a map of Great Britain,. The location is Great Britain, UK. The picture is not just a record shot: it contains a carefully staged close-up of letter tiles arranged as a readable concept phrase, photographed against a map, keyboard, dictionary page, coins or other context props rather than a plain studio background. The closed testing outlet records the rapid rise and fall of high-street Covid travel-testing businesses after pandemic restrictions changed, leaving empty retail units and a visible trace of that period. Public procurement is central to council services, construction, social housing, health, outsourcing and the post-pandemic debate over value for money, transparency and contract award decisions. The image can be used as a clear editorial, blog or report illustration where a concept needs to be shown visually without using a person, organisation logo or staged office scene. For image buyers, the value is in the combination of recognisable subject, readable wording, location evidence and a plain documentary style that can be dropped into news, magazine, web, council, housing, transport, heritage or commercial commentary without looking over-produced. Searchable related phrases include United Kingdom, public procurement, procure, procuring, procurements, OJEU, process, Covid, PPE, Scrabble, letters, letter, plus wider ideas such as local identity, public realm, urban detail, social history, commercial change, everyday Britain, documentary photography and place-based storytelling. The composition gives designers scope for captions, page furniture, social media crops, report covers and article thumbnails, while the detailed captioning makes it more discoverable for searches using both specific place names and broader themes.
Great Britain, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,plan,planned,development,permission,auction,in,Scrabble,letters,letter,on,a,of,English,British,Scottish,maps,land,council,issue,issues,challenge,challenges,building,new,dept,department,delay,delays,highest,bid,bidder,greed,greedy,socialhousing,lot,lots
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RWB2EF - Taken on 17 Sep 2023, this photograph shows Planning Auction in Scrabble letters on a map of Great Britain,. The location is Great Britain, UK. The picture is not just a record shot: it contains a carefully staged close-up of letter tiles arranged as a readable concept phrase, photographed against a map, keyboard, dictionary page, coins or other context props rather than a plain studio background. The planning concept connects with local plans, housing delivery, objections, development management, land value, regeneration, council decision-making and the political argument over how Britain builds. The image can be used as a clear editorial, blog or report illustration where a concept needs to be shown visually without using a person, organisation logo or staged office scene. For image buyers, the value is in the combination of recognisable subject, readable wording, location evidence and a plain documentary style that can be dropped into news, magazine, web, council, housing, transport, heritage or commercial commentary without looking over-produced. Searchable related phrases include Planning Auction, planning, auctions, map, United Kingdom, plans, local, bidders, plan, planned, development, permission, plus wider ideas such as local identity, public realm, urban detail, social history, commercial change, everyday Britain, documentary photography and place-based storytelling. The composition gives designers scope for captions, page furniture, social media crops, report covers and article thumbnails, while the detailed captioning makes it more discoverable for searches using both specific place names and broader themes. It has value for both local and national stories, especially where writers need to connect a named place or object with wider economic, social, environmental or cultural change.
Great Britain, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,Yorkshire,England,UK,town,centre,dangers,of,alcohol,alcoholic,units,weekly,limit,limits,San Miguel,beers,lagers,pub,bars,craft,ale,ales,many,crowded,drinker,sessions,half,full,empty,pint,and,wine,glasses,glass,drinking,English,Scottish,tables,drinks,dangerous
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RH8AFR - . Pub weekend drinking session, half empty pint and wine glasses, British binge drinking. Photographed on 12 August 2023, this summer 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 Great Britain, UK, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include Yorkshire, dangers, alcohol, alcoholic, units, weekly, limit, limits, San Miguel, beers, lagers, pub, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. The subject has strong relevance to British pub and beer culture, licensed premises, hospitality, brewing, cask ale, consumer leisure and the continuing role of pubs as social meeting places. It is suitable for coverage of the licensed trade, independent and managed pubs, brewery branding, CAMRA and real-ale culture, hospitality economics, changing drinking habits and the condition of the UK pub sector. Food and drink content broadens the image's relevance to eating out, grocery retail, hospitality, pricing, consumer choice, local food culture and the commercial presentation of meals, ingredients or products. It can illustrate changing tastes, inflation and cost-of-living pressures, food retail competition, traditional businesses and the everyday economics of buying food and drink where those themes are relevant. 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. The composition retains practical contextual detail for news, feature, documentary, educational and historical use.
Great Britain, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,UK,Scotland,OT,Ocean terminal,Shopping,centre,stills,Port of Leith,Ian Stirling,Paddy Fletcher,new,distilleries,distilling,system,whiskies,Lind & Lime,EH6,24,Coburg Street,Leith,Edinburgh,Lothian,EH6 6HB,building,architecture,Scottish,Leith Distillery,tours,tour,tastings,bar,bars,pub
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RECE2C - Edinburgh distilleries: Historic moment for £12m Port of Leith Distillery as attraction prepares to open
New Edinburgh distillery promises to be the ˜biggest tourist attraction built in Leith in decades'
An innovative new Edinburgh distillery is marking an historic moment as it prepares to open. Stills have been installed at Port of Leith Distillery “ the UK's first vertical distillery “ which has been described as the biggest tourist attraction to be built in Leith for decades. With a projected 25,000 visitors expected in its first year, the distillery is due to open in summer 2023 at the site of an old biscuit factory.
The installation of the two hand-crafted copper stills (a 7,000 litre wash still and a 5,000 litre spirit still) from The Speyside Copper Works in Elgin is the latest milestone for the £12m nine-storey distillery, which will offer tours and tastings, as well as a top floor mezzanine bar with panoramic views of Leith and wider Edinburgh. Owners say the attraction is creating up to 50 long term local jobs, with the capacity to produce one million bottles of whisky a year, through its energy-saving gravitational distilling system.
Ian Stirling, co-founder of Port of Leith Distillery, said: For much of the 19th and 20th century, Leith was the unofficial capital of Scotch Whisky - making it the perfect place to build a new industrial landmark like the Port of Leith Distillery
an honest and modern piece of architecture that reflects our new and innovative approach to production. Installing our stills brings us one step closer to our summer distillery opening and welcoming tens of thousands of visitors from all over the world to come and experience a UK first.
Port of Leith Distillery is the latest long term investment in Leith by co-owners and lifelong friends Ian Stirling and Paddy Fletcher, following the opening of the new Lind & Lime Gin Distillery in May 2022, a brand they launched in 2018 from an industrial unit.
24 Coburg Street, Leith, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, UK, EH6 6HB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M904Y9 - In February Royal Mail introduced barcodes to stamps. These will include regular ˜everyday' Definitive stamps “ the ones with the profile of HM The Queen, as well as Christmas stamps.
Each barcode is unique and an integral part of the stamp, so when using these new stamps you must keep the barcode attached otherwise they are invalid.
Stamps without a barcode can be used until 31 Jan 2023 and will continue to be sold until stocks are exhausted. Barcoded and non-barcoded stamps can be used together on one item if required.
Royal Mail are encouraging customers to use up their non-barcoded stamps before 31 Jan 2023. Where this is not possible, non-barcoded stamps can exchanged using Royal Mail's 'Swap Out' scheme.
Please note, stamps cannot be exchanged in Post Office branches
Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2SJ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,cash,polymer,notes,plastic,roll,rolls,of,5,10,20,five,ten,twenty,quid,heap,British,hard,loose,criminal,proceeds,crime,GBP,currency,currencies,exchange,rate,rates,crisis,fall,bands,Scottish,independence,SNP,National,party,Nicola Sturgeon,laundering
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2KYMFME - . Photographed at the recorded location in 2022, this detailed documentary image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. At the centre of the view is Rolls of British Scottish notes held by elastic bands, surrounding a Bank Of England 20 pound note. The locality and subject together evoke customer footfall, documentary photography, archival record, specialist retailer, visual archive, specialist shop, local enterprise, retail property, local character, bricks-and-mortar retail, independent retail, public realm, period detail, and regional identity. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into commercial rents and town-centre regeneration, not least because of how commercial property costs affect small retailers. As a dated visual record of the recorded location, the frame retains transport arrangements and footfall, making it especially useful if refurbishment subsequently changes the scene. The photograph additionally reflects small business, place identity, commercial frontage, changing land use, town-centre trading, shopfront economy, changing streetscape, and everyday life. References to pound, British, Rolls, surrounding, and Scottish give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. The wider setting at the recorded location matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. Another strand within the photograph is commercial rents and how commercial property costs affect small retailers in a form that can be compared with future views of the recorded location. The setting also helps illustrate town-centre regeneration and the resilience of specialist shops in an online retail economy within the real-world context of the recorded location. The scene captures evidence of earlier appearance for later comparison.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,UK,Edinburgh,Scotland,English,British,Scottish,welsh,up,cooked,blood pudding,rasher,rashers,mushrooms,bacon,on a,plate,presented,served,hot,black pudding,slice,of,sausage,sausages,mushroom,egg,eggs,the,classic,meat,eaters,hearty,fry up,hotpix.org.uk
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M3JBRR - . Photographed at Great Britain, UK in 2022, this detailed documentary image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. The principal subject is Fried full breakfast, mushrooms, bacon, sausages, poached egg, black pudding, on a plate. The wider scene also brings together comfort food, British food tradition, documentary photography, changing streetscape, local character, before-and-after reference, contemporary social history, regional identity, public realm, hospitality food service, traditional takeaway, street food culture, food-and-drink heritage, and archival record. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with consumer spending, nutrition and the enduring appeal of traditional takeaway meals. Small period details of lettering, decoration and surface detail at Great Britain, UK may become more significant with time, particularly following changing commercial priorities. The surrounding story also includes place identity, classic British meal, local dining tradition, food heritage, historical comparison, everyday life, changing land use, and local history. The combination of bacon, Fried, pudding, breakfast, and black anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. The wider setting at Great Britain, UK matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. Its period value extends to consumer spending and how food signs and shopfronts become part of urban cultural identity without losing the local specificity of Great Britain, UK. The location additionally provides evidence of nutrition and how food signs and shopfronts become part of urban cultural identity in a form that can be compared with future views of Great Britain, UK. A further contemporary connection is tourism and the enduring appeal of traditional takeaway meals within the real-world context of Great Britain, UK.
Great Britain, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,UK,Scotland,iron,and,Ltd,limited,access,manhole,named,grid,rust,rusty,services,sewage,drainage,maintenance,urban,man-hole,Scots,Scot,Scottish,embossed,name,foundry,foundries,maker,cast,steel,metal,Limited,city,centre,EH1,hotpix.org.uk
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M3JBRF - . An identifiable period record of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH1 in 2022, retaining practical detail and local context that distinguish documentary photography from a generic illustration. The principal subject is Mackenzie & Moncur Ltd, steel grid Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH!. Other connected aspects include period detail, everyday life, contemporary social history, historical comparison, public realm, local character, public-health engineering, archival record, Victorian sanitation, public works, regional identity, documentary photography, community identity, and visual archive. The modern context includes continuing discussion of maintenance, water quality and the hidden infrastructure that made dense cities healthier and safer. For later comparison, the photograph preserves street furniture and boundaries at Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH1, details that may look very different after conservation work. The surrounding story also includes place identity, cast-iron street furniture, local history, before-and-after reference, utility heritage, civil engineering history, municipal services, and urban sanitation. Details involving Moncur, Edinburgh, steel, and Mackenzie make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. Around Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH1, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. Another useful connection is maintenance and the renewed pressure on drainage systems from heavier rainfall and urban growth in a form that can be compared with future views of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH1. The scene further reflects climate resilience and the hidden infrastructure that made dense cities healthier and safer within the real-world context of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH1. The photograph keeps a trace of local identity as part of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH1's history.
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH1
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K56CWT - GDPR to be scrapped in favour of UK data privacy regime
The UK will scrap the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the European Union's data privacy regime, and replace it with an alternative system in the UK, the digital and culture secretary Michelle Donelan has told the Conservative Party conference.
Donelan said the proposed new system, details of which have not yet been revealed, will be simpler and clearer for businesses to navigate.
No longer will our businesses be shackled by lots of unnecessary red tape, said Donelan. We will be replacing GDPR with our own business and consumer-friendly British data protection system.
Our plan will protect consumer privacy and keep their data safe, whilst retaining our data adequacy so businesses can trade freely.
The GDPR, which aims to enhance individuals' rights to their own personal data, took effect across the UK, the EU and the European Economic Area (EEA) in May 2018. It applies to all businesses that process data held by anyone in these regions, regardless of where the business is based.
The Data Reform Bill introduced in the summer is on hold while ministers review their approach. Nadine Norris, the former digital and culture secretary, said in June that measures in the bill would increase financial penalties for those pestering people with nuisance calls and minimise the number of cookie pop-ups people see on the internet.
Donelan's speech in Birmingham came after the prime minister announced the exemption of tens of thousands of employers from reporting obligations such as gender pay gap reporting as part of a sweeping package of reforms to cut red tape .
Small and medium-sized businesses with fewer than 250 employees are currently exempt from regulatory requirements such as gender pay gap and executive pay ratio reporting.
The government yesterday increased this threshold to 500 employees for all new regulations under development and said that it would apply this to retained EU law
Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K56CYH - . Made at Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom in 2022, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. The frame specifically shows GDPR: A new direction,Government response to consultation, watering down of UK data and personal protection laws,for England,Scotland,Wales & NI. The frame also records themes of iconic London transport, changing streetscape, place identity, visual archive, capital landmark imagery, London cityscape, local character, community identity, documentary photography, archival record, city branding, urban tourism, everyday life, and before-and-after reference. Today's relevance is strengthened by air quality, security and the continuing question of the pressure of visitor economies and housing costs on central neighbourhoods. The image fixes public access and movement within Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against new construction. The photograph additionally reflects Thames city view, local history, London visitor economy, heritage tourism, metropolitan identity, capital-city heritage, social history, and historical comparison. Elements such as direction, Wales, watering, personal, and protection add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The wider setting at Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. A further contemporary connection is air quality and the pressure of visitor economies and housing costs on central neighbourhoods without losing the local specificity of Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom. The period view preserves evidence of earlier appearance as a date-specific reference.
Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K56CYX - . This dated editorial view of Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom in 2022 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The image documents GDPR: A new direction,Government response to consultation, watering down of UK data and personal protection laws,for England,Scotland,Wales & NI. Other connected aspects include archival record, everyday life, changing streetscape, capital-city heritage, iconic London transport, city branding, community identity, metropolitan identity, period detail, heritage tourism, urban tourism, public realm, local character, and social history. The wider contemporary story combines public transport, housing pressure and how iconic streets and landmarks change while retaining strong visual identity. Future viewers can use this scene from Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom to compare local activity and public use with whatever follows after new construction. The surrounding story also includes historical comparison, changing land use, place identity, local history, before-and-after reference, London cityscape, contemporary social history, and Thames city view. References to consultation, Government, watering, response, and personal give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. The wider setting at Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. Its period value extends to public transport and how iconic streets and landmarks change while retaining strong visual identity in a form that can be compared with future views of Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom. The location additionally provides evidence of housing pressure and how iconic streets and landmarks change while retaining strong visual identity within the real-world context of Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom.
Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K56D35 - GDPR to be scrapped in favour of UK data privacy regime
The UK will scrap the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the European Union's data privacy regime, and replace it with an alternative system in the UK, the digital and culture secretary Michelle Donelan has told the Conservative Party conference.
Donelan said the proposed new system, details of which have not yet been revealed, will be simpler and clearer for businesses to navigate.
No longer will our businesses be shackled by lots of unnecessary red tape, said Donelan. We will be replacing GDPR with our own business and consumer-friendly British data protection system.
Our plan will protect consumer privacy and keep their data safe, whilst retaining our data adequacy so businesses can trade freely.
The GDPR, which aims to enhance individuals' rights to their own personal data, took effect across the UK, the EU and the European Economic Area (EEA) in May 2018. It applies to all businesses that process data held by anyone in these regions, regardless of where the business is based.
The Data Reform Bill introduced in the summer is on hold while ministers review their approach. Nadine Norris, the former digital and culture secretary, said in June that measures in the bill would increase financial penalties for those pestering people with nuisance calls and minimise the number of cookie pop-ups people see on the internet.
Donelan's speech in Birmingham came after the prime minister announced the exemption of tens of thousands of employers from reporting obligations such as gender pay gap reporting as part of a sweeping package of reforms to cut red tape .
Small and medium-sized businesses with fewer than 250 employees are currently exempt from regulatory requirements such as gender pay gap and executive pay ratio reporting.
The government yesterday increased this threshold to 500 employees for all new regulations under development and said that it would apply this to retained EU law
Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K43P0X - The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) was the second largest (after LMS) of the Big Four railway companies created by the Railways Act 1921 in Britain. It operated from 1 January 1923 until nationalisation on 1 January 1948. At that time, it was divided into the new British Railways' Eastern Region, North Eastern Region, and partially the Scottish Region.
It covered the area north and east of London. It included the East Coast Main Line from London to Edinburgh via York and Newcastle upon Tyne and the routes from Edinburgh to Aberdeen and Inverness. Most of the country east of the Pennines was within its purview, including East Anglia. The main workshops were in Doncaster, with others at Darlington, Inverurie and Stratford, London
On the privatisation of British Rail in 1996, the franchise to run long distance express trains on the East Coast Main Line was won by Sea Containers Ltd, who named the new operating company Great North Eastern Railway (GNER), a name and initials deliberately chosen to echo the LNER.
Following the collapse of Virgin Trains East Coast in May 2018, the newly-nationalised operator of the East Coast Main Line was named London North Eastern Railway to evoke the earlier company
Aberdeen railway station, Guild St, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK, AB11 6LX
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K41M0G - . Photographed at 40 Pacific Quay, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, G51 1DA in 2019, this detailed documentary image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. The subject captured here is BBC Scotland & BBC ALBA building and studios, 40 Pacific Quay, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, G51 1DA. The image also relates to specialist shop, independent retail, before-and-after reference, regional identity, everyday life, changing land use, community identity, place identity, local enterprise, street-level business, historical comparison, small business, retail property, and visual archive. For current editorial use, store closures and business rates provide additional context, especially through how commercial property costs affect small retailers. For later comparison, the photograph preserves signage and branding at 40 Pacific Quay, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, G51 1DA, details that may look very different after replacement signage. Other useful contextual ideas include local character, contemporary social history, shopfront economy, specialist retailer, period detail, social history, high-street commerce, and archival record. References to studios, building, Glasgow, and Pacific give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. The wider setting at 40 Pacific Quay, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, G51 1DA matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. A further contemporary connection is store closures and the contribution of independents to distinctive high streets when considered against later change at 40 Pacific Quay, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, G51 1DA. The wider significance includes town-centre regeneration and the resilience of specialist shops in an online retail economy without losing the local specificity of 40 Pacific Quay, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, G51 1DA.
40 Pacific Quay, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, G51 1DA
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Balquidder,FK19,Scotland,UK,FK19 8PA,rural,country,countryside,farming,farm,long,horn,horns,Scottish,breed,rustic,coo,and,a,shaggy coat,herd,Kyloe,Long-haired Highland Cattle,Long-haired Scottish Cattle,North Highland Cattle,West Highland,mud,muddy,messy,bad hair day,hairy,beef,cattle,traditional,native,hotpix.org.uk
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K3XMXT - The Highland (Scottish Gaelic: Bò Ghà idhealach
Scots: Hielan coo) is a Scottish breed of rustic beef cattle. It originated in the Scottish Highlands and the Western Islands of Scotland and has long horns and a long shaggy coat. It is a hardy breed, able to withstand the intemperate conditions in the region. The first herd-book dates from 1885
two types “ a smaller island type, usually black, and a larger mainland type, usually dun “ were registered as a single breed. It is reared primarily for beef, and has been exported to several other countries
The Highland is a traditional breed of western Scotland. There were two distinct types. The Kyloe, reared mainly in the Hebrides or Western Islands, was small and was frequently black.:Š243Š The cattle were so called because of the practice of swimming them across the narrow straits or kyles separating the islands from the mainland. The cattle of the mainland were somewhat larger, and very variable in colour
they were often brown or red.
These cattle were important to the Scottish economy of the eighteenth century. At markets such as those of Falkirk or Crieff, many were bought by drovers from England, who moved them south over the Pennines to be fattened for slaughter. In 1723 over 30000 Scottish cattle were sold into England.
A breed society was established in 1884, and in 1885 published the first volume of the herd-book. In this the two types were recorded without distinction as 'Highland'.
In 2002 the number of registered breeding cows in the United Kingdom was about 2500
by 2012 this had risen to some 6000.Š In 2021 it was 3161
the conservation status of the breed in the United Kingdom is listed in DAD-IS as endangered/at risk
Although a group of cattle is generally called a herd, a group of Highland cattle is known as a fold. They have long, wide horns and long, wavy, woolly coats. The usual coat colour is reddish brown, seen in approximately 60% of the population
some 22% are yellow
Balquhidder , Perthshire, Scotland, UK, FK19 8PA
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,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: SNP,Hollyrood,back,into,state,ownership,after,poor,service,renationalise,nationalised,TOC,national,late,overcrowded,trains,fines,fine,penalty,penalties,transport,travel,infrastructure,slow,packed,Dutch,operator,devolved,powers,Scottish National Party,train operating company,Scotrail Franchise,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,livery,3,three,Alba,delay,delays,delayed.late,later,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,Scotrail problems,Scotrail delays,Scot Rail problems,Scot rail delays,Reile na h-Alba
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HEJ6BX - Thousands sign petition calling for Dutch firm Abellio to be stripped of ScotRail contract
THE Dutch firm running ScotRail have come under constant criticism due to the poor performances. NEARLY 14,000 people have called for the controversial Dutch firm in charge of ÂScotland's train Âservice to be stripped of their contract unless ScotRail improves.
The online petition urges the Scottish ÂGovernment to take action against ÂAbellio over the delays and cancellations suffered by commuters using ScotRail. The firm have already been hit with £1.5million in fines for poor service.
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: Platform,1,One,platform,board,boarding,express,transport,travel,rail,Scotrail,platforms,locomotive,locomotives,public,rail,railways,scotland,scottish,station,stations,Scots,Platform One,Platform 1,Virgin Train,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,different,unique,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,Photo of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H19DG8 - . An identifiable period record of Glasgow Central Station, Glasgow, Scotland, UK in 2016, retaining practical detail and local context that distinguish documentary photography from a generic illustration. The frame specifically shows Virgin Train at Glasgow Central Railway Station,Platform 1. Another layer of the photograph includes station environment, archival record, rail infrastructure, public transport stop, trackside history, place identity, bus infrastructure, community identity, before-and-after reference, rail transport history, historic rolling stock, street-side transport, documentary photography, and contemporary social history. Today's relevance is strengthened by signalling technology, regional connectivity and the continuing question of the role of rail in lower-carbon regional transport. From a 2025-onward perspective, decarbonisation and reliability are closely linked to this subject, alongside the shift toward cleaner vehicles and integrated ticketing. The image fixes equipment and working practice within Glasgow Central Station, Glasgow, Scotland, UK at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against altered transport patterns. The photograph additionally reflects changing land use, transport accessibility, passenger transport, mechanical signalling, working railway heritage, signal-box architecture, period detail, and everyday life. The combination of Station, Glasgow, Train, Platform, and Central anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. The wider setting at Glasgow Central Station, Glasgow, Scotland, UK matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. Another useful connection is signalling technology and the role of rail in lower-carbon regional transport as part of the longer story of Glasgow Central Station, Glasgow, Scotland, UK. Image H19DG8 also remains a dated record of Glasgow Central Station, Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
Glasgow Central Station, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,Scotish,Scottish,Scotch,British,Scotland,Alba,problem,with,problem with,issue with,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles,Scottish Nationalism,city,centre,urban,with traffic,Equestrian,statue,traffic,head,student,fun,horse
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HGC7X3 - . This dated editorial view of Glasgow, United Kingdom in 2016 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The image documents Equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington, Glasgow, with traffic cone. Another layer of the photograph includes public transport information, street-side transport, period detail, everyday life, documentary photography, community identity, visual archive, bus route infrastructure, changing land use, roadside stop, roadside transit, archival record, local history, and regional identity. The wider contemporary story combines accessibility, rural transport and the challenge of maintaining reliable services outside dense city centres. Future viewers can use this scene from Glasgow, United Kingdom to compare commercial use and occupation with whatever follows after different community use. The subject also sits alongside passenger transport, social history, historical comparison, transport accessibility, contemporary social history, bus infrastructure, local character, and changing streetscape. Elements such as Wellington, Glasgow, Equestrian, traffic, and statue add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The period setting at Glasgow, United Kingdom helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. Another strand within the photograph is accessibility and the challenge of maintaining reliable services outside dense city centres when considered against later change at Glasgow, United Kingdom. The setting also helps illustrate reliability and how local bus services affect access to work, education and healthcare without losing the local specificity of Glasgow, United Kingdom. The image fixes a trace of local identity as a date-specific reference. It also preserves a local visual benchmark for later comparison.
Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Keywords: Central,Electricity,Generating,Board,CEGB,tower,generation,energy,security,powered,carbon,dirty,fuel,fueled,by,Widnes,SSE,Scottish,Southern,Energy,Central Electricity Generating Board,Fiddlers Ferry,Scottish and Southern Energy plc,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,English,British,England,problem,with,problem with,issue with,plant,NUM,union,rail,delivery,Powergen,PLC,burned,burning,fossil,fuels,imported,unreliable,generates,generating,waste,emissions,SCR,building,buildings,structure,dinosaur,landmark,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles,Coal fired,Coal powered,Powergen PLC,Fossil Fuels,Manchester-Sheffield-Wath electric railway,imported coal,selective catalytic reduction,Dinosaur Landmark
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H8FKDW - Fiddlers Ferry Power Station is a coal fired power station located in Warrington, Cheshire, in North West England, which is capable of co-firing biomass. It is situated on the north bank of the River Mersey between the towns of Widnes and Warrington. Opened in 1971, the station has a generating capacity of 1,989 megawatts (MW). In a bid to combine efforts at the design and construction stages the Boiler and Turbo-generator plant were replicated at West Burton power station located between Retford and Gainsborough in North Nottinghamshire.
Since the privatisation of the Central Electricity Generating Board in 1990, the station has been operated by various companies. Since 2004, Scottish and Southern Energy plc have operated the station.
With its eight 114-metre (374 ft) high cooling towers and 200-metre (660 ft) high chimney the station is a prominent landmark and can be seen from as far away as the Peak District and the Pennines.
Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK
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Keywords: sculpture,sculptor,Alan,Beattie,Herriot,sword,book,night,shot,nightshot,Alan Beattie Herriot,Lord Bruce,Marischal College,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,Scottish,Scots,British,Scotland,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy GMAC2R - A sculpture of King Robert the Bruce, that measures over 18ft high, has been unveiled outside Marischal College, Broad Street, Aberdeen, Monday 09 May.
Gathered at the statue were, Lord Bruce, Lord Provost Peter Stephen, Alan Beattie Herriot (Statue Artist and Sculptor) , Councillor Kevin Stewart and seven year old Master Benedict Bruce. Lord Bruce and Master Benedict Bruce “ direct descendants of King Robert accompanied by the Lord Provost of Aberdeen Peter Stephen witnessed the ceremonial unveiling of the plinth by Depute Leader of Aberdeen City Council Councillor Kevin Stewart.
The statue created by sculptor Alan Beattie Herriot was commissioned following a motion by Councillor Kevin Stewart.
This sculpture is the culmination of years of hard work by Mr Herriot, and the result is a truly iconic piece which will be cherished by generations of Aberdonians and admired by thousands-upon-thousands of visitors to our city.
Sculptor Alan Beattie Herriot added: Seeing the sculpture in place is amazing. I hope that the people of Aberdeen like what has been done. I rather think King Robert would be very proud.
The total height of the statue including the plinth is 18ft 4in [5.6m].
The £120,000 statue was funded by the Common Good Fund which was originally set up by King Robert.
Broad Street, Aberdeen, Scotland
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Keywords: Lodge,Visitors,Centre,DLVC,Trust,Lockerbie,Memorial,Scotland,Victims,Pan,Am,103,bomb,December,1988,attack,crash,dead,site,21/12/1988,270,victims,Scottish,Town,conspiracy,blast,Tundergarth,Room,garden,of,Dryfesdale,Cemetery,news,Cultural,understanding,New York,GoTonySmith,Lodge,Visitors,Centre,DLVC,Trust,Lockerbie,Memorial,Scotland,Victims,Pan,Am,103,bomb,December,1988,attack,crash,dead,site,21/12/1988,270,victims,Scottish,Town,conspiracy,blast,Tundergarth,Room,garden,of,Dryfesdale,Cemetery,news,Cultural,understanding,remembering,innocent,transatlantic,Frankfurt,Detroit,Libyan,Libya,Colonel Muammar Gaddafi,civil,case,compensation,terrorism,PA103,30,30years,years,Syracuse,University,SU,family,collections,Story,Archive,Archives,40,35,Timeline,saga,disaster,air,Scholars,program,programs,remembrance,Clipper Maid of the Seas,N739PA,Boeing,727,plane,aircraft,Scotland,UK,United Kingdom,GB,Great Britain,resting,place,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,New York,al megrahi,30 Years
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F1JAA8 - Pan Am Flight 103 was a regularly scheduled Pan Am transatlantic flight from Frankfurt to Detroit, via London and New York, that was destroyed by a terrorist bomb on Wednesday, 21 December 1988, killing all 243 passengers and 16 crew on board, in what became known as the Lockerbie bombing. Large sections of the aircraft crashed onto residential areas of Lockerbie, Scotland, killing 11 more people on the ground.
Following a three-year joint investigation by Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary and the US Federal Bureau of Investigation, arrest warrants were issued for two Libyan nationals in November 1991. In 1999, Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi handed over the two men for trial at Camp Zeist, Netherlands after protracted negotiations and UN sanctions. In 2001, Libyan intelligence officer Abdelbaset al-Megrahi was jailed for life after being found guilty of 270 counts of murder in connection with the bombing. In August 2009, he was released by the Scottish Government on compassionate grounds after being diagnosed with prostate cancer. He died in May 2012, remaining the only person to be convicted for the attack. He had continually protested his innocence.
In 2003, Gaddafi accepted responsibility for the Lockerbie bombing and paid compensation to the families of the victims, although he maintained that he had never given the order for the attack. During the Libyan Civil War, in 2011, a former government official claimed that the Libyan leader had personally ordered the bombing. Numerous conspiracy theories have developed regarding responsibility for the destruction of Pan Am Flight 103.
Dumfries Road, Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, DG11 1HZ
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Keywords: Annan Old Parish Church of Scotland,Scottish,Churches,religion,Anglican,Anglicans,grave,graves,cross,wide,landscape,pano,panorama,tower,cemetery,GoTonySmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Bishop of Clairvaux,Annan.,1171,Dean of the Valley of Annan,witnesses,charter.,1196,Gwsborough.,rector,Annan,Waterfoot,Malachi,1148,St,Mungo,raves,history,historic,hotpix.org.uk
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY3KN8 - AD 573 “ St Mungo passes through Annandale
AD 686 “ Abbot Adamnan of Iona at Annan Waterfoot
AD 1148 “ St Malachi, Bishop of Clairvaux, visits Bruce at Annan.
AD 1171 “ Church of Annan built by Robert Bruce near the site of the Town Hall.
AD 1187 “ William, Dean of the Valley of Annan, witnesses the charter.
AD 1196 “ Incumbent of Annan Ministers in plague.
AD 1223 “ Church transferred to See of Glasgow from Gwsborough.
AD 1265 “ Stipend increased by forty shillings, Robert the rector collects a hundred shillings.
AD 1213 “ Rector established in Annan by the Dean of Glasgow, succeeding Robert the Rector.
AD 1327 “ Robert, Rector of Annan.
AD 1335 “ Walter, Rector of Annan, translated to Dronnok (Dornock)
AD 1474 “ Gilbert Maxwell, Rector of Annan.
AD 1487 “ William Turnbull, Rector of Annan.
AD 1510 “ Sir Adam Turnbull, Rector of Annan.
AD 1535 “ John Tumour, Rector of Annan.
AD 1538 “ In recognition of the towns loyalty a Charter was granted to Annan by King James V.
AD 1560 “ The reformation. The Scottish church breaks its ties with Rome.
AD 1597 “ David Miller
AD 1605 “ James French MA
AD 1607 “ Simon Johnstone MA
AD 1609 “ Church built behind site of Town Hall
AD 1612 “ The town's Royal Burgh status was reaffirmed by King James VI
AD 1660 “ Wilaim Bailhie MA
AD 1664 “ Patrick Inglis
AD 1687 “ James Kinnear MA
AD 1696 “ Robert Colville MA
AD 1703 “ Thomas Howie
AD 1754 “ William Moncreiff
AD 1783 “ William Hardie Moncreiff
AD 1789 “ The present church is built
AD 1825 “ James Monilaws
AD 1871 “ James Alexander Crichton MA (1893 DD)
AD 1909 “ Rev Neil McCaig MA, BD
AD 1950 “ Rev G.L.Heatley, MA, BD
AD 1974 “ Rev W.B.Ferguson, BA, BD
AD 1987 “ Rev A. Frater, BA, BD
AD 1995 “ Rev S.D.Rogerson, BSc, BD
AD 1997 “ Rev D.J.Macpherson, BSc, BD
AD 2004 “ Rev H.D. Steele, L.Th.Dip,Min
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Keywords: Annan Old Parish Church of Scotland,Scottish,Churches,religion,Anglican,Anglicans,grave,graves,cross,wide,landscape,pano,landscape,summer,GoTonySmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Bishop of Clairvaux,Annan.,1171,Dean of the Valley of Annan,witnesses,charter.,1196,Gwsborough.,rector,Annan,Waterfoot,Malachi,1148,St,Mungo,raves,history,historic
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY3KN9 - AD 573 “ St Mungo passes through Annandale
AD 686 “ Abbot Adamnan of Iona at Annan Waterfoot
AD 1148 “ St Malachi, Bishop of Clairvaux, visits Bruce at Annan.
AD 1171 “ Church of Annan built by Robert Bruce near the site of the Town Hall.
AD 1187 “ William, Dean of the Valley of Annan, witnesses the charter.
AD 1196 “ Incumbent of Annan Ministers in plague.
AD 1223 “ Church transferred to See of Glasgow from Gwsborough.
AD 1265 “ Stipend increased by forty shillings, Robert the rector collects a hundred shillings.
AD 1213 “ Rector established in Annan by the Dean of Glasgow, succeeding Robert the Rector.
AD 1327 “ Robert, Rector of Annan.
AD 1335 “ Walter, Rector of Annan, translated to Dronnok (Dornock)
AD 1474 “ Gilbert Maxwell, Rector of Annan.
AD 1487 “ William Turnbull, Rector of Annan.
AD 1510 “ Sir Adam Turnbull, Rector of Annan.
AD 1535 “ John Tumour, Rector of Annan.
AD 1538 “ In recognition of the towns loyalty a Charter was granted to Annan by King James V.
AD 1560 “ The reformation. The Scottish church breaks its ties with Rome.
AD 1597 “ David Miller
AD 1605 “ James French MA
AD 1607 “ Simon Johnstone MA
AD 1609 “ Church built behind site of Town Hall
AD 1612 “ The town's Royal Burgh status was reaffirmed by King James VI
AD 1660 “ Wilaim Bailhie MA
AD 1664 “ Patrick Inglis
AD 1687 “ James Kinnear MA
AD 1696 “ Robert Colville MA
AD 1703 “ Thomas Howie
AD 1754 “ William Moncreiff
AD 1783 “ William Hardie Moncreiff
AD 1789 “ The present church is built
AD 1825 “ James Monilaws
AD 1871 “ James Alexander Crichton MA (1893 DD)
AD 1909 “ Rev Neil McCaig MA, BD
AD 1950 “ Rev G.L.Heatley, MA, BD
AD 1974 “ Rev W.B.Ferguson, BA, BD
AD 1987 “ Rev A. Frater, BA, BD
AD 1995 “ Rev S.D.Rogerson, BSc, BD
AD 1997 “ Rev D.J.Macpherson, BSc, BD
AD 2004 “ Rev H.D. Steele, L.Th.Dip,Min
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Keywords: Pubs,stag,night,hen,nights,location,for,area,EDN,narrow,new,pedestrian,pedestrianised,scottish,shopping,st,street,town,dining,room,stone,rose street,Rose st,Auld Hundred,Pub & Dining Room,Pub and Dining Room,GoTonySmith,drinking,culture,alcoholism,alcoholics,AA,outside,street,history,historic,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Edinburgh Pubs,Edinburgh Pub
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F89P1A - . An identifiable period record of Rose st, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK in 2015, retaining practical detail and local context that distinguish documentary photography from a generic illustration. The principal subject is Auld Hundred Pub & dining Room, Rose St,Edinburgh City Centre,Scotland,UK. The wider scene also brings together place identity, public realm, archival record, changing streetscape, traditional ale house, night-time economy, everyday life, visual archive, cask-beer tradition, licensed trade, beer-led hospitality, changing land use, local social venue, and local history. The modern context includes continuing discussion of beer duty, energy costs and the value of historic pubs to tourism and local identity. Small period details of lettering, decoration and surface detail at Rose st, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK may become more significant with time, particularly following new ownership. Other useful contextual ideas include social history, before-and-after reference, historic hostelry, real-ale culture, contemporary social history, regional identity, community identity, and local character. Elements such as dining, Centre, Edinburgh, and Hundred add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The wider setting at Rose st, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The wider significance includes beer duty and the value of historic pubs to tourism and local identity without losing the local specificity of Rose st, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. Another strand within the photograph is business rates and the value of historic pubs to tourism and local identity in a form that can be compared with future views of Rose st, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. The photograph keeps period character as a date-specific reference. The record includes a trace of local identity for later comparison.
Rose st, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: Pubs,stag,night,hen,nights,location,for,area,EDN,narrow,new,pedestrian,pedestrianised,scottish,shopping,st,street,town,Black,Rose,Tavern,rose street,Rose st,Black Rose Tavern,GoTonySmith,drinking,culture,alcoholism,alcoholics,AA,outside,street,history,historic,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Edinburgh Pubs,Edinburgh Pub
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F89P1E - . This authentic period view of Rose st, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK in 2015 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The image documents Black Rose Tavern,Pub Rose St,Edinburgh City Centre,Scotland,UK. The broader subject matter reaches into public realm, changing streetscape, local character, period detail, changing land use, real-ale culture, beer-led hospitality, social history, visual archive, licensed hospitality, community identity, local history, local social venue, and pub heritage. For current editorial use, staffing pressure and tourism provide additional context, especially through the continuing appeal of real ale and regional brewing. Future viewers can use this scene from Rose st, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK to compare building condition and alterations with whatever follows after replacement signage. The surrounding story also includes night-time economy, contemporary social history, traditional pub, everyday life, traditional ale house, licensed trade, before-and-after reference, and visitor hospitality. The combination of Centre, Tavern, Edinburgh, and Black anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. A later view of Rose st, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The location additionally provides evidence of staffing pressure and the continuing appeal of real ale and regional brewing in a form that can be compared with future views of Rose st, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. A further contemporary connection is tourism and pressure on hospitality margins in the mid-2020s within the real-world context of Rose st, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. The wider significance includes staffing pressure and pressure on hospitality margins in the mid-2020s within the specific setting of Rose st, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
Rose st, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Edinburgh,giant,display,Edinburgh film festival,outdoor,cinema,promotion,gardens,Edinburgh Scotland,film,installation,red white,movie,box,carton,Scottish,cultural festival,EdinFilm,This is Edinburgh,street display,public art,free open-air screenings,destination marketing,cultural tourism,summer arts programme,motion picture celebration,family visitor attraction,temporary event branding,creative city identity,independent filmmaking,international premieres,urban leisure activity,visual publicity campaign,arts participation,New Town attraction,oversized,city centre entertainment
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F89P1M - iant red-and-white popcorn carton promotes Film in the City in central Edinburgh, combining cinema imagery with bold urban event branding. The freestanding installation carries the words Film in the City , Film Festival , This is Edinburgh and the social media references @edinburgh and #EdinFilm. Its oversized striped design mimics the familiar paper tubs sold in cinemas, creating an eye-catching piece of temporary public art and festival advertising beside landscaped paths, trees and water.
Film in the City was a free outdoor cinema programme connected with the Edinburgh International Film Festival and city-centre partners. Screenings were staged in locations including St Andrew Square and the Grassmarket, bringing popular films, family entertainment and cult favourites into public spaces. The initiative helped extend the festival beyond conventional venues, making film accessible to residents, workers and visitors while encouraging people to spend time in Edinburgh's commercial and historic centre.
The Edinburgh International Film Festival was founded in 1947 and has long been associated with new filmmaking, premieres, independent cinema and the discovery of emerging talent. Outdoor screenings and promotional installations such as this popcorn structure added a playful, highly visible dimension to the event, linking the city's international cultural reputation with familiar symbols of mainstream moviegoing.
The photograph can illustrate film festivals, outdoor cinema, destination marketing, temporary street installations, cultural tourism, event promotion, public-realm advertising and Scottish city breaks. The cloudy sky, summer greenery and open pedestrian setting give the scene a recognisably British festival atmosphere. The design is also useful for editorial coverage of cinema-going, popcorn, movie audiences, arts funding, city-centre footfall and Edinburgh's wider identity as a major festival destination
St Andrew Square, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH2 2AF
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Keywords: farm,Carlops,Scottish Borders,Scotland,September,2014,sunny,day,passion,to,govern,their,own,nation,country,independance,feeling,vote,voting,referenda,referendum,catalonia,spain,break,breakup,up,of,the,UK,GB,great,Britain,British,gotonysmith indyref #indyref,Scottish,SNP,independance party,independence,indyref,referendum,2nd,second,hotpix.org.uk
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy E6JB68 - . Yes to Scottish independence sign at Carlophill farm, Carlops, Scottish Borders, Scotland September 2014. Photographed on 24 August 2014. The recorded location is Carlops, Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK. Vote YES ! The signs date from the 2014 Scottish independence referendum campaign, when voters were asked whether Scotland should become an independent country. The unionist Better Together campaign promoted a No vote, while Yes Scotland and local activists campaigned for independence. On 18 September 2014 Scotland voted 55.3% No to 44.7% Yes. More than a decade later the constitutional question remains part of Scottish politics, giving these rural campaign signs continuing historical and political relevance. The wider historical story is that public protest and electoral campaigning form part of democratic culture, documenting how people express support, opposition and identity outside formal institutions
The wording of signs can preserve the tone of a debate more directly than later summaries. The wider historical story is that signs and notices are ephemeral pieces of design that can become important historical evidence
Lettering, logos, warnings and directions record former businesses, regulations, transport systems and public messages that may disappear long before the surrounding property changes. The historical context is that british agriculture has repeatedly adapted to mechanisation, changing markets and environmental policy
Tractors, fields, cereal crops and allotment vegetables each represent different scales of food production, while also documenting seasonal work and rural landscapes. In the present 2026 context, seen from 2026, older campaign material provides a clear historical benchmark for later political arguments
The physical poster or banner captures not only a policy position but the visual language and grassroots campaigning methods of its moment.
Carlops, Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,British,Scottish,sweet shop counter,retail heritage,British sweets,quarter,bag,of,sweets,display,retail,history,old,heritage,W & T Avery,mechanical weighing scales,cast metal scales,analogue scale dial,glass sweet jars,penny sweets,boiled sweets,traditional confectionery,independent retailer,nostalgic retail,heritage shopping,shop interior detail,food retail history,British high street,retro kitchen scales,merchandising display,documentary photography,editorial image,nostalgia
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R64KH2 - This image shows a set of classic Avery mechanical weighing scales positioned on the counter of a traditional sweet shop, with rows of glass jars filled with assorted confectionery visible in the background. The polished metal scales, featuring an analogue dial and the Avery maker's badge, reflect a style of retail equipment that was once standard in British shops.
Avery scales were widely used throughout the twentieth century in grocery stores, sweet shops, and market stalls, valued for their accuracy, durability, and solid engineering. In sweet shops, such scales were essential for weighing loose confectionery sold by measure, reinforcing a hands-on, personalised retail experience.
The surrounding jars of sweets evoke the visual language of traditional confectionery retail, where colour, variety, and abundance played a key role in attracting customers. This form of display is strongly associated with childhood nostalgia and independent high-street shops, contrasting with modern pre-packaged retail formats.
Photographed at close range, the image emphasises texture, materials, and craftsmanship, highlighting the intersection of food retail, design, and everyday social history. It is well suited for editorial use covering British retail heritage, nostalgia, independent shops, traditional confectionery, and the evolution of weighing and measurement in commerce.
United Kingdom
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXH2Y - . Stormy day at Edinburgh Castle, The Mound, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH1. 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. The scene is closely associated with castle walls, ramparts, capital city, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Castle, The Mound, moody sky, Stormy day, UNESCO and historic cities, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The image is relevant to architecture, the built environment, urban heritage, streetscape and the way historic and modern buildings contribute to a sense of place. It can illustrate editorial coverage of architectural detail, conservation, listed buildings, planning, regeneration, tourism, civic identity and changing uses of older properties. Facades, windows, entrances, masonry, decorative elements, signage and neighbouring structures provide documentary evidence of the building's appearance and setting. The dated view also gives the photograph archive value for future comparison if the property is restored, altered, rebranded, repurposed or redeveloped. Search themes include architecture, historic buildings, facades, interiors, conservation, listed buildings, planning, regeneration, heritage, streetscape and urban change. A precise location image is useful for comparing later restoration, alteration, redevelopment, rebranding or changes in the use of the building. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph. It can be used in newspapers, magazines, books, websites, documentaries, heritage projects and retrospective features where geographical accuracy and period detail matter.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXH8Y - Today there are 28 public libraries in the Scottish capital[2] but, as the first, the creation of Central Library was funded with £50,000 from philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. At the opening ceremony a telegram from Carnegie was read out stating: We trust that this Library is to grow in usefullness year after year, and prove one of the most potent agencies for the good of the people for all time to come.
The site selected for the library was the former home of Sir Thomas Hope, 1st Baronet Hope of Craighall, advocate for King Charles I. The structure, built in 1616, was demolished in March of 1887 to make way for the library. The lintel from Hope's home, bearing the carved inscription TECUM HABITA 1616 from the fourth satire of Persius, is preserved above an inner doorway of the library.
Carnegie's funding was initially an offer of £25,000 in 1886 which was doubled, overcoming prior opposition to the establishment of a public library, the city”last of those to do so in Scotland”adopted the Public Libraries Act and on 9 July 1887, Carnegie laid the foundation stone of architect George Washington Browne's French Renaissance-styled building.
Records for 1890, the first full year the library was open, show that over 440,000 book loans were issued
current records indicate that today, over a century on, the library issues over 500,000 book loans annually
In November 2017, on the 100th anniversary of her death, a memorial to Dr Elsie Inglis, the founder of the Scottish Women's Hospitals, was unveiled at Central Library
7-9 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, Scotland EH1 1EG
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXHPD - Princes Street Gardens is a public park in the centre of Edinburgh, Scotland, in the shadow of Edinburgh Castle. The Gardens were created in two phases in the 1770s and 1820s following the long draining of the Nor Loch and building of the New Town, beginning in the 1760s. The loch, situated on the north side of the town, was originally an artificial creation forming part of its medieval defences and made expansion northwards difficult. The water was habitually polluted from sewage draining downhill from the Old Town. In 1846 the railway was built in the valley to connect the Edinburgh-Glasgow line at Haymarket with the new northern terminus of the North British line from Berwick-upon-Tweed at Waverley Station.
The gardens run along the south side of Princes Street and are divided by The Mound. East Princes Street Gardens run from The Mound to Waverley Bridge, and cover 8.5 acres (34,000 m2). The larger West Princes Street Gardens cover 29 acres (120,000 m2) and extend to the adjacent churches of St. John's and St. Cuthbert's, near Lothian Road in the west.
The Gardens are the best known park in Edinburgh, having the highest awareness and visitor figures for both residents and visitors to the city. Various concerts and other events are held at the Ross Bandstand including the Festival Fireworks Concert, Men's Health Survival of the Fittest, and during the city's Hogmanay celebrations.
Princes St, Edinburgh EH2 2HG
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXHRK - Princes Street Gardens is a public park in the centre of Edinburgh, Scotland, in the shadow of Edinburgh Castle. The Gardens were created in two phases in the 1770s and 1820s following the long draining of the Nor Loch and building of the New Town, beginning in the 1760s. The loch, situated on the north side of the town, was originally an artificial creation forming part of its medieval defences and made expansion northwards difficult. The water was habitually polluted from sewage draining downhill from the Old Town. In 1846 the railway was built in the valley to connect the Edinburgh-Glasgow line at Haymarket with the new northern terminus of the North British line from Berwick-upon-Tweed at Waverley Station.
The gardens run along the south side of Princes Street and are divided by The Mound. East Princes Street Gardens run from The Mound to Waverley Bridge, and cover 8.5 acres (34,000 m2). The larger West Princes Street Gardens cover 29 acres (120,000 m2) and extend to the adjacent churches of St. John's and St. Cuthbert's, near Lothian Road in the west.
The Gardens are the best known park in Edinburgh, having the highest awareness and visitor figures for both residents and visitors to the city. Various concerts and other events are held at the Ross Bandstand including the Festival Fireworks Concert, Men's Health Survival of the Fittest, and during the city's Hogmanay celebrations.
Princes St, Edinburgh EH2 2HG
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXHTC - . George Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK,. Photographed at George St, Edinburgh EH2 2HN, Scotland, UK. 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. The scene is closely associated with tower, spire, Church, Saint Andrews and Saint Georges West Church, George Street, Edinburgh, George St, shops, George IV and Tony, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph is relevant to religious heritage, places of worship, ecclesiastical architecture, local history, faith communities and the conservation of historic buildings. It can illustrate editorial features about churches and cathedrals, worship, monuments, memorials, stained glass, church interiors, architectural detail, tourism, listed buildings and the role of historic religious sites within towns and cities. Stonework, inscriptions, furnishings, windows, towers, memorials and other surviving details can provide useful evidence for architectural and heritage-focused picture research. As a documentary location image it also records the condition, presentation and setting of the site at a particular point in time. Search themes include religious heritage, churches, cathedrals, worship, monuments, memorials, ecclesiastical architecture, conservation, tourism and local history. Architectural and decorative details can also be useful to researchers studying the fabric, furnishings and changing presentation of historic places of worship. 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.
George St, Edinburgh EH2 2HN, Scotland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXJ0P - . George Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK,. Photographed at George St, Edinburgh EH2 2HN, Scotland, UK. 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. The scene is closely associated with tower, spire, Church, Saint Andrews and Saint Georges West Church, George Street, Edinburgh, George St, shops, George IV and Tony, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph is relevant to religious heritage, places of worship, ecclesiastical architecture, local history, faith communities and the conservation of historic buildings. It can illustrate editorial features about churches and cathedrals, worship, monuments, memorials, stained glass, church interiors, architectural detail, tourism, listed buildings and the role of historic religious sites within towns and cities. Stonework, inscriptions, furnishings, windows, towers, memorials and other surviving details can provide useful evidence for architectural and heritage-focused picture research. As a documentary location image it also records the condition, presentation and setting of the site at a particular point in time. Search themes include religious heritage, churches, cathedrals, worship, monuments, memorials, ecclesiastical architecture, conservation, tourism and local history. Architectural and decorative details can also be useful to researchers studying the fabric, furnishings and changing presentation of historic places of worship. 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.
George St, Edinburgh EH2 2HN, Scotland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXJ32 - . Looking down on Greyfriars Bobby Pub from above, Edinburgh Capital City, Scotland UK. Photographed at 30-34, Candlemaker Row, Edinburgh EH1 2QE. 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. The scene is closely associated with Bobby, Greyfriars, Bobbys bar, Greyfriars Bobby Pub, real ale, Candlemaker Row, dog, loyal dog, tourist attraction and Greyfriars Bobby Bar, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. Beyond the immediate subject, the scene is relevant to British pub culture, licensed premises, real ale, beer tourism and the continuing social role of the traditional public house. For picture buyers, the photograph can support editorial features about pubs and bars, hospitality, independent and managed venues, drinking culture, local heritage, city and town centres, leisure spending and the changing British high street. Details such as brewery branding, pub signage, entrances, windows, bar fittings, beer pumps or period architecture can provide useful visual evidence of how licensed premises present themselves to customers. The image also works as a record of everyday social history, documenting a familiar type of British hospitality venue at a particular moment in time rather than presenting an idealised studio view. Search themes naturally include British pub heritage, real ale and beer culture, licensed premises, hospitality, public houses, local drinking traditions and the role of pubs within town and city life. Where brewery names, pumps, windows, pub signs or period fittings are present, they add useful detail for features on brewing history, hospitality branding and traditional licensed interiors or exteriors. The view is firmly rooted in a real location rather than a constructed studio setting.
30-34, Candlemaker Row, Edinburgh EH1 2QE
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXJ6W - . Hispaneola Bar, Newington, Old Town,3 Drummond Street
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK EH8 9TT. Photographed at 3 Drummond Street Edinburgh EH8 9TT. 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. The scene is closely associated with exterior, 1834 trade mark, 3 Drummond Street, Hispaneola, Hispaneola Bar, Newington, Edinburgh, Old Town, restaurant and Tony, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. Beyond the immediate subject, the scene is relevant to British pub culture, licensed premises, real ale, beer tourism and the continuing social role of the traditional public house. For picture buyers, the photograph can support editorial features about pubs and bars, hospitality, independent and managed venues, drinking culture, local heritage, city and town centres, leisure spending and the changing British high street. Details such as brewery branding, pub signage, entrances, windows, bar fittings, beer pumps or period architecture can provide useful visual evidence of how licensed premises present themselves to customers. The image also works as a record of everyday social history, documenting a familiar type of British hospitality venue at a particular moment in time rather than presenting an idealised studio view. Search themes naturally include British pub heritage, real ale and beer culture, licensed premises, hospitality, public houses, local drinking traditions and the role of pubs within town and city life. Where brewery names, pumps, windows, pub signs or period fittings are present, they add useful detail for features on brewing history, hospitality branding and traditional licensed interiors or exteriors. The view is firmly rooted in a real location rather than a constructed studio setting.
3 Drummond Street Edinburgh EH8 9TT
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXJPY - . Buildings From Edinburgh New Town, classic architecture, street lamps , Lothian, Scotland, UK. 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. The scene is closely associated with Edinburgh New Town, Buildings, New Town Architecture, Scottish Nationalism, New Town, Edinburgh, town houses, capital city, flats and Tony, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The image is relevant to architecture, the built environment, urban heritage, streetscape and the way historic and modern buildings contribute to a sense of place. It can illustrate editorial coverage of architectural detail, conservation, listed buildings, planning, regeneration, tourism, civic identity and changing uses of older properties. Facades, windows, entrances, masonry, decorative elements, signage and neighbouring structures provide documentary evidence of the building's appearance and setting. The dated view also gives the photograph archive value for future comparison if the property is restored, altered, rebranded, repurposed or redeveloped. Search themes include architecture, historic buildings, facades, interiors, conservation, listed buildings, planning, regeneration, heritage, streetscape and urban change. A precise location image is useful for comparing later restoration, alteration, redevelopment, rebranding or changes in the use of the building. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph. It can be used in newspapers, magazines, books, websites, documentaries, heritage projects and retrospective features where geographical accuracy and period detail matter.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXJTD - . Buildings From Edinburgh New Town, classic architecture, street lamps , Lothian, Scotland, UK. 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. The scene is closely associated with Edinburgh New Town, Buildings, New Town Architecture, Scottish Nationalism, New Town, Edinburgh, town houses, capital city, flats and Tony, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The image is relevant to architecture, the built environment, urban heritage, streetscape and the way historic and modern buildings contribute to a sense of place. It can illustrate editorial coverage of architectural detail, conservation, listed buildings, planning, regeneration, tourism, civic identity and changing uses of older properties. Facades, windows, entrances, masonry, decorative elements, signage and neighbouring structures provide documentary evidence of the building's appearance and setting. The dated view also gives the photograph archive value for future comparison if the property is restored, altered, rebranded, repurposed or redeveloped. Search themes include architecture, historic buildings, facades, interiors, conservation, listed buildings, planning, regeneration, heritage, streetscape and urban change. A precise location image is useful for comparing later restoration, alteration, redevelopment, rebranding or changes in the use of the building. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph. It can be used in newspapers, magazines, books, websites, documentaries, heritage projects and retrospective features where geographical accuracy and period detail matter.
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Keywords: passenger,service,services,frequent,happy,economical,comprehensive,double,decker,city,centre,subsidised,Lothian Transport,public transport,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,passengers,bus,buses,double-decker,route,Lothian,transportation,Scottish,independently,owned,Transport for Edinburgh,vehicle,commuters,commuter,municipal,company,Ridacard,journey,EH1
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXJXX - . Passengers on an Edinburgh, Lothian Transport Double-decker Bus, city centre, Scotland, UK, EH1. Photographed at Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. 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. The scene is closely associated with Passengers, Edinburgh, LothianTransport, Bus, transport, subsidy, operator, passenger, service and services, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. This documentary view is relevant to buses, public transport, local mobility, passenger information and the practical experience of travelling without a private car. It can support editorial coverage of bus services, rural and urban connectivity, stops and shelters, timetables, accessibility, transport policy, local authority provision and the challenges of maintaining useful services across communities. Roadside details, signs, shelters, vehicles and surrounding streetscape give picture buyers useful context about how bus transport is encountered at ground level. The photograph therefore has value both as a record of a specific place and as broader visual material about sustainable transport, everyday journeys and local connectivity. Search themes include buses, bus stops, passenger transport, timetables, local mobility, accessibility, public transport policy, rural or urban connectivity and sustainable travel. The surrounding road environment helps show how public transport infrastructure fits into the communities and streets it serves. 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.
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: arts,Nicolson,street,performance,performances,opera,ballet,empire,tourist,attraction,glass-fronted,structure,for,the,new,entrance,created,by,architect,Colin,Ross,fronted,building,mix,of,art,nouveau,beaux,arts,and,neo-classicism,neoclassicism,Gotonysmith,The,Edinburgh,Festival,Theatre,is,a,performing,arts,venue,located,on,Nicolson,Street,in,Edinburgh,Scotland used primarily for performances of opera and ballet,large-scale musical events,and touring groups. After its most recent renovation in 1994,it seats 1,915.,It,is,one,of,the,major,venues,of,the,annual,summer,Edinburgh,International,Festival,and,is,the,Edinburgh,venue,for,the,Scottish,Opera,and,the,Scottish,Ballet.,The,present,theatre's,location,is,Edinburgh's,longest,continuous,theatre,site,for,there,has,been,a,theatre,in,that,location,since,1830.,From,being,Dunedin,Hall,the Royal Amphitheatre,Alhambra Music Hall,the Queen's Theatre,Pablo Fanques Amphitheatre,13-29 Nicolson St,Edinburgh EH89FT EH8 9FT 13 29,oldtown,attraction,attractions,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXKG1 - The Edinburgh Festival Theatre is a performing arts venue located on Nicolson Street in Edinburgh, Scotland used primarily for performances of opera and ballet, large-scale musical events, and touring groups. After its most recent renovation in 1994, it seats 1,915. It is one of the major venues of the annual summer Edinburgh International Festival and is the Edinburgh venue for the Scottish Opera and the Scottish Ballet.
The present theatre's location is Edinburgh's longest continuous theatre site, for there has been a theatre in that location since 1830. From being Dunedin Hall, the Royal Amphitheatre, Alhambra Music Hall, the Queen's Theatre, Pablo Fanque's Amphitheatre, and Newsome's Circus, the site became the Empire Palace Theatre, the first of the famous Moss Empires' chain, opening on 7 November 1892.
Designed by the great British theatre architect, Frank Matcham, (who built the London Coliseum, among others) its décor was lavish, with elephants with Nubian riders, nymphs and cherubs in abundance on the plasterwork, and it seated 3000 people on four levels.
13-29 Nicolson St, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK EH8 9FT
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HT3P - Humbie is a hamlet and rural parish in East Lothian, Scotland lying in south-east of the county, approximately 10 miles (16 km) south-west of Haddington and 15 miles (24 km) south-east of Edinburgh. Humbie as it is known today was formed as the result of the union between Keith Marischal and Keith Hundeby in 1618.
Humbie, East Lothian, Scotland, UK, EH36 5PJ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HT86 - Humbie is a hamlet and rural parish in East Lothian, Scotland lying in south-east of the county, approximately 10 miles (16 km) south-west of Haddington and 15 miles (24 km) south-east of Edinburgh. Humbie as it is known today was formed as the result of the union between Keith Marischal and Keith Hundeby in 1618.
Humbie, East Lothian, Scotland, UK, EH36 5PJ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HW1W - . This scene at High street, Edinburgh Old Town, Lothian, Scotland UK EH1 1QS in 2012 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 photograph centres on Edinburgh Festival Fringe Act, Scotland, UK, EH1 1QS. Another layer of the photograph includes changing streetscape, local history, historical comparison, contemporary social history, changing land use, customer footfall, documentary photography, local enterprise, high-street commerce, independent retail, bricks-and-mortar retail, local character, social history, and small business. From a 2025-onward perspective, online shopping and store closures are closely linked to this subject, alongside how commercial property costs affect small retailers. As a dated visual record of High street, Edinburgh Old Town, Lothian, Scotland UK EH1 1QS, the frame retains transport arrangements and footfall, making it especially useful if different community use subsequently changes the scene. The subject also sits alongside retail property, place identity, visual archive, period detail, specialist shop, community identity, town-centre trading, and public realm. References to Edinburgh, Fringe, and Festival give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. A later view of High street, Edinburgh Old Town, 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 strand within the photograph is online shopping and how commercial property costs affect small retailers within the real-world context of High street, Edinburgh Old Town, Lothian, Scotland UK EH1 1QS. The setting also helps illustrate town-centre regeneration and how shopfronts become short-lived records of changing businesses within the specific setting of High street, Edinburgh Old Town, Lothian, Scotland UK EH1 1QS.
High street, Edinburgh Old Town, Lothian, Scotland UK EH1 1QS
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HW5B - . Recorded at High street, Edinburgh Old Town, Lothian, Scotland UK EH1 1QS in 2012, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. The principal subject is Edinburgh Festival Fringe Act, Scotland, UK, EH1 1QS. The frame also records themes of small business, street-level business, changing streetscape, regional identity, retail property, public realm, specialist retailer, changing land use, place identity, period detail, contemporary social history, high-street commerce, local enterprise, and social history. Current relevance extends to business rates and store closures, particularly through the contribution of independents to distinctive high streets. As a dated visual record of High street, Edinburgh Old Town, Lothian, Scotland UK EH1 1QS, the frame retains equipment and working practice, making it especially useful if changing commercial priorities subsequently changes the scene. The photograph additionally reflects independent retail, community identity, local history, customer footfall, historical comparison, town-centre trading, archival record, and commercial frontage. Details involving Edinburgh, Festival, and Fringe make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. Around High street, Edinburgh Old Town, Lothian, Scotland UK EH1 1QS, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. Another useful connection is business rates and the contribution of independents to distinctive high streets in a form that can be compared with future views of High street, Edinburgh Old Town, Lothian, Scotland UK EH1 1QS. The scene further reflects business rates and the contribution of independents to distinctive high streets within the real-world context of High street, Edinburgh Old Town, Lothian, Scotland UK EH1 1QS.
High street, Edinburgh Old Town, Lothian, Scotland UK EH1 1QS
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HWEG - . A grounded documentary photograph made at High street, Edinburgh Old Town, Lothian, Scotland UK EH1 1QS in 2012, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The image documents Denise Scott Regrets, Edinburgh Festival Fringe Act, Scotland, UK, EH1 1QS. The setting additionally reflects town-centre trading, visual archive, regional identity, specialist shop, commercial frontage, customer footfall, period detail, historical comparison, local enterprise, bricks-and-mortar retail, public realm, everyday life, changing land use, and place identity. The wider contemporary story combines town-centre regeneration, online shopping and the contribution of independents to distinctive high streets. Small period details of landscape treatment and surrounding development at High street, Edinburgh Old Town, Lothian, Scotland UK EH1 1QS may become more significant with time, particularly following conservation work. The wider setting retains connections with street-level business, before-and-after reference, independent retail, retail property, documentary photography, shopfront economy, high-street commerce, and small business. The combination of Edinburgh, Festival, Fringe, Denise, and Scott anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. Around High street, Edinburgh Old Town, Lothian, Scotland UK EH1 1QS, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The wider significance includes town-centre regeneration and the resilience of specialist shops in an online retail economy in a form that can be compared with future views of High street, Edinburgh Old Town, Lothian, Scotland UK EH1 1QS. The image fixes evidence of earlier appearance before later change alters the scene. It also preserves period character as a date-specific reference.
High street, Edinburgh Old Town, Lothian, Scotland UK EH1 1QS
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HW44 - . Recorded at the recorded location in 2012, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. The subject captured here is Scooter NMA 794T from Widnes Scooter Club, Halton, Cheshire, North West England, UK - Accessorized with mirrors and lights. The image also relates to local character, period detail, fan community, local history, visual archive, community identity, sporting landmark, archival record, professional sport, before-and-after reference, stadium architecture, regional identity, historical comparison, and spectator sport. The modern context includes continuing discussion of community identity, supporter engagement and how stadiums become landmarks closely tied to local identity. Future viewers can use this scene from the recorded location to compare landscape treatment and surrounding development with whatever follows after different community use. The photograph additionally reflects public realm, social history, club history, changing streetscape, sports branding, documentary photography, everyday life, and supporter culture. The combination of Accessorized, Scooter, mirrors, Widnes, and lights anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. Here, the recorded location provides the local evidence behind the wider historical theme. The image also provides a reference for community identity and the archival value of club lettering and branding as grounds evolve within the real-world context of the recorded location. Another useful connection is sports tourism and how stadiums become landmarks closely tied to local identity within the specific setting of the recorded location. The scene further reflects stadium redevelopment and the archival value of club lettering and branding as grounds evolve as part of the longer story of the recorded location. Image D8HW44 also preserves another period-specific detail for later comparison.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R59X99 - The Broch of Clickimin (also Clickimin or Clickhimin Broch) is a large, well-preserved but restored broch in Lerwick in Shetland, Scotland (grid reference HU46434082). Originally built on an island in Clickimin Loch, it was approached by a stone causeway. The broch is situated within a walled enclosure and, unusually for brochs, features a large forework or blockhouse between the opening in the enclosure and the broch itself. The site is maintained by Historic Scotland. According to its excavator, John R.C. Hamilton, there were several periods of occupation of the site: Late Bronze Age farmstead, Early Iron Age farmstead, Iron Age fort, broch period, and wheelhouse settlement.
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Clickimin Broch is situated on the south shore of the Clickimin Loch, three-quarters of a mile south-west of Lerwick on the Lerwick-Sumburgh road. It sits on a small promontory jutting into the loch. It is one of the best preserved broch sites in Shetland.
The broch has an external diameter of around 20 metres and an internal diameter of around 9 metres. It is surrounded by a stone-walled fort consisting of a blockhouse and ringwork. The blockhouse is a free-standing drystone gateway set just within the entrance to the fort. Access to the broch is achieved via the entrance on the western side. The entrance passage may have had a guard cell, now blocked up, on the right side, just inside the door jamb. The interior of the broch has two cells within the walls at ground-level. Excavations have revealed the postholes for internal timber buildings and in the 19th century there were said to have been radiating stone piers visible. There are two additional entrances to the broch at upper levels. The north entrance leads both into the interior and to a staircase. The other entrance leads to an intramural gallery
The Willows, 38 South Rd, Lerwick, Sound, Shetland, Scotland, UK, ZE1 0RD
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4529622798 - 'This breed of cattle originated in the Scottish Western Isles (Lewis, Harris etc) and the central highlands. A highland cattle herd book registry was started in 1885 and this lists pedigrees etc. This was a very wet rainy day all over central and north Scotland with many lochs north and west of Calendar in the Trossochs very high, often lapping up to the roadside. This cow had been soaked by it all day by the looks of it and had been scratching itself on some barbed wire next to his field.
Highland breeds do thrive on poor mountain land with high annual rainfall and bitter winds however. Gaelic names are encouraged for the naming of cows. Some female names include A Bhuidhe Aillidh (a Yellow Beauty), Fraoch (Heather) and Sonasag (Little Happy Female). Male names include Aonghas (Angus), Companach (Companion), Cuairtear (Tourist) and Gruaghach (long haired one).
Have a look at www.highlandcattlesociety.com, a very interesting site all about these animals.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HW82 - . A grounded documentary photograph made at High street, Edinburgh Old Town, Lothian, Scotland UK EH1 1QS in 2012, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The image documents Edinburgh Festival Fringe Act, Scotland, UK, EH1 1QS. A broader reading of the photograph includes documentary photography, bricks-and-mortar retail, community identity, local character, historical comparison, street-level business, visual archive, town-centre trading, local history, high-street commerce, before-and-after reference, customer footfall, place identity, and regional identity. Today's relevance is strengthened by commercial rents, town-centre regeneration and the continuing question of the contribution of independents to distinctive high streets. As a dated visual record of High street, Edinburgh Old Town, Lothian, Scotland UK EH1 1QS, the frame retains commercial use and occupation, making it especially useful if redevelopment subsequently changes the scene. The subject also sits alongside local enterprise, specialist retailer, period detail, changing streetscape, social history, contemporary social history, specialist shop, and archival record. The recorded references to Festival, Fringe, and Edinburgh preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. Around High street, Edinburgh Old Town, Lothian, Scotland UK EH1 1QS, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. A further contemporary connection is commercial rents and the contribution of independents to distinctive high streets when considered against later change at High street, Edinburgh Old Town, Lothian, Scotland UK EH1 1QS. The period view preserves a point of historical comparison within the wider story of High street, Edinburgh Old Town, Lothian, Scotland UK EH1 1QS.
High street, Edinburgh Old Town, Lothian, Scotland UK EH1 1QS
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HWB0 - . This authentic period view of High street, Edinburgh Old Town, Lothian, Scotland UK EH1 1QS preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The frame specifically shows Jud Charlton & Phillis,Ventriloquist, Edinburgh Festival Fringe Act, Scotland, UK, EH1 1QS. The frame also records themes of changing land use, shopfront economy, place identity, changing streetscape, bricks-and-mortar retail, street-level business, before-and-after reference, small business, historical comparison, specialist shop, local character, high-street commerce, town-centre trading, and documentary photography. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into footfall and independent business, not least because of the contribution of independents to distinctive high streets. The archival value lies partly in recording transport arrangements and footfall around High street, Edinburgh Old Town, Lothian, Scotland UK EH1 1QS before different community use alters the character of the place. The subject also sits alongside regional identity, archival record, specialist retailer, period detail, commercial frontage, independent retail, retail property, and social history. Elements such as Ventriloquist, Festival, Fringe, Edinburgh, and Phillis add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. Around High street, Edinburgh Old Town, Lothian, Scotland UK EH1 1QS, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The image also provides a reference for footfall and the contribution of independents to distinctive high streets without losing the local specificity of High street, Edinburgh Old Town, Lothian, Scotland UK EH1 1QS. The scene captures evidence of changing use as a date-specific reference.
High street, Edinburgh Old Town, Lothian, Scotland UK EH1 1QS
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HEJ676 - Congested platform at Glasgow Central Station as a large crowd of commuters and other passengers wait to board ScotRail trains during the rush hour. People with bags, suitcases and work clothing line the platform beneath the station's extensive steel-and-glass roof, while electric trains stand beside platforms three and four. The densely packed scene illustrates the pressure placed on busy urban railway services at peak commuting times and the importance of managing passenger flows, platform safety and train capacity.
Glasgow Central is one of Scotland's principal railway stations and a major gateway for local, regional and long-distance services. Crowded platforms can result from the concentration of departures within short periods, service disruption, limited train capacity or increasing passenger demand. Such scenes are useful for illustrating debates about whether investment in rolling stock, station infrastructure, staffing and timetable resilience is keeping pace with the needs of commuters and other rail users.
The cost of travelling by train remains an important public-policy issue. ScotRail peak fares were removed across the network from September 2025, making the same ticket prices available throughout the day and aiming to improve affordability and encourage a shift from private cars to rail. The policy nevertheless carries a substantial public cost, with official estimates placing the first full-year revenue requirement within a range of approximately £19.5 million to £38.6 million.
Rail also requires continuing capital and operational investment. The Scottish Government's plans provide for more than £1.6 billion of rail investment during 2026“27, while programmes include network maintenance, electrification and the purchase of new trains. Scotland's fleet transition programme includes £342 million for electrifying parts of the Fife and Borders routes and procuring battery-electric and Glasgow suburban trains.
The photograph can illustrate rail fares
Glasgow Central Station, Gordon Street, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, G1 3SL
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F89P1B - . This location-specific image from Rose st, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK in 2015 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. At the centre of the view is Rose St Brewery No 57,Pub Rose St, Edinburgh City Centre, Scotland, UK. Further facets of the scene include documentary photography, contemporary social history, traditional ale house, archival record, local history, historic hostelry, visual archive, before-and-after reference, community drinking venue, visitor hospitality, changing streetscape, licensed trade, regional identity, and traditional pub. For current editorial use, changing drinking habits and tourism provide additional context, especially through the continuing appeal of real ale and regional brewing. The archival value lies partly in recording materials and architectural details around Rose st, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK before different community use alters the character of the place. The photograph additionally reflects everyday life, cask-beer tradition, community identity, licensed hospitality, real-ale culture, night-time economy, beer-led hospitality, and local social venue. The recorded references to Edinburgh, Centre, and Brewery preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The wider setting at Rose st, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. Another useful connection is changing drinking habits and the continuing appeal of real ale and regional brewing in a form that can be compared with future views of Rose st, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. The scene further reflects changing drinking habits and pressure on hospitality margins in the mid-2020s within the real-world context of Rose st, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. The record includes evidence of earlier appearance before later change alters the scene.
Rose st, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
