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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,UK,IMG_0715,Dark,chocolate,Tunnocks,mallow,teacakes,and,caramel,wafers,on,a,saucer,wafer,Scottish,sweet,snacks,wrapped,packaging,Tunnock,cake,chocolates,dark,treat,treats,Uddingston,South Lanarkshire
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FXKY2W - . Dark chocolate Tunnock's tea cakes in blue-and-gold foil and individually wrapped dark caramel wafer biscuits are grouped closely together on a light-coloured saucer. The dark blue Tunnock's star emblem is prominent on several circular tea cake wrappers, while the blue-and-white caramel wafer packets show the CARAmEL product branding. The arrangement draws attention to the branded packaging, contrasting shapes and familiar Scottish confectionery products. Several foil wrappers are packed closely around the wafer-biscuit packets, producing a repeating pattern of blue, gold and white. The overlapping wrappers show how the two product types are sold as separate individually wrapped snacks while being presented together as Scottish confectionery. The image is framed from above, with portions of the serving plate visible around the pile. Light catches the metallic foil of the tea cakes, creating a reflective surface against the matte paper of the biscuit wrappers. The photograph is a product-focused still life depicting packaged sweets and biscuits associated with a longstanding manufacturer in Uddingston, Scotland. Blue and gold foil covers the rounded confectionery, with repeated white lettering and an emblem around the circular crown. The rectangular bars are wrapped in light blue, white and gold material, their bold CARAMEL lettering clearly visible across the packet. The differing package shapes allow the two snack products to be recognised at a glance. Tunnock's is a family-owned Scottish biscuit and confectionery company established in Uddingston, South Lanarkshire. Its tea cakes contain a biscuit base and marshmallow-style mallow under a chocolate shell, and its caramel wafers are layered sweet biscuits. The close overhead arrangement concentrates on product identity, wrapper design, familiar British food brands and the presentation of individually wrapped sweet treats on a domestic plate.
UK
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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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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,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,Scotish,Scottish,Scotch,British,Scotland,Alba,problem,with,problem with,issue with,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,Commonwealth Games
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HGC7WY - Famous equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington in Glasgow city centre wears an orange traffic cone, continuing one of Scotland's best-known examples of irreverent urban humour. Sculpted by Italian-born Carlo Marochetti and erected in 1844, the bronze monument depicts Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, mounted on his horse Copenhagen and stands outside Glasgow's Gallery of Modern Art at Royal Exchange Square. The statue is now Category A listed, but since at least the early 1980s members of the public, frequently associated in popular accounts with students, revellers and Glasgow nightlife, have repeatedly climbed the monument and placed a road cone on Wellington's head. The exact first coning is difficult to prove, so claims that one particular student invented the tradition should be treated cautiously. What began as a prank developed into an unofficial Glasgow institution, celebrated as an expression of the city's cheeky, anti-pomp and distinctly Glaswegian sense of humour. Council staff and police repeatedly removed cones, only for replacements to appear, sometimes within hours. The repeated cycle became expensive and increasingly futile. In 2013 Glasgow City Council proposed spending about £65,000 altering and raising the plinth to make the statue harder to climb, arguing that regular cone removal cost around £100 each time and risked damage to the historic monument. The attempt backfired spectacularly. More than 10,000 people signed an online petition opposing the scheme, while a Save the Cone campaign attracted tens of thousands of supporters. Faced with the public reaction, the council withdrew the proposal. The cone consequently survived official attempts to suppress it and evolved from supposed vandalism into an internationally recognised Glasgow emblem. Banksy later cited the permanently coned Wellington as a reason for choosing GoMA for his 2023 exhibition,while Glasgow Life now describes the self-perpetuating cone as an iconic part of the city
Royal Exchange Square, Queen Street at Ingram Street, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,IMG_4227,Kayleigh,Ann,WK3,Newhaven,Harbour,Edinburgh,lighthouse,dock,harbour,1880s,1800s,lighthouses,Kayleigh Ann WK3 at Newhaven Harbour,Scotland,Scottish,Newhaven landscape,Newhaven landmark,Newhaven tourism,Newhaven scenic view,Newhaven travel destination,landscape,waterside,travel destination,landmark,scenic view,regional landscape,outdoor scene,tourism,local landmark,historic landscape,waterfront,public realm,place photography,panoramic view,visitor attraction,urban landscape,geographical context,travel photography,open space,destination,UK,public transport,rail transport,passenger travel,transport infrastructure,urban mobility
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E8E1C6 - . In Newhaven, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, Kayleigh Ann WK3 at Newhaven Harbour brings journey beside commuter travel
rail travel adds another identifiable detail. Kayleigh Ann WK3 at Newhaven Harbour is rooted in a working waterfront, where vessels, quays, moorings and navigation infrastructure connect the local economy with fishing, passenger travel, rescue work, leisure boating or maritime heritage. social history and architecture sit beside Kayleigh Ann WK3 at Newhaven Harbour
regional character associates through Newhaven, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, and everyday life adds useful identity. Kayleigh Ann WK3 at Newhaven Harbour frames public transport with rail transport in Newhaven, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
passenger travel sharpens firmly evidence, while transport infrastructure broadens the same scene. For Kayleigh Ann WK3 at Newhaven Harbour, railway heritage pairs transport network
station architecture at Newhaven, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK introduces meaning, while journey keeps the scene specific. travel editorial and transport history sit beside Kayleigh Ann WK3 at Newhaven Harbour
rail travel sets through Newhaven, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, and public transport system sharpens useful context. Within Newhaven, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, Kayleigh Ann WK3 at Newhaven Harbour frames contemporary Britain to editorial photography
place identity extends specificity, with local culture reinforcing the place. street scene gives Kayleigh Ann WK3 at Newhaven Harbour one theme
public realm joins British culture at Newhaven, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, while local history sharpens further character. Kayleigh Ann WK3 at Newhaven Harbour adds contemporary Britain to social history at Newhaven, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. Kayleigh Ann WK3 at Newhaven Harbour stays anchored to Newhaven, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK through British transport
public realm and architecture add the remaining subject context.
Newhaven, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,IMG_9820,Golf,Clubs,Golf Clubs,Scotland,Scottish,Scotland sport,Scotland football,Scotland sports venue,Scotland club identity,Scotland sports heritage,sport,sports heritage,football,sports venue,supporters,club identity,stadium,British sport,sporting culture,team branding,sports history,matchday,football heritage,club crest,sports memorabilia,fan culture,sports photography,competition,local sport,sporting venue,Scotland documentary
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E91E9W - Golf Clubs. Photographed on 2 April 2026. Golf Clubs, photographed in the location shown. The image records Golf Clubs through club, venue or event identity that is visible directly in the scene. Crests, colours, stadium fabric, printed material or supporter-facing details connect Golf Clubs to its sporting setting at Scotland. Colours, lettering and physical design help distinguish this subject from generic football or sporting imagery. The frame preserves club-specific details that can alter when grounds, sponsors, crests or presentation styles are updated. Golf Clubs connects sporting identity with its physical setting in Scotland, where club colours, crests, stadium fabric and supporter-facing details help date the scene. The context of Golf Clubs reaches beyond the object itself to the venue, supporters and public identity of the club or event in Scotland.
Scotland, UK
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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,villages,village
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,football,club,Falkirk,FC and,council,offices,Scotland,pano,panorama,transfer window,Falkirk FC,Scottish,Falkirk local history,Falkirk documentary photography,Falkirk public realm,Falkirk urban life,Falkirk place photography,documentary photography,local history,urban life,British culture,place photography,contemporary Britain,public realm,street scene,local identity,social history,everyday life,regional England,city life,town centre,community,built environment,public space,modern Britain,local landmark,urban detail,Falkirk documentary,Falkirk photography
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3F7JB3F - Panoramic view of Falkirk Stadium and adjoining Falkirk Council office development in Falkirk, Scotland. The stadium is the home ground of Falkirk Football Club and occupies a prominent site on the eastern edge of the town close to major roads, business development and The Helix parkland. It was created as a joint venture between Falkirk Football Club and Falkirk Council after the club left its historic Brockville Park home, which had served Falkirk FC since the nineteenth century. The new stadium opened in the early 2000s and has developed in stages, providing modern spectator stands, hospitality and community facilities as well as space used for conferences, meetings and local events. Falkirk FC, nicknamed the Bairns, has a long history in Scottish football and the move to the new ground represented a major change from the compact town-centre character of Brockville. The surrounding area forms part of wider regeneration on Falkirk's eastern approaches and is close to The Helix, home of the internationally recognised Kelpies sculptures. It also creates a documentary record of Falkirk's changing built environment and can support future retrospective use if council accommodation, stadium facilities, surrounding land uses or redevelopment plans alter. The image is centred on Falkirk FC, with enough of the surrounding setting at Falkirk retained to establish how Falkirk FC appears in everyday life. Visible lettering, materials, neighbouring buildings and street furniture around Falkirk FC add specific physical context rather than reducing the scene to an isolated object. The photograph preserves the appearance of Falkirk FC and its immediate surroundings at one identifiable moment in the recent history of the location. The surrounding physical details help identify Falkirk FC precisely and distinguish the location from a generic urban scene.
Falkirk, Scotland, UK
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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,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,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,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,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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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 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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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HGC7WP - An old grand Victorian bank building - The Counting House Wetherspoon Pub, 2 St Vincent Place, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, G1 2DH works as a grounded stock photograph because the subject is specific, legible and connected to wider social, economic or cultural themes. The Counting House in Glasgow is a strong example of bank architecture turned pub, where grand financial interiors have been adapted for mass-market hospitality. The scene can illustrate adaptive reuse, Wetherspoon pubs, Victorian confidence, city-centre property, banking history, affordable eating and drinking, and the changing use of commercial heritage buildings. The location detail, Glasgow, Bank, G1 2DH, strengthens searches for regional features, travel pages, local-history pieces and news use where a named place matters. Relevant editorial themes include traditional pub, public house, beer culture, real ale, suburban housing, semi-detached house, inter-war housing and domestic architecture, with each theme rooted in the visible subject, place or activity. The scene has practical value for features needing authentic British or international street-level evidence, especially where policy, culture, business, tourism or social change is easier to explain through one clear example.
2 St Vincent Place, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, G1 2DH
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HGC7WF - . An on-location photograph from Glasgow, United Kingdom in 2016, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. The image documents The Counting House Pub, Glasgow,Scotland. A broader reading of the photograph includes religious heritage, place identity, local history, contemporary social history, historical comparison, changing land use, changing streetscape, faith heritage, documentary photography, social history, Christian iconography, ecclesiastical art, before-and-after reference, and stained-glass craftsmanship. For current editorial use, historic fabric and faith communities provide additional context, especially through the conservation challenge of fragile historic glass and stonework. The archival value lies partly in recording commercial use and occupation around Glasgow, United Kingdom before replacement signage alters the character of the place. The surrounding story also includes community identity, everyday life, sacred space, regional identity, period detail, local character, church conservation, and visual archive. The combination of Counting, Glasgow, House, and Scotland anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. 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. The scene further reflects historic fabric and how sacred art preserves local patrons, stories and beliefs without losing the local specificity of Glasgow, United Kingdom. Its period value extends to accessibility and the role of cathedrals as cultural landmarks beyond their congregations in a form that can be compared with future views of Glasgow, United Kingdom. The location additionally provides evidence of heritage conservation and how sacred art preserves local patrons, stories and beliefs within the real-world context of Glasgow, United Kingdom.
Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,history,historic,heritage,Scotland,EH2,the,shop,shopping,retail,and,studio,Princes Street,advert,advertisement,1980,salon,services,Scottish,beauty salon,former,closed,old,Jenners Edinburgh,Regis Spa,nail bar Edinburgh,beauty services,manicure,pedicure,cosmetics retail,Princes Street Edinburgh,historic department store,city centre shopping,Scottish retail,fashion and beauty,interior signage,modern retail,documentary photography
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2X2CG2C - Interior signage advertising nail bar and beauty services inside Jenners department store on Princes Street in Edinburgh, Scotland. The display promotes manicure and beauty treatments associated with the store's Regis Spa offering and is set against the distinctive interior finishes of one of Scotland's most famous retail landmarks.
Jenners, founded in 1838, has long been regarded as Edinburgh's premier department store and a key feature of Princes Street, the city's principal shopping thoroughfare. Often referred to historically as the Harrods of the North, the store has played a central role in Edinburgh's retail and social life for generations.
Beauty services such as nail bars and spas reflect the evolution of traditional department stores, adapting to changing consumer habits by combining retail with experiential services. The image captures this blend of historic retail heritage and contemporary beauty culture within a city-centre shopping environment.
This photograph is suitable for editorial use illustrating department store interiors, beauty and wellness retail, Edinburgh shopping, changing high street models, luxury retail environments, and the modernisation of historic retail institutions in the UK.
48 Princes Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK EH2 2YJ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RXHHDC - Scotland's Low Emission Zones
Protecting public health by improving air quality while helping to meet our climate change emission reduction targets
Low Emission Zones (LEZs) are a moving traffic contravention, preventing the most polluting vehicles driving within an area, which improves air quality and helps to protect public health.
LEZs operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week, all year round (including all Public Holidays such as Christmas Day and Boxing Day).
Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras are linked to local and national vehicle licencing databases, to monitor all vehicles driving in a LEZ. They will detect vehicles which do not comply with the emission standards. Stationary vehicles are not subject to LEZ restrictions.
Scottish LEZs will be enforced by Penalty Charge Notice (PCN), there is no facility for pre-payment. When a non-compliant vehicle is detected driving within a LEZ a PCN is issued to the registered keeper of that vehicle.
Emission Standards
A vehicle may only drive within a LEZ if it meets the specified emission standards.
Dundee, Scotland, DD1 1DD
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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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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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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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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K3XMXT - The Highland (Scottish Gaelic: Bò Ghàidhealach
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.:243 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. 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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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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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M369GH - Edinburgh Trams is a tramway in Edinburgh, Scotland, operated by Edinburgh Trams Ltd. It is a 14-kilometre (8.7 mi) line between St Andrew Square in the New Town and Edinburgh Airport, with 15 stops.
Construction began in June 2008, and after encountering delays it opened on 31 May 2014. The scheme had an initial estimated cost of £375 million in 2003, but by May 2008, when contracts were signed, the cost had risen to £521 million. The final cost after delays was £776 million.
After running for two years, the scheme had achieved pre-tax profitability (excluding maintenance and infrastructure costs) and exceeded the original ridership targets. It has run at an operating loss since 2018 (e.g. −£9.4 million in 2018). On 14 March 2019, Edinburgh Council voted to approve the extension of the existing line from York Place to Newhaven. The extended line is due to be operational by early 2023
St. Andrew Square, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH2 2YB
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,UK,Scottish,plastic,with,sterlings,coin,coins,in,use,two pound,2,quid,squid,20p,20 pence,laid,on,top,BOS,Bank Of Scotland,five,ten,5,10,pounds,pound,RBOS,royal,Royal Bank Of Scotland,promises to pay,the bearer on demand,Alba,cash,inflation,poverty
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2KG45A8 - . An identifiable period record of Glasgow Cross,High Street,Glasgow Cross,Glasgow,Scotland,UK,G1 5ES in 2022, retaining practical detail and local context that distinguish documentary photography from a generic illustration. The subject captured here is Scottish polymer notes with sterling pound coins, in use in Scotland, UK - five pound, ten pound BOS Bank Of Scotland. Other connected aspects include shopfront economy, specialist retailer, customer footfall, local history, community identity, before-and-after reference, high-street commerce, everyday life, small business, documentary photography, town-centre trading, independent retail, archival record, and changing land use. Today's relevance is strengthened by independent business, footfall and the continuing question of how shopfronts become short-lived records of changing businesses. Future viewers can use this scene from Glasgow Cross,High Street,Glasgow Cross,Glasgow,Scotland,UK,G1 5ES to compare public access and movement with whatever follows after altered transport patterns. A second descriptive layer includes local character, place identity, specialist shop, commercial frontage, social history, retail property, regional identity, and historical comparison. Elements such as polymer, sterling, Scottish, coins, and pound add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. A later view of Glasgow Cross,High Street,Glasgow Cross,Glasgow,Scotland,UK,G1 5ES may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. Its period value extends to independent business and how shopfronts become short-lived records of changing businesses in a form that can be compared with future views of Glasgow Cross,High Street,Glasgow Cross,Glasgow,Scotland,UK,G1 5ES. The period view preserves evidence of changing use within the wider story of Glasgow Cross,High Street,Glasgow Cross,Glasgow,Scotland,UK,G1 5ES.
Glasgow Cross,High Street,Glasgow Cross,Glasgow,Scotland,UK,G1 5ES
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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 2JRMW22 - Marmalade is a fruit preserve made from the juice and peel of citrus fruits boiled with sugar and water. The well-known version is made from bitter orange. It is also made from lemons, limes, grapefruits, mandarins, sweet oranges, bergamots, and other citrus fruits, or a combination. Citrus is the most typical choice of fruit for marmalade, though historically the term has often been used for non-citrus preserves.
The preferred citrus fruit for marmalade production is the Spanish Seville or bitter orange, Citrus aurantium var. aurantium, prized for its high pectin content, which sets readily to the thick consistency expected of marmalade. The peel imparts a bitter taste.
The word marmalade is borrowed from the Portuguese marmelada, from marmelo 'quince'.
Unlike jam, a large quantity of water is added to the fruit in a marmalade, the extra liquid being set by the high pectin content of the fruit. In this respect it is like a jelly, but whereas the fruit pulp and peel is strained out of a jelly to give it its characteristic clarity, it is retained in a marmalade
Paddington Bear is known for his liking of marmalade, particularly in sandwiches, and kept it in his briefcase wherever he went
Great Britain, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,community,banning,second homes,cost,prices,help to buy,slowdown,sterling,note,notes,cash,pound,UK,Holyrood,Scottish,Clydesdale,fiver,five,Edinburgh,slump,rising,falling,economy,high,market,estate,agent,new,build,development,crash,social,socialhousing,lifetime,rent,cap,caps,laundering
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JRA4M2 - . Made at the recorded location 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 photograph centres on Monopoly board, sterling notes, cost of buying property, new houses in Scotland, reducing effect of second homes to community. The subject also carries associations with regional identity, changing streetscape, customer footfall, public realm, social history, town-centre economy, high-street commerce, community identity, before-and-after reference, documentary photography, mixed-use town centre, local character, independent trading, and shopfront economy. The modern context includes continuing discussion of store closures, changing footfall and the role of markets and independent shops in keeping town centres active. The image fixes local activity and public use within the recorded location at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against conservation work. The surrounding story also includes changing land use, destination shopping, bricks-and-mortar retail, period detail, retail property, historical comparison, visual archive, and consumer retail. References to homes, Monopoly, houses, board, and buying give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. By fixing the subject within the recorded location, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. Another strand within the photograph is store closures and the rapid turnover of shopfronts and trading names without losing the local specificity of the recorded location. The setting also helps illustrate consumer spending and the role of markets and independent shops in keeping town centres active in a form that can be compared with future views of the recorded location. The photograph keeps part of the area's social history for later comparison.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,Property,ownership,in,Scotland,Scottish,sterling,notes,on,board,green,houses,homes,representing,challenges,challenged,buying,or,renting,fiver,tenner,twenty,homeless,people,SocialHousing,social housing,Bank of Scotland,Royal Bank of Scotland,Clydesdale,bank,banks,Chambers Street,The Mound,Jenners,Twenty,SNP,currency,laundering,social housing Scotland
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K6C9E1 - . An identifiable period record of the recorded location in 2022, retaining practical detail and local context that distinguish documentary photography from a generic illustration. The scene records Property ownership in Scotland, Scottish sterling cash notes on Edinburgh Monopoly board, green houses, representing difficulty buying or renting. The subject also carries associations with archival record, social history, before-and-after reference, everyday life, city-centre vulnerability, changing streetscape, changing land use, visual archive, local character, documentary photography, rough sleeping, public-space poverty, public realm, and regional identity. Today's relevance is strengthened by mental health support, local authority funding and the continuing question of the persistence of visible homelessness amid pressure on housing costs. Small period details of public access and movement at the recorded location may become more significant with time, particularly following new construction. The wider setting retains connections with public welfare, place identity, historical comparison, housing insecurity, street sleeping, contemporary social history, local history, and social exclusion. Details involving board, renting, Property, representing, and Edinburgh make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. 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. The image also provides a reference for mental health support and the tension between prosperous city-centre redevelopment and housing insecurity within the specific setting of the recorded location. Another useful connection is cost of living and the difficulty of addressing rough sleeping through housing, health and support services together as part of the longer story of the recorded location.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AAT2T6 - A kilt (Scottish Gaelic: fèileadh [ˈfeːləɣ])[1] is a type of knee-length non-bifurcated skirt with pleats at the back, originating in the traditional dress of Gaelic men and boys in the Scottish Highlands. It is first recorded in the 16th century as the great kilt, a full-length garment whose upper half could be worn as a cloak. The small kilt or modern kilt emerged in the 18th century, and is essentially the bottom half of the great kilt. Since the 19th century, it has become associated with the wider culture of Scotland, and more broadly with Gaelic or Celtic heritage. It is most often made of woollen cloth in a tartan pattern.
Although the kilt is most often worn on formal occasions and at Highland games and other sports events, it has also been adapted as an item of informal male clothing, returning to its roots as an everyday garment. Particularly in North America, kilts are now made for casual wear in a variety of materials. Alternative fastenings may be used and pockets inserted to avoid the need for a sporran. Kilts have also been adopted as female wear for some sports.
39 - 41 Bath Street, Glasgow, Scotland, UK G2 1HW
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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 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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Keywords: GoTonySmith @HotpixUK,Champagne Central bar,Gordon St,Scotland,UK,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,city centre,Gordon street,drinking,tourist,tourism,Champagne Central,pub,pubs,bar,bars,Victorian,history,historic,infrastructure,stations,Scottish,99,Gordon Street,ceiling,commercial,Scotrail,Champagne Bar,Central,wood,wooden,mahogany,brand,branding,overlooks,overlooking
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PE1J5A - Pull up a seat and step back in time. Our Champagne bar overlooks Central Station and evokes the golden age of travel, with a sash of style and lashings of charm. Vintage Champagne is served in coupes, and bottles chilled in elegant vintage ice buckets.
For those feeling peckish, food is fine, flavoursome, and focuses on small plates and sharing boards. Afternoon Tea has a special place on the menu and is of course best taken with a glass of Champagne.
99 Gordon St, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, G1 3SF
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy MXFF3W - The Glasgow Subway is an underground metro line in Glasgow, Scotland. Opened on 14 December 1896, it is the third-oldest underground metro system in the world after the London Underground and the Budapest Metro. It is the only heavy rail underground metro system in the United Kingdom outside London, and also the only one in the United Kingdom which operates completely underground. It is also one of the very few railways in the world with a track running gauge of 4 ft (1,219 mm). Formerly a cable railway, the Subway was later electrified, but its twin circular lines were never expanded. The line was originally known as the Glasgow District Subway, but was later renamed Glasgow Subway Railway. It was so called when taken over by the Glasgow Corporation who renamed it the Glasgow Underground in 1936. Despite this rebranding, many Glaswegians continued to refer to the network as the Subway. In 2003 the name Subway was officially readopted by its operator, the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT). A £40,000 study examining the feasibility of an expansion into the city's south side is in progress.
The system is not the oldest underground railway in Glasgow
that distinction belongs to a 3.1 mi (5.0 km) section of the Glasgow City and District Railway opened in 1863, now part of the North Clyde Line of the suburban railway network, which runs in a sub-surface tunnel under the city centre between High Street and west of Charing Cross. Another major section of underground suburban railway line in Glasgow is the Argyle Line, which was formerly part of the Glasgow Central Railway.
The Subway runs from 06:30 to 23:40 Monday to Saturday and 10:00 to 18:12 on Sunday
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Cashline ATM Automatic Teller Machine,Glasgow,Scotland,UK,Cashline,ATM,Automatic Teller Machine,dispensing,Scottish,sterling,Scottish Sterling,banknotes,cash machine,free to use,dispensing cash,cash,Please take your card,your,is being counted,notes,dispenses,shortage,reduction,difficulty,obtaining,poor,people,struggling,to,find,machines,NCR,keypad,card,chip,pin,hotpix.org.uk,cash is king
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P53BTJ - . An identifiable period record of Glasgow, Scotland, UK in 2018, retaining the practical detail and local context that distinguish a documentary photograph from a generic illustration. The scene records Cashline ATM Automatic Teller Machine, dispensing Bank of Scotland Scottish sterling banknotes, Glasgow, Scotland, UK. Another layer of the photograph includes local history, built heritage, place identity, urban fabric, heritage landmark, historical comparison, cityscape history, architectural character, before-and-after reference, archival record, adaptive reuse, heritage asset, conservation architecture, and contemporary social history. The modern context includes continuing discussion of tourism, embodied carbon and keeping older buildings useful without erasing their distinctive character. The archival value lies partly in recording equipment and working practice around Glasgow, Scotland, UK before redevelopment alters the character of the place. The subject also sits alongside community identity, regional identity, historic townscape, visual archive, period building, local character, everyday life, and architectural detail. Details involving banknotes, dispensing, Scottish, Glasgow, and Automatic make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. The period setting at Glasgow, Scotland, UK helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The scene further reflects tourism and keeping older buildings useful without erasing their distinctive character when considered against later change at Glasgow, Scotland, UK. Its period value extends to energy retrofit and the value of architectural landmarks to local identity and tourism without losing the local specificity of Glasgow, Scotland, UK. The photograph keeps period character for future local research.
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy MGMJK4 - . This location-specific image from the recorded location in 2017 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. The photograph centres on West Parish Church of Scotland, 30 Burnbank Road, West Hamilton, ML3 9AA at night. A broader reading of the photograph includes ecclesiastical art, regional identity, stained-glass craftsmanship, local character, Christian iconography, faith heritage, local mobility, religious artwork, bus infrastructure, ecclesiastical decoration, sacred space, archival record, social history, and public transport information. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with heritage conservation, church maintenance and how places of worship combine active religious use with tourism and heritage. The modern context includes continuing discussion of bus service funding, decarbonisation and how local bus services affect access to work, education and healthcare. As a dated visual record of the recorded location, the frame retains landscape treatment and surrounding development, making it especially useful if changing commercial priorities subsequently changes the scene. A second descriptive layer includes bus route infrastructure, sacred architecture, surface public transport, changing streetscape, church conservation, local history, transport accessibility, and public transport stop. Elements such as Burnbank, night, Church, Parish, and Scotland add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. For the recorded location, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The location additionally provides evidence of heritage conservation and the conservation challenge of fragile historic glass and stonework within the specific setting of the recorded location.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HEJ62J - . This dated editorial view of Motherwell,North Lanarkshire, Scotland,UK in 2016 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The image documents Strategy and Values brainstorming office training team building session - What values matter to us?. Further facets of the scene include heritage landmark, changing streetscape, social history, local character, conservation interest, heritage asset, visual archive, place identity, architectural detail, cityscape history, everyday life, changing land use, adaptive reuse, and archival record. Current relevance extends to planning control and heritage conservation, particularly through the value of architectural landmarks to local identity and tourism. Future viewers can use this scene from Motherwell,North Lanarkshire, Scotland,UK to compare building condition and alterations with whatever follows after later reinterpretation. The photograph additionally reflects urban fabric, contemporary social history, period detail, community identity, conservation architecture, period architecture, architectural character, and historic streetscape. Elements such as brainstorming, matter, Strategy, office, and building add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The period setting at Motherwell,North Lanarkshire, Scotland,UK helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. Its period value extends to planning control and keeping older buildings useful without erasing their distinctive character without losing the local specificity of Motherwell,North Lanarkshire, Scotland,UK. The location additionally provides evidence of redevelopment pressure and how historic buildings acquire new uses as cities change in a form that can be compared with future views of Motherwell,North Lanarkshire, Scotland,UK.
Motherwell,North Lanarkshire, Scotland,UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HEJ5KF - The National Rail Conditions of Travel (NRCoT) are a contractual document setting out the consumer's rights and responsibilities when travelling on the National Rail railway network in Great Britain. These replaced the National Rail Conditions of Carriage (NRCoC) as of October 1st 2016.
When a train ticket is purchased, a contract is established. The NRCoT are the principal terms of that contract between traveller and train operating company (TOC), which have been established by the Rail Settlement Plan, which is part of the Association of Train Operating Companies. The document is available for public viewing at the National Rail website, and also as a free PDF download.
Additional terms do apply to travellers, primarily from two sources:
For certain ticket types (such as those purchased at discount in advance), the TOCs concerned apply additional terms and conditions on top of the NRCoT.
The NRCoT cover the entitlement and restrictions of travellers, however they are not the only document to do so. Under the Transport Act 2000 (section 219), the Railway Bylaws also apply, though more generally.
Whilst the NRCoT are referred to on all train tickets, at stations, and on internet sites selling tickets for rail travel, very few travellers ever bother to read the document, unless they find themselves in dispute with a rail company on some matter. They are, however, of use to the consumer, because they afford considerable rights to the traveller with regards ticket validity. This has become a matter of significant public interest recently, in view of the complex and convoluted pricing structure of rail tickets in Great Britain.
Warrington, England, UK
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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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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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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F1JA95 - 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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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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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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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 citylast of those to do so in Scotlandadopted 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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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 DED4B9 - . White Hart Inn Grassmarket Edinburgh Scotland UK. Photographed at Edinburgh Old Town, Lothian, Scotland EH1. The photograph was taken on 26 August 2013. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with Edinburgh, Scots, White, Hart, Inn, pub, pub grub, Scottish, Scot and independance, 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. It can be used in newspapers, magazines, books, websites, documentaries, heritage projects and retrospective features where geographical accuracy and period detail matter.
Edinburgh Old Town, Lothian, Scotland EH1
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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 CEMWNG - . Coalface Cutting Machine Midlothian Mining Mine Museum, Scotland UK. Photographed on 11 August 2009. The recorded location is Lady Victoria Colliery at Newtongrange, Midlothian, Scotland near Dalkeith. As background, industrial heritage links machinery and architecture with the lives of workers who operated mines, mills, potbanks, foundries and factories
As production declined or modernised, many sites were demolished, adapted or preserved, making photographs an important record of manufacturing landscapes and engineering culture. Looking at the subject's development, museums and heritage attractions turn surviving objects and places into interpreted public history
Displays, reconstructed rooms and preserved machinery can place everyday artefacts within broader stories of work, domestic life, conflict, design and technological change. Against the 2026 backdrop, industrial heritage is increasingly tied to regeneration, tourism, conservation and skills education, particularly in former manufacturing towns seeking new uses for historic sites
Preserved machinery and redundant industrial buildings also offer evidence for debates about adaptive reuse and local identity. For the 2026 context, heritage attractions increasingly combine physical collections with digital interpretation and events, but the authenticity of original objects and settings remains central to their appeal. From a heritage perspective, industrial buildings and machinery preserve the material history of manufacturing Britain: steam power, engineering, mining, textiles, ceramics and mass production transformed both the economy and the physical character of towns
Surviving equipment is now studied as industrial archaeology and often conserved within museums or regenerated sites. In 2026, heritage attractions increasingly combine physical collections with digital interpretation and events, but the authenticity of original objects and settings remains central to their appeal.
Lady Victoria Colliery at Newtongrange, Midlothian, Scotland near Dalkeith
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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 DED0AD - . The Royal Regiment window, Canongate Kirk,Edinburgh,Scotland,UK
The first to follow, The last to forsake thee. Photographed on 26 August 2013. The recorded location is Canongate, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. Commissioned by
1st Battalion, The Royal Scots
(The Royal Regiment)
originally installed in the kirk at
Albuhera Barracks, Werl, Germany. Transferred to the Regimental Kirk, Canongate
(The Kirk of Holyrood House)
27th March 1994. Canongate Kirk was built between 1688 and 1691 after the congregation was displaced from Holyrood Abbey. The distinctive Dutch-gabled church serves the Canongate parish at the lower end of Edinburgh's Royal Mile and has longstanding links with Holyroodhouse and the military. Its interior, monuments, organ and stained glass sit within one of Scotland's most historically dense streetscapes. In historical terms, churches combine worship with architecture, local memory and centuries of community history
Their stonework, stained glass, memorials, furnishings and churchyards often record successive periods of rebuilding, changing liturgy, local benefactors, war remembrance and family history. The historical context is that objects from the First and Second World Wars often have significance beyond their immediate function
Uniform items, medical equipment, memorials and museum displays illustrate logistics, casualty care, military identity and the long cultural memory of industrialised warfare. In the longer view, historic inscriptions offer unusually direct documentary evidence
Names, dates, dedications and symbolic imagery can connect a present-day location with former residents, workers, congregations or wartime casualties, making the object relevant to both genealogy and wider social history. During 2026, historic places of worship remain important not only for faith but also for conservation, tourism, music, community use and local identity
Their maintenance illustrates the continuing challenge of caring for ageing heritage.
Canongate, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
