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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,IMG_4545,William,Shakespeare,statue,Stratford,Upon,Avon,Warwickshire
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E8E1D2 - . William Shakespeare statue Stratford-Upon-Avon. Photographed on 18 January 2025. The recorded location is Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK. For street art, the historical context is that street art and murals are especially valuable as temporary cultural evidence because they may be painted over or lost during redevelopment
Photographs preserve both the artwork and its relationship with the surrounding neighbourhood. For street art, the 2026 context is that public art is closely connected with regeneration, tourism, identity and debate about representation
Murals and sculptures can become visitor landmarks while also prompting discussion about whose history is visible in public space. Useful related concepts include urban culture, cultural identity, visual culture, community art, place-making, memorial art, creative industries, public realm, cultural landmark, and IMG_4545. Looking at artwork, the longer history is that public art turns streets and buildings into records of local culture
Murals, statues and memorial sculpture can commemorate people and events, celebrate industry, respond to politics or simply enliven public space, while materials and style often identify a particular era. The background to visual culture is that monuments and civic artworks are part of the visual history of place
Their subjects reveal whom a community chose to celebrate, while later reinterpretation or controversy can evolution the meaning of an apparently permanent object. Within the history of memorial art, street art and murals are especially valuable as temporary cultural evidence because they may be painted over or lost during redevelopment
Photographs preserve both the artwork and its relationship with the surrounding neighbourhood. The subject also connects urban culture, cultural identity and visual culture within the same editorial theme. Its wider context brings together cultural identity, visual culture and community art.
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,IMG_4549,Shakespeare,Statue,Stratford,Upon,Avon,Warwickshire
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E8E1D6 - . Shakespeare Statue Stratford-Upon-Avon. Photographed on 18 January 2025. The recorded location is Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK. Seen through mural, the earlier context is that monuments and civic artworks are part of the visual history of place
Their subjects reveal whom a community chose to celebrate, while later reinterpretation or controversy can change the meaning of an apparently permanent object. The 2026 relevance of mural comes from the fact that contemporary street art continues to blur the line between unofficial expression, commissioned mural and tourist attraction
Images are therefore relevant to urban culture, creative industries, heritage interpretation and place-making. Additional subject vocabulary includes public art, sculpture, cultural identity, visual culture, community art, memorial art, public realm, cultural landmark, and IMG_4549. For statue, the historical context is that public art turns streets and buildings into records of local culture
Murals, statues and memorial sculpture can commemorate people and events, celebrate industry, respond to politics or simply enliven public space, while materials and style often identify a particular era. Looking at cultural identity, the longer history is that monuments and civic artworks are part of the visual history of place
Their subjects reveal whom a community chose to celebrate, while later reinterpretation or controversy can change the meaning of an apparently permanent object. The background to place-making is that street art and murals are especially valuable as temporary cultural evidence because they may be painted over or lost during redevelopment
Photographs preserve both the artwork and its relationship with the surrounding neighbourhood. The image also relates directly to public art, sculpture and cultural identity. The subject also connects sculpture, cultural identity and visual culture within the same editorial theme.
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JGJAW6 - . An on-location photograph from 16 Peter St, Manchester, England, UK, M60 2DS in 2022, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. The principal subject is Midland Hotel Manchester Glazed Terracotta ceramic frieze, Literature Homer and Shakespeare, 16 Peter St, Manchester, M60 2DS. The subject also carries associations with freight wagon, regional identity, industrial railway heritage, historic streetscape, archival record, changing streetscape, rail mobility, visual archive, transport interchange, period detail, train operations, public realm, architectural detailing, and conservation architecture. For current editorial use, maintenance and redevelopment pressure provide additional context, especially through the tension between conservation and redevelopment. Current relevance extends to accessibility and station investment, particularly through the role of stations and trains in lower-carbon mobility. Small period details of commercial use and occupation at 16 Peter St, Manchester, England, UK, M60 2DS may become more significant with time, particularly following new construction. The wider setting retains connections with everyday life, passenger railway, built heritage, local history, rail corridor, historic townscape, rail infrastructure, and local landmark. The recorded references to Manchester, Hotel, Peter, Terracotta, and Homer preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The wider setting at 16 Peter St, Manchester, England, UK, M60 2DS matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The location additionally provides evidence of maintenance and the tension between conservation and redevelopment without losing the local specificity of 16 Peter St, Manchester, England, UK, M60 2DS.
16 Peter St, Manchester, England, UK, M60 2DS
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,City Centre,North west England,UK,Manchester,library,Central library,Stained Glass,window,Shakespeare,Windows,City,Bard,art,literature,SJ8397,Shakespeare Window,scenes,M2,English,playwright,poet,actor,Englands national Poet,Stratford-upon-Avon,Stratford,Shakespeare Hall,Manchester Central Library Shakespeare Hall,history,historic,scene,people,writers,writer
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ADE3AF - Shakespeare Window, Manchester Central Library
Above the front door of the library is stained glass Shakespeare window. It was designed by Robert Anning Bell and depicts William Shakespeare and scenes from his plays. It was given to the library by Mrs Rosa Grindon, in memory of her husband, the famous Manchester botanist, Leo Grindon.
Inside Central Library
The main entrance hall gets its name from the huge stained glass window above the front door. The window was designed by the Arts & Crafts artist, Robert Anning Bell RA (1863-1933) and includes a portrait of William Shakespeare and scenes from many of his plays. It was given to the library by Mrs Rosa Grindon, in memory of her husband, the famous Manchester botanist, Leo Grindon.
The two other stained glass windows and the magnificent heraldic decorations were all designed by George Kruger Gray (1880-1943). On the ceiling are the arms and crests of the Duchy of Lancaster, Lancashire County Council and the Sees of York, Manchester and the City of Manchester . Around the walls are those of Manchester Grammar School, Manchester University, the Manchester Regiment, Humphrey Chetham, the Overseers of the Township, England, St George and St Mary (the patron saint of Manchester).
St Peter's Square, Manchester,Greater Manchester, England,UK, M2 5PD
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ADE3BF - Shakespeare Window, Manchester Central Library
Above the front door of the library is stained glass Shakespeare window. It was designed by Robert Anning Bell and depicts William Shakespeare and scenes from his plays. It was given to the library by Mrs Rosa Grindon, in memory of her husband, the famous Manchester botanist, Leo Grindon.
Inside Central Library
The main entrance hall gets its name from the huge stained glass window above the front door. The window was designed by the Arts & Crafts artist, Robert Anning Bell RA (1863-1933) and includes a portrait of William Shakespeare and scenes from many of his plays. It was given to the library by Mrs Rosa Grindon, in memory of her husband, the famous Manchester botanist, Leo Grindon.
The two other stained glass windows and the magnificent heraldic decorations were all designed by George Kruger Gray (1880-1943). On the ceiling are the arms and crests of the Duchy of Lancaster, Lancashire County Council and the Sees of York, Manchester and the City of Manchester . Around the walls are those of Manchester Grammar School, Manchester University, the Manchester Regiment, Humphrey Chetham, the Overseers of the Township, England, St George and St Mary (the patron saint of Manchester).
St Peter's Square, Manchester,Greater Manchester, England,UK, M2 5PD
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ADE3CF - Shakespeare Window, Manchester Central Library
Above the front door of the library is stained glass Shakespeare window. It was designed by Robert Anning Bell and depicts William Shakespeare and scenes from his plays. It was given to the library by Mrs Rosa Grindon, in memory of her husband, the famous Manchester botanist, Leo Grindon.
Inside Central Library
The main entrance hall gets its name from the huge stained glass window above the front door. The window was designed by the Arts & Crafts artist, Robert Anning Bell RA (1863-1933) and includes a portrait of William Shakespeare and scenes from many of his plays. It was given to the library by Mrs Rosa Grindon, in memory of her husband, the famous Manchester botanist, Leo Grindon.
The two other stained glass windows and the magnificent heraldic decorations were all designed by George Kruger Gray (1880-1943). On the ceiling are the arms and crests of the Duchy of Lancaster, Lancashire County Council and the Sees of York, Manchester and the City of Manchester . Around the walls are those of Manchester Grammar School, Manchester University, the Manchester Regiment, Humphrey Chetham, the Overseers of the Township, England, St George and St Mary (the patron saint of Manchester).
St Peter's Square, Manchester,Greater Manchester, England,UK, M2 5PD
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,St Patricks Day,historic,history,flat-iron building,Victorian public house,city centre,Northern Ireland pub,traditional,red brick,heritage,drinking,venue,tourism,famous,Guinness pub,whiskey,bar,Victoria Square,landmark,city,tavern,building,nineteenth century architecture,independent Belfast bar,cultural visitor attraction,classic pub exterior,Belfast nightlife,Victorian,flower baskets,arched windows,gold lettering,Heineken sign,outdoor seating,spirits signage,shakespeare,sign,signage
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PM625G - Bittles Bar occupies the ground floor of one of Belfast city centre's most distinctive Victorian buildings, a narrow red-brick wedge at the junction of Upper Church Lane and Victoria Street. The unusual triangular form has earned it comparisons with a flat-iron building and makes the small traditional pub immediately recognisable close to Victoria Square. This street-level view shows the ornate exterior beneath a bright summer sky, with large arched windows, black railings, gold Bittles Bar lettering and a circular Heineken sign.
Colourful hanging baskets and window boxes soften the dark timber frontage and warm brickwork, while stacked outdoor chairs and small tables suggest the limited pavement space around the sharply angled corner. Signs in the windows advertise local craft gin and other drinks, reflecting the bar's reputation for Guinness, Irish whiskey and a broad range of spirits. The compact façade and tightly enclosed setting give the venue the character of an independent city tavern rather than a modern chain pub.
The building dates from 1868 and was designed by Thomas Jackson & Son for John Trueman, a Belfast baker and flour merchant. The upper floors formed part of a warehouse, while the public house was originally known as The Shakespeare, a name associated with its theatrical clientele. It later became Bittles Bar and remains a well-known Belfast drinking venue.
Inside, the triangular lounge is noted for portraits and paintings celebrating Irish literary, sporting and political figures, including James Joyce, Samuel Beckett, WB Yeats, Oscar Wilde, George Best and Alex Higgins. The exterior pictured here highlights the pub's architectural interest as much as its hospitality role. Its historic fabric, narrow corner position and vivid floral decoration make Bittles Bar a popular subject for visitors photographing Belfast's traditional pubs, surviving Victorian streetscape and independent nightlife.
70 Upper Church Lane, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK, BT1 4QL
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Keywords: City,Centre,number,pink,purple,history,historic,tourist,tourism,landmark,theater,England,UK,play,plays,commerce,commercial,finance,Closing Prices,Royal Exchange Theatre,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,English,British,England,English,England,Shakespeare,tourism,tourist,tour,destination,city,centre,Mancunian,Manc,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H4EDX9 - . This location-specific image from St Anns Square, Manchester, England, UK in 2016 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. The location is represented through Royal Exchange Closing Prices, Royal Exchange Theatre,Manchester,England,UK. The frame also records themes of heritage interpretation, historic artefact, social-history object, historic material culture, period craftsmanship, archival record, documentary photography, before-and-after reference, local history, regional identity, antique object, decorative metalwork, museum object, and material culture. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with object conservation, craftsmanship and how museums turn individual objects into wider stories about place and people. For later comparison, the photograph preserves landscape treatment and surrounding development at St Anns Square, Manchester, England, UK, details that may look very different after new ownership. A second descriptive layer includes changing streetscape, public realm, local-history evidence, contemporary social history, place identity, historic inscription, commemorative object, and local character. References to Exchange, Closing, Theatre, Royal, and Manchester give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. A later view of St Anns Square, Manchester, England, UK may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. A further contemporary connection is object conservation and how museums turn individual objects into wider stories about place and people when considered against later change at St Anns Square, Manchester, England, UK. It also preserves a point of historical comparison within the wider story of St Anns Square, Manchester, England, UK.
St Anns Square, Manchester, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H2TETP - This documentary stock photograph shows Dusk at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, 21 New Globe Walk, Bankside, Southwark, London, England, UK, SE1 9DT. The image is centred on Shakespeare's Globe and Bankside, giving it strong editorial value for stories about London, architecture, tourism, heritage, public realm, night photography and the way the capital presents itself beside the River Thames. The caption and visible treatment indicate low light, dusk or evening atmosphere, so the photograph can be used as a real city scene rather than a generic skyline. The wider context includes the reconstructed Globe Theatre, Bankside performance culture, Shakespeare tourism and the South Bank visitor economy. These are subjects with broad stock-photo demand because they connect recognisable landmarks with themes of history, culture, faith, finance, theatre, regeneration, transport, walking routes and visitor spending. The image can support articles about City of London working life, South Bank tourism, Bankside leisure, London at dusk, cathedral heritage, riverside views, public spaces, cultural venues, urban planning, commercial property and the continuing pull of landmark architecture in news and travel publishing. For SEO and Alamy search, useful composite phrases include London dusk skyline, St Pauls Cathedral evening view, River Thames panorama, Bankside cultural quarter, Shakespeare Globe Theatre exterior, Millennium Bridge London, City of London landmark and Southwark riverside tourism. If the image is black and white, the monochrome style adds a more timeless, architectural feel
if it is in colour, the low-light sky and urban illumination add atmosphere and practical editorial appeal. Its value lies in combining a recognisable subject with a specific viewpoint and mood, suitable for guidebooks, blogs, newspapers, magazines, education, heritage, planning, religion, theatre, travel and city-break content.
21 New Globe Walk, Bankside, Southwark, London, England, UK, SE1 9DT,
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Keywords: building,England,GB,historic,history,historic,London,Playhouse,shakesperian,theater,tudor,UK,Entrance,British,city,cities,nightshot,play,plays,reconstruction,shakespeare,shakespeares,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,different,unique,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,Photo of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H2TEW5 - This documentary stock photograph shows Dusk at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, 21 New Globe Walk, Bankside, Southwark, London, England, UK, SE1 9DT. The image is centred on Shakespeare's Globe and Bankside, giving it strong editorial value for stories about London, architecture, tourism, heritage, public realm, night photography and the way the capital presents itself beside the River Thames. The caption and visible treatment indicate low light, dusk or evening atmosphere, so the photograph can be used as a real city scene rather than a generic skyline. The wider context includes the reconstructed Globe Theatre, Bankside performance culture, Shakespeare tourism and the South Bank visitor economy. These are subjects with broad stock-photo demand because they connect recognisable landmarks with themes of history, culture, faith, finance, theatre, regeneration, transport, walking routes and visitor spending. The image can support articles about City of London working life, South Bank tourism, Bankside leisure, London at dusk, cathedral heritage, riverside views, public spaces, cultural venues, urban planning, commercial property and the continuing pull of landmark architecture in news and travel publishing. For SEO and Alamy search, useful composite phrases include London dusk skyline, St Pauls Cathedral evening view, River Thames panorama, Bankside cultural quarter, Shakespeare Globe Theatre exterior, Millennium Bridge London, City of London landmark and Southwark riverside tourism. If the image is black and white, the monochrome style adds a more timeless, architectural feel
if it is in colour, the low-light sky and urban illumination add atmosphere and practical editorial appeal. Its value lies in combining a recognisable subject with a specific viewpoint and mood, suitable for guidebooks, blogs, newspapers, magazines, education, heritage, planning, religion, theatre, travel and city-break content.
21 New Globe Walk, Bankside, Southwark, London, England, UK, SE1 9DT,
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Keywords: building,England,GB,historic,history,historic,London,Playhouse,shakesperian,theater,tudor,UK,Entrance,British,city,cities,nightshot,play,plays,reconstruction,shakespeare,shakespeares,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,different,unique,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,Photo of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H2TF03 - This documentary stock photograph shows Dusk at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, 21 New Globe Walk, Bankside, Southwark, London, England, UK, SE1 9DT. The image is centred on Shakespeare's Globe and Bankside, giving it strong editorial value for stories about London, architecture, tourism, heritage, public realm, night photography and the way the capital presents itself beside the River Thames. The caption and visible treatment indicate low light, dusk or evening atmosphere, so the photograph can be used as a real city scene rather than a generic skyline. The wider context includes the reconstructed Globe Theatre, Bankside performance culture, Shakespeare tourism and the South Bank visitor economy. These are subjects with broad stock-photo demand because they connect recognisable landmarks with themes of history, culture, faith, finance, theatre, regeneration, transport, walking routes and visitor spending. The image can support articles about City of London working life, South Bank tourism, Bankside leisure, London at dusk, cathedral heritage, riverside views, public spaces, cultural venues, urban planning, commercial property and the continuing pull of landmark architecture in news and travel publishing. For SEO and Alamy search, useful composite phrases include London dusk skyline, St Pauls Cathedral evening view, River Thames panorama, Bankside cultural quarter, Shakespeare Globe Theatre exterior, Millennium Bridge London, City of London landmark and Southwark riverside tourism. If the image is black and white, the monochrome style adds a more timeless, architectural feel
if it is in colour, the low-light sky and urban illumination add atmosphere and practical editorial appeal. Its value lies in combining a recognisable subject with a specific viewpoint and mood, suitable for guidebooks, blogs, newspapers, magazines, education, heritage, planning, religion, theatre, travel and city-break content.
21 New Globe Walk, Bankside, Southwark, London, England, UK, SE1 9DT,
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H2TF47 - This documentary stock photograph shows Dusk at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, 21 New Globe Walk, Bankside, Southwark, London, England, UK, SE1 9DT. The image is centred on Shakespeare's Globe and Bankside, giving it strong editorial value for stories about London, architecture, tourism, heritage, public realm, night photography and the way the capital presents itself beside the River Thames. The caption and visible treatment indicate low light, dusk or evening atmosphere, so the photograph can be used as a real city scene rather than a generic skyline. The wider context includes the reconstructed Globe Theatre, Bankside performance culture, Shakespeare tourism and the South Bank visitor economy. These are subjects with broad stock-photo demand because they connect recognisable landmarks with themes of history, culture, faith, finance, theatre, regeneration, transport, walking routes and visitor spending. The image can support articles about City of London working life, South Bank tourism, Bankside leisure, London at dusk, cathedral heritage, riverside views, public spaces, cultural venues, urban planning, commercial property and the continuing pull of landmark architecture in news and travel publishing. For SEO and Alamy search, useful composite phrases include London dusk skyline, St Pauls Cathedral evening view, River Thames panorama, Bankside cultural quarter, Shakespeare Globe Theatre exterior, Millennium Bridge London, City of London landmark and Southwark riverside tourism. If the image is black and white, the monochrome style adds a more timeless, architectural feel
if it is in colour, the low-light sky and urban illumination add atmosphere and practical editorial appeal. Its value lies in combining a recognisable subject with a specific viewpoint and mood, suitable for guidebooks, blogs, newspapers, magazines, education, heritage, planning, religion, theatre, travel and city-break content.
21 New Globe Walk, Bankside, Southwark, London, England, UK, SE1 9DT,
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H2TF77 - This documentary stock photograph shows Dusk at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, 21 New Globe Walk, Bankside, Southwark, London, England, UK, SE1 9DT. The image is centred on Shakespeare's Globe and Bankside, giving it strong editorial value for stories about London, architecture, tourism, heritage, public realm, night photography and the way the capital presents itself beside the River Thames. The caption and visible treatment indicate low light, dusk or evening atmosphere, so the photograph can be used as a real city scene rather than a generic skyline. The wider context includes the reconstructed Globe Theatre, Bankside performance culture, Shakespeare tourism and the South Bank visitor economy. These are subjects with broad stock-photo demand because they connect recognisable landmarks with themes of history, culture, faith, finance, theatre, regeneration, transport, walking routes and visitor spending. The image can support articles about City of London working life, South Bank tourism, Bankside leisure, London at dusk, cathedral heritage, riverside views, public spaces, cultural venues, urban planning, commercial property and the continuing pull of landmark architecture in news and travel publishing. For SEO and Alamy search, useful composite phrases include London dusk skyline, St Pauls Cathedral evening view, River Thames panorama, Bankside cultural quarter, Shakespeare Globe Theatre exterior, Millennium Bridge London, City of London landmark and Southwark riverside tourism. If the image is black and white, the monochrome style adds a more timeless, architectural feel
if it is in colour, the low-light sky and urban illumination add atmosphere and practical editorial appeal. Its value lies in combining a recognisable subject with a specific viewpoint and mood, suitable for guidebooks, blogs, newspapers, magazines, education, heritage, planning, religion, theatre, travel and city-break content.
21 New Globe Walk, Bankside, Southwark, London, England, UK, SE1 9DT,
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HCM5 - The Royal Exchange is a grade II listed building in Manchester, England. It is located in the city centre on the land bounded by St Ann's Square, Exchange Street, Market Street, Cross Street and Old Bank Street. The complex includes the Royal Exchange Theatre and the Royal Exchange Shopping Centre.
The Royal Exchange was heavily damaged in the Manchester Blitz and in the 1996 Manchester bombing. The current building is the last of several buildings on the site used for commodities exchange, primarily but not exclusively of cotton and textiles.
Exchange St, Manchester, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DN6N7C - The Royal Exchange is a grade II listed building in Manchester, England. It is located in the city centre on the land bounded by St Ann's Square, Exchange Street, Market Street, Cross Street and Old Bank Street. The complex includes the Royal Exchange Theatre and the Royal Exchange Shopping Centre.
The Royal Exchange was heavily damaged in the Manchester Blitz and in the 1996 Manchester bombing. The current building is the last of several buildings on the site used for commodities exchange, primarily but not exclusively of cotton and textiles.
The cotton industry in Lancashire was served by the Manchester Royal Exchange which traded in spun yarn and finished goods throughout the world including Africa while the Liverpool Cotton Exchange traded in imported raw cotton. In the 18th century the trade was part of part the slave trade in which African slaves were transported to America where the cotton was grown and then exported to Liverpool where the raw cotton was sold.[2]
The first exchange opened in 1729 but closed by the end of the century. As the cotton industry boomed, the need for a new exchange was recognized. Thomas Harrison designed the new exchange of 1809 at the junction of Market Street and Exchange Street.[2] The expanding cotton industry required a larger building and its extension was completed in 1849. The second exchange was replaced, by a third exchange by Mills & Murgatroyd, constructed between 1867 and 1874. It was extended and modified by Bradshaw Gass & Hope between 1914 and 1931 to form the largest trading hall in England.
The trading hall had three domes and was double the size of the current hall. The colonnade parallel to Cross Street marked the its centre. On trading days merchants and brokers struck deals which supported the jobs of tens of thousands of textile workers in Manchester and the surrounding towns. Manchester's cotton dealers and manufactureres trading from the Royal Exchange earned the city the name, Cottonopolis
Exchange St, Manchester, England, UK
