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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,MARKS & SPENCER signage,7 Market Street,M1 1WT,Greater Manchester,England,storefront,curved glass facade,modern architecture,illuminated building,twilight,winter,busy street scene,city centre shopping,people,Manchester shopping,UK retail economy,city centre footfall,winter city break,evening economy,consumer spending,brand storefront,commercial property,destination marketing,travel editorial,modern British city,urban crowd,shopping street,high street decline and resilience,regeneration and retail,Manchester city centre,Market St,pedestrianised street,retail district,evening shopping,blue hour,wet pavement,sales
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3DM98YA - A lively winter dusk street scene outside the Marks & Spencer department store on Market Street in Manchester city centre. The photograph is taken from a low, slightly angled viewpoint that emphasises the building's sweeping curved glass frontage and the large, readable MARKS & SPENCER signage wrapping around the corner. Warm interior lighting spills onto the pavement while the sky holds a deepening blue, creating a classic blue hour contrast between cool outdoor tones and the bright retail glow inside.
In the foreground, dense crowds of shoppers in winter coats stream past the entrance, queue, pause, and regroup, capturing the real feel of Manchester's busiest shopping street at peak footfall. The mix of faces and movement gives the image strong editorial value for stories about city-centre retail, consumer behaviour, seasonal shopping, and the everyday rhythm of the UK high street. The composition also works as a clear location identifier, balancing the recognisable brand frontage with the wider public realm, street lighting, and the bustle of an urban evening.
The scene suits a wide range of uses, from travel and lifestyle coverage of Manchester as a city-break destination, to business and economic pieces on retail performance, footfall, and the continuing role of large department stores in central shopping districts. The winter timing is communicated through the low light, bundled clothing, and the after-work atmosphere, making it a versatile image for headlines and general illustration.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,town centre,Greater Manchester,Winters,jewellers,jeweller,tiled mosaic,Victorian mosaic,Edwardian mosaic,terrazzo,entranceway,Underbank,Stockport,England,United Kingdom,historic shopfront,heritage detail,restoration,Winters Jeweller text,typography,British heritage,historic typography,Victorian design,heritage craftsmanship,conservation and restoration,town centre regeneration,heritage-led regeneration,place identity,local history,UK towns,Northern England,editorial documentary,travel Stockport,boutique heritage,shopping history,mosaic signage,decorative tiles,black and gold shopfront
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3DM97PY - A tight, documentary close-up of the historic mosaic threshold at Winter's on Stockport's Underbank, showing the elegant scripted words Winter Jeweller set into a richly patterned tiled floor. The entrance mosaic is framed by dark shopfront woodwork, with a partial glimpse of gilded lettering to the left, adding to the sense of a long-established specialist retailer. The design features ornate scrollwork, a decorative border in warm terracotta and cream tones, and fine tessellated workmanship typical of late Victorian or Edwardian commercial entrances, where the floor itself acted as both branding and an invitation to step inside.
The surface shows subtle signs of use, slight wear and weathering consistent with decades of footfall, which gives the image an authentic, time-layered feel rather than a newly installed replica. Lighting is soft and even, likely from overcast winter daylight, allowing the lettering and tile colours to read clearly without harsh reflections. The composition is practical and highly usable for editorial needs because it prioritises legible text and identifiable heritage detailing.
This photograph can support stories about Stockport's Underbanks conservation and regeneration, the survival of traditional independent trades, and the craft heritage embedded in everyday streetscapes. It also works well for broader themes of historic retail branding, typography, decorative arts, and the value of preserving small architectural details that help define a town's character. As a piece of place identity, the mosaic operates like a miniature monument: not grand or commemorative, but quietly telling the story of local commerce, skill, and continuity through design.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,town centre,Greater Manchester,Stockport Market,market interior,indoor market,market stalls,shopping,England,United Kingdom,market hall interior,covered market,local market,merchandise,cushions,bedding,household goods,souvenirs,gift items,winter,winter daylight,UK market towns,high street resilience,cost of living shopping,value retail,community commerce,visitor economy,cultural heritage,street market indoors,documentary stock,editorial background image,everyday Britain,public space,roof structure,iron beams,stall displays,bargain shopping,sale sign
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3DM97Y4 - A wide, documentary view down the main aisle of Stockport Market Hall, showing a dense arrangement of indoor stalls and merchandise displays typical of a working British covered market. The perspective leads the eye along the tiled walkway beneath the high roof structure and painted beams, with stall counters and tables packed with goods on both sides. In the foreground, piles of brightly patterned cushions and home textiles create an immediate splash of colour, while further back the scene opens into a layered mix of household items, small gift products, and everyday shopping essentials. Hanging fabrics and banners add to the sense of visual bustle and the slightly improvised charm of market retail.
The lighting reads as natural daytime light filtering through the market hall structure, giving a practical, realistic look rather than a staged retail environment. The atmosphere feels functional and community-oriented: traders set up for routine business, shoppers browsing at walking pace, and the market acting as a steady town-centre draw beyond the big-brand high street. Small details such as sale signage and tightly packed stock suggest value-led shopping and the kind of bargain-hunting culture associated with indoor markets across Greater Manchester.
Editorially, the photograph is useful for stories about independent traders, local economies, and the continued role of markets as social hubs and affordable shopping destinations. It can also support regeneration narratives where historic market halls are positioned as anchors for town-centre renewal, footfall, and community activity. As a location image, it provides a recognisable sense of place and scale for Stockport Market, capturing the everyday texture of northern English retail life in a heritage market setting.
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,funny,humour,humor,sports education project,community education hub,Bury Market Hall area,urban regeneration UK,Greater Manchester town centre,civic development,community regeneration,education through sport,social mobility initiatives,town centre renewal,post-industrial towns UK,skills and aspiration,public investment in education,inclusive growth,civic pride,everyday urban Britain,Bury Market BL9 0SW,Bury Greater Manchester,Lancashire town centre,education and sport initiative,community learning project,market regeneration scheme,pedestrianised shopping area,everyday town life,social infrastructure,editorial image,daytime exterior,sunny,day,Greater Manchester,England,UK.,BL9,BL9 0SW
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3DCX6C1 - A street-level view of The Football University Programme building adjacent to Bury Market in Bury town centre, photographed at Bury BL9 0SW, Greater Manchester. The scene shows members of the public moving through the pedestrianised market area, with seating, shoppers and everyday activity visible in the foreground.
The Football University Programme is an educational initiative that uses football and sport as engagement tools to support learning, personal development and aspiration, particularly among young people who may be disengaged from traditional education routes. Its location close to Bury Market places it within a busy civic environment, reinforcing links between education, community life and town-centre regeneration.
Bury Market has long been a focal point of the town's economic and social activity, and recent regeneration efforts have sought to broaden its role beyond retail, incorporating leisure, education and community uses. Projects such as the Football University Programme are often cited in policy and media discussions as examples of place-based regeneration, where social infrastructure is embedded directly into everyday urban settings.
The image captures a cross-section of daily life in a northern English town centre, illustrating how education initiatives coexist with markets, caf??s and public seating. Photographed in daylight with people of different ages visible, the scene offers strong editorial value for themes including community regeneration, education and sport, social inclusion, town-centre renewal and contemporary life in Greater Manchester.
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,city,centre,characters,DC Thompson,Desparate Dan,Overgate Dundee sculpture,British comics heritage,cartoon character statue,Desperate Dan and Gnasher,cultural landmark Dundee,British popular culture,comics publishing history,childhood nostalgia UK,creative industries Dundee,humour and masculinity in comics,illustrated characters in public space,city identity through culture,media heritage Britain,family-friendly public art,place-making through culture,Overgate Shopping Centre Dundee,Dundee DD1 1UF,High Street Dundee,Dundee Scotland UK,bronze statue,childrens comic character,The Beano history,publishing heritage Dundee,public sculpture city centre,editorial image,daytime exterior,bronze,wide angle,unusual
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3DCX6DH - A bronze statue of Desperate Dan, photographed in Dundee city centre within the Overgate shopping area, Dundee DD1 1UF. The sculpture shows the iconic Beano character captured mid-stride, holding a rolled newspaper and accompanied by his small dog Gnasher, reflecting the exaggerated strength, humour and bravado that defined the character.
Desperate Dan is one of the most recognisable figures from The Beano, the long-running British children's comic first published in 1938. Dundee has a central place in British comics history as the home of DC Thomson, whose publications, including The Beano and The Dandy, became staples of twentieth-century childhood reading and shaped British popular culture.
The statue forms part of Dundee's deliberate celebration of its comics and publishing heritage, with Beano characters installed as permanent public artworks within the city centre. Positioned in a busy pedestrian and retail environment, the sculpture integrates popular culture into everyday urban life, encouraging interaction, photography and engagement from residents and visitors.
Public artworks such as this play a role in reinforcing Dundee's identity as a creative and cultural city, linking its historic publishing industry with contemporary regeneration and place-making. Photographed in daylight with surrounding buildings and paving visible, the image offers strong editorial value for themes including British comics history, nostalgia, creative industries, public art and cultural identity in Scottish cities.
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,city,centre,characters,DC Thompson,Beano character statue,The Beano Dundee,cartoon character statue,Dundee shopping area,cultural landmark Dundee,Minnie,Minx,British popular culture,comics publishing heritage,childhood nostalgia UK,creative industries Dundee,humour and rebellion,illustrated characters in public space,city identity through culture,literary tourism,media history Britain,public art and storytelling,family-friendly city centres,Overgate Dundee,High Street Dundee,Dundee DD1 1UF,Dundee Scotland UK,public art Dundee,childrens comic character,British comic history,DC Thomson publishing,playful public sculpture,shopping centre Dundee,editorial image,daytime exterior,unusual,view,original
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3DCX6DN - A bronze statue of Minnie the Minx, photographed in Dundee city centre close to the Overgate shopping area on High Street, Dundee DD1 1UF. The sculpture depicts the mischievous Beano character in an energetic pose, complete with oversized boots and slingshot, reflecting her rebellious personality and comic-strip origins.
Minnie the Minx is one of the best-known characters from The Beano, the long-running British children's comic first published in 1938. Dundee has a unique connection to British comics history as the home of DC Thomson, the publisher behind The Beano and The Dandy, whose titles shaped generations of childhood reading in the UK and beyond.
The statue forms part of Dundee's wider celebration of its comics and publishing heritage, embedding illustrated characters directly into the city's public realm. Positioned within a busy retail and pedestrian area, the sculpture bridges popular culture and everyday urban life, inviting interaction from shoppers, families and visitors.
Public artworks such as this play a role in reinforcing Dundee's identity as a creative city, linking its historic publishing industry with contemporary place-making and tourism. The presence of Beano characters in the city centre highlights the cultural and economic significance of comics as part of Britain's creative industries.
Photographed in daylight with surrounding pedestrians and paving visible, the image offers strong editorial value for themes including British popular culture, children's literature, nostalgia, creative-industries heritage and the use of public art in city centres.
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,city,centre,Overgate Dundee,Dundee city centre shopping,Dundee retail centre,Dundee high street,city centre footfall,Scottish shopping centre,Arndale,style,indoor,shopping,retail,challenges,retailing,post-pandemic retail,city centre regeneration,consumer behaviour UK,retail and leisure economy,urban vitality,mixed-use city centres,everyday city life,bricks and mortar,DD1,Overgate DD1 1UF,Dundee Scotland UK,Primark storefront,retail regeneration Dundee,city centre public space,shoppers in summer,family shopping,modern retail architecture,commercial leisure space,editorial image,daytime exterior
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3DCX6DT - A summer daytime view of the Overgate Shopping Centre in Dundee city centre, photographed at Overgate, Dundee DD1 1UF, with pedestrians moving through the open public space and the Primark store clearly visible. The scene shows families, shoppers and visitors using the pedestrianised area during warm weather, reflecting everyday retail activity in the heart of the city.
The Overgate is Dundee's principal indoor shopping centre and a key anchor of the city's retail and leisure offer. It houses a mix of national chains, fashion retailers, food outlets and services, forming an important part of Dundee's local economy and employment base. Stores such as Primark act as major footfall drivers, attracting shoppers from across the city and wider Tayside region.
In recent years, UK city centres have faced significant challenges from changing consumer habits, online retail growth and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Scenes such as this are often used editorially to illustrate discussions around high-street resilience, urban regeneration and the role of city centres as social as well as commercial spaces.
The image captures the Overgate as more than a shopping destination, showing it as a shared civic environment where retail, leisure and public life intersect. Photographed under clear skies with strong natural light, the image offers strong editorial value for themes including urban retail, consumer culture, economic recovery and contemporary life in Scottish cities.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Greater Manchester,England,shopping,chains,retail,space,city,centre retailing,pressure,pressures,interior,inside,entrance,doors,shopper,shoppers,footfall,indoor,indoors,modern,urban,British,experience,IRL,familiar,Next,bright,summer,architecture,security,crime,theft,shrinkage,lifestyle,Britain,M4,M4 3AQ
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3CGCJXB - A view from the Exchange Square entrance of Manchester Arndale, looking out across the square towards Manchester Cathedral and the surrounding cityscape. The photograph was taken in daylight under clear conditions, creating a bright, open atmosphere that reflects a busy and positive city-centre retail environment.
Manchester Arndale is one of the UK's largest inner-city shopping centres and plays a central role in the economic and social life of the city centre. Originally developed in the 1970s, the complex was extensively rebuilt and redesigned following damage sustained during the 1996 IRA bombing, an event that reshaped both the physical fabric and future direction of central Manchester.
The modern Arndale, characterised by glass fa??ades and open sightlines, was designed to reconnect retail space with surrounding streets and public squares, including Exchange Square. From this vantage point, historic buildings such as Manchester Cathedral sit alongside contemporary commercial architecture, illustrating the layered development of the city.
The presence of shoppers moving through the space reflects the recovery and resilience of Manchester's retail core, as well as the continued importance of physical city-centre shopping in an era of online retail. The image is well suited for editorial use covering urban regeneration, retail economics, consumer behaviour, city-centre vitality and the evolving identity of modern British cities.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Manchester,Greater Manchester,England,games,gaming,UK,fandom,darktide,nerdy,miniature,nerds,M1,M1 1AD,Warhammer shop Manchester,Warhammer store sign,Games Workshop Manchester,Warhammer retail UK,tabletop gaming shop,fantasy gaming brand,hobby shop UK,Manchester city centre retail,gaming culture UK,Games Workshop signage,Warhammer logo,miniature wargaming,tabletop roleplaying games,fantasy and science fiction gaming,hobby retail,branded shopfront,specialist retailer UK,urban shopping street,Manchester Arndale area,pop culture retail,geek culture UK,independent style retail,Games Workshop
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3CGCJPB - This photograph shows the exterior signage of a Warhammer store in Manchester city centre, featuring the distinctive hammer-and-wing logo and bold black-and-white branding associated with the tabletop gaming franchise. Warhammer is produced and retailed by Games Workshop, a British company founded in the 1970s that has grown into a globally recognised name in fantasy and science fiction gaming.
The Manchester store forms part of Games Workshop's network of dedicated retail outlets across the UK and internationally, selling miniature figures, rulebooks, paints, and accessories for Warhammer games such as Warhammer 40,000 and Age of Sigmar. These shops often double as community spaces, hosting demonstrations, painting sessions, and organised play, helping sustain a strong hobby culture alongside direct retail.
The sign's clean, high-contrast design makes it instantly recognisable to fans of the brand, while its placement on a modern city centre frontage reflects the mainstreaming of gaming and hobby retail within high street environments. Once considered niche, tabletop gaming now sits comfortably alongside fashion, technology, and food outlets in major urban shopping areas.
Taken in daylight, the image works both as a straightforward record of branded retail signage and as an illustration of contemporary pop culture presence on the British high street. It is suitable for editorial use in stories about gaming culture, specialist retail, leisure industries, and the changing mix of city centre shopping in Manchester and other UK cities.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,urban,city,centre,Ireland,Jewellery,Dublins,R&C,RC,green,shopping,retail,gift,gifts,retail frontage,shopfront,city centre,closed shop,green shopfront,Dublin shopping street,Grafton Street Dublin,Irish retail,traditional jeweller,Celtic design,Irish branding,shuttered shop,urban retail,high street,city life,pedestrians,tourists,commercial signage,independent retailer,street scene,modern Ireland,documentary photography,retail decline,changing high street
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3BKDJGP - The exterior of R & C McCormack Celtic Jewellers on Grafton Street in Dublin city centre, Ireland. The shopfront features distinctive green branding with gold lettering advertising Celtic jewellery, a style closely associated with Irish heritage and traditional design motifs.
Grafton Street is Dublin's principal pedestrianised shopping street and one of the busiest retail locations in Ireland, frequented by shoppers, tourists, and street performers. The image shows the jeweller's metal shutter closed, with passers-by visible nearby, capturing an everyday moment in the city's commercial life.
Independent jewellery shops such as this have long been part of Dublin's retail landscape, serving both local customers and visitors seeking Irish-made or Irish-themed jewellery. The scene also reflects wider changes affecting high streets in major cities, including shifting shopping habits, tourism patterns, and economic pressures on bricks-and-mortar retailers.
This photograph is suitable for editorial use illustrating Dublin retail streets, Irish jewellery businesses, city-centre commerce, tourism, independent shops, urban change, and contemporary life on one of Ireland's most recognisable streets.
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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.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,BB3,Lancashire,England,UK,BB3 1BH,town,centre,vibrant,successful,door,welcome,to,Darwen Market Hall,civic building,local shopping,community market,retail heritage,traditional market hall,market entrance doors,town centre regeneration,British market town,Welcome to Darwen Market sign,Darwen indoor market,market hall entrance,Lancashire market,town centre market,historic market building,public market UK,market signage,Lancs,blue,doors,automatic
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RX181D - This image shows the entrance to Darwen Market Hall, located in the town centre of Darwen, Lancashire, England. The photograph focuses on the market's main doorway, with clearly visible signage reading Welcome to Darwen Market, set beneath the arched architectural detailing of the historic building. The pale blue doors and traditional lettering reflect the civic character of British indoor market halls.
Darwen Market Hall has long served the local community as a centre for retail, trade, and social interaction. Indoor markets such as this have historically played a vital role in Lancashire towns, providing space for independent traders selling fresh food, household goods, and everyday essentials. They remain an important feature of town-centre life, supporting local economies and maintaining continuity with long-established retail traditions.
The image captures themes of local commerce, community identity, and heritage architecture within a British market town. It is suitable for editorial and commercial use relating to markets, town-centre retail, Lancashire heritage, civic buildings, community spaces, and the ongoing role of traditional market halls in England.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,history,historic,heritage,shop,store,stores,23 Galgate,DL12 8EJ,for,access,to,Shops and Services,shops,shopping,services,Working Mens Club,Star,footwear,repairs,chiropodist,Swinbanks,Waterford,cafe,&,and,restaurant,Wilkinsons Hardware,D & E Tate,Tate,D&E,foodstore,Morrisons,old,town,centre
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RX189J - This image shows signage advertising a Final Clearance sale at Hancock & Wood, a retail business located on Bridge Street in Warrington, Cheshire, England. The photograph captures the visual language commonly associated with shop closures, including prominent sale wording designed to attract final customers as a business winds down trading. The scene reflects the pressures facing independent retailers on UK high streets.
Bridge Street forms part of Warrington's main town centre shopping area and has historically been home to a mix of independent shops and national chains. In recent years, like many British towns, Warrington has experienced changes in retail patterns driven by rising costs, online shopping, and shifting consumer behaviour, leading to an increase in clearance sales, store closures, and vacant units.
The image conveys themes of economic change, retail decline, and the challenges facing traditional high street businesses in England. It is suitable for editorial and commercial use relating to UK retail, town centre economics, small business closures, shopping habits, economic downturn, and the transformation of British high streets.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,eating,eat,in,indoors,fries,survey,Unit 18-22,Shopping Centre,Liverpool,England,L1 1QR,L1,McDonalds,fastfood,burgers,French fries,large,restaurant,meal,street,window,seating,Merseyside,fatty,unhealthy,retail,junk,food,tax,globalisation,branch,chain,obesity,crisis,drink,soda,fizzy drink
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Keywords: town,centre,WA1,Cheshire,England,English,UK,GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Warringtons,Centre,school,uniform,50-54,50,your,one stop,store,stores,shop,shops,shopping,cost,costs,unaffordable,afford,retailer,problem,issue,sportswear,grammar,comprehensive,primary,schools,area,WA1 2NN
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RHH6HN -
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Yorkshire,England,UK,town,centre,of,from,the,and,history,historic,flag,flags,people,tourist,tourism,tourists,shop,shopping,vibrant,sunny,summer,tower,clock,minster,Ripon Minster,gothic,west,front,in,Early English,style,Anglican,Christianity
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RH8AGP - The Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Wilfrid, commonly known as Ripon Cathedral, and until 1836 known as Ripon Minster, is a cathedral in Ripon, North Yorkshire, England. Founded as a monastery by monks of the Irish tradition in the 660s, it was refounded as a Benedictine monastery by St Wilfrid in 672. The church became collegiate in the tenth century, and acted as a mother church within the large Diocese of York for the remainder of the Middle Ages. The present church is the fourth, and was built between the 13th and 16th centuries. In 1836 the church became the cathedral for the Diocese of Ripon. In 2014 the Diocese was incorporated into the new Diocese of Leeds, and the church became one of three co-equal cathedrals of the Bishop of Leeds.
The cathedral is notable architecturally for its gothic west front in the Early English style, considered one of the best of its type, as well as the Geometric east window. The seventh-century crypt of Wilfrid's church is a significant example of early Christian architecture in England. The cathedral has Grade I listed building status.
Saint Wilfrid was buried in this church near the high altar. Devastated by the English king Eadred in AD 948 as a warning to the Archbishop of York, only the crypt of Wilfrid's church survived but today this tiny 7th-century chapel rests complete beneath the later grandeur of Archbishop Roger de Pont l'Ev?que's 12th century minster. A second minster soon arose at Ripon, but it too perished ? this time in 1069 at the hands of William the Conqueror. Thomas of Bayeux, first Norman Archbishop of York, then instigated the construction of a third church, traces of which were incorporated into the later chapter house of Roger's minster
The minster finally became a cathedral (the church where the Bishop has his cathedra or throne) in 1836, the focal point of the newly created Anglican Diocese of Ripon ? the first to be established since the Reformation
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Yorkshire,England,UK,town,centre,sale,store,shops,stores,6,HG4 1PA,success,independent,shopfront,front,exterior,outside,entrance,shopping,retailing,small,business,businesses,sign,local,Victorian,the,in,In-store,bricks and mortar,green,creme,cream,terrace,terraces
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RH8AGX -
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Greater Manchester,Bury,England,UK,Star Buy,Quality Brands,Quality Prices,store,chain,stores,shop,shops,takeover,merger,Radius Building,Shopping Centre,Prestwich,Manchester,M25 1AS,M25,becoming,sold,to,owner,of,trolley,this,is,British,English,Northern,NW,North West
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RGPN8C - Quality Save is a chain of discount stores operating in northern England. The head office/store for Quality Save was located in Swinton.
History
Quality Save was founded in 1974 by Bob Rudkin. He started off with an indoor market stall in Walkden, and a small shop in Farnworth. The company opened more outlets over time.
In 2010, stores began playing a clip every fifteen minutes reminding customers of their Star Buy deals, their cheap prices in comparison to pound stores, and the company's alcohol policy. These clips end with the company's name and their slogan: Quality Save. Quality Brands ? Quality Prices. In 2012, Quality Save closed an outlet in Barnsley to open a much bigger one a few feet down the road. They also closed a temporary unit in Urmston, and opened a new one in the Eden Square Shopping Centre.
In 2015, the Middleton branch of Quality Save was closed, and a superstore was launched in the ex Tesco unit next door. It was then confirmed that their biggest ever superstore would open in the beginning of 2017 in Walkden, the town where the company was first founded on a market stall. In February 2017, the biggest ever Quality Save store was opened in Walkden Town Retail Park. This store was 22,000 cubic feet. On the 26th January 2023, Quality Save was sold to TJ Morris, owner of Home Bargains.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Greater Manchester,Bury,England,UK,Prestwich,M25,466,Manchester,M25 1AX,Bury council,precinct,precincts,sunny,blue skies,blue sky,Longfield shopping centre,Bury Council,and,Muse,the,Prestwich Regeneration,LLP,joint venture,regeneration,regenerating,Stuart Rogers,project director,local,community,investment,jobs,flats,apartments,housing
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RGPN8J - Transformation of Prestwich town centre takes a step forward with promise to ?ensure it thrives for decades to come'
A planning application which would involve the demolition of the Longfield shopping centre is expected by the autumn of 2023
?100m plans to redevelop Prestwich is to take a further step forward with business owners and the town's residents being asked to contribute to its shape. Proposals to demolish the current Longfield centre and replace it with independent businesses, a mix of homes, outdoor areas and a new community hub focused on health have been formed by Bury Council and development partners Muse.
They have announced dates next month for a ?community conversation' on its plans. The project called Your Prestwich states its intention to ?transform the Longfield Centre and cement Prestwich as one of the best places to live in the North West'.
People can attend a drop-in session on Sunday, January 29, 2023 from 11am ? 3pm at Prestwich Library, Longfield Centre where the project team will be on hand to discuss the scheme. The announcement of the 2023 conversation follows Bury Council and Muse forming the Prestwich Regeneration LLP joint venture in November 2022
Read more at https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/transformation-prestwich-town-centre-takes-25791439
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RG8YGY - Wilko collapses into administration August 2023, putting 12,000 jobs at risk
The chain has been unable to find emergency investment to save its 400 shops across the UK.
Wilko had been working to secure a white knight for the business which has been trading since 1930.
The firm's boss, Mark Jackson, said management had left no stone unturned in its attempts to save the business.
But must concede that with regret, we've no choice but to take the difficult decision to enter into administration, he said.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RE0X9N - Her Majesty's Yacht Britannia, also known as the Royal Yacht Britannia, is the former royal yacht of the British monarchy. She was in service from 1954 until 1997. She was the 83rd such vessel since King Charles II acceded to the throne in 1660, and is the second royal yacht to bear the name, the first being the racing cutter built for the Prince of Wales in 1893. During her 43-year career, the yacht travelled more than a million nautical miles around the world to more than 600 ports in 135 countries. Now retired from royal service, Britannia is permanently berthed at Ocean Terminal, Leith in Edinburgh, Scotland, where it is a visitor attraction with over 300,000 visits each year.
Construction
HMY Britannia was built at the shipyard of John Brown & Co. Ltd in Clydebank, Dunbartonshire. She was launched by Queen Elizabeth II on 16 April 1953, and commissioned on 11 January 1954. The ship was designed with three masts: a 133-foot (41 m) foremast, a 139-foot (42 m) mainmast, and a 118-foot (36 m) mizzenmast. The top aerial on the foremast and the top 20 feet (6.1 m) of the mainmast were hinged to allow the ship to pass under bridges.
Britannia was designed to be converted into a hospital ship in time of war, although this capability was never used. In the event of nuclear war, it was intended for the Queen and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, to take refuge aboard Britannia off the north-west coast of Scotland
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RECE2B - Her Majesty's Yacht Britannia, also known as the Royal Yacht Britannia, is the former royal yacht of the British monarchy. She was in service from 1954 until 1997. She was the 83rd such vessel since King Charles II acceded to the throne in 1660, and is the second royal yacht to bear the name, the first being the racing cutter built for the Prince of Wales in 1893. During her 43-year career, the yacht travelled more than a million nautical miles around the world to more than 600 ports in 135 countries. Now retired from royal service, Britannia is permanently berthed at Ocean Terminal, Leith in Edinburgh, Scotland, where it is a visitor attraction with over 300,000 visits each year.
Construction
HMY Britannia was built at the shipyard of John Brown & Co. Ltd in Clydebank, Dunbartonshire. She was launched by Queen Elizabeth II on 16 April 1953, and commissioned on 11 January 1954. The ship was designed with three masts: a 133-foot (41 m) foremast, a 139-foot (42 m) mainmast, and a 118-foot (36 m) mizzenmast. The top aerial on the foremast and the top 20 feet (6.1 m) of the mainmast were hinged to allow the ship to pass under bridges.
Britannia was designed to be converted into a hospital ship in time of war, although this capability was never used. In the event of nuclear war, it was intended for the Queen and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, to take refuge aboard Britannia off the north-west coast of Scotland
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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.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RE4PD5 -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RE4PDK -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RE4PDW - The 'tragic' demise of a once thriving Cheshire shopping centre
'We've seen it decline from what was a thriving 70s-style shopping precinct' - more at https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/tragic-demise-once-thriving-cheshire-25324074
Walking around Weaver Square in Northwich, past its many vacant units, you'd struggle to imagine it was once a hive of retail activity. Years ago, hundreds of shoppers would visit daily, drawn by big names like Woolworths and Argos.
Fast-forward to the present day and it is scarcely recognisable. Half of the complex has been demolished, most of the units lie empty and the crowds have long disappeared elsewhere, as online shopping continues to eat away at the high street's fortunes.
Northwich's Cllr Sam Naylor said: It's been tragic. We've seen it decline from what was a thriving, 70s-style shopping precinct into a scene, not of dereliction, but something that smacks of a past era of post-war modern Britain.
Following the recent and sad closure of the much-loved Seafarer, many residents questioned what was happening with the long-planned redevelopment of Weaver Square, which lies mere feet away from the chippy.
Cheshire West and Chester Council acquired the lease of the site back in 2014, by which time many of the units already stood empty. The authority took it over after the previous owner of Weaver Square ceased trading in 2012.
Since then, there have been a number of ideas about what do with the site. But the shopping centre continued to lie mostly-dormant, despite it being partly-demolished in 2019 amid promises of regeneration.
Northwich would then be hit by misfortune after misfortune : the outdoor market was gutted by fire in early 2020
the Covid pandemic caused economic chaos across the world
the devastating flooding in 2021 left many businesses badly damaged
and the town's railway station collapsed in April last year.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RE4PEG - The 'tragic' demise of a once thriving Cheshire shopping centre
'We've seen it decline from what was a thriving 70s-style shopping precinct' - more at https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/tragic-demise-once-thriving-cheshire-25324074
Walking around Weaver Square in Northwich, past its many vacant units, you'd struggle to imagine it was once a hive of retail activity. Years ago, hundreds of shoppers would visit daily, drawn by big names like Woolworths and Argos.
Fast-forward to the present day and it is scarcely recognisable. Half of the complex has been demolished, most of the units lie empty and the crowds have long disappeared elsewhere, as online shopping continues to eat away at the high street's fortunes.
Northwich's Cllr Sam Naylor said: It's been tragic. We've seen it decline from what was a thriving, 70s-style shopping precinct into a scene, not of dereliction, but something that smacks of a past era of post-war modern Britain.
Following the recent and sad closure of the much-loved Seafarer, many residents questioned what was happening with the long-planned redevelopment of Weaver Square, which lies mere feet away from the chippy.
Cheshire West and Chester Council acquired the lease of the site back in 2014, by which time many of the units already stood empty. The authority took it over after the previous owner of Weaver Square ceased trading in 2012.
Since then, there have been a number of ideas about what do with the site. But the shopping centre continued to lie mostly-dormant, despite it being partly-demolished in 2019 amid promises of regeneration.
Northwich would then be hit by misfortune after misfortune : the outdoor market was gutted by fire in early 2020
the Covid pandemic caused economic chaos across the world
the devastating flooding in 2021 left many businesses badly damaged
and the town's railway station collapsed in April last year.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RE4PF8 - The 'tragic' demise of a once thriving Cheshire shopping centre
'We've seen it decline from what was a thriving 70s-style shopping precinct' - more at https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/tragic-demise-once-thriving-cheshire-25324074
Walking around Weaver Square in Northwich, past its many vacant units, you'd struggle to imagine it was once a hive of retail activity. Years ago, hundreds of shoppers would visit daily, drawn by big names like Woolworths and Argos.
Fast-forward to the present day and it is scarcely recognisable. Half of the complex has been demolished, most of the units lie empty and the crowds have long disappeared elsewhere, as online shopping continues to eat away at the high street's fortunes.
Northwich's Cllr Sam Naylor said: It's been tragic. We've seen it decline from what was a thriving, 70s-style shopping precinct into a scene, not of dereliction, but something that smacks of a past era of post-war modern Britain.
Following the recent and sad closure of the much-loved Seafarer, many residents questioned what was happening with the long-planned redevelopment of Weaver Square, which lies mere feet away from the chippy.
Cheshire West and Chester Council acquired the lease of the site back in 2014, by which time many of the units already stood empty. The authority took it over after the previous owner of Weaver Square ceased trading in 2012.
Since then, there have been a number of ideas about what do with the site. But the shopping centre continued to lie mostly-dormant, despite it being partly-demolished in 2019 amid promises of regeneration.
Northwich would then be hit by misfortune after misfortune : the outdoor market was gutted by fire in early 2020
the Covid pandemic caused economic chaos across the world
the devastating flooding in 2021 left many businesses badly damaged
and the town's railway station collapsed in April last year.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RC319M - Argos Limited, trading as Argos, is a British catalogue retailer operating in Great Britain and formerly in Ireland, acquired by Sainsbury's supermarket chain in 2016. It was established in November 1972 and is named after the Greek city of Argos. The company trades both through physical shops and online, with 29 million yearly shop customers, and nearly a billion online visitors per annum. It has also franchised overseas to countries such as China
In April 2016, Argos' parent Home Retail Group agreed to a ?1.4 billion takeover by Sainsbury's, following a bidding war between the supermarket chain and South African conglomerate Steinhoff International.[11] The acquisition was completed on 2 September 2016. A large number of high street and retail park shops were closed, replaced by an Argos outlet in a nearby Sainsbury's shop. When Sainsbury's announced in 2020 the closure of most Argos outlets, it was commented that the closure was an admission that its purchase of Argos had been a mistake
Sainsbury's management clearly did not know how to run Argos and the plan to transplant into spare store space has not worked. ... Argos and Sainsbury's appealed to very different customer segments with little overlap.
In July 2020, Argos announced that it would be discontinuing production of its printed catalogue after 47 years.
On 5 November 2020, Sainsbury's announced that it would close 420 Argos standalone outlets by March 2024, leaving about 100
with other measures 3,500 Sainsbury's jobs were to be cut and ?600m saved.
120 standalone Argos stores permanently closed and moved into the nearest Sainsbury's store. The measures were reported to be due to changing consumer habits and the growth of online shopping
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RC31A0 - This photograph shows a large painted mural on Bold Street in Warrington, Cheshire, carrying the message As a team we can do so much more. We are stronger together. The artwork combines bold illustrated imagery, including a stylised bird and red wings set against a green woodland background, with a clear statement promoting unity, cooperation, and collective strength.
Murals such as this have become an increasingly visible part of urban regeneration and placemaking in UK town centres, using public art to reinforce positive social values and local identity. The wording emphasises teamwork and solidarity, themes that resonate strongly within community-focused environments and periods of social or economic challenge.
Positioned along a prominent street frontage, the mural transforms an otherwise plain exterior wall into a visual statement that engages passers-by and contributes to the character of the area. The bright colours and accessible message make the artwork legible from a distance while encouraging reflection on shared responsibility and mutual support.
Photographed in daylight, the image documents contemporary British street art as both creative expression and civic messaging. It is well suited for editorial use covering community engagement, urban regeneration, public art, and the role of murals in shaping modern town centre environments in England
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RF3EWN -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RAP339 - The exterior of Moores department store in Coleraine town centre, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The prominent corner building features the name Moores displayed high on the facade, marking one of the town's best-known independent retailers, established in Coleraine in 1925.
The store occupies a large, traditional town centre premises with period architectural detailing, wide display windows, and a curved corner frontage that makes it a recognisable local landmark. Pedestrians pass along the shopping street, with hanging flower baskets and street lighting contributing to the everyday commercial atmosphere of the town centre.
Photographed in natural daylight, the image documents the continuing presence of long-established independent retail in Northern Ireland towns, at a time when many traditional department stores have disappeared from the high street. It provides a visual record of Coleraine's retail heritage and the role such businesses play in sustaining town centre identity, employment, and local economic life. Moores was established during the inter-war period, a time when Coleraine was a growing commercial hub for the north-west of Ulster. Like many provincial department stores of the era, Moores developed as a locally owned, family-run business, serving both the town and its rural hinterland.
Its business model followed the classic early 20th-century department store format:
clothing and footwear
household goods
fabrics and haberdashery
This positioned Moores as a practical, aspirational retailer for everyday life rather than a luxury outlet.
Post-war expansion and consolidation (1950s?1970s)
After the Second World War, Moores expanded alongside changing consumer expectations. During this period:
department stores became central to town-centre life
shopping shifted from necessity to experience
window displays, seasonal ranges, and fashion departments grew in importance
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RD738P - Dunnes Stores is an Irish multinational retail chain that primarily sells food, clothes and household wares. It was founded by Ben Dunne in 1944. In addition to its main customer base in Ireland, the chain also has operations in Spain, and formerly in England and Scotland. The format of most of the chain's stores in Ireland involves a grocery supermarket operating alongside a clothing/textiles store, although some stores contain only textiles and some contain only a supermarket. The grocery side of the business does not operate outside of Ireland, save for a limited grocery range in the Spanish stores. The larger stores usually contain a caf?? branded as either Caf?? Sol, Dunnes Stores Caf?? or Baxter & Greene Market Caf??.
Dunnes Stores' original own brand of groceries was sold under the St Bernard brand introduced in 1956, becoming an Irish household name, but was rebranded as My Family Favourites in 2013.
The main domestic competitors in the supermarket business are Tesco, SuperValu, Lidl and Aldi. For many years, Dunnes Stores has maintained a top-three market share in Ireland's grocery market, alongside SuperValu and Tesco. Combined, these three supermarket chains account for approximately 70% of Ireland's grocery market.
In clothing, their rivals include Penneys and Marks and Spencer. Dunnes collaborate for many clothing/home wares collections from a number of Irish designers such as Paul Costelloe, Padraic Harrington, Carolyn Donnelly, Lennon Courtney and new clothing from Paul Galvin. They also sell in-house clothings brands such as Savida and Gallery, along with their own Dunnes Stores brand of clothing.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RGHXAC - A close-up view of a decorative sign at the entrance to Society Street Indoor Market in Derry / Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The blackboard-style sign features hand-lettered text reading Welcome to Society St Indoor Market and is decorated with a bright pink artificial rose, adding a friendly and informal touch to the market entrance. The sign hangs above a doorway leading into the indoor market space.
Society Street Indoor Market is part of the city's independent retail and community trading scene, providing space for small businesses, artisans, and local traders within the city centre. Handwritten signage such as this reflects the informal, creative character often associated with indoor markets and independent retail environments, contrasting with more uniform high-street branding.
Photographed in daylight, the image highlights the personal, welcoming atmosphere of the market and is suitable for editorial and commercial uses relating to local markets, independent retail, small businesses, urban regeneration, tourism in Northern Ireland, and community-led commercial spaces.
Location: Society Street Indoor Market, Society Street, Derry / Londonderry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, BT48.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RX1852 - The Barley Mow Established in 1561, The Barley Mow is one of the oldest pubs in the local area. It was independently owned until November 1838. The property was then leased to Mr J Hepherd in 1844. The Barley Mow was to remain in the Hepherd estate until 1919. It is rumoured that members of this family haunt this pub to this day. Later in 1964 the premises were then leased to Walker Cain Ltd, joining the estate of Tetley Walker Ltd in 1987, then Allied Domeq Inns in 1998, Bass Leisure Retail in 1999, and finally becoming part of Stonegate Pub Company in 2011.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PY9946 -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PHEFNT -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R5PNKR -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R5PPDK - Holy Trinity Church is in the centre of the town of Warrington, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Liverpool, the archdeaconry of Warrington and the deanery of Warrington.
History
A chapel of ease known as Trinity Chapel was built on the site in 1708 to relieve pressure on the parish church of St Elphin's. It was built as an oratory by Peter Legh of Lyme Park. By the 1750s the chapel was too small for its congregation and in 1758 subscriptions were raised to build a new church, which was consecrated in 1760. The architecture is in the style of James Gibbs, but he was ill at the time the church was built and it is thought it was designed by one of Gibbs' associates. In 1862 a west clock tower was added which was designed by W. P. Coxon, the Borough Surveyor
the tower belongs to the town rather than to the church. In 1974 the south aisle was re-designed to form the Garven Room, a servery, a vestry and toilets. By the 1970s the roof had been damaged by wet and dry rot, woodworm and death watch beetle and was replaced in 1978?79. By 1990 the pipe organ was beyond repair and it has been replaced by a Makin electronic organ. In 1988 the west end was remodelled, forming a lobby. In 1997 the east end was reordered, adding a room and extending the sanctuary area. In 1999 the clock was refurbished by Warrington Borough Council as a Millennium project.
Architecture
Exterior
The church is built in Georgian style. Its front is constructed in sandstone, and the rear in brick with stone dressings. The stonework at the front is rusticated. The front aspect is in four stages
at the base is a rusticated plinth, above which is a tier of windows with a Doric doorcase at the west of the front. Then comes an upper tier of windows with Ionic pilasters and at the top a cornice and a plain parapet. In the east wall is a Palladian window.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2NCX1R0 - Lidl has invested a huge amount in supporting EV drivers, installing rapid chargers which have powered more than 11.3 million EV miles*.
These Pod Point app public chargepoints consist of:
Triple Standard AC/DC Rapid Chargers that can charge up to a speed of 50kW.
You'll be able to find the new points and start charging using the Pod Point app as with any other Pod Point.
All Lidl 50kW rapid chargepoints cost 50p per kWh and all Lidl 7kW and 22kW fast chargepoints cost 40p per kWh (as of 15th December 2022).
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2NCX1XM - Argos Limited, trading as Argos, is a catalogue retailer operating in the United Kingdom and Ireland, acquired by Sainsbury's supermarket chain in 2016. It was established in November 1972 and is named after the Greek city of Argos. The company trades both through physical shops and online, with 29 million yearly shop customers, and nearly a billion online visitors per annum.[2] It has also franchised overseas to countries such as China
The company was founded by Richard Tompkins who had previously established Green Shield Stamps in the United Kingdom. He came up with the idea that people could purchase goods from his Green Shield Gift House with cash rather than savings stamps. He rebranded the original Green Shield Stamps catalogue shops as Argos beginning in July 1973
In April 2016, Argos' parent Home Retail Group agreed to a ?1.4 billion takeover by Sainsbury's
On 5 November 2020, Sainsbury's announced that it would close 420 Argos standalone outlets by March 2024, leaving about 100
with other measures 3,500 Sainsbury's jobs were to be cut and ?600m saved.
120 standalone Argos stores permanently closed and moved into the nearest Sainsbury's store. The measures were reported to be due to changing consumer habits and the growth of online shopping.[12]
On 19 January 2023, it was announced that Argos would cease its operations in Ireland, including both its online business and its and physical shops, by 24 June 2023
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M95NM7 - The entrance gates to the Sailors' Home were elaborate decorative pieces of ironwork which served the dual purpose of protecting the Savings Bank and keeping out seamen who might wish to gain entry to the Home after the strict 10 pm curfew.
By April 1852 the lower sections of the gates had been installed, decorated with a combination of elements from the interior balconies
four great panels of rope-work with central mermaid and trident figures identical to those inside. The two outer panels were fixed whilst the two centre sections rolled behind them on rails where they were hidden from sight while the Home was open for business.
The iron-work of the lower gates, produced a solid, intimidating aspect compared with the much lighter appearance of the balcony railings. The huge mass of iron made an impassable barrier but also a massive weight and it would have taken some effort to slide the gates open and close.
1852: An Unfortunate Death of Mary Ann Price
1907: The Tragic Death of Constable Locke
In the Annals of the Sailors' Home, printed in the Home's annual report for the year 1935, against the year 1907 was the following entry: November - Police Officer Locke killed through front gate falling upon him.
Early on the morning of Sunday 24 November, nearly an hour after midnight, Police constable number 324A, Brownlow Locke, of the Liverpool City Constabulary, met his death in a very strange and unexpected manner.
1951: The Gates Move to Their New Home in Sandwell
As part of the repair to War Damage following the Liverpool Blitz it was decided to remove the gates. On 25 March 1948 W & T Avery who had swallowed-up Pooley's and Sons were offered the gates by the Sailors' Home Committee. On 18 May 1949 Avery's made an offer of 50 guineas for the gates, which was accepted on 3 May. 1951.
The home was demolished between 1974-1975. After refurbishment at Barr & Grosvenor Ltd's foundry Wolverhampton, the gates were returned to the Liverpool One shopping developmet
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MB4F3F - The entrance gates to the Sailors' Home were elaborate decorative pieces of ironwork which served the dual purpose of protecting the Savings Bank and keeping out seamen who might wish to gain entry to the Home after the strict 10 pm curfew.
By April 1852 the lower sections of the gates had been installed, decorated with a combination of elements from the interior balconies
four great panels of rope-work with central mermaid and trident figures identical to those inside. The two outer panels were fixed whilst the two centre sections rolled behind them on rails where they were hidden from sight while the Home was open for business.
The iron-work of the lower gates, produced a solid, intimidating aspect compared with the much lighter appearance of the balcony railings. The huge mass of iron made an impassable barrier but also a massive weight and it would have taken some effort to slide the gates open and close.
1852: An Unfortunate Death of Mary Ann Price
1907: The Tragic Death of Constable Locke
In the Annals of the Sailors' Home, printed in the Home's annual report for the year 1935, against the year 1907 was the following entry: November - Police Officer Locke killed through front gate falling upon him.
Early on the morning of Sunday 24 November, nearly an hour after midnight, Police constable number 324A, Brownlow Locke, of the Liverpool City Constabulary, met his death in a very strange and unexpected manner.
1951: The Gates Move to Their New Home in Sandwell
As part of the repair to War Damage following the Liverpool Blitz it was decided to remove the gates. On 25 March 1948 W & T Avery who had swallowed-up Pooley's and Sons were offered the gates by the Sailors' Home Committee. On 18 May 1949 Avery's made an offer of 50 guineas for the gates, which was accepted on 3 May. 1951.
The home was demolished between 1974-1975. After refurbishment at Barr & Grosvenor Ltd's foundry Wolverhampton, the gates were returned to the Liverpool One shopping developmet
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2P4JXJ1 -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2P4JXJ8 - Radio City Tower (also known as St. John's Beacon) is a radio and observation tower in Liverpool, England, built in 1969 and opened by Queen Elizabeth II. It was designed by James A. Roberts Associates in Birmingham. It is 138 metres tall, and is the second tallest free-standing building in Liverpool and the 32nd tallest in the United Kingdom.
When considering the height of the building, it has a 10m long antenna on the roof, making it the tallest structure in Liverpool (including antennas).
As testament to the importance of its design, which was described by Historic England as embodying the technological bravura and spirit of the space age, the building was listed at Grade II in November 2020.
The tower takes its name from the main radio station that operates from it, Radio City and its sister station Greatest Hits Radio Liverpool & The North West
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2KG3TTR - Thomas Harrison designed the new exchange of 1809 at the junction of Market Street and Exchange Street. Harrison designed the exchange in the Classical style. It had two storeys above a basement and was constructed in Runcorn stone. The cost, ?20,000, was paid for in advance by 400 members who bought ?50 shares and paid ?30 each to buy the site. The semi-circular north fa??ade had fluted Doric columns. The exchange room where business was conducted covered 812 square yards. The ground floor also contained the members' library with more than 15,000 books. The basement housed a newsroom lit by a dome and plate-glass windows, its ceiling was supported by a circle of Ionic pillars spaced 15 feet from the walls. The first-floor dining-room was accessed by a geometrical staircase. The exchange opened to celebrate of the birthday of George III in 1809. It also contained other anterooms and offices.
As the cotton trade continued to expand, larger premises were required and its extension was completed in 1849. The Exchange was run by a committee of notable Manchester industrialists. From 1855 to 1860 the committee was chaired by Edmund Buckley.
The second exchange was replaced by a third designed 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 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 manufacturers trading from the Royal Exchange earned the city the name, Cottonopolis
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2KG3WHC - Thomas Harrison designed the new exchange of 1809 at the junction of Market Street and Exchange Street. Harrison designed the exchange in the Classical style. It had two storeys above a basement and was constructed in Runcorn stone. The cost, ?20,000, was paid for in advance by 400 members who bought ?50 shares and paid ?30 each to buy the site. The semi-circular north fa??ade had fluted Doric columns. The exchange room where business was conducted covered 812 square yards. The ground floor also contained the members' library with more than 15,000 books. The basement housed a newsroom lit by a dome and plate-glass windows, its ceiling was supported by a circle of Ionic pillars spaced 15 feet from the walls. The first-floor dining-room was accessed by a geometrical staircase. The exchange opened to celebrate of the birthday of George III in 1809. It also contained other anterooms and offices.
As the cotton trade continued to expand, larger premises were required and its extension was completed in 1849. The Exchange was run by a committee of notable Manchester industrialists. From 1855 to 1860 the committee was chaired by Edmund Buckley.
The second exchange was replaced by a third designed 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 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 manufacturers trading from the Royal Exchange earned the city the name, Cottonopolis
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2KG3WX8 - Thomas Harrison designed the new exchange of 1809 at the junction of Market Street and Exchange Street. Harrison designed the exchange in the Classical style. It had two storeys above a basement and was constructed in Runcorn stone. The cost, ?20,000, was paid for in advance by 400 members who bought ?50 shares and paid ?30 each to buy the site. The semi-circular north fa??ade had fluted Doric columns. The exchange room where business was conducted covered 812 square yards. The ground floor also contained the members' library with more than 15,000 books. The basement housed a newsroom lit by a dome and plate-glass windows, its ceiling was supported by a circle of Ionic pillars spaced 15 feet from the walls. The first-floor dining-room was accessed by a geometrical staircase. The exchange opened to celebrate of the birthday of George III in 1809. It also contained other anterooms and offices.
As the cotton trade continued to expand, larger premises were required and its extension was completed in 1849. The Exchange was run by a committee of notable Manchester industrialists. From 1855 to 1860 the committee was chaired by Edmund Buckley.
The second exchange was replaced by a third designed 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 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 manufacturers trading from the Royal Exchange earned the city the name, Cottonopolis
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2KAHRW7 -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R59X72 - This image shows bilingual signage at the entrance to Cardiff Market, also known in Welsh as Marchnad Caerdydd, located in the heart of Cardiff city centre. The sign prominently displays the Welsh-language name above the English wording Cardiff Market, reflecting Wales's official bilingual status and the everyday public use of the Welsh language.
Cardiff Market is a Grade II listed Victorian indoor market dating back to the late 19th century and has long been a focal point for local trade, food retail, and social life in the Welsh capital. The use of Welsh alongside English on public signage is part of a wider national effort to promote and normalise the Welsh language in civic spaces.
The photograph captures the arched architectural detail of the market entrance, with decorative lighting adding warmth and atmosphere, suggesting an evening or festive setting. The combination of historic typography, traditional materials, and bilingual text highlights the intersection of heritage, language, and contemporary urban life in modern Wales.
This image is well suited to editorial use covering Welsh language policy, bilingual Britain, Welsh culture and identity, historic markets, Cardiff tourism, and the preservation of civic heritage in Wales.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2KF7FA3 - Stonegate is a street in the city centre of York, in England, one of the streets most visited by tourists. Most of the buildings along the street are listed, meaning they are of national importance due to their architecture or history
The street roughly follows the line of the via praetoria of Eboracum, the Roman city, which ran between what are now St Helen's Square and York Minster.
The street appears to have lost importance in the Anglian and Jorvik period. York Minster was rebuilt in the 11th century, and stone for it was brought up the road, from a quay behind what is now York Guildhall. This appears to have brought the street back to prominence, and new building plots were laid adjoining the north-eastern part of the street. This part of the street lay in the Liberty of St Peter's, associated with the Minster, and many of its buildings belonged to the church, the whole area soon becoming built up, mostly with tenements. By 1215, there were houses for the prebends of Ampleforth, Barnby, Bramham and North Newbald
The street was known as Stonegate by 1119, probably named for stone paving, which would have been unique in the city at the time, although an alternative theory links the name to the stone hauled up to the Minster.
Because of the location of the street, it has historically been used for civic processions, from the York Guildhall to the Minster. It was also the site where three of the historic York Mystery Plays were performed. In 1570, Guy Fawkes was born at a house on the street.
Nikolaus Pevsner described the street as perhaps the most attractive [street in the city], and one of the busiest. Narrow, quite long, and with a variety of good things. Due to its popularity with tourists, the street was pedestrianised in 1974. It was repaved in York stone in 2020
Most of the buildings along the street are listed. Among the most notable on the north-west side are numbers 54, 56, and 58 Stonegate, 14th-century timber-framed buildings
the 12th-centur
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R59X6M - This image shows the window signage of Angela Bare, an independent footwear retailer located at 6 Clifford Street in York city centre. The shop name is painted in ornate gold lettering directly onto the glass, with reflections of surrounding historic buildings and street activity visible across the surface.
Angela Bare specialises in retail footwear and operates from a prominent city-centre location within York's historic commercial area. Independent shoe retailers such as this play an important role in maintaining diversity on the high street, offering alternatives to national chains and contributing to the character of local shopping streets.
The reflective window creates a layered visual effect, combining branding with the architectural and urban context of Clifford Street. The image highlights the interaction between retail signage and the surrounding cityscape, a common feature of shopping streets in historic English cities where modern retail occupies traditional buildings.
Photographed in daylight, the image is well suited to editorial use covering independent retail, footwear and fashion shopping, high street economics, urban reflections, York tourism, and the role of small businesses in historic city centres
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K5471M -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M6GB2J - The Mander Centre is a major shopping centre in Wolverhampton City Centre, in Wolverhampton, England, developed by Manders Holdings Plc, the paint, inks and property conglomerate, between 1968 and 1974. The site occupies four and a half acres comprising the old Georgian works and offices of the Mander family firm, founded in 1773, as well as the site of the former Queens Arcade (promoted privately by Charles Tertius Mander), which had stood on the site since 1902.
When the main part of the Mander Centre opened in 1968, the Central Arcade retained its Edwardian architecture and was refurbished as the main entrance to the Mander Centre from Dudley Street.
In May 1974 the Central Arcade was destroyed by a severe fire that reduced it to rubble, which was declared unsafe and was subsequently demolished. The area was later rebuilt as the entrance to the centre
The centre was refurbished in 1987, when it was described as a covered pedestrianised shopping complex at the centre of the principal shopping area of Wolverhampton with more than 150 shops.
In 2003 the centre embarked on a further multi-million pound refurbishment programme. It was an opportunity to complete the enclosure of the centre to make it fully climate controlled. The marble floor in the entire centre was replaced along with the relocation of the escalators and stairways. The biggest change was the creation of the large New Look store which took over numerous stores.
Throughout 2016 and 2017, the centre was refurbished and configured as part of the ?25 million investment, and a series of new larger stores was created, forcing some stores to close down and relocate within the centre. WH Smith and Tesco were closed, and Superdrug relocated. The reconfiguration was also to include new escalators and lifts, the removal of the Lower Central Arcade and the relocation of the toilets.
On 18 November 2016 H&M was the first major store to open as part of the shopping centre's multimillion-pound redevelopment.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Wolverhampton,city,centre,West Midlands,England,UK,Centre,shopping,Manders Holdings Plc,paint,paints,WV1,Mander Centre,WV1 3NH,Benson Elliot,units,covered pedestrianised shopping complex,empty,mall,covered,shopping centres,failing,failed,sad,decline,declining,deserted,Mander,Manders,floor,space,store,stores
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M6GB36 - The Mander Centre is a major shopping centre in Wolverhampton City Centre, in Wolverhampton, England, developed by Manders Holdings Plc, the paint, inks and property conglomerate, between 1968 and 1974. The site occupies four and a half acres comprising the old Georgian works and offices of the Mander family firm, founded in 1773, as well as the site of the former Queens Arcade (promoted privately by Charles Tertius Mander), which had stood on the site since 1902.
When the main part of the Mander Centre opened in 1968, the Central Arcade retained its Edwardian architecture and was refurbished as the main entrance to the Mander Centre from Dudley Street.
In May 1974 the Central Arcade was destroyed by a severe fire that reduced it to rubble, which was declared unsafe and was subsequently demolished. The area was later rebuilt as the entrance to the centre
The centre was refurbished in 1987, when it was described as a covered pedestrianised shopping complex at the centre of the principal shopping area of Wolverhampton with more than 150 shops.
In 2003 the centre embarked on a further multi-million pound refurbishment programme. It was an opportunity to complete the enclosure of the centre to make it fully climate controlled. The marble floor in the entire centre was replaced along with the relocation of the escalators and stairways. The biggest change was the creation of the large New Look store which took over numerous stores.
Throughout 2016 and 2017, the centre was refurbished and configured as part of the ?25 million investment, and a series of new larger stores was created, forcing some stores to close down and relocate within the centre. WH Smith and Tesco were closed, and Superdrug relocated. The reconfiguration was also to include new escalators and lifts, the removal of the Lower Central Arcade and the relocation of the toilets.
On 18 November 2016 H&M was the first major store to open as part of the shopping centre's multimillion-pound redevelopment.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Gloucestershire,England,UK,dusk,at,in,the,night time,buildings,GL50,shop,store,&,and,town,centre,anchor,123 High St,GL50 1DQ,high street,shopping,retail,destination,branch,chain,high-end,high end,evening,The Place To Eat,Huffkins cafe,Huffkins,caf??,facade,fa??ade,night
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M6W9GA - At the heart of Cheltenham's busy High Street, John Lewis & Partners Cheltenham is a shopping destination not to be missed!
A beautiful branch of the popular British chain of high-end department stores throughout the United Kingdom, the shop boasts over 49,000 products from more than a thousand brands.
Departments include:
Audio, TV & Technology
Fashion & Beauty
Nursery & Childrenswear
Furniture & Furnishings
Beds & Bedroom Furniture, and Kitchenware
Haberdashery
Bureau De Change
Full list of departments can be found here - John Lewis Cheltenham
In-store restaurants include Huffkins cafe, open every day for breakfast, brunch, lunch & afternoon tea and The Place To Eat for refreshments and light bites. Both are wheelchair accessible.
Car parking is available for customers in the adjoining Citipark, spread across five storeys and perfect for customers who want to quickly pop into the store or alternatively avoid bad weather in winter.
Opening hours are Monday - Sunday 6am-9.30pm. Up to 30 mins FREE parking is available for John Lewis & Partners Click and Collect customers.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Derbys,HighPeak,SK13,High Peak,town,centre,charitable,social,wellbeing,Derbyshire,store,shop,shopping,low,cost,Glossopdale Furniture Project,George St,projects,collection,donate,electrical,white goods,fixing,reduce,reuse,community,Registered Charity,1118353,Reuse Network,Glossop,England,UK,SK13 8AY,fundraising
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K1Y813 - Read more at https://www.glossopdalefurniture.co.uk/serving_the_community_of_the_high_peak.html
The Glossopdale Furniture Project is a registered charity based in Glossop, supported by Derbyshire County Council, High Peak Borough Council, Foundation Derbyshire and various Charitable Trusts. Covering the whole of the High Peak area it was set up in 1997 when it became obvious of the serious need for a charitable project of this nature.
Those it helps are referrals from social services, housing charities, women's refuges and many other local organisations who support individuals and families in need. During 2019-2020 the Project supported over 150 households by providing free Emergency Packs of furniture and everyday essentials to those who have been homeless and given a new tenancy where the property has none of the necessary items. Depending on need, a basic pack can consist of a bed, sofa, chest of drawers, wardrobe, fridge, bedding, crockery, microwave, kettle and toaster to help set up their new home.
The Project is the only voluntary organisation within the High Peak offering such a service and is in constant demand. It is seen by the statutory and voluntary agencies who use the Project as a lifeline for their service users. Such is the demand, requests for the Project's assistance have been received nationally from well beyond the High Peak region it serves.
As a charity, fundraising is on-going - because the need is always there. Relying on the donations of unwanted furniture and household items to maintain its stock, the Project reclaims, restores, refurbishes and upcycles furniture for sale. Its premises at Pikes Lane and George Street are open to the general public for the purchase of used and pre-loved furniture which goes towards the charity's funds. With a growing trend in retro decor, the Project's dedicated specialist furniture painting workshop is kept busy. This not only helps fund the charity but also benefits the local environment by diverting
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JTJYKN - A FAIR has come to the town centre bringing some ?old-fashioned' fun and nostalgia.
?Fair in the Square' has arrived at the Golden Square today, Friday, and will be here for the rest of the summer.
The event, outside the Golden Square, will feature fairground rides as well as coconut shy, hook-a-duck, race car rides, bungee trampolines, food and drink and more.
Head down for nostalgia galore and show the kids how summer is supposed to be spent! a spokesperson for the event said.
The summer fair will be in Warrington until September 4 and open from 10am to 6pm.
For more information, visit: https://gswarrington.com/events/
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JTNA61 -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JTNA67 -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JN5MNC - The Grosvenor Shopping Centre (for a time known as The Mall Grosvenor or The Mall Chester) is a large shopping precinct in Chester, England. It hosts around 70 stores.[1] Whereas most of the central shopping area of Chester consists of historic streets, The Mall provides undercover shopping to complement the wide range of shops in other locations around the city. It consists of some Edwardian buildings with modern covered shopping malls. It was owned by The Mall Fund, and carried their corporate branding. It was sold sometime in 2009 and the name Grosvenor Shopping Centre reinstated by the new owners
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JN5MPB - The Grosvenor Shopping Centre (for a time known as The Mall Grosvenor or The Mall Chester) is a large shopping precinct in Chester, England. It hosts around 70 stores.[1] Whereas most of the central shopping area of Chester consists of historic streets, The Mall provides undercover shopping to complement the wide range of shops in other locations around the city. It consists of some Edwardian buildings with modern covered shopping malls. It was owned by The Mall Fund, and carried their corporate branding. It was sold sometime in 2009 and the name Grosvenor Shopping Centre reinstated by the new owners
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JN5MR8 - The Grosvenor Shopping Centre (for a time known as The Mall Grosvenor or The Mall Chester) is a large shopping precinct in Chester, England. It hosts around 70 stores.[1] Whereas most of the central shopping area of Chester consists of historic streets, The Mall provides undercover shopping to complement the wide range of shops in other locations around the city. It consists of some Edwardian buildings with modern covered shopping malls. It was owned by The Mall Fund, and carried their corporate branding. It was sold sometime in 2009 and the name Grosvenor Shopping Centre reinstated by the new owners
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JN5MRA - The Grosvenor Shopping Centre (for a time known as The Mall Grosvenor or The Mall Chester) is a large shopping precinct in Chester, England. It hosts around 70 stores.[1] Whereas most of the central shopping area of Chester consists of historic streets, The Mall provides undercover shopping to complement the wide range of shops in other locations around the city. It consists of some Edwardian buildings with modern covered shopping malls. It was owned by The Mall Fund, and carried their corporate branding. It was sold sometime in 2009 and the name Grosvenor Shopping Centre reinstated by the new owners
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JN5MRF - The Victoria Pub dates back to 1269 and still has it's unique low roof, antique settles and oak beams which provide a rare charm not seen nowadays.
We are proud to offer you the finest homemade and locally sourced food as well as an extensive range of traditional ales and wines.
We have a 5 Star rating on Scores on the doors for food hygeine.
We are a Cask Marque approved site and also been awarded the Rosette by Visit England.
Come and join us daily from 12 noon and experience the charm of our traditional pub while you overlook the city from the rows
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JN5MT8 - Browns was a department store in Chester established in 1780 by Susannah Brown. The store traded from its site on Chester's Eastgate Street from 1791 until 2021. Once regarded as the Harrods of the North, the building interior contains many ornate features such as glass-domed roofs and elaborate plasterwork surrounding small chandeliers in the main entrance area. Some of the glass roof on the second floor has been concealed as it has been covered by the construction of the third-floor extension which contained the main caf?? and Kalmora Spa.
The oldest part of the store is housed in the Grade I listed Crypt Chambers, designed by T. M. Penson incorporating Georgian, Tudor and Gothic facades. Construction was completed in 1858. The building incorporates part of the Chester Rows. On the front of the tower at Row level is a blank scroll, on the east face is a recessed panel containing the initials W. B. (for William Brown), on the west face the initials are C. B. (for Charles Brown) and on the rear face is a scroll inscribed AD 1858: Crypt Chambers. The Gothic facade frontage is built over a medieval undercroft dating from the twelfth century. The undercroft most recently contained 'The Tea Press' tea room.
Another extension to the building was completed in 1965 to link Browns to the nearby Grosvenor shopping centre. A new three-story extension was built in 2002 on the site formerly occupied by the offices of the Chester Chronicle.
It was acquired by Debenhams in 1976. Browns was the only store in the group to retain its own trading name alongside the standard 'Debenhams' branding. Debenhams entered liquidation in early 2021 and all remaining stores closed during May that year. The building is owned by British Land
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JN5MTD - Browns was a department store in Chester established in 1780 by Susannah Brown. The store traded from its site on Chester's Eastgate Street from 1791 until 2021. Once regarded as the Harrods of the North, the building interior contains many ornate features such as glass-domed roofs and elaborate plasterwork surrounding small chandeliers in the main entrance area. Some of the glass roof on the second floor has been concealed as it has been covered by the construction of the third-floor extension which contained the main caf?? and Kalmora Spa.
The oldest part of the store is housed in the Grade I listed Crypt Chambers, designed by T. M. Penson incorporating Georgian, Tudor and Gothic facades. Construction was completed in 1858. The building incorporates part of the Chester Rows. On the front of the tower at Row level is a blank scroll, on the east face is a recessed panel containing the initials W. B. (for William Brown), on the west face the initials are C. B. (for Charles Brown) and on the rear face is a scroll inscribed AD 1858: Crypt Chambers. The Gothic facade frontage is built over a medieval undercroft dating from the twelfth century. The undercroft most recently contained 'The Tea Press' tea room.
Another extension to the building was completed in 1965 to link Browns to the nearby Grosvenor shopping centre. A new three-story extension was built in 2002 on the site formerly occupied by the offices of the Chester Chronicle.
It was acquired by Debenhams in 1976. Browns was the only store in the group to retain its own trading name alongside the standard 'Debenhams' branding. Debenhams entered liquidation in early 2021 and all remaining stores closed during May that year. The building is owned by British Land
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JN8293 - Chester Rows are a set of structures in each of the four main streets of Chester, in the United Kingdom, consisting of a series of covered walkways on the first floor behind which are entrances to shops and other premises. At street level is another set of shops and other premises, many of which are entered by going down a few steps.
Dating from the medieval era, the Rows may have been built on top of rubble remaining from the ruins of Roman buildings, but their origin is still subject to speculation. In some places the continuity of the Rows has been blocked by enclosure or by new buildings, but in others modern buildings have retained the Rows in their designs. Undercrofts or crypts were constructed beneath the buildings in the Rows. The undercrofts are made from stone while most of the buildings in the Rows are timber.
Today about 20 of the stone undercrofts still exist, but at the level of the Rows very little medieval fabric remains. Many of the buildings containing portions of the Rows are listed and some are recorded in the English Heritage Archive. The premises on the street and Row levels are used for a variety of purposes
most are shops, but there are also offices, restaurants, caf??s, and meeting rooms. Chester Rows are one of the city's main tourist attractions.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JN8296 - Chester Rows are a set of structures in each of the four main streets of Chester, in the United Kingdom, consisting of a series of covered walkways on the first floor behind which are entrances to shops and other premises. At street level is another set of shops and other premises, many of which are entered by going down a few steps.
Dating from the medieval era, the Rows may have been built on top of rubble remaining from the ruins of Roman buildings, but their origin is still subject to speculation. In some places the continuity of the Rows has been blocked by enclosure or by new buildings, but in others modern buildings have retained the Rows in their designs. Undercrofts or crypts were constructed beneath the buildings in the Rows. The undercrofts are made from stone while most of the buildings in the Rows are timber.
Today about 20 of the stone undercrofts still exist, but at the level of the Rows very little medieval fabric remains. Many of the buildings containing portions of the Rows are listed and some are recorded in the English Heritage Archive. The premises on the street and Row levels are used for a variety of purposes
most are shops, but there are also offices, restaurants, caf??s, and meeting rooms. Chester Rows are one of the city's main tourist attractions.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JN8297 - Chester Rows are a set of structures in each of the four main streets of Chester, in the United Kingdom, consisting of a series of covered walkways on the first floor behind which are entrances to shops and other premises. At street level is another set of shops and other premises, many of which are entered by going down a few steps.
Dating from the medieval era, the Rows may have been built on top of rubble remaining from the ruins of Roman buildings, but their origin is still subject to speculation. In some places the continuity of the Rows has been blocked by enclosure or by new buildings, but in others modern buildings have retained the Rows in their designs. Undercrofts or crypts were constructed beneath the buildings in the Rows. The undercrofts are made from stone while most of the buildings in the Rows are timber.
Today about 20 of the stone undercrofts still exist, but at the level of the Rows very little medieval fabric remains. Many of the buildings containing portions of the Rows are listed and some are recorded in the English Heritage Archive. The premises on the street and Row levels are used for a variety of purposes
most are shops, but there are also offices, restaurants, caf??s, and meeting rooms. Chester Rows are one of the city's main tourist attractions.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JKMTTR - Warrington Foodbank now have a brand-new outlet at Golden Square Shopping Centre, providing a dedicated drop-off point where generous shoppers can donate non-perishable food items and toiletries. Our information centre and donation station will open from 10am-2pm Tuesday to Saturday.
The new outlet will be located near Primark in Golden Square and will be run and manned by Warrington Foodbank volunteers. Alongside Warrington Foodbank, representatives from the Citizens Advice Bureau will also be available to speak to, offering information and guidance on such things as universal credit and debt issues.
Warrington Foodbank would like to greatly thank our friends at Golden Square for helping get this important new outlet, up and running.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JHW8DG - David Lewis founded a small shop selling men's and boy's clothing in 1856. The sale of women's clothes began in 1864, and by the 1870s Lewis's Department Store was in full swing. There were sections for shoes and tobacco in addition to clothing.
Branches were opened in other cities, beginning with Manchester in 1877. Birmingham, Sheffield and Leicester followed soon after.
The building burnt down in the infamous fire of 1886, and was heavily bombed by the Luftwaffe during the Second World War. Nevertheless, it was rebuilt each time, and was refurbished in 1957. This version included the statue ?Liverpool Resurgent', symbolising the city's renewed vigour following the horrors of the recent conflict.
Lewis's Department Store ? the fifth floor
The fifth floor of Lewis's has taken on an almost mythical status. In the store's heyday, the 1950s, the fifth floor was the place to dine in the self-service cafeteria or the Red Rose restaurant. You could also get your hair done in the salon.
A large mural decorated the walls, but this and the other features were hidden from the public in the 1980s. The floor was closed, and remained so until 2010 when it became the focus of an exhibition at the National Conservation Centre.
Gerald de Courcy Fraser designed the building in 1947 while, Fraser, Sons and Geary carried out construction. It is built from a steel frame with a Portland stone fa??ade.
There are several classical influences in the building. Red granite columns are topped with Ionic capitals, while the columns on the fourth floor are Tuscan in style. A two-storey colonnade above the corner entrance have Doric-style half columns.
Liverpool Resurgent
The statue Liverpool Resurgent is accompanied by relief panels depicting scenes of childhood. The figures in the panels are modelled on the sculptor Jacob Epstein's own children and grandchildren. These represent the younger generation which Liverpool was being rebuilt for.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ADR2D5 - 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.
Thomas Harrison designed the new exchange of 1809 at the junction of Market Street and Exchange Street. Harrison designed the exchange in the Classical style. It had two storeys above a basement and was constructed in Runcorn stone
The building remained empty until 1973 when it was used to house a theatre company (69 Theatre Company)
the company performed in a temporary theatre but there were plans for a permanent theatre whose cost was then estimated at ?400,000. The Royal Exchange Theatre was founded in 1976 by five artistic directors: Michael Elliott, Caspar Wrede, Richard Negri, James Maxwell and Braham Murray. It was opened by Laurence Olivier on 15 September 1976
The building was damaged on 15 June 1996 when an IRA bomb exploded in Corporation Street less than 50 yards away. The refurbished theatre re-opened on 30 November 1998 by Prince Edward. The opening production, Stanley Houghton's Hindle Wakes was the play that should have opened the day the bomb was exploded
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AAT2GM - Birmingham Moor Street is one of three main railway stations in the city centre of Birmingham, England, along with Birmingham New Street and Birmingham Snow Hill.
Today's Moor Street station is a combination of the original station, opened in 1909 by the Great Western Railway as a terminus for local trains, and a newer Moor Street station with through platforms, a short distance from the original, which opened in 1987, replacing the original. The two were combined into one station in 2002, when the original was reopened and restored, and the newer station rebuilt in matching style.
Moor Street has become more important in recent years
two of the original terminus platforms were reopened in 2010, and the station is now the terminus of many Chiltern Railways services from London Marylebone, as well as being an important stop for local services on the Snow Hill Lines. It is now the second busiest railway station in Birmingham.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AAT2T7 - The Gateway Plus (previously known as Birmingham Gateway) project was a redevelopment scheme that regenerated Birmingham New Street railway station and the Pallasades Shopping Centre above it in Birmingham, England. It finished in September 2015. The project aimed to enhance the station to cope with increased passenger numbers as well as expected future growth in traffic, but did not alter the train capacity of the station. In 2008, the station handled passenger numbers far in excess of the capacity of its existing design. The current station and Pallasades shopping centre were completed in 1967 and have become the subject of criticism for the congestion of the station and shabbiness of the shopping centre and parts of the station. It is part of the Big City Plan.
Birmingham New Street is the largest and busiest of the three main railway stations in the Birmingham City Centre, England. It is a central hub of the British railway system. It is a major destination for Avanti West Coast services from London Euston, Glasgow Central and Edinburgh Waverley via the West Coast Main Line, and the national hub of the CrossCountry network ? the most extensive in Britain, with long-distance trains serving destinations from Aberdeen to Penzance. It is also a major hub for local and suburban services within the West Midlands, including those on the Cross City Line between Lichfield Trent Valley, Redditch, and Bromsgrove, and the Chase Line to Walsall and Rugeley Trent Valley.
The station is named after New Street, which runs parallel to the station, although the station has never had a direct entrance to New Street except via the Grand Central shopping centre. Historically the main entrance to the station was on Stephenson Street, just off New Street. Today the station has entrances on Stephenson Street, Smallbrook Queensway, Hill Street and Navigation Street
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AAT31G - Joe & The Juice is a chain of juice bars and coffee shops around the world. As of 2019 it has over 300 locations in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. The restaurants serve predominantly coffee, juice, and sandwiches.
Joe & The Juice was founded in 2002 by Kaspar Basse, at the time in his late 20s. The company is based in Copenhagen, Denmark. It sells coffee, tea, sandwiches, fresh juices, smoothies, and veggie shots made with organic ingredients.
In 2013, Valedo Partners bought the company for $48 million, though Basse retained a 10 percent stake. General Atlantic invested in October, 2016, to help fund expansion into the United States.
Although Joe & The Juice competes with both coffee shops like Starbucks and stores like Jamba Juice, Basse has tried to develop a different atmosphere at the restaurants, opting instead for what has been described as an edgier vibe. Managers are generally given autonomy over their stores. In Denmark in 2017, the company was accused of discriminating against a female applicant.
In addition to locations throughout Scandinavia, Joe & The Juice has locations in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami, Minneapolis-St Paul International AirportWashington, D.C., New York City, Reykjavik, London, Birmingham, Nice, Lucerne, Zurich, Amsterdam, Amstelveen, Hamburg, Hong Kong, Seattle, Singapore, Seoul, Sydney, Liverpool, Burlingame, Redwood City, Corte Madera, Palo Alto and Antwerp
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MG4507 - Mothercare plc is a British retailer which specialises in products for expectant mothers and in general merchandise for children up to eight years of age. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE SmallCap Index.
Mothercare's United Kingdom subsidiary had over 150 stores in 2017, but by 2019 the number had been reduced to 79. In November 2019, the subsidiary was placed into administration, which led to closure of all the stores. Mothercare-branded products continue to be sold by Boots and the parent company continues to supply franchisees in other countries.
The company was founded by Selim Zilkha and Sir James Goldsmith in 1961. It was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1972.
In 1982, the company merged with Habitat to form Habitat Mothercare plc. In 1986, Habitat Mothercare plc merged with British Home Stores, to form Storehouse plc. In January 1996, it bought Children's World from Boots, and rebranded these stores as Mothercare World. In May 2000, the Bhs stores were sold to Philip Green, and Storehouse reverted to the Mothercare brand
In June 2007, Mothercare bought Early Learning Centre (ELC) for ?85 million. In October 2007, it launched Gurgle, a pregnancy and parenting social networking website. In November 2009, Mothercare acquired the 50% of Gurgle that it did not already own
In November 2019, the company put Mothercare UK (and Mothercare Business Services) into administration. This meant all the UK shops and the UK website closed soon after. Mothercare International still trades profitably.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MG3YP7 - Founded in 1870 by William McDowell the ?Happy Ring House' originally was on Mary Street and moved to No 3 Sackville Street in 1902 making it the longest established business on what is now called O'Connell Street Dublin. Completely destroyed and looted during the 1916 uprising No 3 was rebuilt in 1917 using some of the original girders for the General Post Office. During the height of the conflict centred around the GPO, William McDowell and the porter made a dash from the premises to Cathedral Street a distance of some fifty yards and in that distance William was shot in the leg and sadly the porter was shot dead. The Happy Ring House has a long standing tradition in Dublin, that you meet your intended by the pillar and then proceeded to the ?Happy Ring House' to buy that special diamond ring followed by a celebratory drink in the Gresham or tea in Wynns Hotel.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RPGEPM - Thomas Harrison designed the new exchange of 1809 at the junction of Market Street and Exchange Street. Harrison designed the exchange in the Classical style. It had two storeys above a basement and was constructed in Runcorn stone. The cost, ?20,000, was paid for in advance by 400 members who bought ?50 shares and paid ?30 each to buy the site. The semi-circular north fa??ade had fluted Doric columns. The exchange room where business was conducted covered 812 square yards. The ground floor also contained the members' library with more than 15,000 books. The basement housed a newsroom lit by a dome and plate-glass windows, its ceiling was supported by a circle of Ionic pillars spaced 15 feet from the walls. The first-floor dining-room was accessed by a geometrical staircase. The exchange opened to celebrate of the birthday of George III in 1809. It also contained other anterooms and offices.
As the cotton trade continued to expand, larger premises were required and its extension was completed in 1849. The Exchange was run by a committee of notable Manchester industrialists. From 1855 to 1860 the committee was chaired by Edmund Buckley.
The second exchange was replaced by a third designed 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 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 manufacturers trading from the Royal Exchange earned the city the name, Cottonopolis
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RK9X6K - Patisserie Valerie is a chain of caf??s that operates in the United Kingdom. The chain specialises in cakes, and its menu included continental breakfasts, lunches and teas and coffees. The company went into administration in January 2019, prior to a management buyout funded by Causeway Capital Partners.
According to Helene (Leni) Vermeirsch, the niece of the founders, Patisserie Valerie was first opened in 1926 on the corner of Dean Street and Old Compton Street in Soho, London by Esther van Gyseghem, born in Ostende, Belgium on 22 April 1900 and her husband Theophile (Theo) Vermeirsch. There is not known to have been a Valerie in the founders' families, but Esther came to be referred to as Madame Valerie.
The chain has expanded rapidly since 2006, growing from eight shops in 2006 to 192 as of May 2017. It opened its first shop in the Republic of Ireland in 2017, in Debenhams in Blanchardstown Centre.
In April 2014 the company announced plans to raise ?33m on the London Alternative Investment Market, using the sum to reduce its debt.
Trading in the shares of Patisserie Holdings, the parent company of Patisserie Valerie, were suspended on 10 October 2018 following the discovery of potentially fraudulent accounting irregularities, which had led to the possibility that there had been a material mis-statement of the company's accounts.
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Edwin Russell's sculpture in Golden Square, Warrington. Created from granite and depicting four classic Lewis Carroll characters (Alice, the Mad Hatter, the Sleepy Dormouse and the March Hare), the piece cost ?25,000 to create and was unveiled By Princess Diana on a visit to the town with HRH Prince Charles in 1984.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4640150713 - 'Carnaby Street is a pedestrianised shopping street in Soho in the City of Westminster, Central London. Close to Oxford Street and Regent Street, it is home to fashion and lifestyle retailers, including a large number of independent fashion boutiques.
Streets crossing, or meeting with, Carnaby Street are, from south to north, Beak Street, Broadwick Street, Kingly Court, Ganton Street, Marlborough Court, Lowndes Court, Fouberts Place, Little Marlborough Street and Great Marlborough Street. The nearest London Underground station is Oxford Circus (on the Bakerloo, Central and Victoria lines).
Carnaby Street derives its name from Karnaby House, which was built in 1683 to the east. The origin of the name is unknown. The street was probably laid out in 1685 or 1686. First appearing in the ratebooks in 1687, it was almost completely built up by 1690 with small houses. A market was developed in the 1820s. In his novel, Sybil (1845), Benjamin Disraeli refers to 'a carcase-butcher famous in Carnaby-market'.
This area is notable for a cholera outbreak in 1854 leading to an early application of fundamental epidemiological principles to resolve the crisis. John Snow, the physician who recognised the cases were concentrated near a pump on Broad Street communicated the finding on a map-based graphic. It led to the pump being locked and the reduction in cases of cholera was rapid.
In 1934, Amy Ashwood Garvey and Sam Manning opened the Florence Mills Social Club, a jazz club that became a gathering place for supporters of Pan-Africanism, at number 50.
The first boutique, His Clothes, was opened by John Stephen in 1957 after his shop in Beak Street burned down and was followed by I Was Lord Kitchener's Valet, Gear, Lady Jane, Mates, Ravel, and others. Round the corner in Kingly Street, Tommy Roberts opened his gift shop Kleptomania. He moved to Carnaby Street in 1967 and went on to make fame in the King's Road, Chelsea, with his Mr Freedom shop.
By the 1960s, Carnaby Street was popular with followers of the mod and hippie styles. Many independent fashion boutiques such as Ariella,and designers such as Mary Quant, Marion Foale and Sally Tuffin, Lord John, Merc, Take Six, and Irvine Sellars had premises in the street and various underground music bars such as the Roaring Twenties opened in the surrounding streets. Bands such as the Small Faces, The Who, and The Rolling Stones appeared in the area to work (at the legendary Marquee Club round the corner in Wardour Street), shop, and socialise, it became one of the coolest destinations associated with 1960's Swinging London.
The Carnaby Street contingent of Swinging London stormed into North American and international awareness with the 15 April 1966 publication of Time magazine's cover and article that extolled this street's role:
\u201cPerhaps nothing illustrates the new swinging London better than narrow, three-block-long Carnaby Street, which is crammed with a cluster of the 'gear' boutiques where the girls and boys buy each other clothing...\u201d
In October 1973, the Greater London Council pedestrianised the street. Vehicular access is restricted between 11 am and 8 pm. A comparison of before and after number of pedestrians entering the area indicated a 30% increase in pedestrian flows as a result of the pedestrianisation. A campaign commenced early in 2010 to call for pedestrianisation in the adjacent area of Soho.
Westminster City Council erected two green plaques, one at 1 Carnaby Street dedicated to fashion entrepreneur John Stephen, who began the Mod fashion revolution and another at 52/55 Carnaby Street is dedicated to the Mod pop group The Small Faces and their manager Don Arden.
To celebrate the memory of Freddie Mercury after the release of Bohemian Rhapsody, the Carnaby Street arch is getting a rework with Queen's logo being put up until early 2019. Despite John Stephen closing his final buisness in 1975 (he died in 2004 aged 70) and the gradual movement to novelty shops with appeal to the ever increasing tourist trade, the boutique trade founded in Carnaby street in 1957 by John Stephen is still visable through the many shops of that ilk that still exist in the street today . Although featured in many books about London, the only book published which is exclusively about 'Carnaby Street' and traces the history from the 1600s to 1970 is simply entitled 'Carnaby Street' and was written by Tom Salter in 1970. A few mainstream stores including 'Boots The Chemists' are currently in the street.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PE1J3A - Situated in the heart of Glasgow's shopping metropolis on Buchanan Street, the Argyll Arcade offers the largest and finest selection of diamond rings, diamond jewellery, wedding rings and luxury watches in a single location in Scotland.
Widely regarded as the diamond jewellery centre of the North, the Argyll Arcade hosts more than 30 jewellers and diamond merchants all under one roof.
Whether you are looking for a gift, treating yourself or simply window-shopping, you'll find the perfect jewellery and watch for every occasion at the Argyll Arcade.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PE1J58 - UK drivers face steep parking charge increases to help deal with gaps left by the council budgets
Car parking spaces and residents' permits will increase by up to 45 per cent and new Sunday charges have been proposed to increase revenue from shoppers.
This follows the increase to council house that comes into place next month, which is expected to cost ?100 per household.
The war on motorists has got to stop, said Tory MP Robert Halfon.
Whether it is hospital parking charges, or council parking fees, motorists are seen as a cash cow and are being hit by one stealth tax after another.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P8KF04 - House of Fraser is a British department store group with 54 stores across the United Kingdom and Ireland. It was established in Glasgow, Scotland in 1849 as Arthur and Fraser. By 1891, it was known as Fraser & Sons. The company grew steadily during the early 20th century, and after the Second World War a large number of acquisitions transformed the company into a national chain.
From 1936 onwards the company expanded substantially through acquisitions, including Scottish Drapery Corporation (1952), Binns (1953), Barkers of Kensington (1957), and Dickins & Jones and the Harrods group (1959). In 1948, the company was first listed on the London Stock Exchange. Later acquisitions included Howells (1972) and Army & Navy Stores (1973).
Ownership of the group passed to the Al Fayed family in 1985 (?615million), and in 1995 it was listed in the FTSE Index as House of Fraser plc, with Harrods moved into the private ownership of the Al Fayeds. In the 1990s several stores were closed and fifteen stores transferred to a joint venture with British Land Company, which then continued operating under their old name. The former Harrod group store D H Evans on Oxford Street, London was re-branded as House of Fraser in 2001 and became the chain's flagship store.
In May 2018, the group entered a company voluntary arrangement, and in June the closure of 31 stores was announced. On 10 August 2018 Mike Ashley's Sports Direct chain agreed to buy the business (stores, stock, brand) for ?90 million after the chain went into administration earlier that day.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P8KF06 - House of Fraser is a British department store group with 54 stores across the United Kingdom and Ireland. It was established in Glasgow, Scotland in 1849 as Arthur and Fraser. By 1891, it was known as Fraser & Sons. The company grew steadily during the early 20th century, and after the Second World War a large number of acquisitions transformed the company into a national chain.
From 1936 onwards the company expanded substantially through acquisitions, including Scottish Drapery Corporation (1952), Binns (1953), Barkers of Kensington (1957), and Dickins & Jones and the Harrods group (1959). In 1948, the company was first listed on the London Stock Exchange. Later acquisitions included Howells (1972) and Army & Navy Stores (1973).
Ownership of the group passed to the Al Fayed family in 1985 (?615million), and in 1995 it was listed in the FTSE Index as House of Fraser plc, with Harrods moved into the private ownership of the Al Fayeds. In the 1990s several stores were closed and fifteen stores transferred to a joint venture with British Land Company, which then continued operating under their old name. The former Harrod group store D H Evans on Oxford Street, London was re-branded as House of Fraser in 2001 and became the chain's flagship store.
In May 2018, the group entered a company voluntary arrangement, and in June the closure of 31 stores was announced. On 10 August 2018 Mike Ashley's Sports Direct chain agreed to buy the business (stores, stock, brand) for ?90 million after the chain went into administration earlier that day.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P8KEYD - Bawtry is a small market town and civil parish which lies where the western branch of the Roman Ermine Street crosses the River Idle in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England, close to the county's border with Nottinghamshire, and meets the old course of the Great North Road. Nearby towns include Gainsborough to the east, Retford to the south south-east, Worksop to the south-west and Doncaster to the north-west. Historically within the West Riding of Yorkshire, it had a population of 3,204 in the UK census of 2001, increasing to 3,573 at the 2011 Census
Bawtry is located in the metropolitan borough of Doncaster on the border with Nottinghamshire, and is situated between Bircotes and Misson at the conjunction of the A614, A631 and A638 roads. The present A638 was for centuries the Great North Road, and in the 20th century the town was a notorious bottleneck, until it was bypassed in 1965. The county boundary with Nottinghamshire runs just to the south of the town and for this reason the southernmost house on the Great North Road is named 'Number One Yorkshire'.
The town's former prosperity was based on its communications, the River Idle in the days when it was a port, the Great North Road in the coaching era, and the Great Northern Railway.
Bawtry's geographical location is 53? 25' 40 North, 1? 1' West, at an elevation of around 65 feet (20 m) above sea level.
The town is located just south of Doncaster Sheffield Airport, formerly RAF Finningley. Bawtry Hall was home to RAF No.1 Group Bomber Command during and after the Second World War, and became the Headquarters of RAF Strike Command (see RAF Bawtry). From 1989 to 2013 Bawtry Hall operated as a Christian conference centre and a base for several Christian organisations.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P8KEYK - Bawtry is a small market town and civil parish which lies where the western branch of the Roman Ermine Street crosses the River Idle in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England, close to the county's border with Nottinghamshire, and meets the old course of the Great North Road. Nearby towns include Gainsborough to the east, Retford to the south south-east, Worksop to the south-west and Doncaster to the north-west. Historically within the West Riding of Yorkshire, it had a population of 3,204 in the UK census of 2001, increasing to 3,573 at the 2011 Census
Bawtry is located in the metropolitan borough of Doncaster on the border with Nottinghamshire, and is situated between Bircotes and Misson at the conjunction of the A614, A631 and A638 roads. The present A638 was for centuries the Great North Road, and in the 20th century the town was a notorious bottleneck, until it was bypassed in 1965. The county boundary with Nottinghamshire runs just to the south of the town and for this reason the southernmost house on the Great North Road is named 'Number One Yorkshire'.
The town's former prosperity was based on its communications, the River Idle in the days when it was a port, the Great North Road in the coaching era, and the Great Northern Railway.
Bawtry's geographical location is 53? 25' 40 North, 1? 1' West, at an elevation of around 65 feet (20 m) above sea level.
The town is located just south of Doncaster Sheffield Airport, formerly RAF Finningley. Bawtry Hall was home to RAF No.1 Group Bomber Command during and after the Second World War, and became the Headquarters of RAF Strike Command (see RAF Bawtry). From 1989 to 2013 Bawtry Hall operated as a Christian conference centre and a base for several Christian organisations.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P8KEYM - Bawtry is a small market town and civil parish which lies where the western branch of the Roman Ermine Street crosses the River Idle in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England, close to the county's border with Nottinghamshire, and meets the old course of the Great North Road. Nearby towns include Gainsborough to the east, Retford to the south south-east, Worksop to the south-west and Doncaster to the north-west. Historically within the West Riding of Yorkshire, it had a population of 3,204 in the UK census of 2001, increasing to 3,573 at the 2011 Census
Bawtry is located in the metropolitan borough of Doncaster on the border with Nottinghamshire, and is situated between Bircotes and Misson at the conjunction of the A614, A631 and A638 roads. The present A638 was for centuries the Great North Road, and in the 20th century the town was a notorious bottleneck, until it was bypassed in 1965. The county boundary with Nottinghamshire runs just to the south of the town and for this reason the southernmost house on the Great North Road is named 'Number One Yorkshire'.
The town's former prosperity was based on its communications, the River Idle in the days when it was a port, the Great North Road in the coaching era, and the Great Northern Railway.
Bawtry's geographical location is 53? 25' 40 North, 1? 1' West, at an elevation of around 65 feet (20 m) above sea level.
The town is located just south of Doncaster Sheffield Airport, formerly RAF Finningley. Bawtry Hall was home to RAF No.1 Group Bomber Command during and after the Second World War, and became the Headquarters of RAF Strike Command (see RAF Bawtry). From 1989 to 2013 Bawtry Hall operated as a Christian conference centre and a base for several Christian organisations.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P8KEYN - Bawtry is a small market town and civil parish which lies where the western branch of the Roman Ermine Street crosses the River Idle in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England, close to the county's border with Nottinghamshire, and meets the old course of the Great North Road. Nearby towns include Gainsborough to the east, Retford to the south south-east, Worksop to the south-west and Doncaster to the north-west. Historically within the West Riding of Yorkshire, it had a population of 3,204 in the UK census of 2001, increasing to 3,573 at the 2011 Census
Bawtry is located in the metropolitan borough of Doncaster on the border with Nottinghamshire, and is situated between Bircotes and Misson at the conjunction of the A614, A631 and A638 roads. The present A638 was for centuries the Great North Road, and in the 20th century the town was a notorious bottleneck, until it was bypassed in 1965. The county boundary with Nottinghamshire runs just to the south of the town and for this reason the southernmost house on the Great North Road is named 'Number One Yorkshire'.
The town's former prosperity was based on its communications, the River Idle in the days when it was a port, the Great North Road in the coaching era, and the Great Northern Railway.
Bawtry's geographical location is 53? 25' 40 North, 1? 1' West, at an elevation of around 65 feet (20 m) above sea level.
The town is located just south of Doncaster Sheffield Airport, formerly RAF Finningley. Bawtry Hall was home to RAF No.1 Group Bomber Command during and after the Second World War, and became the Headquarters of RAF Strike Command (see RAF Bawtry). From 1989 to 2013 Bawtry Hall operated as a Christian conference centre and a base for several Christian organisations.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P307C1 - Altrincham Market House: Things To Do In Manchester - A Community Revitalised? Read more at https://manchesterbites.com/things-to-do-in-manchester-altrincham-market-house/
The revival of the Altrincham Market is nothing short of remarkable. From 1290 (yes, 1290!) the market had been at the centre of community life in Altrincham. Throughout the centuries, the market would have been where townsfolk gathered to buy goods, make a living, and spend time in the company of their neighbours.
And yet, the second half of the 20th century brought a period of stagnation. With the fortunes of the town on the downturn and the population size decreasing year over year, the historic market was being run by the council with little love or care. In fact, around a decade ago, Altrincham was voted as having the worse high street in Britain.
So, what has changed?
Well, Nick Johnson came onto the scene. Nick was a property developer and saw something in Altrincham that others failed to spot. In 2013, he won the contract to run the market and quickly set about changing the face of it and in turn Altrincham.
Nick gave the Victorian building a makeover. Cleaning it from top to bottom and restoring some features that had been neglected. He then got to work contacting some of the area's best, local food vendors.
Nick did the same in Manchester city centre with the Mackie Mayor food hall, the big sister of Altrincham Market House. We previously wrote about Mackie Mayor here.
Food And Drink At Altrincham Market House
Since it reopened in 2014, locals and visitors have filled the food hall week after week, and it should come as no surprise ? the food on offer is second to none!
Market House is home to 10 indie food stalls, including Honest Crust, Wolfhouse Kitchen, Tender Cow, Jack in the Box, Reserve Wines, Great North Pie Co., Sam Joseph, and Market House Coffee.
Jack in the Box is an award-winning producer of real ale and cider that operate across the Mackie Mayor and Altrincham
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P307ET - Altrincham Market House: Things To Do In Manchester - A Community Revitalised? Read more at https://manchesterbites.com/things-to-do-in-manchester-altrincham-market-house/
The revival of the Altrincham Market is nothing short of remarkable. From 1290 (yes, 1290!) the market had been at the centre of community life in Altrincham. Throughout the centuries, the market would have been where townsfolk gathered to buy goods, make a living, and spend time in the company of their neighbours.
And yet, the second half of the 20th century brought a period of stagnation. With the fortunes of the town on the downturn and the population size decreasing year over year, the historic market was being run by the council with little love or care. In fact, around a decade ago, Altrincham was voted as having the worse high street in Britain.
So, what has changed?
Well, Nick Johnson came onto the scene. Nick was a property developer and saw something in Altrincham that others failed to spot. In 2013, he won the contract to run the market and quickly set about changing the face of it and in turn Altrincham.
Nick gave the Victorian building a makeover. Cleaning it from top to bottom and restoring some features that had been neglected. He then got to work contacting some of the area's best, local food vendors.
Nick did the same in Manchester city centre with the Mackie Mayor food hall, the big sister of Altrincham Market House. We previously wrote about Mackie Mayor here.
Food And Drink At Altrincham Market House
Since it reopened in 2014, locals and visitors have filled the food hall week after week, and it should come as no surprise ? the food on offer is second to none!
Market House is home to 10 indie food stalls, including Honest Crust, Wolfhouse Kitchen, Tender Cow, Jack in the Box, Reserve Wines, Great North Pie Co., Sam Joseph, and Market House Coffee.
Jack in the Box is an award-winning producer of real ale and cider that operate across the Mackie Mayor and Altrincham
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P307F0 - Altrincham Market House: Things To Do In Manchester - A Community Revitalised? Read more at https://manchesterbites.com/things-to-do-in-manchester-altrincham-market-house/
The revival of the Altrincham Market is nothing short of remarkable. From 1290 (yes, 1290!) the market had been at the centre of community life in Altrincham. Throughout the centuries, the market would have been where townsfolk gathered to buy goods, make a living, and spend time in the company of their neighbours.
And yet, the second half of the 20th century brought a period of stagnation. With the fortunes of the town on the downturn and the population size decreasing year over year, the historic market was being run by the council with little love or care. In fact, around a decade ago, Altrincham was voted as having the worse high street in Britain.
So, what has changed?
Well, Nick Johnson came onto the scene. Nick was a property developer and saw something in Altrincham that others failed to spot. In 2013, he won the contract to run the market and quickly set about changing the face of it and in turn Altrincham.
Nick gave the Victorian building a makeover. Cleaning it from top to bottom and restoring some features that had been neglected. He then got to work contacting some of the area's best, local food vendors.
Nick did the same in Manchester city centre with the Mackie Mayor food hall, the big sister of Altrincham Market House. We previously wrote about Mackie Mayor here.
Food And Drink At Altrincham Market House
Since it reopened in 2014, locals and visitors have filled the food hall week after week, and it should come as no surprise ? the food on offer is second to none!
Market House is home to 10 indie food stalls, including Honest Crust, Wolfhouse Kitchen, Tender Cow, Jack in the Box, Reserve Wines, Great North Pie Co., Sam Joseph, and Market House Coffee.
Jack in the Box is an award-winning producer of real ale and cider that operate across the Mackie Mayor and Altrincham
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P307F6 -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P307FW - Altrincham Market House: Things To Do In Manchester - A Community Revitalised? Read more at https://manchesterbites.com/things-to-do-in-manchester-altrincham-market-house/
The revival of the Altrincham Market is nothing short of remarkable. From 1290 (yes, 1290!) the market had been at the centre of community life in Altrincham. Throughout the centuries, the market would have been where townsfolk gathered to buy goods, make a living, and spend time in the company of their neighbours.
And yet, the second half of the 20th century brought a period of stagnation. With the fortunes of the town on the downturn and the population size decreasing year over year, the historic market was being run by the council with little love or care. In fact, around a decade ago, Altrincham was voted as having the worse high street in Britain.
So, what has changed?
Well, Nick Johnson came onto the scene. Nick was a property developer and saw something in Altrincham that others failed to spot. In 2013, he won the contract to run the market and quickly set about changing the face of it and in turn Altrincham.
Nick gave the Victorian building a makeover. Cleaning it from top to bottom and restoring some features that had been neglected. He then got to work contacting some of the area's best, local food vendors.
Nick did the same in Manchester city centre with the Mackie Mayor food hall, the big sister of Altrincham Market House. We previously wrote about Mackie Mayor here.
Food And Drink At Altrincham Market House
Since it reopened in 2014, locals and visitors have filled the food hall week after week, and it should come as no surprise ? the food on offer is second to none!
Market House is home to 10 indie food stalls, including Honest Crust, Wolfhouse Kitchen, Tender Cow, Jack in the Box, Reserve Wines, Great North Pie Co., Sam Joseph, and Market House Coffee.
Jack in the Box is an award-winning producer of real ale and cider that operate across the Mackie Mayor and Altrincham
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P307GT - The Station Hotel is a traditional, sport led community pub based in the heart of Altrincham town centre. We boast a friendly and welcoming atmosphere and aim to bring together the whole community with great beer, awesome events and lots of live sport.
Traditional and spacious, the Station Hotel offers a relaxed environment for all types of customers. Situated in the pub are a variety of large HD tv screens showing both Sky and BT sports, enabling us to show a variety of live sports at any one time, depending on your preference or team. We are proud supporters of Ice Hockey team, Manchester Storm and are the official pub for fans!
In addition to live sport, we host a variety of live and local bands every Friday night and midweek karaoke on Monday's and Wednesdays! We pride ourselves on our wide range of ales, lagers, wines and spirits, offering something for everyone
whatever your taste buds.
The side of the pub has a large outdoor beer garden and we also take bookings all year round for functions such as birthday's, christenings, parties and funerals.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BC397X - British Home Stores, commonly abbreviated to BHS and latterly legally styled BHS Ltd, was a British department store chain, primarily selling clothing and household items. In its later years, the company began to expand into furniture, electronics, entertainment, convenience groceries and fragrance and beauty products.
The company was founded in 1928 by a group of U.S. entrepreneurs, and had a total of 163 stores mainly located in high streets or shopping centres by the time of its closure in 2016, as well as 74 international stores across 18 separate territories.
BHS was previously a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index, but was bought by Sir Philip Green in 2000 and taken private. The company became part of Green's Arcadia Group in 2009. Following a number of loss-making years, the company was sold to the consortium Retail Acquisitions Ltd led by the serial bankrupt Dominic Chappell, in March 2015 for the nominal price of ?1.
In April 2016, 13 months after the purchase by Retail Acquisitions, the company entered administration following unsuccessful attempts to continue trading. It was eventually wound down, and all stores were closed by late August 2016 following failed attempts to find a buyer. The overseas franchises and digital business were sold during the administration period to Al Mana Group, who closed down the website in June 2018
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HEJ5MJ - The medieval Glasgow Cross was located on the road between High Street and Saltgait. Its modern replacement was built to the south-east of the original location to aid traffic. The town's tron was placed on the steeple of the town house in the 1550s. The Tron Steeple, as it became known, still stands in Glasgow Cross, one of the few remaining pre-Victorian buildings in Glasgow.
The area now known as 'Merchant City' was developed from the 1750s onwards. Residences and warehouses of the wealthy merchant tobacco lords (who prospered in shipping and, amongst other things, tobacco, sugar and tea) were built in the area. The district west of the High Street formed the historic backbone of the city, the development of what is now known as with wide, straight streets, vistas, and squares, marked the beginning of a process of aspirational residential movement westwards that would continue throughout the 19th century and into the 20th with the development of Blythswood Hill, Hillhead and the West End of Glasgow.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HEJ5KN - The medieval Glasgow Cross was located on the road between High Street and Saltgait. Its modern replacement was built to the south-east of the original location to aid traffic. The town's tron was placed on the steeple of the town house in the 1550s. The Tron Steeple, as it became known, still stands in Glasgow Cross, one of the few remaining pre-Victorian buildings in Glasgow.
The area now known as 'Merchant City' was developed from the 1750s onwards. Residences and warehouses of the wealthy merchant tobacco lords (who prospered in shipping and, amongst other things, tobacco, sugar and tea) were built in the area. The district west of the High Street formed the historic backbone of the city, the development of what is now known as with wide, straight streets, vistas, and squares, marked the beginning of a process of aspirational residential movement westwards that would continue throughout the 19th century and into the 20th with the development of Blythswood Hill, Hillhead and the West End of Glasgow.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HEJ5KT - The medieval Glasgow Cross was located on the road between High Street and Saltgait. Its modern replacement was built to the south-east of the original location to aid traffic. The town's tron was placed on the steeple of the town house in the 1550s. The Tron Steeple, as it became known, still stands in Glasgow Cross, one of the few remaining pre-Victorian buildings in Glasgow.
The area now known as 'Merchant City' was developed from the 1750s onwards. Residences and warehouses of the wealthy merchant tobacco lords (who prospered in shipping and, amongst other things, tobacco, sugar and tea) were built in the area. The district west of the High Street formed the historic backbone of the city, the development of what is now known as with wide, straight streets, vistas, and squares, marked the beginning of a process of aspirational residential movement westwards that would continue throughout the 19th century and into the 20th with the development of Blythswood Hill, Hillhead and the West End of Glasgow.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HEJ5MB - The medieval Glasgow Cross was located on the road between High Street and Saltgait. Its modern replacement was built to the south-east of the original location to aid traffic. The town's tron was placed on the steeple of the town house in the 1550s. The Tron Steeple, as it became known, still stands in Glasgow Cross, one of the few remaining pre-Victorian buildings in Glasgow.
The area now known as 'Merchant City' was developed from the 1750s onwards. Residences and warehouses of the wealthy merchant tobacco lords (who prospered in shipping and, amongst other things, tobacco, sugar and tea) were built in the area. The district west of the High Street formed the historic backbone of the city, the development of what is now known as with wide, straight streets, vistas, and squares, marked the beginning of a process of aspirational residential movement westwards that would continue throughout the 19th century and into the 20th with the development of Blythswood Hill, Hillhead and the West End of Glasgow.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy GJ79A6 - Afflecks (formerly Affleck's Palace) is an indoor market in Manchester, England, in the city's Northern Quarter on the junction of Church Street/Tib Street and Dale Street with Oldham Street. Dozens of independent stalls, small shops and boutiques operate in the one building. The building was once occupied by a department store called Affleck and Brown as a store and office space, hence the name.
Affleck's Palace first opened in 1981 by James and Elaine Walsh with an ethos of offering a safe environment for entrepreneurs to start out with affordable rent and no long term contracts. Unit holders operated under a licence agreement which allowed them to pay for space on a week by week basis. The atmosphere and colourful maze-like layout led to Affleck's becoming a mecca for alternative culture. The establishment was able to bounce back from two building fires and overcame many obstacles.
During the 1990s 'Madchester Summer of Love' period ? when local bands like the Stone Roses, Happy Mondays and Inspiral Carpets were at the height of their popularity
Affleck's Palace was a fashionable spot to get oversized flared jeans and tie dyed T-shirts and 'Eastern Bloc' was a popular record shop as it dealt in all the latest underground dance tunes of the time.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY7XE1 - Leeds Kirkgate Market (pronounced /??k?r?t/) is a market in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England located on Vicar Lane. It is the largest covered market in Europe. There are currently 800 stalls which attract over 100,000 visitors a week
The markets are situated with their front facing onto Vicar Lane and the southern face onto Kirkgate. To the east is Leeds City bus station, while to the north is an open car park, which will become part of the Eastgate Quarters, should that development take place. To the south of the open market is the markets multi-storey car park operated by National Car Parks (NCP). From across Vicar Lane, the markets are connected to Briggate via the Victoria Quarter.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY7XE4 - Leeds Kirkgate Market (pronounced /??k?r?t/) is a market in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England located on Vicar Lane. It is the largest covered market in Europe. There are currently 800 stalls which attract over 100,000 visitors a week
The markets are situated with their front facing onto Vicar Lane and the southern face onto Kirkgate. To the east is Leeds City bus station, while to the north is an open car park, which will become part of the Eastgate Quarters, should that development take place. To the south of the open market is the markets multi-storey car park operated by National Car Parks (NCP). From across Vicar Lane, the markets are connected to Briggate via the Victoria Quarter.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY7XFH - Leeds Kirkgate Market (pronounced /??k?r?t/) is a market in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England located on Vicar Lane. It is the largest covered market in Europe. There are currently 800 stalls which attract over 100,000 visitors a week
The markets are situated with their front facing onto Vicar Lane and the southern face onto Kirkgate. To the east is Leeds City bus station, while to the north is an open car park, which will become part of the Eastgate Quarters, should that development take place. To the south of the open market is the markets multi-storey car park operated by National Car Parks (NCP). From across Vicar Lane, the markets are connected to Briggate via the Victoria Quarter.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED9ERG - Urban Outfitters, Inc. (URBN) is a multinational lifestyle retail corporation headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Operating in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, select western european countries, Poland the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, and Qatar, the Urban Outfitters brand targets young adults with a merchandise mix of women's and men's fashion apparel, footwear, beauty and wellness products, accessories, activewear and gear, and housewares, as well as music, primarily vinyl records and cassettes.
The company was founded as the retail store Free People by Richard Hayne, Judy Wicks and Scott Belair in 1970 as a project for an entrepreneurship class at University of Pennsylvania. It was renamed to Urban Outfitters and incorporated in 1976.
Urban Outfitters, Inc. (URBN) carries multiple stores within the URBN portfolio of brands, which also includes Anthropologie, Free People, Terrain, BHLDN and the Vetri Family restaurant group. Much of the merchandise is designed and produced by the company's wholesale division on these multiple private labels
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EC2T2Y - Something extra special in Warrington's Golden Square. A traditional market to get the ultimate Christmas fix.
Just of the few of the delicacy's available, include: Crepes, gourmet burgers, German sausages, sweets, chocolate, carvery sandwiches and wash it all down with a glass of mulled wine, hot punch, cider or a pint of German beer.
You can also pick up some unique Christmas gifts including personalised decorations, candles, jigsaw and moneyboxes.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EC2T33 - Something extra special in Warrington's Golden Square. A traditional market to get the ultimate Christmas fix.
Just of the few of the delicacy's available, include: Crepes, gourmet burgers, German sausages, sweets, chocolate, carvery sandwiches and wash it all down with a glass of mulled wine, hot punch, cider or a pint of German beer.
You can also pick up some unique Christmas gifts including personalised decorations, candles, jigsaw and moneyboxes.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EC2T34 - Something extra special in Warrington's Golden Square. A traditional market to get the ultimate Christmas fix.
Just of the few of the delicacy's available, include: Crepes, gourmet burgers, German sausages, sweets, chocolate, carvery sandwiches and wash it all down with a glass of mulled wine, hot punch, cider or a pint of German beer.
You can also pick up some unique Christmas gifts including personalised decorations, candles, jigsaw and moneyboxes.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DJ7B12 - Harrods is an upmarket department store located in Brompton Road in Knightsbridge, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London. The Harrods brand also applies to other enterprises undertaken by the Harrods group of companies including Harrods Bank, Harrods Estates, Harrods Aviation and Air Harrods, and to Harrods Buenos Aires, sold by Harrods in 1922 and closed as of 2011, with plans announced to reopen in 2013.
The store occupies a 5-acre (20,000 m2) site and has over one million square feet (90,000 m2) of selling space in over 330 departments making it the biggest department store in Europe.
The Harrods motto is Omnia Omnibus Ubique?All Things for All People, Everywhere. Several of its departments, including the seasonal Christmas department and the Food Halls, are world famous.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DN6N8T - 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
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DG391X - Shona Kinloch Born Glasgow, she studied sculpture at GSA , 1980-85, and was the winner of the Millie and Benno Schotz Award, 1985, and a Saltire Society Award, 1992.
Specialising in animal and figure sculptures, she has received several commissions for public sculpture in Glasgow:
Seven Glasgow Dogs, a popular though temporary feature of the 1988 Glasgow Garden Festival, As the Crow Flies, West Princes Street (1993), Chookie Burdies, on lampposts in Garnethill (1993), Thinking of Bella, Italian Centre, 179-180 Ingram Street (1994), In Pursuit of..., on the west wall of the Chancellor's Hall, University of Strathclyde (1996), and As Proud As..., Princes Square, Glasgow (2000).
She has also received commissions for work in Edinburgh, Kilmarnock, Loughborough (The Sock, 1998), East Kilbride and Hamilton (The Square Stars, 1998).
She has exhibited regularly throughout the UK since 1984, including at the RGIFA : showing Man With a Dog on His Shoulder, 1985, and Fish With a Dog Under Its Nose, 1987.
Her work is represented in numerous public collections including Pecking Hen, at the Lillie Art Gallery, Milngavie.
A number of her small-scale works form part of the Dr Helen Cargill Thomson Collection which was the subject of an exhibition at the Collins Gallery in 2000, for which the sculptor donated her sketches for In Pursuit of....
Further example's of Shona's small-scale, animal and figurative bronzes were exhibited at Ewan Mundy Fine Art, 221 West George Street, Glasgow, in April, 2002, and these will be shown again at The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh from 8th June, 2002, including The Three Fancy Pigeons (Together) (2001).
She currently lives in East Kilbride
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DBHRTR - Empty Woolworths Store Longton SOT Stoke 2013, still not filled. An indication of the decline of high street retailing and particularly in the Potteries area of Staffordshire
In November 2008 Woolworths Group entered administration with Deloitte, and by early January 2009 all of its stores had closed. Woolworths' financial performance had been declining in the previous few years, and the events of the closure coincided with the financial crisis and recession which was occurring at the time.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HRFC - Metro train arrives at Berlin Alexanderplatz UBahn Station
Berlin Alexanderplatz is a railway station in the Mitte district of Berlin's city centre. It is one of the busiest transport hubs in the Berlin area. The station is named for the Alexanderplatz square on which it is located, near the Fernsehturm and the World clock.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HF7F - Manchester , UK dusk night panorama looking from Shude Hill towards market street and Piccadilly Gardens
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4104085284 - 'A shot of the old Warrington fish market at dusk looking nice and festive in Golden square, Cheshire UK.
Before the 1970/80's development, the old fishmarket was actually in the space to the left of this shot.
More shots of warrington at dusk can be found here www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/4084316490/ here
www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3782042577/ and here www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3709536244/
These are my 2008-2015 images, view my most recent images at HotpixUK-2019 - www.flickr.com/people/167831053@N02/ including my second 365 one a day project
(c) Hotpix / HotpixUK Tony Smith - Hotpix.freeserve.co.uk WDCC ',
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CEMWK1 - Cardiff City John Lewis Shopping center and Library at Night, Wales, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CEMWDT - Birmingham Selfridges Bullring with a no 50 Bus passing. Reflections in the bus.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CET1FN - The picturesque fountain at Bridge St / Hatters Row Opposite The Blu1e Bell Pub, Horse Market Street, Warrington, at dusk, Cheshire, England WA1 1TS
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HFD2 - Sinclairs Oyster Bar Pub , Manchester at Dusk , Harvey Nichols store in the background , England UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ADR2G0 - An eagerly awaited renaissance for Warrington's leisure scene, Time Square is creating history as Warrington's signature family-friendly shopping, restaurant and leisure hub.
The beginning of a new chapter for Cheshire's largest town, Time Square is creating a destination for fun-loving, metropolitan Warrington locals and North West's visitors alike to experience. The ?142 million mixed use development will see completion in 2019, having created up to 400 construction jobs and 400 permanent jobs in the leisure, retail and restaurant sector.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ADR2G2 - More at https://www.maplesunscreening.co.uk/hubfs/Brochures/Case%20Studies/Maple%20Case%20Study-Time%20Square.pdf
The new car park, which was due to open
in December 2017, is a great example of
how architects and contractors can work in
partnership with Maple to transform typically
dull and utilitarian buildings into an integral and
aesthetically appealing part of the urban realm.
With its hexagon-featured golden fa??ade, the
car park complements the other elements of
the ?107m Time Square development.
The new car park is an integral and important
part of the Time Square project as it will
underpin and support the whole scheme, said
the leader of Warrington Borough Council, Terry
O'Neill.
Architect's ratings
Leach Rhodes Walker described us as ?excellent'
after the successful collaboration. Maple's
knowledge and craftsmanship was excellent
throughout, said LRW's lead project designer,
Ka Yin Man. From when we spoke to sales
about the commercials, to (dealing with) the
design and projects teams, the whole experience
was collaborative. In a post-project interview,
the architects' firm gave us top marks for design
services, project support, meeting deadlines
and the quality of the finished product. Added
Ka Yin: Maple were always helpful, and any
questions were dealt with promptly. Everyone
was very knowledgeable and accommodating.
The end result was even better than expected
The project was one of the first to use the new
dedicated prototype area at Maple's factory in
Stockport. The architects and contractors I & H
Brown Construction were able to view real-life
examples of the bespoke perforated panels and
golden hexagon cut-outs - at actual size. The
prototypes were powder-coated in the specified
colour, and fitted to the display framework using
actual fittings - meaning that any changes to the
design or specification could be made without
it having a major impact on timings or budget
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PEHG3X - Warrington's Own Buses has always rallied against rival bus companies to hang on to its market, and has always succeeded thanks to loyal support from the local community. We strive to deliver the best possible public transport service for Warrington, and our community ownership gives locals a real say on transport strategy.
We carry over 6 million passengers per year using a fleet of 91 buses that operate approximately 5 million kilometres in service per annum. Warrington is currently one of the fastest growing economies in the North West and high quality public transport is essential to the town's continued development.
With seven non-executive directors on our board, as well as three locally based, full-time management directors, we combine the best of private sector experience with public sector ethos, allowing local people to make local decisions about the running of local services.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P307AA - Altrincham Market House: Things To Do In Manchester - A Community Revitalised? Read more at https://manchesterbites.com/things-to-do-in-manchester-altrincham-market-house/
The revival of the Altrincham Market is nothing short of remarkable. From 1290 (yes, 1290!) the market had been at the centre of community life in Altrincham. Throughout the centuries, the market would have been where townsfolk gathered to buy goods, make a living, and spend time in the company of their neighbours.
And yet, the second half of the 20th century brought a period of stagnation. With the fortunes of the town on the downturn and the population size decreasing year over year, the historic market was being run by the council with little love or care. In fact, around a decade ago, Altrincham was voted as having the worse high street in Britain.
So, what has changed?
Well, Nick Johnson came onto the scene. Nick was a property developer and saw something in Altrincham that others failed to spot. In 2013, he won the contract to run the market and quickly set about changing the face of it and in turn Altrincham.
Nick gave the Victorian building a makeover. Cleaning it from top to bottom and restoring some features that had been neglected. He then got to work contacting some of the area's best, local food vendors.
Nick did the same in Manchester city centre with the Mackie Mayor food hall, the big sister of Altrincham Market House. We previously wrote about Mackie Mayor here.
Food And Drink At Altrincham Market House
Since it reopened in 2014, locals and visitors have filled the food hall week after week, and it should come as no surprise ? the food on offer is second to none!
Market House is home to 10 indie food stalls, including Honest Crust, Wolfhouse Kitchen, Tender Cow, Jack in the Box, Reserve Wines, Great North Pie Co., Sam Joseph, and Market House Coffee.
Jack in the Box is an award-winning producer of real ale and cider that operate across the Mackie Mayor and Altrincham
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