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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,William Bloye,Raymond Forbes-Kings,The,Birmingham,gold,golden boys,statue,in,front,of,central library,centenary square,Matthew Boulton,James Watt,&,William Murdoch,Carpet salesmen
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3F50YA0 - . The Birmingham golden boys statue, in front of central library, centenary square, Matthew Boulton, James Watt & William Murdoch by William Bloye. Photographed on 29 July 2026, this summer image records the subject in its real-world setting and provides a contemporary visual reference for the place, activity, object or organisation shown. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include William Bloye, Raymond Forbes-Kings, Birmingham, gold, golden boys, statue, front, central library, centenary square, Matthew Boulton, James Watt, William Murdoch, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. Architecturally, the scene records the form, materials, scale and public-facing character of the built environment, making it useful for coverage of design, planning, conservation, development and urban identity. The image has value for architectural and place-based research because buildings and interiors can be refurbished, repurposed, demolished or substantially altered, while streets and public spaces also evolve. The heritage dimension gives the photograph relevance to local history, conservation, collective memory, historic buildings and objects, civic identity and the ways in which earlier generations are represented in today's public realm. As a contemporary record of a historic subject, it can illustrate preservation, interpretation, restoration, tourism and debates about how cultural and industrial heritage is maintained and reused. The frame provides a detailed documentary record of the subject as it appeared at the time of photography, preserving the surrounding context as well as the principal feature. Its value is both descriptive and editorial, allowing the scene to illustrate news, features, local history, travel, social change and retrospective comparison. The composition retains practical contextual detail for news, feature, documentary, educational and historical use.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,255A0271,Golden Boys,Golden,Boys,statue,Birmingham,depicting,Matthew Boulton,Matthew,Boulton,James Watt,James,Watt,William Murdoch,William,Murdoch,West Midlands,West,Midlands,UK,sculpture,gold,gilded,monument,public,art,industrial,revolution,engineering,engineer,inventor,inventors,heritage,history,manufacturing,steam,engine,technology,innovation,Soho,industry,historic,figures,tourism,landmark,civic,British
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3F5100M - The Golden Boys statue in Birmingham, depicting Matthew Boulton, James Watt and William Murdoch, West Midlands, UK. The gilded public sculpture celebrates three figures closely associated with Birmingham's role in engineering, manufacturing and the Industrial Revolution. Matthew Boulton was an influential manufacturer and entrepreneur, James Watt developed major improvements to steam-engine technology, and engineer William Murdoch made important contributions while working with the Boulton and Watt enterprise. Their work helped establish Birmingham and the wider West Midlands as a centre of technological innovation and industrial production with an international reputation. The striking gold-coloured monument has become a distinctive piece of public art and a visual reminder of the city's industrial heritage. This photograph is suitable for editorial use relating to Birmingham history, the Industrial Revolution, engineering, invention, steam power, manufacturing, famous historical figures, public sculpture, civic identity, tourism and British industrial heritage. The monument also illustrates the way cities commemorate scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs whose work shaped economic and technological change.
Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,Gotonysmith,HotpixUK,city,Our Emmeline - Rise up women created by sculptor Hazel,centre,womens,statue,Pankhurst,bronze,St Peters Square,monument,suffragette,activists,terrorists,public art,public,Meeting Circle,British,suffragettes,leader,civic,female,votes for,in,political,activism,movement,womens rights,history,gender equality,symbol,political reform heritage,democratic change,Britain,social reform,legacy,radical history trail,educational history picture,campaigner commemoration
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EW7CB3 - Bronze statue of Emmeline Pankhurst, known affectionately as Our Emmeline and officially titled Rise up, Women, photographed in St Peter's Square in central Manchester. Created by sculptor Hazel Reeves, the public artwork shows the Manchester-born suffragette leader standing on a chair with one arm outstretched as if addressing a crowd, a deliberate reference to open-air political speaking and to her central role in the struggle for women's voting rights. The chair is an integral part of the composition and the sculpture stands within the pale stone Pankhurst Meeting Circle, also designed by Reeves, giving the monument a civic setting that invites gathering, reflection and public discussion.
The statue was unveiled on 14 December 2018, marking one hundred years since the first general election in which some women in the United Kingdom were able to vote. It is widely regarded as a landmark in Manchester's public realm, becoming the first statue of a woman erected in the city since Queen Victoria more than a century earlier. The work is strongly connected to Manchester's reforming history and to the nearby Free Trade Hall, towards which Pankhurst is directed, linking the sculpture to traditions of protest, speech-making and democratic change.
This image captures the monument against a contemporary glass-fronted city backdrop, underlining the contrast between modern Manchester and the Edwardian political struggle represented by Pankhurst. For editorial, educational and heritage use, the scene works strongly across themes of women's suffrage, feminism, public memorials, civic identity, social reform, political history, equality campaigns and the growing recognition of female leaders in British public sculpture. The statue is also a well-known city-centre landmark for visitors exploring Manchester's radical and social history
St Peter's Sq, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK, M1 5AN
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,255A9999,James Carmichael,statue,study,Verdant Works Museum,Dundee,Scotland,UK,engineer,1776-1853,mechanical,engineering,steam,industrial,heritage,Scottish,sculpture,museum,maquette,plaster,John,Hutchison,inventor,machinery,history,Dundonian,industry,collection
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3ENF26A - James Carmichael statue study at Verdant Works Museum in Dundee, Scotland, UK. The seated figure represents Dundee engineer James Carmichael, 1776-1853, a pioneering mechanical engineer associated with the development of steam engineering in the city. Dundee Heritage Trust identifies the museum object as a sculptor's maquette or plaster study for the full-size statue of Carmichael designed by sculptor John Hutchison and installed in Dundee's Albert Square in 1876. Carmichael and his brother Charles were important figures in Dundee engineering and founded the firm J and C Carmichael, which developed machinery and steam engines during the nineteenth century. The photograph is suitable for editorial coverage of Dundee industrial heritage, Scottish engineering, James Carmichael, steam power, inventors, mechanical engineering, public sculpture, museum collections, jute-era industry and local history. Displayed within Verdant Works, the figure helps connect the story of Dundee's textile economy with the engineers and machinery manufacturers who supported its industrial expansion. The warm-toned sculpture, brick backdrop and seated pose create a strong museum portrait of a notable Dundonian engineer.
Verdant Works Museum, West Henderson's Wynd, Dundee DD1 5BT, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,EFC,Everton,FC,football,club,blue,bues,255A9769,Everton FC,gates,Dixie Dean,statue,funeral,flowers,Goodison Park,Liverpool,England,UK,memorial,supporters,fans,tributes,legend,heritage,sculpture,remembrance,Merseyside,sport,stadium,memory
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EKNYJ6 - Everton FC gates and Dixie Dean statue with funeral flowers at Goodison Park in Liverpool, England, UK. The wide view shows the legendary Everton striker's bronze statue in front of ornate blue stadium gates, with flowers and tributes arranged around the base beneath EVERTON FOOTBALL CLUB lettering. The photograph is suitable for editorial coverage of Dixie Dean, Everton FC, Goodison Park, football memorials, funeral flowers, supporter tributes, club legends, football heritage, public sculpture, Merseyside sport and remembrance. Floral tributes at football grounds often become focal points for collective mourning and celebration of players, supporters or major figures connected with a club. The combination of the gates, statue and flowers provides a strong visual illustration of Goodison Park as a place of memory as well as a football venue, reflecting the deep emotional attachment many supporters have to Everton and its historic home.
Goodison Park, Goodison Road, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Roman,gladiator,figure,often,nicknamed,Golden Balls,at,Bulldog,Forge,in,Ince,Wigan,359255A9071,Bulldog Forge,Greater Manchester,England,UK,gold,painted,landmark,sculpture,industrial,heritage,roadside,curiosity,statue,local,history,quirky,culture,public,art
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EKD7TR - . Roman gladiator Golden Balls figure at Bulldog Forge in Ince, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, UK. Photographed on 6 May 2026. The recorded location is Bulldog Forge, Ince, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, UK. The unusual gold-painted male figure stands with one arm raised and has become a distinctive local roadside landmark associated with the former industrial forge site. Often nicknamed Golden Balls, the muscular Roman-style figure provides a striking contrast with the industrial surroundings and has the character of vernacular public art rather than formal civic sculpture. The historical setting for factory is that industrial heritage links architecture and machinery with the people who worked in mines, potteries, foundries and factories
As production declined or modernised, many sites were demolished, adapted or preserved as museums and regeneration projects. Seen through consumer culture, the earlier context is that everyday objects often become better historical evidence with age because packaging, typography, materials and branding evolution more rapidly than their basic function
Souvenirs, games and household items can therefore date consumer culture very precisely. For place-making, the historical context is that town and neighbourhood photographs record the accumulation of ordinary change: road layouts, shop names, signage, public art and building uses
Their value increases when compared over decades because apparently minor details can become the clearest evidence of transformation. In the 2026 discussion of factory, industrial heritage is increasingly tied to regeneration, tourism, conservation and skills education, particularly in former manufacturing towns seeking new uses for historic sites. The 2026 relevance of consumer culture comes from the fact that sustainability and reuse also give older objects new relevance, encouraging repair, second-hand sales and appreciation of durable material culture.
Bulldog Forge, Ince, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,744255A9075,Roman,gladiator,Golden Balls,figure,Bulldog Forge,Ince,Wigan,Greater Manchester,England,UK,gold,painted,landmark,sculpture,industrial,heritage,roadside,curiosity,statue,local,history,quirky,culture,public,art
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EKNXGE - Roman gladiator Golden Balls figure at Bulldog Forge in Ince, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, UK. The unusual gold-painted male figure stands with one arm raised and has become a distinctive local roadside landmark associated with the former industrial forge site. The photograph is suitable for editorial coverage of quirky British landmarks, Wigan heritage, Ince, public sculpture, industrial sites, roadside curiosities, local history, unusual statues and Greater Manchester culture. Often nicknamed Golden Balls, the muscular Roman-style figure provides a striking contrast with the industrial surroundings and has the character of vernacular public art rather than formal civic sculpture. The image can illustrate stories about local identity, surviving industrial landmarks, eccentric roadside attractions, community memory and the unexpected objects that become familiar reference points within former manufacturing districts.
Bulldog Forge, Ince, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,255A9153,Manchester,Gandhi,Mahatma,statue,sculpture,memorial,bronze,public,art
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E54R9X - . Full-length Mahatma Gandhi statue in Manchester city centre. Photographed on 21 March 2026. The recorded location is Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK. Looking at cultural landmark, the longer history is that street art and murals are especially valuable as temporary cultural evidence because they may be painted over or lost during redevelopment
Photographs preserve both the artwork and its relationship with the surrounding neighbourhood. The background to Christian heritage is that churches combine worship with architecture, local memory and centuries of community history
Stonework, stained glass, memorials, furnishings and churchyards often record successive periods of rebuilding, Victorian restoration, local benefactors and family history. In 2026, cultural landmark remains relevant because contemporary street art continues to blur the line between unofficial expression, commissioned mural and tourist attraction
Images are therefore relevant to urban culture, creative industries, heritage interpretation and place-making. Current 2026 context around Christian heritage is that many historic churches face the practical challenge of maintaining listed fabric while remaining active community buildings, visitor attractions and venues for worship, music and local events
Conservation, heating costs and new uses are therefore part of the modern story of these ancient places. Other useful descriptive phrases include public art, sculpture, cultural identity, visual culture, community art, memorial art, public realm, ecclesiastical architecture, parish church, sacred art, religious symbolism, church interior, place of worship, architectural conservation, and local history. Further editorial search language includes faith community, historic fabric, religious heritage, 255A9153, bronze, and public. Its wider context brings together public art, sculpture and cultural identity.
Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,255A0351,The Creeler,Beverley Beck statue,Creeler,Beverley,Beck,statue,East,Riding,Yorkshire,England,heritage,historic,history,architecture,landmark,tourism,conservation,civic,culture
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E9ANBM - The Creeler, Beverley Beck statue, photographed in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK. The photograph provides a documentary record of architecture, heritage, monuments, civic history, religious buildings or preserved historic features and is suitable for editorial and travel use. The image clearly records the visible subject, signage, branding, architecture, object or activity associated with The Creeler, Beverley Beck statue. It provides useful documentary context for news, features, travel, social history and contemporary editorial coverage. Details visible in the scene help identify the place or subject and show how it appears in everyday use, making the photograph useful for stories about local identity, economic and social change, public services, transport, leisure, heritage, tourism, community life and the built environment. The photograph can also support retrospective or comparative coverage where the survival, redevelopment, reuse or changing role of the location or object is relevant.
Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,255A8959,Rangers,Ibrox,memorial,1971,disaster,Glasgow,football,Scotland,statue,supporters,tragedy,remembering,RFC,heritage,RangersFC,Rangers FC,soccer,Premier League,league,team,teams,Old firm,Protestant teams,1872,Gers,Light Blues,ground,Unionist,community,culture,Shankill,road,Andrew Cavenagh,49ers,Enterprises,classic
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FA7X99 - . Rangers Ibrox memorial sculpture remembering the 1971 stadium disaster. Photographed on 17 August 2025. The recorded location is Ibrox, Glasgow, Scotland, UK. The bronze figure forms part of Rangers FC's remembrance area at the stadium and provides a solemn visual link to one of the most significant tragedies in Scottish football history. The image is suitable for respectful editorial coverage of football safety, memorials, supporter remembrance, Rangers heritage, Ibrox history and the continuing commemoration of those who lost their lives. For supporters, the historical context is that british sports venues often have histories extending far beyond their present-day appearance, with rebuilt stands, sponsorship names and safety standards reflecting the professionalisation and commercial growth of spectator sport. Looking at artwork, the longer history is that public art turns streets and buildings into records of local culture
Murals, statues and memorial sculpture can commemorate people and events, celebrate industry, respond to politics or simply enliven public space, while materials and style often identify a particular era. The background to memorial is that parish churches and cathedrals are among Britain's richest sources of architectural and social history
Medieval fabric, later chapels, organs, altars, monuments and inscriptions can coexist within a single building, revealing generations of craftsmanship and changing liturgy. For supporters, the 2026 context is that professional sport continues to be closely tied to broadcast rights, tourism, sponsorship and stadium redevelopment, while supporter experience, policing, ticket prices and transport continue to shape matchday debate. In 2026, artwork remains relevant because contemporary street art continues to blur the line between unofficial expression, commissioned mural and tourist attraction
Images are therefore relevant to urban culture, creative industries, heritage interpretation and.
Ibrox, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Greater Manchester,England,statue,Manchester City,city,centre,player,football,soccer,legend,football statue,Premier League,iconic,icon statue,stadium,public,City Football,heritage,history,league,premier,English,UK,modern,sculpture,grey,club,legends,memorial,stand,stands,summer,daylight,bright conditions,M11,M11 3FF,sign
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3CGCJTJ - A life-size statue of David Silva stands outside the Etihad Stadium in east Manchester, depicting the former Manchester City midfielder in control of a football, a pose that reflects his technical skill, balance and calm authority on the pitch. The sculpture is rendered in a perforated, stainless-steel style, giving it a contemporary appearance that aligns with the modern identity of the club and stadium.
David Silva joined Manchester City in 2010 and became a central figure in the club's transformation into a dominant force in English and European football. Widely regarded as one of the Premier League's most gifted midfielders, Silva played a key role in multiple league titles, domestic cups and the establishment of Manchester City as a global football brand. His vision, passing and consistency earned him lasting recognition among supporters and commentators alike.
The statue forms part of a growing collection of public artworks around the Etihad Campus that celebrate club legends and reinforce Manchester City's sense of identity, continuity and success. Its location in east Manchester also reflects the wider regeneration of the area, where sport-led investment has reshaped former industrial land into a major sporting, residential and leisure district.
Photographed in summer daylight under bright but diffused conditions, the image is well suited for editorial use covering football heritage, Premier League history, public art, sporting commemoration, urban regeneration and Manchester's contemporary sporting landscape.
Etihad Campus, East Manchester, England, UK, M11 3FF
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Sale Town Hall,town hall,civic building,local government,Trafford,Greater Manchester,historic building,Edwardian architecture,public building,documentary photography,editorial image,Sale,Trafford Council,civic pride,historic town hall,sandstone building,architectural detail,public administration,North West England,heritage building,urban streetscape,statue,memorial statue,public square,everyday Britain,British architecture,history,historic,heritage,street photography,contemporary Britain,square,memorial
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3CPAX70 - Sale Town Hall photographed in the town centre of Sale, Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. The image shows the historic municipal building with its symmetrical stone facade, central entrance, and clock tower, set behind a small public square lined with mature trees. Originally constructed in the early 20th century, Sale Town Hall served for many years as the administrative centre for the former Sale Borough Council and later Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council following local government reorganisation.
The building reflects Edwardian civic architecture, designed to convey permanence, authority, and civic pride during a period of rapid urban growth in the Manchester suburbs. A statue positioned in the foreground forms part of the wider civic setting, reinforcing the building's role as a focal point for public life, remembrance, and local identity.
Today, Sale Town Hall remains an important landmark within the town, situated close to the Bridgewater Canal and the redeveloped Waterside cultural area. The image captures broader themes of local government heritage, the evolution of municipal buildings, and the continuing presence of historic civic architecture within modern town centres across Britain.
Sale Town Hall, Waterside, Sale, Trafford, Greater Manchester, M33 7ZF, England, United Kingdom
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,city,centre,Monument to Vimto,Vimto Manchester,Granby Row Manchester,Vimto bottle sculpture,British soft drink,drink,beverage,ideal,statue,Vimto Park Granby Row,Manchester M1 7HR,University of Manchester campus,Vimto history,1908 invention,Nichols plc,soft drink heritage,oversized bottle sculpture,urban park Manchester,cultural landmark,Manchester city centre,UK consumer history,public artwork,fruit sculpture,outdoor installation,fruit,fruits,1908,Ramadan,the drink of Ramadan,M1,M1 7HR,iftar drink
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3DCX6FR - The sculpture A Monument to Vimto located in Vimto Park on Granby Row, Manchester M1 7HR, England, UK. The artwork commemorates the creation of the Vimto soft drink, which was first developed on this site in 1908 by John Noel Nichols. A Monument to Vimto is a public sculpture located in Vimto Park on Granby Row, Manchester M1 7HR, within an area that now forms part of the University of Manchester campus. The monument marks the exact site where Vimto was first created in 1908 by Manchester entrepreneur John Noel Nichols, originally developed as a herbal health tonic.
While Vimto is a familiar British soft drink, it has achieved exceptional cultural significance during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, where it is widely regarded as a traditional iftar drink and is consumed when the daily fast is broken at sunset. In many Middle Eastern countries and Muslim communities worldwide, Vimto is so closely associated with Ramadan that it is often colloquially described as the unofficial drink of Ramadan , reflecting custom rather than formal designation.
The sculpture itself takes the form of an oversized Vimto bottle surrounded by stylised fruit elements, referencing both the drink's flavour profile and its historic branding, including the slogan Vimto “ The Ideal Beverage . Vimto Park was created as part of city-centre regeneration and named to acknowledge the drink's Manchester origins and its journey from local invention to global cultural icon.
Photographed in daylight, the image documents a distinctive Manchester landmark that connects industrial heritage, global consumer culture and multicultural traditions, illustrating how a product invented in Edwardian Manchester became embedded in religious and social practices far beyond the UK.
The sculpture ""A Monument to Vimto"" in Vimto Park, Granby Row, Manchester M1 7HR, England, UK. The m
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,IMG_5428,Minnie,Minx,Dundee,Scotland,Beano,comic,character,statue,bronze,DC,Thomson,public,art,cartoon,heritage,the,High,Street
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E5TC0P - Minnie the Minx bronze comic character statue on High Street, Dundee, Scotland, UK. The photograph is a contemporary editorial record of the subject and its surroundings at High Street, Dundee, Scotland, UK. Visible signage, lettering, architecture, street furniture, transport infrastructure, public art, commercial branding or landscape details are retained where present, giving the image value both as a description of the immediate scene and as a reference for how the place looked at the time of photography. Minnie the Minx is one of the best-known characters from DC Thomson's The Beano. Her bronze statue on Dundee High Street celebrates the city's role in British comic publishing and forms part of a popular group of public artworks featuring characters associated with locally based publisher DC Thomson. The image has wider editorial relevance for local history, heritage, tourism, transport, retail, planning, regeneration, business and social change where those themes apply to the subject. It can support news and feature coverage as well as retrospective comparison if the building, business, artwork, service, route or streetscape is altered, redeveloped, rebranded, closed or otherwise changes in future. The composition also preserves small visual details that are easily lost over time, including materials, signs, logos, road or rail features, shopfront treatment, public-realm design and the relationship of the subject to neighbouring buildings or open space. This makes the photograph useful not only as a straightforward location image but also as a documentary record of everyday urban and cultural life.
High Street, Dundee, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,IMG_5510,Adam,Duncan,Admiral,Dundee,Scotland,statue,bronze,Cathedral,naval,Camperdown,1797,monument,heritage,High,Street,outside,Paul
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E5TC67 - Admiral Adam Duncan bronze statue outside St Paul's Cathedral, Dundee, Scotland, UK. The photograph is a contemporary editorial record of the subject and its surroundings at High Street, Dundee, DD1 1TD, Scotland, UK. Visible signage, lettering, architecture, street furniture, transport infrastructure, public art, commercial branding or landscape details are retained where present, giving the image value both as a description of the immediate scene and as a reference for how the place looked at the time of photography. The Dundee city-centre statue honours Admiral Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan, who was born in the city and became famous for victory over the Dutch fleet at Camperdown in 1797. Erected in 1997, the monument forms part of Dundee's collection of public sculpture and sits close to St Paul's Cathedral. The image has wider editorial relevance for local history, heritage, tourism, transport, retail, planning, regeneration, business and social change where those themes apply to the subject. It can support news and feature coverage as well as retrospective comparison if the building, business, artwork, service, route or streetscape is altered, redeveloped, rebranded, closed or otherwise changes in future. The composition also preserves small visual details that are easily lost over time, including materials, signs, logos, road or rail features, shopfront treatment, public-realm design and the relationship of the subject to neighbouring buildings or open space. This makes the photograph useful not only as a straightforward location image but also as a documentary record of everyday urban and cultural life.
High Street, Dundee, DD1 1TD, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,centre,Merseyside,England,UK,tourist,summer,sunny,the,club,pub,pubs,bar,bars,Mathew Street,track,song,all,lonely,people,L1 6AA,L1,lady,Eleanor Rigby,statue,statues,sitting,figure,entertainer,Tommy Steele,sculpture,sculptor,cast,casting
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RJAFAR - Eleanor Rigby is a statue in Stanley Street, Liverpool, England, designed and made by the entertainer Tommy Steele. It is based on the subject of the Beatles' 1966 song Eleanor Rigby, which is credited to the Lennon“McCartney partnership
The statue consists of a bronze figure on a stone bench. The figure is 128 cm high, 120 cm wide, and 96 cm deep. It depicts a seated woman with a handbag on her lap, a shopping bag on her right, and a copy of the Liverpool Echo on her left. Poking from the shopping bag is a milk bottle, and on the newspaper is a sparrow and a piece of bread. The woman is looking down at the sparrow.
Steele included what he described as magical properties in his design, all hidden inside the bronze figure and representing a different facet of life. These were: a four-leaf clover (for good luck), a page from the Bible (for spiritual guidance), football boots (representing sport and fun), a comic book (for comedy and adventure), and a sonnet (for love)
On the wall behind the figure is an inscribed plaque which originally read:
ELEANOR RIGBY
DEDICATED TO
ALL THE LONELY PEOPLE ...
This statue was sculpted and donated to the City of Liverpool
by Tommy Steele as a tribute to the Beatles.
The casting was sponsored by the Liverpool Echo.
DECEMBER 1982
Stanley St, Mathew St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 6AA
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,cold cathode,cold-cathode,lights,lighting,tube,tubes,buddy-Christ,God,Christianity,saviour,rock,music,roll,roller,devils,guitars,rocker,rockers,the,new,statue,statues,funky,spooky,mystic,religion,subversive,symbol,icon,iconic,figure,irreverent,unresentful,blasphemous,God is not dead
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RADT1A - . Jesus statue buddy Christ, with neon light design - Rock and Roll guitar. Photographed on 21 May 2023, this spring image records the subject in its real-world setting and provides a contemporary visual reference for the place, activity, object or organisation shown. The recorded location is London, England, Great Britain, UK, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include cold cathode, cold-cathode, lights, lighting, tube, tubes, buddy-Christ, God, Christianity, saviour, rock, music, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. The wording and graphic design are important parts of the image, preserving contemporary language, typography, branding or campaigning material that may later disappear or change. The heritage dimension gives the photograph relevance to local history, conservation, collective memory, historic buildings and objects, civic identity and the ways in which earlier generations are represented in today's public realm. As a contemporary record of a historic subject, it can illustrate preservation, interpretation, restoration, tourism and debates about how cultural and industrial heritage is maintained and reused. The music context makes the image useful for editorial coverage of performers, venues, concerts, popular culture, local music heritage, audiences, nightlife and the creative industries. Such scenes can become important cultural records as bands, venues, festivals and city music districts change, linking contemporary entertainment with wider stories about tourism, identity and regeneration. The frame provides a detailed documentary record of the subject as it appeared at the time of photography, preserving the surrounding context as well as the principal feature. The scene contributes a specific, place-based record rather than a generic illustration.
London, England, Great Britain, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,cold cathode,cold-cathode,lights,lighting,tube,tubes,buddy-Christ,God,Christianity,saviour,halo,dark,entries,green,red,of,&,and,action,statue,statues,funky,spooky,mystic,religion,religions,subversive,symbol,icon,iconic,figure,irreverent,unresentful,blasphemous,God is not dead
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RADT1D - . Jesus statue buddy Christ, with neon light design - The Ministry of Love & Action, Dark Entries. Photographed on 21 May 2023, this spring image records the subject in its real-world setting and provides a contemporary visual reference for the place, activity, object or organisation shown. The recorded location is London, England, Great Britain, UK, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include cold cathode, cold-cathode, lights, lighting, tube, tubes, buddy-Christ, God, Christianity, saviour, halo, dark, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. The wording and graphic design are important parts of the image, preserving contemporary language, typography, branding or campaigning material that may later disappear or change. The heritage dimension gives the photograph relevance to local history, conservation, collective memory, historic buildings and objects, civic identity and the ways in which earlier generations are represented in today's public realm. As a contemporary record of a historic subject, it can illustrate preservation, interpretation, restoration, tourism and debates about how cultural and industrial heritage is maintained and reused. The frame provides a detailed documentary record of the subject as it appeared at the time of photography, preserving the surrounding context as well as the principal feature. Its value is both descriptive and editorial, allowing the scene to illustrate news, features, local history, travel, social change and retrospective comparison. Visible or contextual elements such as architecture, signage, branding, public realm, transport infrastructure, street furniture and everyday activity help establish a strong sense of place where they form part of the scene. The scene contributes a specific, place-based record rather than a generic illustration.
London, England, Great Britain, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,2495X8A0669,Soviet statue - Hungarian-Soviet Friendship Memorial in Budapest,in Hungarian A magyar-szovjet bartsg em,Soviet,statue,Hungarian-Soviet,Friendship,Memorial,Budapest,Hungarian,magyar-szovjet,bartsg,em,Hungary,heritage,historic,history,architecture,landmark,tourism,conservation,civic,culture,magyar,szovjet
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E9AN1B - Soviet statue - Hungarian-Soviet Friendship Memorial in Budapest, in Hungarian A magyar-szovjet bartsg em, photographed in Budapest, Hungary. The photograph provides a documentary record of architecture, heritage, monuments, civic history, religious buildings or preserved historic features and is suitable for editorial and travel use. The image clearly records the visible subject, signage, branding, architecture, object or activity associated with Soviet statue - Hungarian-Soviet Friendship Memorial in Budapest, in Hungarian A magyar-szovjet bartsg em. It provides useful documentary context for news, features, travel, social history and contemporary editorial coverage. Details visible in the scene help identify the place or subject and show how it appears in everyday use, making the photograph useful for stories about local identity, economic and social change, public services, transport, leisure, heritage, tourism, community life and the built environment. The photograph can also support retrospective or comparative coverage where the survival, redevelopment, reuse or changing role of the location or object is relevant.
Budapest, Hungary
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PK7XBY - Charles Lutyens's Crucifixion recently installed at Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral
By Marianna Lutyens
A 15-ft high, wood and steel sculpture of a crucifixion by Charles Lutyens, first seen in his exhibition of work, Being in the World, at St Paul's Church, Bow Common, London has recently been installed in Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral.
Called Outraged Christ , this was a spontaneous work ” it wasn't commissioned ” created intermittently over a number of years. With the intent of having an encounter with this ˜Man' and with the reality of the event taking place, the sculpture was driven by such questions as Who was this Man? , What did He look like? and Why was this crucifixion remembered for 2,000 years over and above the countless other crucifixions that have taken place? It is a moving and powerful image which, in its making, disclosed itself to Charles as an Outraged Christ . Deeply engaged with this extraordinary event, Charles thought, If the resurrection happened, then was it not already inherent in the crucifixion?
The Grade II-listed St Paul's Church, designed by architects Robert Maguire and Keith Murray and consecrated in 1964, was recently voted Best modern church in Great Britain . It also contains the stunning 800-sq ft mosaic mural, also by Charles, called Angels of the Heavenly Host , the largest single artist-created mosaic mural in the British Isles. Asked by the architects to provide a design for this work I said, at the time, ˜Sorry, it is not possible for me to design an angel, angels appear', recalls Charles. But, incredibly, the architects then said, ˜All right, appear us an angel'. Charles recently gave a talk, in situ, for English Heritage about the mural and its making.
St James Mt, St James Road, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L1 7AZ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MAF4J0 - . This scene at Grappenhall woods, Broad Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 in 2023 forms part of the visual story.htm Target=_Blank>history of the locality, documenting the named subject together with aspects of how the area looked and functioned at the time. The location is represented through Wooden statue figure, Grappenhall woods, Broad Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4. The frame also records themes of community art, public realm, urban artwork, local history, place identity, documentary photography, historical comparison, contemporary social history, public-realm art, mural culture, visual archive, urban graphics, community identity, and contemporary mural. For current editorial use, gentrification and regeneration provide additional context, especially through the role of murals in giving neighbourhoods a distinctive identity. For later comparison, the photograph preserves street furniture and boundaries at Grappenhall woods, Broad Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4, details that may look very different after new ownership. Other useful contextual ideas include period detail, visual street culture, archival record, regional identity, public art, creative placemaking, street-level design, and local character. Elements such as statue, Wooden, Broad, Grappenhall, and figure add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. A later view of Grappenhall woods, Broad Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The image also provides a reference for gentrification and how temporary street art can become an important visual archive as part of the longer story of Grappenhall woods, Broad Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4. The record includes a trace of local identity as part of Grappenhall woods, Broad Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4's history.
Grappenhall woods, Broad Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M95NT2 - . An identifiable period record of 10 Mathew St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 6RE in 2023, retaining practical detail and local context that distinguish documentary photography from a generic illustration. The scene records Sign & John Lennon statue, at Cavern Walks, The Cavern Club, pub and other venues, 10 Mathew St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 6RE. The surrounding context encompasses archival record, regional food identity, hospitality economy, licensed hospitality, licensed trade, documentary photography, before-and-after reference, historical comparison, local character, public realm, local produce retail, local speciality shop, changing land use, and period detail. Current relevance extends to hospitality costs and staffing pressure, particularly through the role of historic venues in tourism and neighbourhood identity. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into cost of living and domestic tourism, not least because of the seasonal pressure faced by tourism-dependent businesses. The archival value lies partly in recording lettering, decoration and surface detail around 10 Mathew St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 6RE before conservation work alters the character of the place. The surrounding story also includes destination shopping, Scottish food culture, social history, tourism business, local history, traditional pub, place identity, and contemporary social history. The combination of Walks, statue, Liverpool, Cavern, and Mathew anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. The period setting at 10 Mathew St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 6RE helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. Another strand within the photograph is hospitality costs and pressure on hospitality margins in a high-cost economy in a form that can be compared with future views of 10 Mathew St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 6RE.
10 Mathew St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 6RE
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2P4JT4K - . An on-location photograph from 31 Mathew Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 6RE in 2023, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. The principal subject is Statues of the Fab4 - John, Paul, Ringo, George, above the Beatles Shop, at 31 Mathew Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 6RE. The broader subject matter reaches into local history, street-level business, visual archive, independent retail, specialist retailer, local character, archival record, changing land use, regional identity, town-centre trading, contemporary social history, retail property, social history, and high-street commerce. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with commercial rents, consumer spending and the resilience of specialist shops in an online retail economy. Future viewers can use this scene from 31 Mathew Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 6RE to compare street furniture and boundaries with whatever follows after refurbishment. The wider setting retains connections with period detail, commercial frontage, bricks-and-mortar retail, documentary photography, everyday life, community identity, public realm, and customer footfall. Details involving above, Mathew, Ringo, Beatles, and Merseyside make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. For 31 Mathew Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 6RE, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. A further contemporary connection is commercial rents and how commercial property costs affect small retailers when considered against later change at 31 Mathew Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 6RE. It also preserves a trace of local identity within the wider story of 31 Mathew Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 6RE.
31 Mathew Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 6RE
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2KAHRW4 - Betty Campbell MBE (6 November 1934 “ 13 October 2017,born Rachel Elizabeth Johnson) was a Welsh community activist, who was Wales' first black head teacher. Born into a poor household in Butetown, she won a scholarship to the Lady Margaret High School for Girls in Cardiff. Campbell later trained as a teacher, eventually becoming head teacher of Mount Stuart Primary School in Butetown, Cardiff. She put into practice innovative ideas on the education of children and was actively involved in the community.
Betty Johnson became pregnant at the age of 17, while she was doing her A-levels. She left school when she married Rupert Campbell, a fitter's mate, in 1953. Betty Campbell had four children, one of whom had special needs. She had 14 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
In 1960, when Campbell already had three children, she discovered that Cardiff Teacher Training College had started to enrol female students. Campbell applied, and was one of only six female students to be admitted.
Campbell's first teaching post was in Llanrumney. She soon returned to Butetown, getting a job at Mount Stuart Primary School, where she taught for 28 years. As a black teacher she experienced hostility from some parents: They hadn't seen a black teacher before. It was as if you could do a job, but if you're black you weren't quite as good.
Campbell was inspired by a trip to the US where she learned about anti-slavery activists like Harriet Tubman and the civil rights movement. When she became Wales' first black head teacher at Mount Stuart in the 1970s, she began teaching children about slavery, black history and the system of apartheid which operated at the time in South Africa.
Speaking later in the Senedd, Campbell explained: I was determined that I was going to become one of those people and enhance the black spirit, black culture as much as I could. Campbell helped to create Black History Month and taught a series of workshops on the role of Butetown's citizens
Central Square, Cardiff, Wales, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K307WT - . This dated editorial view of National Waterways Museum, South Pier Road, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England, UK, CH65 4FW in 2022 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The defining feature is Iron horse statue at the National Waterways Museum, South Pier Road, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England, UK, CH65 4FW. The locality and subject together evoke everyday life, historic narrowboat, canal heritage, canal transport, architectural character, town-centre renewal, adaptive reuse, visual archive, waterborne freight, inland navigation, heritage-led regeneration, documentary photography, working waterway, and urban regeneration. The modern context includes continuing discussion of industrial heritage, waterway maintenance and the cost of maintaining ageing locks, boats and canal structures. For current editorial use, adaptive reuse and heritage conservation provide additional context, especially through the tension between preserving local character and creating modern commercial space. For later comparison, the photograph preserves transport arrangements and footfall at National Waterways Museum, South Pier Road, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England, UK, CH65 4FW, details that may look very different after new ownership. The location also brings in waterway conservation, mixed-use redevelopment, public realm, changing streetscape, boat museum collection, civic architecture, period detail, and community identity. References to Museum, horse, Ellesmere, statue, and National give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. The period setting at National Waterways Museum, South Pier Road, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England, UK, CH65 4FW helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The photograph keeps evidence of changing use for later comparison.
National Waterways Museum, South Pier Road, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England, UK, CH65 4FW
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JREBRA - James Christopher Armfield, CBE, DL (21 September 1935 “ 22 January 2018) was an English professional football player and manager who latterly worked as a football pundit for BBC Radio Five Live. He played the whole of his Football League career at Blackpool, usually at right back. Between 1954 and 1971 he played 627 games in all competitions, scored six goals, and spent a decade as the club's captain. He also represented the England national team 43 times between 1959 and 1966, and captained them in 15 games. He was a member of England's 1966 World Cup-winning squad. After retiring from playing, Armfield managed Bolton Wanderers and Leeds United
Armfield won 43 caps for England between 1959 and 1966, and captained his country on fifteen occasions. He made his international debut on 13 May 1959, against Brazil in front of over 120,000 fans at the Maracanã Stadium. He played in the 1962 World Cup in Chile, where he was acclaimed as the best right-back in the world. He was also voted best right-back in Europe between 1962 and 1964
In the 1966 World Cup final only the 11 players on the pitch at the end of the 4“2 win over West Germany received medals. Following a Football Association-led campaign to persuade FIFA to award medals to all the winners' squad members, Armfield was presented with his medal by Gordon Brown at a ceremony at 10 Downing Street on 10 June 2009
Bloomfield Road, Blackpool, Lancs, England, UK, FY1 6JJ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JREBW2 - James Christopher Armfield, CBE, DL (21 September 1935 “ 22 January 2018) was an English professional football player and manager who latterly worked as a football pundit for BBC Radio Five Live. He played the whole of his Football League career at Blackpool, usually at right back. Between 1954 and 1971 he played 627 games in all competitions, scored six goals, and spent a decade as the club's captain. He also represented the England national team 43 times between 1959 and 1966, and captained them in 15 games. He was a member of England's 1966 World Cup-winning squad. After retiring from playing, Armfield managed Bolton Wanderers and Leeds United
Armfield won 43 caps for England between 1959 and 1966, and captained his country on fifteen occasions. He made his international debut on 13 May 1959, against Brazil in front of over 120,000 fans at the Maracanã Stadium. He played in the 1962 World Cup in Chile, where he was acclaimed as the best right-back in the world. He was also voted best right-back in Europe between 1962 and 1964
In the 1966 World Cup final only the 11 players on the pitch at the end of the 4“2 win over West Germany received medals. Following a Football Association-led campaign to persuade FIFA to award medals to all the winners' squad members, Armfield was presented with his medal by Gordon Brown at a ceremony at 10 Downing Street on 10 June 2009
Bloomfield Road, Blackpool, Lancs, England, UK, FY1 6JJ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JRFEPG - Morecambe & Wise Statue
Have you seen the Morecambe & Wise statue in the Winter Gardens, Blackpool? In 2016 it's unveiling celebrated the comedy double-acts 75th anniversary.
Morecambe and Wise are comedy classics, favourites of their time. Eric and Ernie performed in Blackpool more than 1,000 times in their career, first appearing on stage together in 1941.
During their years in Blackpool, the pair entertained hundreds of thousands of people. They played at seven theatres and six summer seasons, also enjoying a starring role in the 1955 Royal Variety Performance at the Winter Gardens.
You can see it on permanent display in the spectacular domed entrance to the Winter Gardens.
97 Church St, Blackpool,lancs, England,UK, FY1 1HL
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JRG8Y1 - Morecambe & Wise Statue
Have you seen the Morecambe & Wise statue in the Winter Gardens, Blackpool? In 2016 it's unveiling celebrated the comedy double-acts 75th anniversary.
Morecambe and Wise are comedy classics, favourites of their time. Eric and Ernie performed in Blackpool more than 1,000 times in their career, first appearing on stage together in 1941.
During their years in Blackpool, the pair entertained hundreds of thousands of people. They played at seven theatres and six summer seasons, also enjoying a starring role in the 1955 Royal Variety Performance at the Winter Gardens.
You can see it on permanent display in the spectacular domed entrance to the Winter Gardens.
97 Church St, Blackpool,lancs, England,UK, FY1 1HL
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JP0K9M - Monument in St Michael and All Angels parish church, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England to Thomas Savage, 3rd Earl Rivers, Date Monument erected 1694. Sculpture by William Stanton
Major General Thomas Savage, 3rd Earl Rivers (c.‰1628 “ 14 September 1694) was an English nobleman and soldier.
He was the first son of John Savage, 2nd Earl Rivers by his wife Catherine, daughter of William Parker, 13th Baron Morley. His father was closely involved in the English Civil War on the Royalist side from 1641. Consequently, he lost his castles at Halton and Rocksavage and their contents were confiscated.
About 1647, he married firstly Elizabeth (b. 1627), illegitimate daughter of Emanuel Scrope, 1st Earl of Sunderland by his mistress Martha Jeanes. Their children included: Thomas, who married Charlotte, daughter of Charles Stanley, 8th Earl of Derby
Richard, who succeeded as 4th Earl Rivers
Elizabeth
and Annabella. They also had other children who died young.
He was widely believed to be a Roman Catholic, and during the Popish Plot he was denounced by informers, but the evidence was so flimsy that no charges were ever brought against him.
About 1684, he married secondly Arabella, daughter of Robert Bertie, 3rd Earl of Lindsey. They had no issue.
He died at his house in Great Queen Street in the Parish of St Giles in the Fields, Middlesex. A memorial to him by William Stanton was installed in St Michaels Church, Macclesfield.
Documented evidence exists in the form of a pamphlet which details a murder by a Thomas Savage of St Giles in the Fields. It is likely the Thomas in question is the son of the 3rd Earl Rivers, or a family relation
Market Place, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, UK, SK10 1DY
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JNN57B - St Mary's Church is an Anglican parish church in Nantwich, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. It has been called the Cathedral of South Cheshire and it is considered by some to be one of the finest medieval churches, not only in Cheshire, but in the whole of England. The architectural writer Raymond Richards described it as one of the great architectural treasures of Cheshire, and Alec Clifton-Taylor included it in his list of outstanding English parish churches.
The building dates from the 14th century, although a number of changes have since been made, particularly a substantial 19th-century restoration by Sir George Gilbert Scott. The church and its octagonal tower are built in red sandstone. Features of the church's interior include the lierne-vaulted ceiling of the choir, the carved stone canopies of the sedilia in the chancel, and the intricately carved wooden canopies over the choirstalls together with the 20 misericords at the back of the stalls. The church is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield and the deanery of Nantwich
Church Lane, Nantwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW5 5RQ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JP9HYJ - . Photographed at Little Rollright, Long Compton, Warwickshire, England, UK, OX7 5QB in 2022, this detailed documentary image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. At the centre of the view is Rollright stones - wicker water diviner , The Whispering Knights, Little Rollright, Long Compton, Warwickshire, England, UK, OX7 5QB. The locality and subject together evoke creative placemaking, stencil art, local history, changing streetscape, public-realm art, urban graphics, public art, documentary photography, visual archive, community art, public realm, archival record, changing land use, and regional identity. From a 2025-onward perspective, temporary works and local identity are closely linked to this subject, alongside how regeneration can both promote and displace informal urban art. Small period details of transport arrangements and footfall at Little Rollright, Long Compton, Warwickshire, England, UK, OX7 5QB may become more significant with time, particularly following conservation work. The subject also sits alongside social history, street creativity, graffiti heritage, contemporary social history, visual street culture, contemporary mural, street-level design, and community identity. Details involving Rollright, Warwickshire, Little, water, and wicker make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. Around Little Rollright, Long Compton, Warwickshire, England, UK, OX7 5QB, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The setting also helps illustrate temporary works and how regeneration can both promote and displace informal urban art when considered against later change at Little Rollright, Long Compton, Warwickshire, England, UK, OX7 5QB. The view records period character for later comparison.
Little Rollright, Long Compton, Warwickshire, England, UK, OX7 5QB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JPB8MW - The sculpture is by John O'Connor, he studied at the Sculpture Academy in London for four years, before going on to teach sculpture, moulding and casting.
The piece is cast in bronze resin and is called Beyond Limitations. It was placed in the Lady Arbour Clouster Gardens in 2013. . On the picturesque estuary border between Essex and Suffolk there is a hidden artist's studio. It remains a secret to the general public but the studio receives commissions from across the globe. A true asset to the local community and the international art scene alike.
This secret is sculptor John O'Connor. He works prolifically in his studio at Manningtree, a world away from the hustle and bustle of any art capital. He has as much talent and focus as any artist you would expect to find working in a major city and has been producing figurative contemporary sculpture for the last 18 years.
John's work has become increasingly popular and much sought after, in fact, business is booming. Amidst the glamour of celebrities and the household names of the garden design world, John was once again exhibiting his art works at the recent RHS Chelsea Flower Show. He was delighted to have again been working in collaboration with award winning garden designer James Basson. This year Basson designed the M&G show garden.
This summer he exhibited at two other RHS shows, Chatsworth House (June 7“11), and Hampton Court Flower Show (July 3“9).
Collaborating with John on the RHS shows will be various local companies including Dedham Vale Vineyards who will be sponsoring the private view with their delicious sparkling English Brut, and Essex based stonemasons, Wood For Stone, who will be providing the stone for this years exhibit. This years planting will also be provided by the Oxford based Water Perry Gardens. John also has various other prominent shows planned for this year.
Hereford City Centre, Herefordshire, England, UK, HR1 2NG
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K0WRK7 - Frederick Travis Dibnah, MBE (29 April 1938 “ 6 November 2004) was an English steeplejack and television personality, with a keen interest in mechanical engineering, who described himself as a backstreet mechanic
After his National Service, once demobilised, he returned to steeplejacking but met with limited success until he was asked to repair Bolton's parish church. The resulting publicity provided a boost to his business, ensuring he was almost never out of work
In 1978, while making repairs to Bolton Town Hall, Dibnah was filmed by a regional BBC news crew. The BBC then commissioned a documentary, which followed the rough-hewn steeplejack as he worked on chimneys, interacted with his family and talked about his favourite hobby - steam
The massive statue of steeplejack Fred Dibnah has been crafted by a Shropshire, Shrewsbury artist to stand in the centre of the star's home town of Bolton.Jane Robbins won the 2008 commission for the statue. Its set in bronze and shows Fred holding a lightning conductor on one of his trademark chimneys
Jane, who lives in Church Stretton and works out of a studio in Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, has finished crafting an 8ft tall clay statue of Fred.
It will be taken from her studio in pieces on Monday, before a lighter wax replica is created and cast in bronze at Castle Fine Art Gallery, near Oswestry
Bolton, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK, BL1
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K0WRKT - Frederick Travis Dibnah, MBE (29 April 1938 “ 6 November 2004) was an English steeplejack and television personality, with a keen interest in mechanical engineering, who described himself as a backstreet mechanic
After his National Service, once demobilised, he returned to steeplejacking but met with limited success until he was asked to repair Bolton's parish church. The resulting publicity provided a boost to his business, ensuring he was almost never out of work
In 1978, while making repairs to Bolton Town Hall, Dibnah was filmed by a regional BBC news crew. The BBC then commissioned a documentary, which followed the rough-hewn steeplejack as he worked on chimneys, interacted with his family and talked about his favourite hobby - steam
The massive statue of steeplejack Fred Dibnah has been crafted by a Shropshire, Shrewsbury artist to stand in the centre of the star's home town of Bolton.Jane Robbins won the 2008 commission for the statue. Its set in bronze and shows Fred holding a lightning conductor on one of his trademark chimneys
Jane, who lives in Church Stretton and works out of a studio in Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, has finished crafting an 8ft tall clay statue of Fred.
It will be taken from her studio in pieces on Monday, before a lighter wax replica is created and cast in bronze at Castle Fine Art Gallery, near Oswestry
Bolton, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK, BL1
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2CC79PE - Liverpool Memorial to Florence Nightingale, 1913
Display No. 197
The Liverpool Memorial to Nightingale was erected in 1913 at the Central Home of the Liverpool Queen Victoria District Nursing Association.
The panel with Nightingale's face is a celebration of her great personality, but at the back of her power lay her wonderful sympathy, her enthusiasms, which were always young, her simple and modest attributes, and her perfectly ordinary courtesy.
Upper Parliament St, Liverpool,Merseyside,England, UK, L8
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2CC79PH - Liverpool Memorial to Florence Nightingale, 1913
Display No. 197
The Liverpool Memorial to Nightingale was erected in 1913 at the Central Home of the Liverpool Queen Victoria District Nursing Association.
The panel with Nightingale's face is a celebration of her great personality, but at the back of her power lay her wonderful sympathy, her enthusiasms, which were always young, her simple and modest attributes, and her perfectly ordinary courtesy.
Upper Parliament St, Liverpool,Merseyside,England, UK, L8
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AYHJ9T - The original statue of Dr Salter seated on a bench, was stolen, presumably for the value of its bronze, in November 2011. The Salter Statues Campaign group raised £60k, which Southwark Council matched, to pay for replacement statues, and these were unveiled on 30 November 2014.
A Salter Memorial Lecture is promoted by the Quaker Socialist Society each year as a fringe event at the Britain Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers).
Alfred Salter (16 June 1873 “ 24 August 1945) was a British medical practitioner and Labour Party politician
Salter was born in Greenwich in 1873, the son of W H Salter. Following education at John Roan School, Greenwich, he went on to study medicine at Guy's Hospital, London
While at the Bermondsey Methodist Settlement, which had been established by Rev. John Scott Lidgett, Salter set up mutual health insurance schemes and adult education classes on health matters. In 1900 he married Ada Brown, who shared his political and social views
In the year of his marriage he established his medical practice in Bermondsey, and the couple worked together in trying to alleviate the effects of poverty in the largely working class area. He chose to offer services free to those who could not pay.[4] This work was to lead the establishment of a pioneering comprehensive health service in the area
Salter decided that by entering politics he could effect changes to the squalid environment in Bermondsey far more quickly and profoundly than he could outside the political arena. He was elected to Bermondsey Borough Council in 1903
In the 1922 general election he was again nominated as Labour candidate for Bermondsey West. Salter secured 7,550 votes, a majority of 2,325. His wife Ada, as mayor of the borough, was the returning officer who declared him elected. According to Fenner Brockway, the anti-war activist, Salter in his youth was known as the Settlement firebrand “ militant Republican, militant Socialist, militant Agnostic,etc
101 Bermondsey Wall East, Rotherhithe, London, England,UK, SE16 4NB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ABY9DF - The Theatre Royal Stratford East is a large theatre in Stratford in the London Borough of Newham. Since 1953, it has been the home of the Theatre Workshop company, famously associated with Joan Littlewood.
The theatre was designed by architect James George Buckle, who was commissioned by the actor-manager Charles Dillon in 1884. It is the architect's only surviving work, built on the site of a wheelwright's shop on Salway Road, close to the junction with Angel Lane. It opened on 17 December 1884 with a revival of Richelieu by Edward Bulwer-Lytton. Two years later, Dillon sold it to Albert O'Leary Fredericks, his sister's brother-in-law and one of the original backers of the scheme.
In 1887 the theatre was renamed Theatre Royal and Palace of Varieties and side extensions were added in 1887. The stage was enlarged in 1891, by the original architect. In 1902, Frank Matcham undertook minor improvements to the entrance and foyer. The Theatre reverted to its Theatre Royal Stratford East ('TRSE') name in 1914. A fire on the stage on August Bank Holiday Monday of 1921 did considerable damage to the rear of the theatre. Thankfully the fire happened at midnight, with the safety curtain lowered, saving the auditorium which retains many of its original features to this day. The theatre was closed until January 1922
The theatre came under threat with the construction of the Stratford shopping centre in the 1970s, but was saved by a public campaign and protected in June 1972 by English Heritage with a Grade II* listing. Money remained short, and the manager, Gerry Raffles, only managed redecoration and replacements as cash became available. In 2001, following a successful Heritage Lottery Fund bid, all of the theatre's front of house and backstage areas were refurbished as part of the Olympiad's Stratford Cultural Quarter project
Gerry Raffles Square, Stratford East, London, England, UK, E15 1BN
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MCGB6R - Philip Parris Lynott (20 August 1949 “ 4 January 1986) was an Irish singer, bassist, and songwriter. His most commercially successful group was Thin Lizzy, of which he was a founding member, the principal songwriter, lead vocalist and bassist. He was known for his distinctive plectrum-based style on the bass, and for his imaginative lyrical contributions including working class tales and numerous characters drawn from personal influences and Celtic culture.
Lynott was born in the West Midlands of England, but grew up in Dublin with his grandparents. He remained close to his mother, Philomena, throughout his life. He fronted several bands as a lead vocalist, including Skid Row alongside Gary Moore, before learning the bass guitar and forming Thin Lizzy in 1969. After initial success with Whiskey in the Jar, the band had several hits in the mid-1970s such as The Boys Are Back in Town, Jailbreak and Waiting for an Alibi, and became a popular live attraction combining Lynott's vocal and songwriting skills with dual lead guitars. Towards the end of the 1970s, Lynott embarked upon a solo career, published two books of poetry, and after Thin Lizzy disbanded, he assembled and fronted the band Grand Slam.
In 2005, a life-size bronze statue of Lynott by Dublin sculptor Paul Daly was unveiled on Harry Street, off Grafton Street in Dublin. The ceremony was attended by Lynott's mother Philomena, and former band members Moore, Bell, Robertson, Downey, Gorham and Darren Wharton, who performed live
In the 1980s, Lynott increasingly suffered drug-related problems, particularly an addiction to heroin. In 1985, he had a final chart success with Moore, Out in the Fields, followed by the minor hit Nineteen, before his death in 1986. He remains a popular figure in the rock world
Harry Street, (off Grafton Street), Dublin 2, Eire, Ireland
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MCGB9X - Philip Parris Lynott (20 August 1949 “ 4 January 1986) was an Irish singer, bassist, and songwriter. His most commercially successful group was Thin Lizzy, of which he was a founding member, the principal songwriter, lead vocalist and bassist. He was known for his distinctive plectrum-based style on the bass, and for his imaginative lyrical contributions including working class tales and numerous characters drawn from personal influences and Celtic culture.
Lynott was born in the West Midlands of England, but grew up in Dublin with his grandparents. He remained close to his mother, Philomena, throughout his life. He fronted several bands as a lead vocalist, including Skid Row alongside Gary Moore, before learning the bass guitar and forming Thin Lizzy in 1969. After initial success with Whiskey in the Jar, the band had several hits in the mid-1970s such as The Boys Are Back in Town, Jailbreak and Waiting for an Alibi, and became a popular live attraction combining Lynott's vocal and songwriting skills with dual lead guitars. Towards the end of the 1970s, Lynott embarked upon a solo career, published two books of poetry, and after Thin Lizzy disbanded, he assembled and fronted the band Grand Slam.
In 2005, a life-size bronze statue of Lynott by Dublin sculptor Paul Daly was unveiled on Harry Street, off Grafton Street in Dublin. The ceremony was attended by Lynott's mother Philomena, and former band members Moore, Bell, Robertson, Downey, Gorham and Darren Wharton, who performed live
In the 1980s, Lynott increasingly suffered drug-related problems, particularly an addiction to heroin. In 1985, he had a final chart success with Moore, Out in the Fields, followed by the minor hit Nineteen, before his death in 1986. He remains a popular figure in the rock world
Harry Street, (off Grafton Street), Dublin 2, Eire, Ireland
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2DFF0CH - The Blake Statue in Bridgwater, Somerset, England was unveiled in 1900 to commemorate naval commander Robert Blake. The hollow bronze life size sculpture was crafted by F. W. Pomeroy. It is a Grade II* listed building.
The hollow Bronze, statue was made by F. W. Pomeroy at a cost of £1,200. It was unveiled in 1900 by Lord Brassey. Pomeroy was a prolific British sculptor of architectural and monumental works. He was one of the so-called New Sculptors identified by Edmund Gosse in 1894 “ a group distinguished by a stylistic turn towards naturalism and their work in architectural sculpture.
It was erected to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the birth of Robert Blake. £1,200 had been raised from public donation to fund the statue. Blake was one of the most important military commanders of the Commonwealth of England and one of the most famous English admirals of the 17th century. He was elected as the Member of Parliament for Bridgwater in the Short Parliament. When the English Civil War broke out during the period of the Long Parliament, and having failed to be re-elected, Blake began his military career on the side of the parliamentarians despite having no substantial experience of military or naval matters. Blake was appointed general at sea in 1649, serving in the First Anglo-Dutch War and Anglo-Spanish War. Later he was made Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports.
Bridgwater Old Marketplace, ,Somerset,South West England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2DC9382 - Sir Kenneth Arthur Dodd OBE (8 November 1927 “ 11 March 2018) was an English comedian, singer and occasional actor. He was described as the last great music hall entertainer, and was primarily known for his live stand-up performances.
A lifelong resident of Knotty Ash in Liverpool, Dodd's career as an entertainer started in the mid-1950s. His performances included rapid and incessant delivery of often surreal jokes, and would run for several hours, frequently past midnight. His verbal and physical comedy was supplemented by his red, white and blue tickling stick prop, and often introduced by his characteristic upbeat greeting of How tickled I am! He interspersed the comedy with songs, both serious and humorous, and with his original speciality, ventriloquism. He also had several hit singles primarily as a ballad singer in the 1960s, and occasionally appeared in dramatic roles. He performed on radio and television, and popularised the characters of the Diddy Men.
Dodd was described as the last great music hall entertainer.[14] His stand-up comedy style was fast and relied on the rapid delivery of one-liner jokes. He said that his comic influences included other Liverpool comedians like Arthur Askey, Robb Wilton, Tommy Handley and the cheeky chappy from Brighton, Max Miller
Dodd had many hit records, charting on 18 occasions in the UK Top 40, including his first single Love Is Like a Violin (1960), produced on Decca Records by Alex Wharton, which charted at number 8 (UK). His version of Bill Anderson's song Happiness charted in 1964 and became Dodd's signature song
Lime Street, Liverpool, England, UK, L1 1JD
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFMJTA - . This period scene at Bridgwater Somerset, South West England, UK, TA6 3BU in 2019 provides a visual reference to the named subject and the wider commercial, social, cultural or physical environment around it. The principal point of reference is Dusk in Bridgwater,Somerset, town centre, old market hall,Cornhill,South West England, UK,TA6 3BU. The locality and subject together evoke regional food culture, place identity, national food identity, culinary tradition, food-and-drink tradition, ceremonial meal, contemporary social history, documentary photography, archival record, everyday life, cultural gastronomy, seasonal celebration, period detail, and visual archive. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject sits within continuing debate about adaptive reuse, historic townscape and reusing existing buildings rather than demolishing them. The present-day relevance extends to traditional celebrations and food prices, while a wider concern is the tourism and cultural value of distinctive local cuisine. As the area changes, the view documents the way the place functioned before later physical or commercial change within Bridgwater Somerset, South West England, UK, TA6 3BU. The wider local story also touches on public realm, local history, conservation interest, historical comparison, food heritage, regional identity, period streetscape, and historic context. Elements such as Cornhill, market, centre, Somerset, and Bridgwater add documentary specificity and may become more useful when compared with later records. For Bridgwater Somerset, South West England, UK, TA6 3BU, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The location additionally provides evidence of adaptive reuse and the contrast between preservation and redevelopment as part of the longer story of Bridgwater Somerset, South West England, UK, TA6 3BU.
Bridgwater Somerset, South West England, UK, TA6 3BU
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFMKCP - . Made at Bridgwater Somerset, South West England, UK, TA6 3BU in 2019, this photograph records a real place and subject in context, allowing later viewers to compare what has survived, changed, closed, moved or been replaced. At the centre of the frame is Dusk in Bridgwater,Somerset, town centre, old market hall,Cornhill,South West England, UK,TA6 3BU. The frame also contains themes of traditional masonry, historic townscape, historic frontage, architectural detailing, national food identity, cultural gastronomy, culinary tradition, heritage landmark, seasonal celebration, heritage asset, everyday life, adaptive reuse, regional food culture, and public realm. Current discussion around this subject increasingly includes redevelopment pressure alongside embodied carbon, with particular attention to the contrast between preservation and redevelopment. From a 2025-onward perspective, the scene also connects with consumer spending, regional tourism and how food traditions survive alongside changing diets and lifestyles. Looking back from the mid-2020s, the frame records signage, materials, design and everyday use at the recorded site in Bridgwater Somerset, South West England, UK, TA6 3BU. The photograph additionally reflects conservation interest, comfort food, regional speciality, regional identity, historic context, food-and-drink tradition, visual archive, and historical comparison. Elements such as Bridgwater, Somerset, centre, market, and Cornhill add documentary specificity and may become more useful when compared with later records. The surrounding context at Bridgwater Somerset, South West England, UK, TA6 3BU matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The scene further reflects redevelopment pressure and the role of distinctive architecture in local identity in a form that can be compared with future views of Bridgwater Somerset, South West England, UK, TA6 3BU.
Bridgwater Somerset, South West England, UK, TA6 3BU
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy T3RF2R - . This location-led image depicts the everyday reality of Broad Lane, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, UK, in documentary coverage dating from 2019. Within that setting the photograph concentrates on Carved wooden figure, at Grappenhall Wood, off Broad Lane, Grappenhall, South Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK. The wider setting includes ecological value, nature recovery, ecosystem protection, environmental change, biodiversity, nature conservation, environmental conservation, climate impacts, climate adaptation, green infrastructure, species protection, and wildlife habitat. The wider contemporary story of green and blue spaces now includes extreme weather alongside land-use pressure, while policy and investment increasingly consider more resilient ecosystems. The photograph fixes Broad Lane, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, UK at one identifiable stage in its history, providing a reference against which later refurbishment, closure, demolition, conversion, new ownership or altered public use can be assessed. The surrounding context also touches on habitat management, environmental stewardship, natural habitat, ecosystem resilience, landscape ecology, conservation management. Further recorded details include community wood, Grappenhall Village, community forest, Carved wooden figure at Grappenhall Wood, Woodland Trust, tree blossom. Other relevant facets include climate resilience, and natural environment. Seen from a 2025-onward perspective, wildlife protection also connects with habitat loss, pollution and efforts aimed at nature recovery. In historical comparison, the image can help trace period design, the appearance of the built environment, changes of use, public activity, and local character in a form that can be compared with later photographs. This period image preserves the area's visual identity at Broad Lane, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, UK for future editorial context.
Broad Lane, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K41KRG - Mad Hatter tea party, Warrington 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.
27 Old Market Place, Warrington WA1 1QB
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4541763104 - 'A statue I pass at least twice a month, as I do work at the offices adjacent.
Bridgwater War Memorial is a Grade II* listed war memorial located on King Square in Bridgwater, Somerset, England, on the site previously occupied by Bridgwater Castle. It was designed by John Angel in the mid-1920s. The green figure of the memorial is allegorical, representing 'Civilization as a seated female, holding a globe in one hand and with the book of knowledge on her lap.
John Angel sculpted the Angel of Bridgwater. Mounted on a plinth, a female figure of 'Civilisation' lofts the world, which is encircled by emblems of commerce and peace. Under her foot are the 'demons of war.' The throne and figure are backed by 'relief depictions of Labour, Home, Life and Education.' On her lap is a book of laws, and she is surrounded by children. Indeed, given its monumental breadth, the many details in the design, and its metaphorical and iconic form, the sculpture is subject to colorful and variant interpretations and description. The bronze was cast by W Morris Art Bronze Foundry.
At the time, Angel was working four years as assistant to Sir George Frampton, and Frampton's influence is apparent. Figures from the roughly contemporaneous Exeter War Memorial, specifically 'Peace' (also known as Victory) were exhibited by Angel at The Royal Academy in 1922, being exhibited in the courtyard of Burlington House, as were other studies of the Bridgwater War Memorial on several occasions.
On the third step these words are inscribed: 'IN HONOUR OF THE MEN OF BRIDGWATER WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918'
The memorial was unveiled by General the Earl of Cavan then Chief of the Imperial General Staff on 25 September 1924, to commemorate the fallen of World War I. Further names have been added following World War II, the Korean War. Falklands Conflict and the Afghan conflict. It has been characterised as, 'An exceptionally fine and moving memorial, which forms an important focal point to this fine late Georgian square.'
In 2009 the memorial benefited from a small stipend from War Memorials Trust, which was used to replace bronze plaques and add a new one. The new plaques are said to be a precise match in form and typeface for those that were replaced.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy R9GRYH - Bridgwater War Memorial is a Grade II* listed war memorial located on King Square in Bridgwater, Somerset, England, on the site previously occupied by Bridgwater Castle. It was designed by John Angel in the mid-1920s. The green figure of the memorial is allegorical, representing Civilization as a seated female, holding a globe in one hand and with the book of knowledge on her lap.
John Angel sculpted the Angel of Bridgwater. Mounted on a plinth, a female figure of 'Civilisation' lofts the world, which is encircled by emblems of commerce and peace. Under her foot are the demons of war. The throne and figure are backed by relief depictions of Labour, Home, Life and Education. On her lap is a book of laws, and she is surrounded by children. Indeed, given its monumental breadth, the many details in the design, and its metaphorical and iconic form, the sculpture is subject to colorful and variant interpretations and description. The bronze was cast by W Morris Art Bronze Foundry.
At the time, Angel was working four years as assistant to Sir George Frampton, and Frampton's influence is apparent. Figures from the roughly contemporaneous Exeter War Memorial, specifically Peace (also known as Victory) were exhibited by Angel at The Royal Academy in 1922, being exhibited in the courtyard of Burlington House,[8] as were other studies of the Bridgwater War Memorial on several occasions.
On the third step these words are inscribed: IN HONOUR OF THE MEN OF BRIDGWATER WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918
The memorial was unveiled by General the Earl of Cavan then Chief of the Imperial General Staff on 25 September 1924, to commemorate the fallen of World War I. Further names have been added following World War II, the Korean War. Falklands Conflict and the Afghan conflict. It has been characterised as, An exceptionally fine and moving memorial, which forms an important focal point to this fine late Georgian square.
King Square, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 3AR
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P72ED6 - The Lady Lever Art Gallery is a museum founded and built by the industrialist and philanthropist William Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme and opened in 1922. The Lady Lever Art Gallery is set in the garden village of Port Sunlight, on the Wirral and one of the National Museums Liverpool.
The museum is a significant surviving example of late Victorian and Edwardian taste. It houses major collections of fine and decorative art that are an expression of Lord Leverhulme's personal taste and collecting interests. The collection is strong in British 19th-century painting and sculpture, spilling over to include late 18th-century and early 20th works. There are important collections of English furniture, Wedgwood, especially jasperware, and Chinese ceramics, and smaller groups of other types of objects, such as Ancient Greek vases and Roman sculpture. The majority of objects were part of the original donation, but the collection has continued to expand at a modest rate. The museum displays mostly mixed paintings, sculpture and furniture together, and there are five Period Rooms recreating typical period interiors from large houses.
The Building was commissioned in 1913 from architects William and Segar Owen, the Lady Lever Art Gallery was built in the Beaux-Arts style. The building was opened in 1922 by Princess Beatrice, the youngest daughter of Queen Victoria.
In 2015 part of the museum was closed for building works, with little of the ceramics collections on display, but most of the other collections. A touring exhibition visited museums in Japan and elsewhere. The redeveloped South End galleries were restored to their original architecture style as part of a £2.8 million restoration project in 2016. The work included opening up original doorways to increase the circulation of visitors, improving the lighting and restoring some of the original vaulted ceilings
Port Sunlight Village, Lower Rd, Bebington, Wirral CH62 5EQ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PM643B - Bronze statues of Mr and Mrs Beaver stand together in the landscaped grounds of C S Lewis Square beside the EastSide Visitor Centre on Newtownards Road in east Belfast. The two upright animal figures are shown holding hands, with Mrs Beaver wearing a long dress and Mr Beaver extending his free paw. Their expressive faces, textured fur and playful poses bring characters from The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe into a real urban setting.
The sculptures form part of seven bronze artworks inspired by characters and scenes from C S Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia. Other figures within the square include Aslan, the White Witch, Mr Tumnus, Maugrim, the Robin and the Stone Table. Created by Irish sculptor Maurice Harron, the installation celebrates the Belfast-born author and provides a permanent literary attraction within the part of the city where he spent his early life.
Pine trees and landscaped planting surround the beavers, reinforcing the woodland atmosphere associated with Narnia. The bronze surfaces show detailed modelling around the faces, paws, clothing and fur, while the natural setting contrasts with nearby brick buildings and colourful public artwork. The square combines sculpture, interpretation and public space, allowing families, readers and visitors to encounter Lewis's fictional world outside a conventional museum.
C S Lewis Square opened in 2016 as part of the wider Connswater Community Greenway regeneration programme. It stands beside the EastSide Visitor Centre, which provides information about east Belfast, local culture, famous residents and visitor trails. The site has become a distinctive destination for literary tourism, public art and family visits.
The photograph is suitable for editorial coverage of C S Lewis, The Chronicles of Narnia, Mr and Mrs Beaver, Belfast tourism, bronze sculpture, children's literature, public realm regeneration, cultural heritage, family attractions and literary landmarks in Northern Ireland.
402 Newtownards Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK, BT4 1HH
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H4HNG0 - . An on-location photograph from Mathew St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK in 2016, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. The principal subject is Mathew Street,Beatles Cavern walks,Liverpool,Merseyside,England. The subject also carries associations with everyday life, regional identity, before-and-after reference, specialist retailer, customer footfall, street-level business, bricks-and-mortar retail, public realm, documentary photography, place identity, visual archive, local history, historical comparison, and commercial streetscape. From a 2025-onward perspective, commercial rents and footfall are closely linked to this subject, alongside how consumer spending and property costs shape local commercial streets. Future viewers can use this scene from Mathew St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK to compare equipment and working practice with whatever follows after closure or conversion. The surrounding story also includes local trading, community identity, local character, contemporary social history, changing streetscape, period detail, local enterprise, and archival record. Elements such as Cavern, Mathew, Liverpool, Beatles, and walks add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. For Mathew St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The scene further reflects commercial rents and how consumer spending and property costs shape local commercial streets when considered against later change at Mathew St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK. Its period value extends to store closures and how shopfronts become short-lived records of changing businesses and branding without losing the local specificity of Mathew St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK.
Mathew St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HGC7X3 - . This dated editorial view of Glasgow, United Kingdom in 2016 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The image documents Equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington, Glasgow, with traffic cone. Another layer of the photograph includes public transport information, street-side transport, period detail, everyday life, documentary photography, community identity, visual archive, bus route infrastructure, changing land use, roadside stop, roadside transit, archival record, local history, and regional identity. The wider contemporary story combines accessibility, rural transport and the challenge of maintaining reliable services outside dense city centres. Future viewers can use this scene from Glasgow, United Kingdom to compare commercial use and occupation with whatever follows after different community use. The subject also sits alongside passenger transport, social history, historical comparison, transport accessibility, contemporary social history, bus infrastructure, local character, and changing streetscape. Elements such as Wellington, Glasgow, Equestrian, traffic, and statue add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The period setting at Glasgow, United Kingdom helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. Another strand within the photograph is accessibility and the challenge of maintaining reliable services outside dense city centres when considered against later change at Glasgow, United Kingdom. The setting also helps illustrate reliability and how local bus services affect access to work, education and healthcare without losing the local specificity of Glasgow, United Kingdom. The image fixes a trace of local identity as a date-specific reference. It also preserves a local visual benchmark for later comparison.
Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY5KD9 - James Harold Wilson, Baron Wilson of Rievaulx KG OBE PC FRS (11 March 1916 “ 24 May 1995) was a British Labour Party politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1964 to 1970 and 1974 to 1976. He won four general elections.
First entering Parliament in 1945, Wilson was immediately appointed the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Works and rose quickly through the ministerial ranks, becoming the Secretary for Overseas Trade in 1947 and being appointed to the Cabinet just months later as the President of the Board of Trade. Later, in the Labour Shadow Cabinet, he served first as Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1955 to 1961 and then as the Shadow Foreign Secretary from 1961 to 1963, when he was elected Leader of the Labour Party after the sudden death of Hugh Gaitskell. Wilson narrowly won the 1964 election, going on to win a much increased majority in a snap 1966 election.
Wilson's first period as Prime Minister coincided with a period of low unemployment and relative economic prosperity, though also of significant problems with Britain's external balance of payments. In 1969 Wilson sent British troops to Northern Ireland. After losing the 1970 general election to Edward Heath, he spent four years as Leader of the Opposition before the February 1974 general election resulted in a hung parliament. After Heath's talks with the Liberals broke down, Wilson returned to power as leader of a minority government until there was a second general election in the autumn, which resulted in a narrow Labour victory. A period of economic crisis was now beginning to hit most Western countries, and in 1976 Wilson suddenly announced his resignation as Prime Minister.
Wilson was born at 4 Warneford Road, Huddersfield, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England, on 11 March 1916. He came from a political family: his father James Herbert Wilson (December 1882 “ 1971) was a works chemist who had been active in the Liberal Party.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY3KP7 - . 1860, Sir James Graham, by John Tweed, at Carlisle Cathedral, Castle street, Cumbria, England, UK, CA3 8TZ. Photographed on 6 July 2015. The recorded location is 7 Abbey St, Carlisle, Cumbria, England, UK - CA3 8TZ. 1860 Sir James Graham by John Tweed, He was an MP, First Lord of the Admiralty, Home Secretayr. Freemason and Provincial Grandmaster a faithful servant of the state- Carlisle Cathedral. As background, ecclesiastical buildings are both active places of worship and repositories of local history
Architectural details, memorials and churchyard monuments provide evidence for religious practice, craftsmanship, community identity, genealogy and the changing use of sacred space. As background, urban street scenes capture the cumulative effect of planning, architecture, transport, retail and public space
Shopfronts, signs, street furniture and pedestrians can date an image precisely and show how a district changes between periods of investment, decline and regeneration. Against the 2026 backdrop, many historic churches face the practical challenge of maintaining listed fabric while remaining active community buildings, visitor attractions and venues for worship, music and local events
Images of their interiors and memorials therefore serve architectural, heritage and social-history uses. Against the 2026 backdrop, current regeneration programmes make older urban photographs particularly useful
They allow comparison of high streets, underpasses, shopping areas and public spaces before redevelopment, while also documenting local identity that may not survive physical change. From a heritage perspective, churches combine worship with architecture, local memory and centuries of community history
Their stonework, stained glass, memorials, furnishings and churchyards often record successive periods of rebuilding, changing liturgy, local benefactors, war remembrance and family history.
7 Abbey St, Carlisle, Cumbria, England, UK - CA3 8TZ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY3KP8 - . 1860, Sir James Graham, by John Tweed, at Carlisle Cathedral, Castle street, Cumbria, England, UK, CA3 8TZ. Photographed on 6 July 2015. The recorded location is 7 Abbey St, Carlisle, Cumbria, England, UK - CA3 8TZ. 1860 Sir James Graham by John Tweed, He was an MP, First Lord of the Admiralty, Home Secretayr. Freemason and Provincial Grandmaster a faithful servant of the state- Carlisle Cathedral. The wider historical story is that churches combine worship with architecture, community memory and centuries of community history
Their stonework, stained glass, memorials, furnishings and churchyards often record successive periods of rebuilding, changing liturgy, community benefactors, war remembrance and family history. The wider historical story is that town and city centres are continually rewritten by new buildings, transport schemes and changing commercial uses
Photographs preserve the everyday fabric between major landmarks, including underpasses, arcades, back streets and small businesses that may disappear during redevelopment. In the present 2026 context, historic places of worship remain important not only for faith but also for conservation, tourism, music, community use and community identity
Their maintenance illustrates the continuing challenge of caring for ageing heritage structures while keeping them accessible and relevant. In the present 2026 context, urban regeneration in England continues to focus on town-centre renewal, housing, public realm and reuse of vacant commercial property
Earlier street scenes provide valuable before-and-after evidence of these changes and of the businesses or structures lost along the way. For the 2026 context, many historic churches face the practical challenge of maintaining listed fabric while remaining active community buildings, visitor attractions and venues for worship, music and local events
Images of their interiors and memorials therefore serve architectural, heritage and social-history uses.
7 Abbey St, Carlisle, Cumbria, England, UK - CA3 8TZ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AGMNYK - The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom and the largest library in the world by number of items catalogued. It is estimated to contain 170“200 million+ items from many countries. As a legal deposit library, the British Library receives copies of all books produced in the United Kingdom and Ireland, including a significant proportion of overseas titles distributed in the UK. The Library is a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
The British Library is a major research library, with items in many languages and in many formats, both print and digital: books, manuscripts, journals, newspapers, magazines, sound and music recordings, videos, play-scripts, patents, databases, maps, stamps, prints, drawings. The Library's collections include around 14 million books,[10] along with substantial holdings of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 2000 BC. In addition to receiving a copy of every publication produced in the UK and Ireland (approximately 8,000 per day), the Library has a programme for content acquisitions. The Library adds some three million items every year occupying 9.6 kilometres (6.0 mi) of new shelf space. There is space in the library for over 1,200 readers.
Prior to 1973, the Library was part of the British Museum. The British Library Act 1972 detached the library department from the museum, but it continued to host the now separated British Library in the same Reading Room and building as the museum until 1997. The Library is now located in a purpose-built building on the north side of Euston Road in St Pancras, London (between Euston railway station and St Pancras railway station), and has a document storage centre and reading room near Boston Spa, near Wetherby in West Yorkshire. The St Pancras building was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 25 June 1998, and is classified as a Grade I listed building of exceptional interest for its architecture.
96 Euston Rd, London, Camden, England,UK, NW1 2DB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXHTC - . George Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK,. Photographed at George St, Edinburgh EH2 2HN, Scotland, UK. The photograph was taken on 31 August 2013. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with tower, spire, Church, Saint Andrews and Saint Georges West Church, George Street, Edinburgh, George St, shops, George IV and Tony, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph is relevant to religious heritage, places of worship, ecclesiastical architecture, local history, faith communities and the conservation of historic buildings. It can illustrate editorial features about churches and cathedrals, worship, monuments, memorials, stained glass, church interiors, architectural detail, tourism, listed buildings and the role of historic religious sites within towns and cities. Stonework, inscriptions, furnishings, windows, towers, memorials and other surviving details can provide useful evidence for architectural and heritage-focused picture research. As a documentary location image it also records the condition, presentation and setting of the site at a particular point in time. Search themes include religious heritage, churches, cathedrals, worship, monuments, memorials, ecclesiastical architecture, conservation, tourism and local history. Architectural and decorative details can also be useful to researchers studying the fabric, furnishings and changing presentation of historic places of worship. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph. The view is firmly rooted in a real location rather than a constructed studio setting.
George St, Edinburgh EH2 2HN, Scotland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXJ0P - . George Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK,. Photographed at George St, Edinburgh EH2 2HN, Scotland, UK. The photograph was taken on 31 August 2013. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with tower, spire, Church, Saint Andrews and Saint Georges West Church, George Street, Edinburgh, George St, shops, George IV and Tony, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph is relevant to religious heritage, places of worship, ecclesiastical architecture, local history, faith communities and the conservation of historic buildings. It can illustrate editorial features about churches and cathedrals, worship, monuments, memorials, stained glass, church interiors, architectural detail, tourism, listed buildings and the role of historic religious sites within towns and cities. Stonework, inscriptions, furnishings, windows, towers, memorials and other surviving details can provide useful evidence for architectural and heritage-focused picture research. As a documentary location image it also records the condition, presentation and setting of the site at a particular point in time. Search themes include religious heritage, churches, cathedrals, worship, monuments, memorials, ecclesiastical architecture, conservation, tourism and local history. Architectural and decorative details can also be useful to researchers studying the fabric, furnishings and changing presentation of historic places of worship. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph. The view is firmly rooted in a real location rather than a constructed studio setting.
George St, Edinburgh EH2 2HN, Scotland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DCYNG5 - . Stone carving, statues,Lacock Abbey, Lacock village ,Wiltshire, England, UK, SN15 2LG. Photographed at Lacock, Chippenham, England, UK, SN15 2LG. The photograph was taken on 07 August 2013. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with Lacock Abbey, Lacock, Lacock Village, religious art, Stone carving, carving, statues, art, coat of arms and crest, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph is relevant to religious heritage, places of worship, ecclesiastical architecture, local history, faith communities and the conservation of historic buildings. It can illustrate editorial features about churches and cathedrals, worship, monuments, memorials, stained glass, church interiors, architectural detail, tourism, listed buildings and the role of historic religious sites within towns and cities. Stonework, inscriptions, furnishings, windows, towers, memorials and other surviving details can provide useful evidence for architectural and heritage-focused picture research. As a documentary location image it also records the condition, presentation and setting of the site at a particular point in time. Search themes include religious heritage, churches, cathedrals, worship, monuments, memorials, ecclesiastical architecture, conservation, tourism and local history. Architectural and decorative details can also be useful to researchers studying the fabric, furnishings and changing presentation of historic places of worship. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph. The view is firmly rooted in a real location rather than a constructed studio setting.
Lacock, Chippenham, England, UK, SN15 2LG
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F0G6YN - . Three girls and a boy by Wilfried Fitzenreiter - Statue by the Spree River, Moabit, Berlin, Germany. Photographed on 8 August 2012. 1988: Three girls and one boy, DomAquarée, Berlin (originally created between 1977 and 1979 as a group back to back in the midst of a bubbling fountain between Karl-Liebknecht-Straße and Palace Hotel on the sidewalk freely accessible). The wider historical story is that images of parents, children and couples combine personal emotion with wider social context
They can illustrate care, intergenerational relationships, childhood and companionship while also documenting the environment in which those interactions take place. In the longer view, public art can become part of the identity of a street or neighbourhood, recording political ideas, local history, humour, memory and changing cultural tastes
Murals, sculpture and decorative art are especially valuable as documentary subjects because they may be altered, moved, weathered or removed. In the present 2026 context, contemporary editorial use often places ordinary family interaction within broader discussions of public space, services, wellbeing and community life. Current 2026 relevance comes from the fact that public art and murals remain important to place-making, tourism and regeneration, particularly in city districts where street art has become part of the visitor economy
They also raise questions about conservation, ownership, temporary work and the rapid redevelopment of urban neighbourhoods. Looking at the subject's development, human-interest photographs record gestures and relationships that sit outside formal institutions: family care, childhood, friendship and affection
Small interactions such as holding hands can communicate age, dependence and connection without requiring a staged portrait. Useful subject and context terms include parent and child, human interest, parenthood, everyday life, family bond, social history, artwork, and visual culture.
Spree River, Moabit, Berlin, Germany
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F0G6YW - . Three girls and a boy by Wilfried Fitzenreiter - Statue by the Spree River, Moabit, Berlin, Germany,side view sitting. Photographed on 8 August 2012. 1988: Three girls and one boy, DomAquarée, Berlin (originally created between 1977 and 1979 as a group back to back in the midst of a bubbling fountain between Karl-Liebknecht-Straße and Palace Hotel on the sidewalk freely accessible). As background, everyday family scenes provide a social-history record of relationships, clothing and public behaviour
They can be especially useful when the setting or activity changes over time, such as libraries, playgrounds, streets or travel. The historical context is that art in public and historic settings adds another layer to the built environment
Sculpture, mosaic, painting and street art can interpret heritage, provoke debate, memorialise communities or create landmarks, and images preserve works that may later change or disappear. Against the 2026 backdrop, family and community imagery remains widely used for coverage of childcare, public services, wellbeing, intergenerational relationships and everyday life, particularly when the scene includes identifiable civic or leisure settings. The subject remains topical in 2026 because contemporary interest in public art is closely linked to regeneration and cultural tourism. murals and sculpture continue to be used to express identity and animate public space, while redevelopment can make photographic records of earlier works increasingly valuable. From a heritage perspective, images of parents, children and couples combine personal emotion with wider social context
They can illustrate care, intergenerational relationships, childhood and companionship while also documenting the environment in which those interactions take place. Useful related concepts include parent and child, human interest, parenthood, community life, affection, family bond, social history, artwork, visual culture, and cultural identity.
Spree River, Moabit, Berlin, Germany
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F0G700 - . Three girls and a boy by Wilfried Fitzenreiter - Statue by the Spree River, Moabit, Berlin, Germany, frontal view. Photographed on 8 August 2012. 1988: Three girls and one boy, DomAquarée, Berlin (originally created between 1977 and 1979 as a group back to back in the midst of a bubbling fountain between Karl-Liebknecht-Straße and Palace Hotel on the sidewalk freely accessible). In the longer view, human-interest photographs record gestures and relationships that sit outside formal institutions: family care, childhood, friendship and affection
Small interactions such as holding hands can communicate age, dependence and connection without requiring a staged portrait. Looking at the subject's development, murals, sculptures and civic artworks turn public space into a record of local culture
They can commemorate people and events, respond to politics, celebrate industry or simply enliven streets, while the artists' materials and styles place the work within a particular period. Current 2026 relevance comes from the fact that contemporary editorial use often places ordinary family interaction within broader discussions of public space, services, wellbeing and community life. For the 2026 context, public art and murals remain important to place-making, tourism and regeneration, particularly in city districts where street art has become part of the visitor economy
They also raise questions about conservation, ownership, temporary work and the rapid redevelopment of urban neighbourhoods. In historical terms, everyday family scenes provide a social-history record of relationships, clothing and public behaviour
They can be especially valuable when the setting or activity changes over time, such as libraries, playgrounds, streets or travel. As of 2026, contemporary editorial use often places ordinary family interaction within broader discussions of public space, services, wellbeing and community life.
Spree River, Moabit, Berlin, Germany
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BG7KGC - The Nelson Monument is a monument to Admiral Horatio Nelson, in Exchange Flags, Liverpool, England. It was designed by Matthew Cotes Wyatt and sculpted by Richard Westmacott. It stands to the north of the Town Hall and was unveiled in 1813.
In 1805, Liverpool City Council resolved to commemorate Nelson's victory at the Battle of Trafalgar by erecting a monument and voted to pay £1,000 towards its design and construction. A public subscription fund was launched and within two months a total of £8,930 (equivalent to £730,000 in 2019)
Exchange Flags is a Grade II listed building in Liverpool, England. It is laid out in a 'U' shape, with Walker House situated on the west side and Horton House on the east side. Walker House (formerly known as Derby House) was adapted during its construction to include a reinforced bunker that housed the Western Approaches Command Headquarters, the command centre for the campaign waged against the German submarine fleet during WW2. The courtyard faces Liverpool Town Hall and contains the Nelson Monument.
The monument consists of a bronze statue on a stone base. Its overall height is 29 feet (8.8 m), and the circumference of the base is 95 feet 4 inches (29.1 m). The base consists of a drum-shaped pedestal in Westmorland marble 8 feet 10 inches (2.7 m) high, standing on a granite basement 6 feet (1.8 m) high.[b] Seated around the pedestal are four statues depicting manacled prisoners sitting in poses of sadness
they represent Nelson's major victories, the battles of Cape St Vincent, the Nile, Copenhagen, and Trafalgar. Set into the drum between the statues are four bronze bas-reliefs depicting other naval actions in which Nelson was involved. Encircling the pedestal above the statues are swags of laurel hanging from behind lions' heads. Attached to rings in the lions' mouths are chains that descend to manacle the prisoners. At the top of the pedestal is a cornice with an inscription in metal letters reading ENGLAND EXPECTS EVERY MAN
1 Exchange Flags, LIVERPOOL, Merseyside, England,UK, L2 3XN
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HD4R - The John Rylands Library is a late-Victorian neo-Gothic building on Deansgate in Manchester, England. The library, which opened to the public in 1900, was founded by Enriqueta Augustina Rylands in memory of her husband, John Rylands. The John Rylands Library and the library of the University of Manchester merged in July 1972 into the John Rylands University Library of Manchester
today it is part of The University of Manchester Library.
Special collections built up by both libraries were progressively concentrated in the Deansgate building. The special collections, believed to be among the largest in the United Kingdom, include medieval illuminated manuscripts and examples of early European printing, including a Gutenberg Bible, the second largest collection of printing by William Caxton, and the most extensive collection of the editions of the Aldine Press of Venice. The Rylands Library Papyrus P52 has a claim to be the earliest extant New Testament text. The library holds personal papers and letters of notable figures, among them Elizabeth Gaskell and John Dalton.
The architectural style is primarily neo-Gothic with elements of Arts and Crafts Movement in the ornate and imposing gatehouse facing Deansgate which dominates the surrounding streetscape. The library, granted Grade I listed status in 1994, is maintained by the University of Manchester and open for library readers and visitors.
150 Deansgate, Manchester, England, UK, M3 3EH
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2A9GHTX - The Billy Fury sculpture can be seen overlooking the River Mersey, outside the Piermaster's House in the Albert Dock. This is an appropriate location as Billy worked as a deck hand on the Mersey tug boat The Formby, owned by the Alexandra Towing Company, for approximately two years from 1956, before he became famous.
Billy Fury
Billy Fury was born Ronald Wycherley in Haliburton Street in The Dingle, Liverpool on 17 April 1940. He first found fame in the early 1960s and is remembered as one of the most famous stars in the history of British rock and roll.
Music was always his life. He taught himself to play the guitar and write songs from an early age. Whilst on the tugs Ronnie Wycherley, as he was known then, formed a skiffle group with workmates just for fun, with the tongue in cheek name, 'The Formby Sniffle Groop'.
Albert Dock, Liverpool, England, UK, L3 4BB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2A9GHTY - The Billy Fury sculpture can be seen overlooking the River Mersey, outside the Piermaster's House in the Albert Dock. This is an appropriate location as Billy worked as a deck hand on the Mersey tug boat The Formby, owned by the Alexandra Towing Company, for approximately two years from 1956, before he became famous.
Billy Fury
Billy Fury was born Ronald Wycherley in Haliburton Street in The Dingle, Liverpool on 17 April 1940. He first found fame in the early 1960s and is remembered as one of the most famous stars in the history of British rock and roll.
Music was always his life. He taught himself to play the guitar and write songs from an early age. Whilst on the tugs Ronnie Wycherley, as he was known then, formed a skiffle group with workmates just for fun, with the tongue in cheek name, 'The Formby Sniffle Groop'.
Albert Dock, Liverpool, England, UK, L3 4BB
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 6133790374 - 'Suzanne Vega - Anniversary - Play this track here.
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This image is taken from a large joiner I took on May 10th 1994 from Liberty Island in New York harbour. An hour before I had witnessed a solar eclipse. To one side was the statue of liberty and the other, the New York Manhatten Skyline, crowned by the Twin Towers of The World Trade Centre and the wall Street financial district. The day before I had visited the observation deck of the south tower.
A bombing had been attempted the previous year on the 26th February
The joiner has been on my wall, appropriately mounted on black card for many years.
Too many innocents died that day, a result of a twisted idealogy that resulted in 767 aircraft being used as weapons and decades of failure of the west in bringing peace and lasting compromise to many poorer nations or ones where there is a financial interest.
The framing of the response as a 'war on terror' or a 'crusade' has been less than helpful from Mr Bush and Blair. Both of which have moved on to profit from their memoirs and speaking tours. Blair in his 'Envoy of the Quartet on the Middle East' role in the first nine days of the 2008\u20132009 Israel-Gaza conflict, was allegedly spotted at the opening of the Armani store at Knightsbridge, London. Aides said he had been in phone contact with other world leaders since the fighting began. Yeah right.
A decade on, have we done everything to make this a safer, fairer world?
It's my hunch the faster we do, the easier it will be to tackle some of the roots what causes radicalism across the world, whatever your religious beliefs may be or whoever you believed your prophet to be (or maybe he/she has not arrived yet).
\u00bfWhats this iPod Shuffle set all about? Read about it here
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K0WRK9 - Frederick Travis Dibnah, MBE (29 April 1938 “ 6 November 2004) was an English steeplejack and television personality, with a keen interest in mechanical engineering, who described himself as a backstreet mechanic
After his National Service, once demobilised, he returned to steeplejacking but met with limited success until he was asked to repair Bolton's parish church. The resulting publicity provided a boost to his business, ensuring he was almost never out of work
In 1978, while making repairs to Bolton Town Hall, Dibnah was filmed by a regional BBC news crew. The BBC then commissioned a documentary, which followed the rough-hewn steeplejack as he worked on chimneys, interacted with his family and talked about his favourite hobby - steam
The massive statue of steeplejack Fred Dibnah has been crafted by a Shropshire, Shrewsbury artist to stand in the centre of the star's home town of Bolton.Jane Robbins won the 2008 commission for the statue. Its set in bronze and shows Fred holding a lightning conductor on one of his trademark chimneys
Jane, who lives in Church Stretton and works out of a studio in Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, has finished crafting an 8ft tall clay statue of Fred.
It will be taken from her studio in pieces on Monday, before a lighter wax replica is created and cast in bronze at Castle Fine Art Gallery, near Oswestry
Bolton, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK, BL1
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JREBRF - James Christopher Armfield, CBE, DL (21 September 1935 “ 22 January 2018) was an English professional football player and manager who latterly worked as a football pundit for BBC Radio Five Live. He played the whole of his Football League career at Blackpool, usually at right back. Between 1954 and 1971 he played 627 games in all competitions, scored six goals, and spent a decade as the club's captain. He also represented the England national team 43 times between 1959 and 1966, and captained them in 15 games. He was a member of England's 1966 World Cup-winning squad. After retiring from playing, Armfield managed Bolton Wanderers and Leeds United
Armfield won 43 caps for England between 1959 and 1966, and captained his country on fifteen occasions. He made his international debut on 13 May 1959, against Brazil in front of over 120,000 fans at the Maracanã Stadium. He played in the 1962 World Cup in Chile, where he was acclaimed as the best right-back in the world. He was also voted best right-back in Europe between 1962 and 1964
In the 1966 World Cup final only the 11 players on the pitch at the end of the 4“2 win over West Germany received medals. Following a Football Association-led campaign to persuade FIFA to award medals to all the winners' squad members, Armfield was presented with his medal by Gordon Brown at a ceremony at 10 Downing Street on 10 June 2009
Bloomfield Road, Blackpool, Lancs, England, UK, FY1 6JJ
