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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,IMG,Betfred,betting,shop,Northwich,gambling,bookmaker,slots,fixed,odds,retail,high,street,harms,statutory,levy,taxation,regulation,Cheshire,editorial,documentary,2026,British,Britain,Europe,travel,local,community,signage,architecture,streetscape,economy,compliance,betting shops on street,betting shop on street,UK betting shop high street,UK betting shop,high street,Fred Done,shutting,branches,shops,duty,machine games,gambling industry
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FCG44Y - . A Betfred shopfront in Northwich represents the continuing presence of land-based bookmakers on British high streets alongside the much larger online gambling market. Betting shops combine over-the-counter sports and racing bets with self-service terminals and gaming machines, and they remain central to arguments about gambling harm, taxation, advertising and the social mix of struggling town centres. A statutory gambling levy began in April 2025 to fund research, prevention and treatment, replacing the previous voluntary system. Fiscal policy has also shifted: from April 2026 Remote Gaming Duty rose sharply to 40 per cent, although taxes on bets placed in licensed premises are treated differently from remote betting. Those changes matter when comparing the economics of physical shops with smartphone gambling. The image should not imply harm by any particular customer
instead it provides a neutral editorial illustration of a regulated gambling business, with relevance to bookmaker chains, sports betting, slot machines, high-street planning, public health, consumer protection and government revenue. The photograph also demonstrates how seemingly ordinary streetscape details can embody larger questions about policy and community life. Relevant search and editorial concepts include Northwich, Mid Cheshire, Cheshire West and Chester, town centre, Witton Street, River Weaver, salt town, regeneration, local history, public realm, high street, community, Cheshire. Useful descriptive vocabulary for archive discovery includes Betfred, betting, shop, Northwich, gambling, bookmaker, slots, fixed, odds, retail, high, street, harms, statutory, levy, taxation, regulation, Cheshire. Its value is strongest when used with precise place and date information, making it relevant to archives, newspapers, magazines, books, planning material and online features about contemporary Britain. The photograph is suitable for editorial, documentary, social-history, planning,
Northwich town centre, Cheshire, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,council,municipal,civic,government,local authority,architecture,clock tower,public building,council offices,democracy,administration,town centre,heritage,street,England,Italianate architecture,Victorian architecture,public administration,council chamber,decarbonisation,heritage investment,town,centre,regeneration,public safety,local events,environmental,projects,housing,business,restoration,clock,FM,square,British
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FHEA2M - Chorley Town Hall on Market Street, Chorley, Lancashire, photographed with its prominent clock tower and civic frontage during a period of major council-led investment in the town centre. The historic municipal building is itself undergoing restoration work announced by Chorley Council in 2026, including repairs to the clock, replacement windows, stonework repairs, repointing, external cleaning and measures intended to improve energy efficiency. The work forms part of a wider effort to protect important civic and heritage buildings while adapting them for continued public use. The Town Hall also sits at the centre of Chorley's broader regeneration plans. Council proposals include a new civic square in front of the building, intended to create a focal point for community events, residential and commercial activity and improved public space. The wider town-centre transformation programme is expected to cost around £40 million, with £20 million from government funding and the remainder from Chorley Council. The photograph therefore records more than a familiar local landmark: it represents changing ideas around local government, civic identity, heritage conservation and town-centre renewal. Recent council priorities also include improving public safety, tackling anti-social behaviour through a new Public Spaces Protection Order, supporting the visitor economy, encouraging business growth and making public buildings more sustainable. The clock tower remains one of Chorley's most recognisable architectural features, while the stone civic façade reflects the town's historic municipal character. This image is suitable for editorial themes around local government, regeneration, public investment, civic architecture, heritage restoration, public realm improvement and the changing role of British town centres in the 2020s. In July 2026 a new town-centre PSPO also came into force, linking regeneration with efforts to keep Chorley safe, welcoming and accessible.
Chorley Town Hall, Market Street, Chorley, Lancashire PR7 1DP
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,IMG_5542,Déviation,deviation,diversion,France,French road sign,road sign,traffic,roadworks,detour,temporary sign,yellow sign,transport,driving,motorists,closure,street,traffic management,infrastructure,journey,route,maintenance,construction,highway,direction,arrow,French,travel,disruption,delays,road closure,public works,pavement,traffic control
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FH2RRE - . Yellow 'Déviation' temporary diversion road sign in France, used to direct traffic around a closure or roadworks. The sign appears detached from a permanent post and photographed close up on a wet or dark pavement surface, highlighting the portable nature of temporary traffic-control equipment. A yellow French road sign marked 'Déviation' lies or leans at street level, its black lettering and directional arrow identifying a temporary diversion route. In France, déviation signs are used to redirect traffic around roadworks, closures, events or incidents, making them a familiar part of temporary traffic management in towns and cities. The worn metal sign, kerb and pavement setting emphasise the physical equipment behind road closures rather than showing only a distant route change. Temporary diversions can affect motorists, buses, deliveries, cyclists and pedestrians, especially where urban works alter normal access or send traffic through unfamiliar streets. The strong yellow-and-black design is intended for rapid recognition by drivers and contrasts with permanent directional signage, helping road users distinguish a short-term route from the normal network. The close view shows the practical street equipment used to reroute drivers temporarily, with repeated handling and roadside use visible in the worn metal surface and frame. Diversion routes have to remain legible at speed and are normally repeated at junctions so drivers can follow a temporary path until they rejoin the normal route. Poorly placed or missing temporary signs can create unnecessary mileage and local congestion, which is why roadwork signing is a practical part of highway safety. Portable signs are designed to be deployed quickly and removed when works finish, so scuffs and wear are common on equipment used repeatedly. Repeated handling explains the scuffs and wear visible on portable signs that are moved from one temporary traffic scheme to another.
France
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,vape,e-cigarettes,high,street,nicotine,smoking accessories,public,health,trading,standards,disposable,vapes,shopfront,2026,Mini,Market,frontage,advertising,sweets,smoking,accessories,shops,selling,underage,over 18,popup,criminality,paying,rates,taxes,HMRC,debate,poor,poorest,areas,rundown,hollowing out,crackdown
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FC8ADE - Northwich Mini Market at 33 Witton Street, Northwich, Cheshire, photographed with a bright red and white plastic fascia and window advertising confectionery, drinks, vapes and smoking accessories. The shop represents a hybrid convenience-store format increasingly visible on British high streets, combining everyday snacks and drinks with nicotine and vaping products. Its bold low-cost frontage and densely merchandised window contrast with the older traditional fabric of Witton Street and make the image useful for editorial coverage of changing town-centre retail, independent shops, consumer habits and high-street appearance. The subject also has a significant 2026 enforcement context. Cheshire West and Chester Council reported that on 1 April 2026 Trading Standards and Cheshire Police inspected four Northwich premises and seized illegal cigarettes, tobacco and vapes with an estimated retail value of about £130,000. A premises trading as Northwich Mini Market at 96“98 Station Road was subsequently ordered to close for three months because of ongoing illegal tobacco activity. That enforcement action concerns the Station Road premises and should not be presented as proof of wrongdoing at the Witton Street shop pictured here. Nationally, single-use disposable vapes have been illegal to sell or supply since 1 June 2025, while reusable vaping products remain lawful. The shopfront therefore records a retail sector undergoing rapid regulatory change, with debates around youth access, illicit tobacco, vaping, public health, enforcement and the visual character of town centres. Business records associate Northwich Mini Market Limited with 33 Witton Street before its registered office moved in October 2025, making this photograph a useful dated record of the premises and branding before later changes in ownership, location or regulation.
Witton Street, Northwich, Cheshire, England, UK
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Keywords: Gotonysmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,255A8969,Salford,Anglesey,Chapel,Street,pub,beer,architecture,heritage,The Anglesey Chapel St Salford,Chapel Street,Greater Manchester,England,English,Chapel Street heritage,Chapel Street historic landmark,Chapel Street memorial,Chapel Street historic site,Chapel Street local history,historic monument,local history,memorial,historic architecture,cultural heritage,stonework,public monument,historic site,commemoration,architectural detail,historic landmark,British history,public sculpture,heritage conservation,inscription,historic place,civic heritage,local identity,built heritage,UK,urban streetscape,street scene,city life,built environment,urban Britain,public realm,street photography,social history
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E424C8 - . urban streetscape frames part of The Anglesey Chapel St Salford at Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK
street scene and architecture broaden the visible context. The Anglesey Chapel St Salford records a place of worship through its architecture and surviving decorative fabric, linking religious use with the wider architectural history of Salford, Greater Manchester. Visible signs around The Anglesey Chapel St Salford help date the scene without relying on later interpretation. At Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK, urban streetscape surrounds The Anglesey Chapel St Salford
street scene positions with city life, and built environment adds extra context. Around The Anglesey Chapel St Salford, public realm relates street photography
in Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK, social history sharpens closely setting through townscape. In Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK, The Anglesey Chapel St Salford carries documentary photography
North West England relates urban architecture, and local streetscape grounds firmly detail. Around The Anglesey Chapel St Salford, urban environment connects contemporary Britain
in Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK, editorial photography adds naturally context through place identity. Around The Anglesey Chapel St Salford, regional character sets everyday life
in Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK, community setting brings readily relevance through visual detail. Around The Anglesey Chapel St Salford, city life connects built environment
in Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK, urban Britain contributes closely background through local identity. At Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK, contemporary life also sits within the context of The Anglesey Chapel St Salford and public realm. city life and city centre keep The Anglesey Chapel St Salford rooted in Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK, while local streetscape completes the contemporary view.
Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,255A9184,Manchester,Northern,Quarter,Coca-Cola,Cherry,Coke,advertising,mural,branding,street,urban,Cherry Coke N4Q Manchester,Northern Quarter,Greater Manchester,England,English,Northern Quarter local history,Northern Quarter documentary photography,Northern Quarter public realm,Northern Quarter urban life,Northern Quarter place photography,documentary photography,local history,urban life,British culture,place photography,contemporary Britain,public realm,street scene,local identity,social history,everyday life,regional England,city life,town centre,community,built environment,public space,modern Britain,local landmark,urban detail,Cherry Coke Northern Quarter Manchester,UK,British pub culture,beer,drinks industry
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E54T89 - . Around Cherry Coke Northern Quarter Manchester in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK, independent business meets local pub
local identity supplies a further strand of context. The wider frame shows how Cherry Coke Northern Quarter Manchester contributes to the character of its immediate area. independent business appears with Cherry Coke Northern Quarter Manchester in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK
local pub sets contemporary Britain, while editorial photography grounds the wider context. Cherry Coke Northern Quarter Manchester and built environment share the Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK setting
street scene sets public realm, and British culture contributes extra texture. Cherry Coke Northern Quarter Manchester at Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK includes architecture
regional character associates with everyday life, and community setting brings a second layer of context. Within Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK, Cherry Coke Northern Quarter Manchester connects beer to drinks industry
hospitality sharpens identity, with licensed premises reinforcing the place. At Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK, traditional pub surrounds Cherry Coke Northern Quarter Manchester
consumer culture connects with branding, and retail hospitality grounds extra specificity. Around Cherry Coke Northern Quarter Manchester, North West England relates pub sign
in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK, beer culture offers closely texture through food retail. Around Cherry Coke Northern Quarter Manchester, contemporary Britain sets editorial photography
in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK, place identity supports naturally identity through local culture. Cherry Coke Northern Quarter Manchester closes with contemporary Britain beside local history in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK
community setting adds the final location-specific detail.
Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,255A9028,NCP Parking Manchester Store Street,NCP,Parking,Manchester,Store,Street,England,transport,travel,passengers,public,infrastructure,commuting,mobility,service,urban
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EDKYFA - NCP Parking Manchester Store Street, photographed in England, UK. The photograph is suitable for editorial coverage of public transport, rail and tram services, passenger journeys, commuting, transport investment, infrastructure, travel technology and everyday mobility. The image clearly records the visible subject, signage, branding, architecture, object or activity associated with NCP Parking Manchester Store Street. 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.
England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,255A9894,Scottish Water,top up terminal,Scottish,Water,terminal,kiosk,sign,utility,payment,public,services,Scotland,UK,infrastructure,branding,outdoor,street,customer,recharge,blue,company,information,device,civic,communications,utility company,bottled water,points,point
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3F3NDR2 - . Scottish Water top up terminal or payment kiosk sign, photographed in Scotland, UK. Photographed on 27 June 2026. The blue public utility sign stands beside a roadside location and is suitable for editorial use on Scottish Water, utilities, public services, customer payment systems, infrastructure branding and street-level service information. The background to wayfinding is that temporary and permanent notices are valuable social-past evidence because they capture the rules and assumptions of a particular moment, from parking and access to opening times, safety and public-service instructions. Within the history of street ironwork, utility infrastructure is the hidden framework of everyday life
Telegraph poles, power lines, gas covers and payment terminals show how communications, electricity, water and energy services reach homes and businesses. In relation to consumer culture, historical context shows that material culture includes the ordinary products people bought, used, collected or displayed
Small manufactured objects can reveal national identity, advertising, technology and popular taste in ways that formal records do not. Current 2026 context around wayfinding is that digital maps and smartphone navigation are ubiquitous, but physical signage remains essential for safety, accessibility, legal restrictions and visitors without reliable connectivity. Against the 2026 backdrop for street ironwork, resilience is an increasingly important issue for utilities as extreme weather, cyber risks and growing electricity demand place pressure on ageing networks. Alternative search wording includes public information, direction sign, street sign, lettering, typography, public realm, visitor guidance, information sign, bilingual signage, accessibility sign, graphic communication, street furniture, electricity distribution, telecommunications, and Openreach. Additional discoverability terms include gas network, water services, and utility cover.
Scotland, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Canal,street,Manchesters,LGBT,LGBTQ,tourism,destination,tip tow,tiptoe,The Church,Manchester Gay Village,Greater Manchester,LGBTQ+,LGBTQ culture,queer quarter,outdoor hospitality,bar terrace,Pride bunting,Manchester Pride,warm weather,city centre nightlife,inclusive city,Chorlton Street,Richmond Street,Canal Street bars,LGBTQ+ tourism,UK Pride,queer visibility,city break,Manchester nightlife,visitor economy,evening economy,outdoor drinking,pavement seating,filming,drag entertainment,karaoke bar
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EJ1210 - The Church on Canal Street in Manchester Gay Village during warm summer weather, with outdoor tables, customers, pedestrians and colourful Pride-style bunting creating a lively hospitality setting. The photograph captures one of the best-known nightlife and LGBTQ+ leisure areas in Manchester city centre, where bars, clubs, restaurants and cafés line the pedestrian-friendly canal-side streets around Canal Street, Chorlton Street and Richmond Street. The Church, formerly known as Churchills, is a long-established gay village venue at 37 Chorlton Street, close to Canal Street and Sackville Gardens, and is promoted as part of the area's drag, karaoke and community bar scene. The image is useful for editorial features about Manchester Pride, LGBTQ+ tourism, inclusive city breaks, outdoor drinking, the evening economy, hospitality, nightlife, public realm, urban leisure, visitor spending and the continuing cultural importance of queer spaces in UK cities. The visible rainbow bunting, pavement seating, groups of friends, warm-weather clothing and relaxed social atmosphere make the picture especially suitable for stories about summer leisure, Pride weekend, city-centre footfall, licensed premises, tourism recovery, safe social spaces, community visibility and the balance between residents, visitors and late-night venues in a fast-developing city centre. Canal Street has been central to Manchester's gay village identity for decades and remains strongly associated with LGBTQ+ rights, entertainment, nightlife, activism, music, drag performance and celebration. The scene appears to be photographed in bright daylight under leafy trees, with people enjoying drinks, conversation and passing footfall along the street. No single person dominates the frame, so the emphasis remains on place, atmosphere, hospitality culture and the everyday visibility of Manchester's LGBTQ+ quarter.
The Church, 37 Chorlton Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M1 3HN
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Labour campaign,northern terrace,Labour,PM,black and white,selective colour,red poster,2026,King Of The Noth,northern,Burnham,campaign,Vote Andy,residential,street,politics,ordinary,voters,branding,democracy,post-industrial,working-class,neighbourhood,community,electoral,ReformUK,prime minister,Westminster,number ten,cabinet,Labour Party leader,Manchester mayor,number 10,social care,socialcare,ghost of Starmer,conference
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EMY4DP - Selective colour documentary photograph shows a large red Vote Andy For Us Andy Burnham campaign poster fixed to the gable end of a traditional northern terrace house in the Makerfield constituency, Wigan, Greater Manchester, during the June 2026 by-election campaign. Most of the street scene is rendered in black and white, while the red Labour-style campaign banner remains highlighted, making the political message stand out against the grey wall, cloudy sky, rough ground and parked white van in the foreground. The image captures a striking example of doorstep and neighbourhood election publicity, where national political questions are played out on ordinary residential streets. The bold block lettering, cartoon portrait and oversized gable-end placement give the scene a strong visual identity, useful for editorial coverage of Labour campaigning, Andy Burnham's return-to-Westminster bid, northern England politics, by-election messaging, voter mood, political branding, working-class communities, and the changing political landscape in former Labour heartlands. Makerfield became a nationally watched contest because Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham was selected as Labour's candidate, with the by-election expected to test Labour support and Reform UK pressure in the North West. The House of Commons Library also set out the unusual constitutional angle: Burnham could stand for Parliament while serving as mayor, but would lose the mayoralty if elected as an MP. The photograph's monochrome treatment gives the scene a moody, unsettled atmosphere, while the isolated red poster suggests campaign urgency, party identity and a contested electoral moment. It could illustrate stories about Labour's future direction, Greater Manchester devolution, local political loyalties, leadership speculation, campaign communications, political street art, democratic participation, by-election battlegrounds and the visual language of UK elections in 2026.
Hindley Green, Wigan WN2 4TA
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,red,blue,Labour Party,Vote Andy For Us,Reform,UK,UKIP,candidate,placard,residential,street,garden,front garden,brick wall,residential road,campaign board,red poster,blue sign,election literature,suburban garden,public opinion,by-election publicity,sign,signs,political branding,suburban politics,local democracy,party,support,populism,prime minister,PM,No10,No !0,Labour Party leader,Ashton-in-Makerfield,conference
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EKDACP - A red Labour campaign poster reading Vote Andy For Us displayed on a wooden stake in a front garden in Ashton-in-Makerfield, Greater Manchester, with a circular Reform UK arrow sign visible behind the hedge. The design promotes Andy Burnham's Labour campaign in the Makerfield parliamentary by-election, while the background sign records the competing Reform UK presence in the same residential street scene. The image is useful for editorial coverage of Labour supporters, Reform UK publicity, local election campaigning, doorstep politics, garden placards, party branding and the battle for working-class votes in a former Labour stronghold. Makerfield includes Ashton-in-Makerfield and other communities in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, and has long been associated with Labour representation, but recent reporting has described voter frustration over cost of living pressures, high streets, public services and immigration. The visual clash between Labour red and Reform blue makes the picture especially relevant for stories on political realignment, Red Wall politics, Andy Burnham, Keir Starmer, Labour's northern challenge, right-wing populism, protest voting and British electoral volatility. It could also support features on how national political arguments are displayed in ordinary gardens, terraces, semi-detached streets and local neighbourhoods far away from Westminster. The cartoon-style portrait, bold slogan and temporary campaign board give the photograph a strong graphic quality, while the hedge, brick wall, parked car and suburban road add plain documentary context. The image should be captioned carefully: the Labour poster indicates visible support at this property, but the Reform UK sign behind it may belong to another property or campaign route and does not prove the views of every nearby resident.
Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Bye-election,vote,poll,polling,18th June 2026,18/06/2026,voting,constituency,publicity,banner,British,politics,Kier Starmer,party,contest,town,kingmakers,local,election,MP,Josh Simons,seat,ward,campaign,campaigning,sign,signs,doorstep,slogan,street,Reform,UK,ReformUK,garden,Labour campaign centre,Everton FC,EFC
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EJYKGY - Two tribes editorial photograph shows two rival political signs in a front garden setting in Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, Greater Manchester, during the June 2026 Makerfield by-election campaign. In the foreground, a red Labour ˜VOTE ANDY FOR US' poster shows a cartoon likeness of Andy Burnham in his familiar black top and glasses, while a blue stock-photo/gotonysmith-Reform.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>Reform UK roundel sign is visible just behind the hedge. The two signs create a compact visual contest between Burnham, the high-profile Mayor of Greater Manchester, and Reform UK candidate Robert Kenyon, reported as a local plumber and army reservist. The image was taken in daylight under a cloudy North West England sky, with terraced and semi-detached houses, a brick wall, hedges and a quiet suburban road giving the scene a strongly local, doorstep politics feel. Burnham is often nicknamed the ˜King of the North' in political and media commentary, reflecting his regional profile since becoming Mayor of Greater Manchester in 2017 and winning further mayoral terms in 2021 and 2024. The Makerfield by-election was due on 18 June 2026 and drew national attention because Burnham's possible return to Westminster was linked with Labour's future direction and speculation about Sir Keir Starmer's leadership. Reform UK's challenge added another layer, with Kenyon's candidacy attracting scrutiny over past social media posts and debate about the party's appeal in Labour heartlands. This image is useful for stories about Labour campaigning, Reform UK pressure, red wall politics, northern identity, voter choice, by-elections, populism, political branding, tactical voting and the everyday visibility of party loyalty in residential streets. For stock buyers, its strength is the juxtaposition of two competing signs: one personalised around Burnham's recognisable cartoon image, the other using Reform UK's simple directional branding, both bidding for attention before a closely watched parliamentary contest in Makerfield.
88-100 Bolton Rd, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan WN4 8AD
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,Bye-election,vote,poll,polling,18th June 2026,18/06/2026,voting,constituency,publicity,banner,banners,British,politics,party,contest,town,kingmakers,local,election,MP,Josh Simons,leader,seat,ward,campaign,campaigning,sign,signs,street,Reform,UK,ReformUK,rightwing,candidates comments,undercover investigation,foreign donations,ITV,undercover
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EJYKGC - Documentary editorial photograph shows a blue stock-photo/gotonysmith-Reform.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>Reform UK roundel sign mounted on a wooden post in a large garden off Bolton Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, Greater Manchester, during the 2026 Makerfield by-election campaign. The sign uses Reform UK's simple white arrow logo and black lettering against a bright blue background, standing above a green hedge with trees, sky and a glimpse of suburban housing behind it. The image was taken in daylight under a bright, lightly clouded sky, giving the scene a calm residential feel while still carrying a sharp political message. Reform UK grew out of the Brexit Party associated with Nigel Farage, and the party's modern campaign themes have focused heavily on anti-establishment politics, immigration, borders, public services and voter anger with the main parties. In Makerfield, the by-election was due on 18 June 2026 after Labour MP Josh Simons stood down, opening the way for Andy Burnham, the Mayor of Greater Manchester, to contest the seat for Labour. Reform UK selected Robert Kenyon, reported as a local plumber and army reservist, creating a high-profile Labour versus Reform contest in a long-standing Labour heartland. This close-up image is useful for illustrating Reform UK campaigning, right-wing populism, red wall politics, northern voter disillusionment, Labour heartlands, by-elections, political realignment, tactical voting, doorstep politics and the visibility of party support in private gardens. For stock buyers, the value lies in the uncluttered Reform UK branding, the ordinary garden setting and the precise connection to a nationally watched parliamentary contest. It works as a simple but powerful visual shorthand for the attempt by Nigel Farage's party to turn local dissatisfaction in post-industrial Greater Manchester into votes, and for the pressure facing Labour in places where political loyalty can no longer be taken for granted.
88-100 Bolton Rd, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan WN4 8AD
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,dog fouling,dirt,urine,no pee,be respectful,responsible,ownership,owners,sign,warning,neighbour,lawn,wee,no,garden,gardens,path,pathway,canine,anti dog,fouling,neighbourhood,residential,grass,verge,suburban street,Grappenhall,Warrington,antisocial behaviour,environmental health,public health,cleanliness,street,enforcement,Public Space Protection Order,PSPO,dog control order
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EG4C1D - A low level green lawn sign in Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, asks dog owners to keep pets off private grass and to avoid dog fouling, with the words No poop and pee, be respectful around a red prohibition symbol. Photographed at ground level beside a neatly mown residential verge and kerb, the image captures a familiar everyday neighbourhood dispute over dog mess, pet urine damage, responsible ownership and respect for gardens, pavements and shared residential streets. The sign uses simple visual language, with a dog silhouette and crossed red circle, making the message clear for passers-by, dog walkers and residents without needing formal council wording. The scene has commercial and editorial relevance for stories about antisocial behaviour, environmental health, public realm maintenance, private lawns, estate management, tenancy conditions, neighbour tensions and the cost of keeping streets clean. Warrington Borough Council's dog control Public Space Protection Order gives the authority powers to act against irresponsible dog owners who fail to clean up after their dogs, and PSPO breaches can lead to a fixed penalty or court fine, making this small domestic sign part of a wider UK debate about local enforcement and civic responsibility. The cloudy sky and soft daylight suggest typical changeable North West England weather, while the suburban housing backdrop places the problem firmly in an ordinary residential setting rather than a park or tourist location. The photograph is useful for illustrating dog dirt complaints, pet etiquette, community standards, housing estate management, lawn care, urban cleanliness, local authority enforcement, street scene issues, public health risks, tenancy management, resident engagement, estate inspections, and tension between dog ownership and shared space in modern Britain. It can also support articles on how residents use signs to protect verges and communal green space when formal enforcement is difficult.
Dog fouling warning sign on a Cheshire housing estate lawn highlights antisocial pet mess and neighb
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,chewing,recycle,clean,town,centre,centres,menace,litter,prevention,anti litter,campaign,Warrington town centre,WBC,Warrington,Borough,Council,street,cleaning,public,realm,council,services,Whitespace,pavement,urban,cleanliness,environmental,love where you live,civic pride,public behaviour,behavioural change,waste prevention,recycling innovation,circular economy,closed loop recycling,anti-social littering,shopping street
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E8E1HD - A bright pink Gumdrop chewing gum recycling bin is fixed to a post in Warrington town centre as part of efforts to tackle discarded gum, pavement staining and street litter. The sign invites people to dispose of used chewing gum in a dedicated Gumdrop container rather than leaving it on paving, walls, benches or public spaces. Warrington Borough Council's street cleaning guidance tells residents and visitors to put litter and chewing gum in the bin and reminds people that littering is a criminal offence. Gumdrop says its distinctive pink bins are designed specifically for waste chewing gum and that full Gumdrop bins are recycled together with their contents to make new Gumdrop bins, creating a closed-loop approach to a sticky and costly litter problem. The image is commercially useful for stories about town centre cleanliness, local authority environmental campaigns, anti-litter measures, street cleaning costs, recycling innovation, behavioural change, public realm management and the everyday challenge of keeping shopping streets, pavements and pedestrian areas clean. The vivid pink colour, recycling symbol, QR code, Gumdrop web address and clear GUM HERE message make the photograph instantly readable as a public information and waste prevention image. It can also illustrate wider debate about chewing gum litter, council budgets, civic pride, urban maintenance, high street decline, public behaviour, environmental education and the use of small, targeted design interventions to reduce nuisance waste. The Warrington setting gives the scene local editorial value, while the generic street background makes it suitable for broader UK stories about gum removal, litter enforcement, plastic alternatives, circular economy ideas and the visible infrastructure used to encourage better habits in busy town centres.
Pink Gumdrop chewing gum recycling bin in Warrington town centre, part of efforts to tackle discarde
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Trans Pennine Trail,TransPennine Trail,cycle route sign,walking route sign,shared use path,Latchford,Warrington,wayfinding sign,pedestrian and cycle route,long distance trail,National Cycle Network,outdoor recreation,active travel,Cheshire,North West England,documentary photography,editorial image,West East sign,trail signage,cycling infrastructure,walking and cycling,public rights of way,leisure cycling,commuter cycling,regional trail,transport signage,urban green route,everyday Britain,local travel,outdoor lifestyle,fitness and leisure,street,west,riding,walk,walking
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3CPAX2W - Directional signage for the Trans Pennine Trail photographed in the Latchford area of south Warrington, Cheshire, England. The blue wayfinding signs indicate west and east routes along the long-distance trail and display symbols for both cyclists and pedestrians, highlighting the shared-use nature of the path. The Trans Pennine Trail is a major national route stretching coast to coast across northern England, designed to promote walking, cycling, and sustainable travel through a mix of urban, suburban, and rural landscapes.
In towns such as Warrington, the trail forms part of local active-travel infrastructure, connecting residential neighbourhoods with green corridors, waterways, employment areas, and nearby towns. The signage reflects consistent national trail branding and supports navigation for leisure users as well as commuters. The image illustrates broader themes of sustainable transport, public investment in cycling and walking infrastructure, and the integration of long-distance recreational routes into everyday urban environments across contemporary Britain.
Trans Pennine Trail, Latchford, Warrington, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom WA4
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,NI,Northern Ireland,UK,centre,69,mural,art,street,political,urban,mural art,legacy,historical,heritage,West Belfast,murals,residential,gable wall,children,kids,rubble,struggle,war,BT13 1DL,BT13,social history,story,children in conflict,imagery,housing estate,destruction scene,fight,fighting,protestant
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RFJ33E - This image shows the Summer of 69 mural located on a gable wall at Hopewell Crescent in West Belfast, Northern Ireland. The mural depicts two children standing amid rubble and damaged buildings, referencing the widespread civil unrest and destruction that occurred in Belfast during the summer of 1969, a period widely regarded as the beginning of the Troubles.
Rendered in a restrained, illustrative style, the artwork uses muted tones and detailed line work to evoke memory, loss, and the impact of conflict on civilian life, particularly on children and families living in affected neighbourhoods. The surrounding painted scene of demolished housing and debris reflects the disruption to residential communities during that period.
The photograph was taken on a grey, overcast day, with low, diffuse light and heavy cloud cover reinforcing the somber tone of the mural. The weather conditions flatten shadows and enhance the subdued atmosphere, aligning visually with the subject matter.
Political and historical murals such as this remain a prominent feature of Belfast's urban landscape. They function as acts of remembrance, community storytelling, and public history, while also reflecting the ongoing complexity of how the past is interpreted and represented in shared space. The image documents how murals continue to shape identity, memory, and place in post-conflict Northern Ireland.
Hopewell Crescent, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, BT13 1DL
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,London,England,UK,Hornsey Parish marker,London history,North London,civic heritage,street,history,heritage,1859,1791,PxP,P x P,white,black,wall,red brick,against,Hornsey Parish 1859,parish boundary stone,historic signage,municipal history,red brick wall,painted stone plaque,typography in stone,urban archaeology,Victorian era London,local identity,borough history,former parish boundary,streetscape detail,documentary photography,heritage marker,conservation area,N6 5JG,N6
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RA23AX - A historic parish boundary marker set into a red brick wall on Highgate High Street in Highgate, north London. The stone displays the inscription Hornsey Parish 1859 beneath an earlier plaque marked S P × P 1791 , reflecting successive phases of local administrative and parish history.
Such markers were used to denote historic parish boundaries and responsibilities, dating from a period when parishes played a central role in local governance, poor relief, and civic organisation before the development of modern London boroughs. Hornsey Parish once covered a wide area of what is now north London, including parts of Highgate.
Photographed in close-up, the image documents a surviving fragment of London's pre-modern administrative landscape. It highlights how traces of historic governance remain embedded within everyday streetscapes, offering insight into the layered history of local boundaries, identity, and urban development in the capital. Visible Text :-
S P × P 1791
Hornsey Parish 1859
Highgate High Street, Highgate, London, England, United Kingdom , N6 5JG
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK,WA4,WA4 1QJ,Take a Bao,Take a Bao Warrington,bao buns cafe,street food cafe,independent cafe,takeaway restaurant,south Warrington,street,Wilderspool Road,Warrington WA4,Cheshire England,bao bun shop,Asian fusion food,modern cafe branding,takeaway food outlet,independent food retailer,corner building,red brick building,neighbourhood food venue,local high street,documentary photography,editorial image,small,door,TakeaBao,cornershop,corner,shop,shops
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R5PNG0 - This image shows the exterior of Take a Bao, an independent street-food cafe located on Wilderspool Road in south Warrington, Cheshire (postcode WA4 1QJ). The premises occupies a corner position in a red-brick building and features modern grey-and-white fascia signage displaying the business name and bao bun logo.
Take a Bao specialises in Asian-inspired street food, particularly bao buns, reflecting the growth of small independent food businesses outside traditional city-centre locations. Cafes and takeaway outlets such as this contribute to the changing character of suburban high streets, offering contemporary food options alongside long-established local services.
The clean, modern branding contrasts with the older brick architecture of the building, illustrating the layering of new businesses within historic urban fabric. The large windows and corner entrance give the venue strong street presence, typical of small hospitality enterprises seeking visibility and footfall in neighbourhood settings.
Photographed in daylight, the image is well suited to editorial use covering independent food businesses, street food culture, suburban retail, local economies, and the evolution of high streets in towns such as Warrington.
Take a Bao, Wilderspool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 1QJ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2T35BXW - The Peabody Trust was founded in 1862 as the Peabody Donation Fund and now brands itself simply as Peabody. It is one of London's oldest and largest housing associations with over 100,000 homes across London and the home counties. It is also a community benefit society and urban regeneration agency, with a focus on placemaking, stewardship and a provider of an extensive range of community programmes.
The Trust was founded in 1862 by London-based American banker George Peabody, who in the 1850s had developed a great affection for London, and determined to make a charitable gift to benefit it. His initial ideas included a system of drinking fountains
The Peabody Trust was later constituted by Act of Parliament, stipulating its objectives to work solely within London for the relief of poverty. This was to be expressed through the provision of model dwellings for the capital's poor.
The first block of Peabody dwellings in Commercial Street, Spitalfields. A wood-engraving published in the Illustrated London News in 1863, shortly before the building opened.
The first block, designed by H. A. Darbishire in a red-brick Jacobethan style, opened in Commercial Street, Spitalfields, on 29 February 1864. It cost £22,000 to build, and contained 57 dwellings (i.e. flats) for the poor, nine shops with accommodation for the shopkeepers, and baths and laundry facilities on the upper floor. Water-closets were grouped in pairs by the staircases, with one shared between every two flats. This first block was followed by larger estates in Islington, Poplar, Shadwell, Chelsea, Westminster, Bermondsey, and elsewhere. By 1882 the Trust housed more than 14,600 people in 3,500 dwellings. By 1939 it owned more than 8,000 dwellings.
In its early days, the Trust imposed strict rules to ensure that its tenants were of good moral character. Rents were to be paid weekly and punctually
there was a night-time curfew and a set of moral standards to be adhered to
Horseferry Road, Westminster, London, England, UK, SW1P 2EH
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2X9BPBE - This documentary stock image shows Transport in Liverpool, Merseyside, public bus service 14A Kirby - United By Music, at Royal Court, Roe St, England, UK, L1 1EP - Stagecoach SM66 VBV. The row metadata places the subject at Roe Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1EP. The spreadsheet date indicates 14 May 2024, so the picture can also work as a time-specific archive record. Plainly, the image is useful because it shows travel, transport, bus, service, buses, United By Music, Liverpool, Kirby, with search-relevant terms including travel, transport, bus, service, buses, United By Music, Liverpool, Kirby, Stagecoach, Roe, public, services, travelling, street. Transport pictures are especially useful because they show the infrastructure and passenger experience behind policy debates about connectivity, reliability and regional investment. Liverpool carries a global identity built from port history, music heritage, football, tourism, nightlife and regeneration. Images from the city centre and Cavern Quarter speak to both Beatles pilgrimage and the everyday economy of bars, visitors, streets and signs. Transport images are useful because they show the lived reality behind policy debates about public transport, reliability, fares, regional connectivity, disabled access, climate goals, commuter patterns and the social value of buses and railways. It has strong value for publishers needing authentic documentary imagery for news pages, blog articles, council reports, social media graphics, presentations, magazine features and local-history explainers. Historically and socially, this kind of image can help connect past and present: older streets, civic institutions, transport systems, shops, signs, political messages or public services are not frozen museum pieces, but part of how people understand modern life, local identity and economic change.
Roe Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1EP
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,eating,eat,in,indoors,fries,survey,Unit 18-22,Shopping Centre,Liverpool,England,L1 1QR,L1,McDonalds,fastfood,burgers,French fries,large,restaurant,meal,street,window,seating,Merseyside,fatty,unhealthy,retail,junk,food,tax,globalisation,branch,chain,obesity,crisis,drink,soda,fizzy drink
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RJ3YJF - Taken on 19 Aug 2023, this photograph shows McDonalds fast food restaurant McCrispy chicken burger meal, Unit 18-22 Clayton Square Shopping Centre, Church St, Liverpool, England, L1 1QR. The location is Unit 18-22, Clayton Square, Shopping Centre, Church St, Liverpool, England, L1 1QR, L1. The picture is not just a record shot: it contains visible signage, colour, materials, location clues and everyday street detail that make the image more specific than a generic stock photograph. It would suit editorial use on shopping, retail change, independent traders, high-street survival, tourism, local economies, consumer habits and the visual identity of British town and city centres. For image buyers, the value is in the combination of recognisable subject, readable wording, location evidence and a plain documentary style that can be dropped into news, magazine, web, council, housing, transport, heritage or commercial commentary without looking over-produced. Searchable related phrases include Clayton Square, Church St, McCrispy, chicken, burger, fast food, receipt, self-service, tell us how we did, seated, eating, eat, plus wider ideas such as local identity, public realm, urban detail, social history, commercial change, everyday Britain, documentary photography and place-based storytelling. The composition gives designers scope for captions, page furniture, social media crops, report covers and article thumbnails, while the detailed captioning makes it more discoverable for searches using both specific place names and broader themes. The photograph should appeal to buyers looking for a grounded visual that says more than a studio icon, because it ties the subject to a real street, building, object or public setting. Further SEO-friendly usage could include local services, town-centre change, heritage branding, British social history, public infrastructure, consumer habits
Unit 18-22, Clayton Square, Shopping Centre, Church St, Liverpool, England, L1 1QR, L1
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,North Yorkshire,Yorkshire,England,UK,mooring,boats,centre,harbour,view,West Pier,pier,down,the,YO21 3PU,YO21,Pier Rd,Pier Road,sunny,houses,traditional,history,historic,street,streets,over,roofs,roof,wharf,moorings,Victorian,buildings,working,harbours
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RD24MW - Whitby is a seaside town, port and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. The town is on the Yorkshire Coast at the mouth of the River Esk. It has a maritime, mineral and tourist economy. The fishing port emerged during the Middle Ages, supporting important herring and whaling fleets, and was where Captain Cook learned seamanship and, coincidentally, where his first vessel to explore the southern ocean, HMS Endeavour was built. Jet and alum were mined locally, and Whitby jet, which was mined by the Romans and Victorians, became fashionable during the 19th century.
Its attraction as a tourist destination is enhanced by the proximity of the high ground of the North York Moors national park and the heritage coastline and by association with the horror novel Dracula. The abbey ruin at the top of the East Cliff is the town's oldest and most prominent landmark. Other significant features include the swing bridge, which crosses the River Esk and the harbour, which is sheltered by the grade II listed East and West piers. The town's maritime heritage is commemorated by statues of the explorer Captain Cook and the whaler and scientist William Scoresby, as well as the whalebone arch that sits at the top of the West Cliff. The town also has a strong literary tradition and has featured in literary works, television and cinema, most famously in Bram Stoker's novel Dracula.
While Whitby's cultural and historical heritage contribute to the local economy, the town does suffer from the economic constraints of its remote location, ongoing changes in the fishing industry, relatively underdeveloped transport infrastructure, and limitations on available land and property. As a result, tourism and some forms of fishing remain the mainstay of its economy. It is the closest port to a proposed wind farm development in the North Sea, 47 miles (76 km) from York and 22 miles (35 km) from Middlesbrough. There are transport links to the rest of North Yorkshire and North East England
West Cliffe, river Esk, Pier Rd, Whitby, North Yorkshire, England, UK, YO21 3PU
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,English,British,UK,city,centre,typewriter,shutter,shop,meme,street,artist,art,Street Art,Truth Told,I only put this here,because Im hoping you Instagram It,it,on,E1,E1 6QL,LA,based,WordSmith,stencil,word,words,work,works,Shoreditch,frame,colourful,courier,font
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R39XXX - . Street Art Instagram meme - Truth Told, I only put this here,because I'm hoping you Instagram It, Brick Lane, London, England, GB, E1 6QL. Photographed on 21 May 2023. WRDSMTH is an LA-based street artist who aspires to inspire others on a daily basis with colorful and well-chosen words crafted into indelible thoughts and phrases that he paints/pastes onto walls around the world. Read more at maybe buy some of his merch ! Brick Lane developed through successive migrant communities and industries in London's East End, becoming especially associated with Jewish tailoring and later the Bangladeshi community. The former Truman Brewery complex has been reused for markets, offices, exhibitions and creative businesses, helping turn the area into a major destination for street art, food, fashion and independent retail. Looking at public realm, the longer history is that monuments and civic artworks are part of the visual history of place
Their subjects reveal whom a community chose to celebrate, while later reinterpretation or controversy can change the meaning of an apparently permanent object. The background to industrial archaeology 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. Within the history of shopfront, local businesses provide unusually precise social-history evidence because names, branding and uses change more quickly than the buildings they occupy
A shop, café, pub or service company can disappear while the façade survives, leaving photographs as a record of the previous commercial life of the street. In 2026, public realm 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.
Brick Lane, London, England, GB, E1 6QL
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Keywords: GotonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,W1,Burger,burger,Berwick Street,37,Berwick St,London,W1F 8RS,heritage,attraction,attractions,travel,old,building,buildings,pub,eating,drinking,public house,public houses,British,English,city centre,enjoyment,enjoying,capital,Victorian,architecture,colourful,colour,sunny,bright,streets,street
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJPKND - . An identifiable period record of Darblay St, Soho, London, England, UK, W1F 8DZ in 2022, retaining the practical detail and local context that distinguish a documentary photograph from a generic illustration. The principal subject is Tommi's Burger Joint Soho - Darblay St / Berwick St, Soho, London, England, UK, W1F 8DZ. A broader reading of the photograph includes heritage landmark, changing land use, historic frontage, city-centre activity, architectural character, everyday street life, local character, townscape record, historic townscape, contemporary social history, period building, pedestrian environment, street-level documentary, and local identity. The wider contemporary story combines embodied carbon, local identity and the value of distinctive buildings and street furniture to local identity. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with regeneration, footfall and the documentary importance of recording everyday urban environments. As a dated visual record of Darblay St, Soho, London, England, UK, W1F 8DZ, the frame retains commercial use and occupation, making it especially useful if altered transport patterns subsequently changes the scene. Other useful contextual ideas include place identity, everyday life, traditional structure, contemporary city life, documentary photography, heritage asset, community identity, and conservation interest. Details involving Joint, Berwick, Darblay, Burger, and Tommi's make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. The period setting at Darblay St, Soho, London, England, UK, W1F 8DZ helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. Another useful connection is embodied carbon and the value of distinctive buildings and street furniture to local identity within the specific setting of Darblay St, Soho, London, England, UK, W1F 8DZ.
Darblay St, Soho, London, England, UK, W1F 8DZ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Mainz,Germany,city,centre,float,floats,Rhineland-Palatinate,Rhineland,Palatinate,Mainzer,Mainzers,at,the,band,Shrove monday,Rozenmontag,Guggamusic,music,musicians,musician,brass,street,player,players,fancy,dress,costume,costumes,Gugga,party,troupe,troupes,Robert-Bosch-Straße 42,55129 Mainz
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PPXYFG - . Gugga Meenzer Rhoigeister band - Fastnacht carnival 2023, Mainz city centre, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Photographed on 20 February 2023, this winter 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 Mainz city centre, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include Mainz, Germany, float, floats, Rhineland-Palatinate, Rhineland, Palatinate, Mainzer, Mainzers, band, Shrove monday, Rozenmontag, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. 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. 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 photograph can also support future before-and-after use if the building, business, service, streetscape, transport operation or public space is later altered, redeveloped, rebranded or closed.
Mainz city centre, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JN5MTY - Eastgate, Chester is a permanently open gate through the Chester city walls, on the site of the original entrance to the Roman fortress of Deva Victrix in Chester, Cheshire, England. It is a prominent landmark in the city of Chester and the Eastgate clock on top of it is said to be the most photographed clock in England after Big Ben.
The original gate was guarded by a timber tower which was replaced by a stone tower in the 2nd century, and this in turn was replaced probably in the 14th century. The present gateway dates from 1768 and is a three-arched sandstone structure which carries the walkway forming part of Chester city walls. In 1899 a clock was added to the top of the gateway to celebrate the diamond jubilee of Queen Victoria two years earlier. It is carried on openwork iron pylons, has a clock face on all four sides, and a copper ogee cupola. The clock was designed by the Chester architect John Douglas. The whole structure, gateway and clock, was designated as a Grade I listed building on 28 July 1955
Eastgate Street / city walls, Chester, Cheshire, England, UK, CH1 1LE
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PJ29F4 - Bacharach (pronunciation (help·info), also known as Bacharach am Rhein) is a town in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Rhein-Nahe, whose seat is in Bingen am Rhein, although that town is not within its bounds.
The original name Baccaracus suggests a Celtic origin. Above the town stands Stahleck Castle (Burg Stahleck), now a youth hostel.
Geography
Location
The town lies in the Rhine Gorge, 48 km south of Koblenz.
Constituent communities
Bacharach is divided into several Ortsteile. The outlying centre of Steeg lies in the Steeg Valley (Steeger Tal) off to the side, away from the Rhine. This glen lies between Medenscheid and Neurath to the south and Henschhausen to the north on the heights.
History
In the early 11th century, Bacharach had its first documentary mention. It may have been that as early as the 7th century, the kingly domain passed into Archbishop of Cologne Kunibert's ownership
pointing to this is a Kunibertskapelle (chapel) on the spot where now stands the Wernerkapelle. The Vögte of the Cologne estate were the Elector of the Palatinate, who over time pushed back Cologne's influence.
Caring for and maintaining Bacharach's building monuments, spurred on in the early 20th century by the Rhenish Association for Monument Care and Landscape Preservation (Rheinischer Verein für Denkmalpflege und Landschaftsschutz) which took on the then highly endangered town wall and Stahleck Castle ruin jobs, and the great dedication of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate to the Wernerkapelle have seen to it that Bacharach is still a jewel of the Rheinromantik and a multifaceted documentary site of mediaeval architecture on the Middle Rhine. The Wernerkapelle ruin is under monumental protection and before it a plaque has been placed recalling the inhuman crimes against Jewish residents and also containing a quotation from a prayer by Pope John XXIII for a change in Christians' thinking in their relationship
Bacharach, Bacharach am Rhein,, Mainz-Bingen district, Germany
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PG6110 - The present building, the oldest in the town, was built in the twelfth century, replacing an earlier Anglo-Saxon church. Two medieval chapels are integrated into the present building. Its core is made from the local sandstone, Bargate stone from the nearby Greensand Ridge, which is found close to the town. Also found around the church is the old Lammas, or 'common', land.
A church has stood on this site since at least the mid-ninth century. It features several carved stones, which are dated between 820 and 840. A few Anglo Saxon remnants survive in the present structure, which was largely rebuilt in the twelfth century. In 1086, the Domesday Book recorded that Ranulf Flambard, justiciar of William Rufus, held Godalming church.
The lammas, or common land, complemented a substantial glebe, the funds from which allowed for a grand and spacious structure to be built.
First built during the Anglo-Saxon and early Norman periods, the structure has been proven in ecclesiastical records to have been a redevelopment of an Anglo-Saxon church
The Church has a fine set of bells hung for the traditional English-style of bell-ringing. The tenor weighs just over a tonne and weighs in at 1221 kg.
In 2017, all of the bells were recast, with the tenor weighing two hundredweight more than previously (now weighing 24 hundredweight, 0 quarters and 4 pounds, or 1221 kg). The restoration and recasting were carried out by John Taylor & Co, now Britain's largest church-bell firm
Borough Rd, Godalming, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 2AG
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2P4JWNP - . Recorded at the recorded location in 2023, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. The image documents weAreFeelGoodClub Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK - I want you to know that you are one hundred thousand percent going to get through this. The wider scene also brings together historical comparison, regional identity, archival record, urban graphics, changing streetscape, contemporary social history, changing land use, community identity, public realm, place identity, period detail, mural culture, contemporary mural, and everyday life. The modern context includes continuing discussion of creative industries, local identity and how regeneration can support and displace informal culture at the same time. The archival value lies partly in recording landscape treatment and surrounding development around the recorded location before new ownership alters the character of the place. The subject also sits alongside local character, visual street culture, public-realm art, temporary artwork, public art, before-and-after reference, documentary photography, and urban artwork. References to Liverpool, Merseyside, through, percent, and thousand give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. A later view of the recorded location 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 creative industries and the blurred line between commissioned public art and unsanctioned graffiti in a form that can be compared with future views of the recorded location. Another useful connection is local identity and how regeneration can support and displace informal culture at the same time within the real-world context of the recorded location. The photograph keeps a local visual benchmark before later change alters the scene.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JKB6H1 - A gibbet is any instrument of public execution (including guillotine, executioner's block, impalement stake, hanging gallows, or related scaffold). Gibbeting is the use of a gallows-type structure from which the dead or dying bodies of criminals were hanged on public display to deter other existing or potential criminals. Occasionally, the gibbet was also used as a method of execution, with the criminal being left to die of exposure, thirst and/or starvation. The practice of placing a criminal on display within a gibbet is also called hanging in chains
Gibbeting was a common law punishment, which a judge could impose in addition to execution. This practice was regularized in England by the Murder Act 1751, which empowered judges to impose this for murder. It was most often used for traitors, murderers, highwaymen, pirates, and sheep stealers and was intended to discourage others from committing similar offenses.The structures were therefore often placed next to public highways (frequently at crossroads) and waterways.
1 Clink Street London, England, UK, SE1 9DG
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Derbys,HighPeak,SK13,High Peak,Derbyshire,England,UK,SK13 8AZ,street,congestion,delay,shops,retail,stores,Specsavers,Fieldings,Savers,Greggs,Jacksons,market,arcade,in,Glossop,town centre,leading,up,to,and,Town Hall,jam,sandstone,Victorian,mill,town,clocktower
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K1Y816 - . This location-specific image from High Street west, Glossop, High Peak, Derbyshire, England, UK, SK13 8AZ in 2022 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. The frame specifically shows High Street west traffic, in Glossop town centre, leading up to Market Hall and Town Hall clock, High Peak, Derbyshire, England, UK, SK13 8AZ. Another layer of the photograph includes retail property, local character, community identity, documentary photography, urban regeneration, changing streetscape, local history, architectural character, place identity, customer footfall, place-making, regional identity, town-centre economy, and changing land use. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with town-centre regeneration, business rates and how mixed retail, leisure and residential uses are reshaping high streets. The modern context includes continuing discussion of adaptive reuse, construction costs and how regeneration tries to create reasons to visit traditional town centres. For later comparison, the photograph preserves public access and movement at High Street west, Glossop, High Peak, Derbyshire, England, UK, SK13 8AZ, details that may look very different after refurbishment. Further associations within the scene are built heritage, shopfront economy, period architecture, independent trading, bricks-and-mortar retail, mixed-use town centre, street-level business, and civic architecture. The combination of Market, leading, clock, Glossop, and Derbyshire anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. The wider setting at High Street west, Glossop, High Peak, Derbyshire, England, UK, SK13 8AZ matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. Image 2K1Y816 also remains a dated record of High Street west, Glossop, High Peak, Derbyshire, England, UK, SK13 8AZ.
High Street west, Glossop, High Peak, Derbyshire, England, UK, SK13 8AZ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Greater Manchester,Lancashire,England,UK,WN1 1BH,WN1,11 the Wiend,WN1 1PF,dusk,pub,bar,cosy,street,history,Georgian,building,old,part,area,town houses,house,The Wiend Bar,historic,bars,pubs,town centre,the,Wiend,Weind,night,evening,front,outside,exterior
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MKF8FJ - Row of 3 town houses, altered as shops
all now derelict.
Probably mid C18
raised and altered in C19. Mostly brown
handmade brick in English garden wall bond (3+1), with ashlar
plinth and dressings, slate roof. Probably double-depth plan,
all single-fronted.
Now 3 storeys but probably formerly 2 storeys, a 5-window
range. Offset left of centre are 2 doorways, that on the left
square-headed, with C18 rusticated and keyed wedge lintel,
the other round-headed with set-in architrave including
consoles to moulded lintel and small keystone. Left of these
doorways is a simple shop front framed by fluted pilasters
right of it are 2 shop windows, the 1st with plain surround
and the 2nd (incorporating a door) with sunk panel pilasters
and prominent cornice. At 1st floor are 5 windows with raised
sills and rusticated and keyed lintels. 2nd floor, of later
C19 brick has segmental-headed sashes with gauged red brick
heads. Most openings boarded at time of survey.
INTERIOR not accessible.
HISTORY: interesting example of Georgian town houses built in
narrow wiend, probably in earliest phase of domestic building
on rear of ancient burgage plots. In poor condition at time of
survey (1992). Forms group with Nos 4-14 opposite (qv).
11 the Wiend, Wigan, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK, WN1 1PF
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Merseyside,city,centre,England,UK,L1,Asian-themed,themed,food,market,Renshaw,St,Dagu Rice Noodle,Nduo Sushi,Zhengxin Fried Chicken,sign,signs,bright,colourful,signage,Joe,street,85-97,Renshaw Street,Liverpool,L1 2SP,Blade runner,style,cuisine,wok,Kung Hei Fat Choy,Chinese,New Year,Year of the rabbit,romance,Master Wok
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MA7MRW - . Photographed at 85-97 Renshaw Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 2SP in 2023, this detailed documentary image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. The photograph centres on Kung Hei Fat Choy - Food Market neon, 85-97 Renshaw Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 2SP- Asian-themed food hall. The image also relates to period detail, commercial frontage, consumer retail, contemporary social history, customer footfall, brand display, historical comparison, morning meal, healthy eating, local history, small-business culture, bricks-and-mortar business, changing streetscape, and visual archive. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with consumer choice, healthy eating and the continuing debate over what constitutes a healthy everyday breakfast. The modern context includes continuing discussion of consumer spending, town-centre regeneration and the short lifespan of branding, displays and shopfront identities. The archival value lies partly in recording landscape treatment and surrounding development around 85-97 Renshaw Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 2SP before closure or conversion alters the character of the place. A second descriptive layer includes nutrient-rich breakfast, healthy breakfast, wholegrain cereal, shopfront economy, regional identity, archival record, fruit-topped cereal, and everyday nutrition. Details involving 85-97, Asian-themed, Renshaw, Market, and Merseyside make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. For 85-97 Renshaw Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 2SP, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. It also preserves details of everyday use for later comparison. That local specificity strengthens the long-term documentary value of image 2MA7MRW.
85-97 Renshaw Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 2SP
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Gloucestershire,England,UK,evening,at,in,the,night time,facade,façade,town,centre,GL50 1NW,GL50,street,light,streetlight,Regency,Spa,history,historic,heritage,regal,promenade,style,styled,design,Regency Architecture,flats,apartments,offices,office,rentals,Cheltenham council
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M6W9GP - Cheltenham owes much to its Regency roots, which were pivotal in assuring its growth from a Medieval Manor village, to the Town it is today. A visit by King George III secured Cheltenham's reputation as a fashionable place to be seen, and this popularity contributed to its rapid growth during the Regency Period. This short and extensive expansion period has given our Town an abundance of Regency buildings, and has earned us our place as Britain's most complete Regency Town.
As a style, Regency Architecture started popping up in the late 1700's, pioneered by Scottish Architect Robert Adam, and continued even after King George IV's untimely death, well into the 1840's. It is strictly attributed to late Georgian architecture and is typified by a renaissance of neoclassicism, which drew inspiration from the Ancient Greeks and Romans, featuring Ionic Porticos and fluted columns galore. Anyone taking a casual stroll around Cheltenham will easily spot these ancient influences, which adorn many buildings in the Town. Regency Style was also used to describe the decorative arts of the interior design including block printed, or striped wallpaper, as well as the fashion of the time including the famous Empire silhouette. Pop along to the Holst Birthplace Museum to see a perfectly preserved interior from the period.
Much of Cheltenham's iconic architecture was built during the Regency and subsequent Reign of King George IV between 1811 and 1830. Unlike many other periods of architecture, Regency was not about strict building rules, and was instead more a set of 'guidelines' for the design of the buildings.
For example, many modern Cheltenham homes reside in plain, elegant Regency buildings, particularly around Tivoli, The Suffolks and Bath Road. These Regency gems often appear flat roofed (but look closely they aren't) and have a flat vertical façade, string course (a horizontal line in relief between floors) and are finished in stucco with multi-paned sash windows.
Cheltenham town, Gloucestershire, England, UK, GL50 1NW
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,England,UK,at,Penny Lane Development Trust,70 Penny Ln,Liverpool,Merseyside,L18 1BW,musical,the,album,producer,George Martin,produced by,film,yellow submarine model,model,of a,charity,famous,street,in,lane,Penny Ln,lyrics,The Beatles,title,titles,history,historic,heritage,we all live,in a,yellow sub,yellow submarine
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K0KX6X - Penny Lane is a song by the English rock band the Beatles that was released in February 1967 as a double A-side single with Strawberry Fields Forever. It was written primarily by Paul McCartney and credited to the Lennon“McCartney songwriting partnership. The lyrics refer to Penny Lane, a street in Liverpool, and make mention of the sights and characters that McCartney recalled from his upbringing in the city.
The Beatles began recording Penny Lane in December 1966, intending it as a song for their album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Instead, after it was issued as a single to satisfy record company demand for a new release, the band adhered to their policy of omitting previously released singles from their albums. The song features numerous modulations that occur mid-verse and between its choruses. Session musician David Mason played a piccolo trumpet solo for its bridge section
Penny Lane is a road in the south Liverpool suburb of Mossley Hill. The name also applies to the area surrounding its junction with Smithdown Road and Allerton Road, and to the roundabout at Smithdown Place that was the location for a major bus terminus, originally an important tram junction of Liverpool Corporation Tramways. The roundabout was a frequent stopping place for John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison during their years as schoolchildren and students. Bus journeys via Penny Lane and the area itself subsequently became familiar elements in the early years of the Lennon“McCartney songwriting partnership. In 2009, McCartney reflected:
Penny Lane was kind of nostalgic, but it was really [about] a place that John and I knew ... I'd get a bus to his house and I'd have to change at Penny Lane, or the same with him to me, so we often hung out at that terminus, like a roundabout. It was a place that we both knew, and so we both knew the things that turned up in the story
Penny Lane Development Trust, 70 Penny Ln, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L18 1BW
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,Hotpixuk,@HotpixUK,England,UK,M4 3AB,Centre,with,at,line,route,tramway,markets,small,retailers,community,urban,welcoming,bargain,bargains,street,road,modern,architecture,block,blocks office,offices,construction,development,developments,one way,tram,tramlines,glass,fronted,outside
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JYYR7X - . This dated editorial view of High St, Manchester, England, UK, M4 3AB in 2022 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The principal subject is High Street & Manchester Arndale Centre / Market, Manchester, England, UK, M4 3AB, with construction crane at Shude Hill. Other connected aspects include public-realm investment, mixed-use town centre, period architecture, mixed-use redevelopment, place-making, historical comparison, high-street commerce, historic townscape, community identity, architectural character, bricks-and-mortar retail, commercial streetscape, civic architecture, and commercial redevelopment. The wider contemporary story combines adaptive reuse, public-realm investment and the value of reusing existing buildings rather than wholesale demolition. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with commercial rents, consumer spending and the role of markets and independent shops in keeping town centres active. The image fixes street furniture and boundaries within High St, Manchester, England, UK, M4 3AB at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against different community use. Other useful contextual ideas include changing streetscape, built heritage, customer footfall, street-level business, town-centre economy, changing land use, public realm, and contemporary social history. The recorded references to Arndale, Centre, Shude, Manchester, and construction preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The wider setting at High St, Manchester, England, UK, M4 3AB matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The scene further reflects adaptive reuse and the value of reusing existing buildings rather than wholesale demolition within the real-world context of High St, Manchester, England, UK, M4 3AB.
High St, Manchester, England, UK, M4 3AB
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,iron,cast,grid,manhole,council,Electric supply,electric,electricity,under,street,WA1,Manchester Road,Padgate,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK,WA1 4PY,maintenance,urban,man-hole,services,named,borough council,Warrington borough council,utilities,utility,Victorian,Electricity,supply,pavement,town,cast iron grid,cover,concrete
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JWB52H - . Made at Manchester Road, Padgate, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 4PY in 2022, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. At the centre of the view is Grid cover, covering Electric supply under street, Warrington Corporation, St Helens Cable. Another layer of the photograph includes archival record, local history, built heritage, bus infrastructure, architectural character, period detail, urban regeneration, everyday life, urban fabric, period architecture, visual archive, local mobility, roadside transit, and adaptive reuse. Current relevance extends to public-realm investment and commercial viability, particularly through the value of reusing existing buildings rather than wholesale demolition. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into passenger information and decarbonisation, not least because of how local bus services affect access to work, education and healthcare. The archival value lies partly in recording landscape treatment and surrounding development around Manchester Road, Padgate, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 4PY before conservation work alters the character of the place. The surrounding story also includes public-transport wayfinding, documentary photography, transport accessibility, social history, local character, historic townscape, town-centre renewal, and local bus network. The combination of under, supply, Helens, Corporation, and Electric anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. Around Manchester Road, Padgate, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 4PY, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The frame retains details of everyday use as part of Manchester Road, Padgate, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 4PY's history.
Manchester Road, Padgate, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 4PY
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,German market,sausages,wurst,Xmas,winter,dusk,night,evening,shoppers,stall,stalls,market,site,city,centre,festive,cheer,celebrate,celebration,Mancs,North West,lights,trail,Festive Sundays,squares,pavement,street,gifts,food,King St,M2,2022,trader,traders,Manchester at night
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2KG3YRB - With over 220 stalls across nine sites throughout the city centre, this year's Christmas Markets are set to bring some much-needed festive cheer to the city's streets and squares in the run-up to Christmas.
24 years on from the first ever Manchester Christmas Markets in 1998, the markets continue to attract Mancunians and visitors alike to the city in their thousands to fill up on the fantastic festive treats on offer.
This year will see the iconic ski chalet market stalls take over Piccadilly Gardens - once again set to be transformed into the Winter Gardens - Market Street, Cathedral Gardens, Exchange Street, New Cathedral Street, St Ann's Square, Exchange Square, The Corn Exchange, and King Street.
Making sure the city looks its sparkly best in the run-up to Christmas is of course just as important and this year sees the return of the magical Manchester Christmas lights trail, illuminating the city centre throughout the festive season with its walk-through giant baubles, a Manchester bee, and of course Santa Claus himself - who will be keeping an eye on all things Christmas in Manchester from his perch on high in front of Central Library on St Peter's Square.
For those who look forward to a seasonal skate, Skate Manchester's family-friendly covered ice rink will once again take up its usual spot in Cathedral Gardens where skaters can skate around a beautiful Christmas tree and enjoy twinkling lights, the smell of gingerbread, and Christmas songs on repeat.
New for 2022, Festive Sundays will see the city's streets and squares filled with some extra special not-to-be-missed Manchester Christmas magic as roaming puppets, supersized penguins and illuminated bands take to the city's main shopping streets, every Sunday from 13 November - 18 December.
13-15 King St, Manchester, England, UK, M2 6AW
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,hour,8,30am,-,6pm,sign,during,no,buskers,signage,bylaw,bylaws,not,allowed,English,England,peanlty,offence,warning,music,regulation,regulations,comedy,Great Britain,polite,street,entertainment,York,Minster,Yorkshire,YO1,Street,performance,performing,busker,public,places
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K7NBKB - Street performance or busking is the act of performing in public places for gratuities. In many countries, the rewards are generally in the form of money but other gratuities such as food, drink or gifts may be given. Street performance is practiced all over the world and dates back to antiquity. People engaging in this practice are called street performers or buskers in the United Kingdom. Outside of New York, buskers is not a term generally used in American English.
Performances are anything that people find entertaining, including acrobatics, animal tricks, balloon twisting, caricatures, clowning, comedy, contortions, escapology, dance, singing, fire skills, flea circus, fortune-telling, juggling, magic, mime, living statue, musical performance, puppeteering, snake charming, storytelling or reciting poetry or prose, street art such as sketching and painting, street theatre, sword swallowing, ventriloquism and washboarding.
The first recorded instances of laws affecting buskers were in ancient Rome in 462 BC. The Law of the Twelve Tables made it a crime to sing about or make parodies of the government or its officials in public places
the penalty was death. Louis the Pious excluded histriones and scurrae, which included all entertainers without noble protection, from the privilege of justice. In 1530 Henry VIII ordered the licensing of minstrels and players, fortune-tellers, pardoners and fencers, as well as beggars who could not work. If they did not obey they could be whipped on two consecutive days.
In the United States under constitutional law and most European common law, the protection of artistic free speech extends to busking. In the U.S. and many countries, the designated places for free speech behaviour are the public parks, streets, sidewalks, thoroughfares and town squares or plazas
City of York, Yorkshire, England, UK, YO1 6GD
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,city,centre,England,UK,the,Soap,Company,co,Co,indy,pink,front,frontage,flower,flowers,Blake,street,St,YO1 8QG,YO1,10,Blake St,York,Yorkshire,soft soap,town centre,city centre,stores,retailing,niche,quaint,style,heritage
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2KF7FDX - . This dated editorial view of 10 Blake St ,York, Yorkshire, England, UK, YO1 8QG in 2022 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. At the centre of the view is The Yorkshire Soap Company, 10 Blake St ,York, Yorkshire, England, UK, YO1 8QG. The subject also carries associations with customer footfall, period detail, high-street commerce, shopfront economy, documentary photography, commercial frontage, local character, changing streetscape, regional identity, local enterprise, contemporary social history, independent retail, town-centre trading, and small business. The wider contemporary story combines footfall, town-centre regeneration and how commercial property costs affect small retailers. The archival value lies partly in recording period objects and surrounding context around 10 Blake St ,York, Yorkshire, England, UK, YO1 8QG before different community use alters the character of the place. The wider setting retains connections with specialist retailer, specialist shop, public realm, local history, street-level business, place identity, visual archive, and changing land use. Details involving Yorkshire, Blake, and Company make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. The period setting at 10 Blake St ,York, Yorkshire, England, UK, YO1 8QG helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The wider significance includes footfall and how commercial property costs affect small retailers without losing the local specificity of 10 Blake St ,York, Yorkshire, England, UK, YO1 8QG. Another strand within the photograph is consumer spending and how commercial property costs affect small retailers in a form that can be compared with future views of 10 Blake St ,York, Yorkshire, England, UK, YO1 8QG.
10 Blake St ,York, Yorkshire, England, UK, YO1 8QG
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,England,UK,W1D 5PT,St,Street,Chinese,food,China,eat,eating,Hong Kong,Beijing,style,lantern,lanterns,restaurants,hub,city,centre,dim sum,Korean,BBQ,communal,hotpot,Shaftesbury Avenue,bakery,baker,buns,bun,queue,customers,baking,busy,Soho food scene,traditional Asian baking,Chinese dessert shop,bustling city street,Street photography
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M07AAN - Busy street scene outside Chinatown Bakery on Gerrard Street in London's Chinatown, Soho. Customers and visitors gather around the entrance of the popular bakery beneath red awnings, illuminated bilingual signage and colourful Chinese characters. People queue on the pavement, enter the shop and look through the window displays, creating a lively picture of everyday food shopping and visitor activity in one of central London's best-known cultural and dining districts.
The frontage carries prominent Chinatown Bakery branding in English alongside Chinese-language signage. Red lanterns and other traditional decorations hang above Gerrard Street, while the bright red, purple and gold shopfront contributes to the distinctive visual identity of London's Chinatown. Inside, customers can buy a range of Chinese and East Asian baked goods, including sweet and savoury buns, pastries, cakes and desserts. The shop's takeaway format and central location make it popular with local residents, workers, tourists and visitors exploring Soho and the West End.
Gerrard Street forms the heart of London's Chinatown, an area known for its concentration of Chinese, Cantonese and wider East Asian restaurants, bakeries, supermarkets and specialist food businesses. The district developed its modern identity during the second half of the twentieth century and is now a major visitor destination close to Leicester Square, Shaftesbury Avenue and the wider West End entertainment district.
The crowded pavement and steady customer traffic illustrate the importance of independent food retailers and hospitality businesses to the local economy and visitor experience. The image can be used editorially for features about Chinese food culture, multicultural London, Asian-owned businesses, culinary tourism, independent retail, Chinatown celebrations, urban street life and the continuing popularity of traditional bakery products. It also provides a colourful visual representation of community commerce
Chinatown, Gerrard St, SOHO, London, England, UK, W1D 5P
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,London,England,UK,greensleeves,MrWhippy,classic,ice cream van,vehicle,the,99flake,raspberry sauce,sprinkles,Italian Style,north,English,British,NW1,softmix,soft-mix,Mister,Whippy,Walls,Unilever,Heartbrand,vendor,sellers,of,Dominic Facchino,Mr. Whippy,Margaret Thatcher,Thatcher,hawkers,wars,Whitby Morrison,street,trader,unlicensed
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M107G5 - . A grounded documentary photograph made at Regents Park, North London, England, UK, NW1 in 2022, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The image documents Pink ,Mr Whippy Ice cream Van, 99 Flakes , cold drinks, , Italian Style freshly made in Regents Park, North London, England, UK, NW1. The setting additionally reflects metropolitan identity, documentary photography, local character, social history, London visitor economy, capital-city heritage, community identity, changing streetscape, place identity, local history, everyday life, regional identity, iconic London transport, and heritage tourism. The modern context includes continuing discussion of housing pressure, visitor economy and the mix of working city infrastructure with heritage tourism. Small period details of commercial use and occupation at Regents Park, North London, England, UK, NW1 may become more significant with time, particularly following later reinterpretation. The subject also sits alongside urban tourism, visual archive, capital landmark imagery, archival record, historic London streetscape, before-and-after reference, Thames city view, and changing land use. References to freshly, Italian, Flakes, Style, and Regents give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. A later view of Regents Park, North London, England, UK, NW1 may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The wider significance includes housing pressure and the mix of working city infrastructure with heritage tourism in a form that can be compared with future views of Regents Park, North London, England, UK, NW1. The photograph keeps period character within the wider story of Regents Park, North London, England, UK, NW1. Image 2M107G5 also remains a dated record of Regents Park, North London, England, UK, NW1.
Regents Park, North London, England, UK, NW1
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,UK,Cheshire,England,GB,Great Britain,WA1,Warrington Borough Council,Sankey Street,Warrington,WA1 1UH,Sankey St,dusk,WBC,architecture,Victorian,street,union jack,flag,British,council,flying,illuminated,townhall,history,historic,listed,building,buildings,civic,municipal,LA,Local Authority,combined authority,devolution,debt,council tax,rises,cuts
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ABJGGW - . Made at Warrington Borough Council, Sankey Street, Warrington,Cheshire,North West,England,UK,WA1 1UH 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. The subject recorded here is Early evening at Warrington town hall,WBC,Warrington Borough Council, Sankey Street, Warrington,Cheshire,North West,England,UK,WA1 1UH,Union flag. Another layer of the scene includes democratic accountability, historic townscape, community identity, historic commercial architecture, historical comparison, cityscape story.htm Target=_Blank>history, archival record, public realm, changing streetscape, heritage landmark, historic context, constituency representation, policy controversy, and constituency politics. Today's wider story includes adaptive reuse, maintenance costs and the practical question of the role of distinctive architecture in local identity. For contemporary context, local services and government priorities are closely related themes, especially where the issue becomes showing how national debate reaches local places. As a piece of social history, the image retains signage, materials, design and everyday use within the setting of Warrington Borough Council, Sankey Street, Warrington,Cheshire,North West,England,UK,WA1 1UH. The wider local story also touches on period building, regional identity, visual archive, local character, electoral messaging, traditional masonry, public policy, and public administration. The recorded references to Borough, evening, Warrington, Sankey, and Early preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. For Warrington Borough Council, Sankey Street, Warrington,Cheshire,North West,England,UK,WA1 1UH, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time.
Warrington Borough Council, Sankey Street, Warrington,Cheshire,North West,England,UK,WA1 1UH
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,M2,1867,pub,52 Cross St,North West,England,UK,M2 7AR,sign,bar,block,House,North West England,history,historic,institution,classic,boozer,Victorian,building,architecture,Black and White,Black & White,mist,misty,chops,smoke,steam,back,signs,bars,street,lane,pubs
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ADE3KX - . Recorded at James Binney House,52 Cross St, Manchester,North West,England,UK, M2 7AR in 2019, the image fixes a particular place, use and appearance for later comparison as buildings, businesses, signs and public activity change. The location is represented through Mr Thomas's Chop House sign,1867,pub,James Binney House,52 Cross St, Manchester,North West,England,UK, M2 7AR,Black and White. Other connected aspects include period streetscape, cask-beer tradition, changing streetscape, beer judging, hand-pulled beer, licensed hospitality, cityscape history, beer festival scene, local character, urban fabric, regional identity, before-and-after reference, period detail, and heritage asset. Today's wider story includes business rates, beer duty and the practical question of the survival of community pubs. For contemporary context, adaptive reuse and planning control are closely related themes, especially where the issue becomes reusing existing buildings rather than demolishing them. As a documentary source, the scene fixes local appearance, occupation, access and public activity in the immediate surroundings of James Binney House,52 Cross St, Manchester,North West,England,UK, M2 7AR. The wider local story also touches on built heritage, pub trade, period building, changing land use, historic townscape, visual archive, heritage landmark, and historical comparison. The recorded references to House, Binney, Cross, James, and Black preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. By fixing the subject within James Binney House,52 Cross St, Manchester,North West,England,UK, M2 7AR, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The record includes a point of historical comparison as part of James Binney House,52 Cross St, Manchester,North West,England,UK, M2 7AR's history. The frame retains part of the area's social history for future local research.
James Binney House,52 Cross St, Manchester,North West,England,UK, M2 7AR
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Keywords: @Hotpixuk,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,UK,England,London,E1,urban,artist,Brexitshambles,agreement,reality,EU,leaving,the,48,48%,Withdrawal Method,pro-EU,pro EU,pro,hard,border,pasted,paste up,various,artworks,street,lane,themes,tolerated,E1 6QL,face,faces,image,images,ReformUK,Nigel Farage,rejoin,2026
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AE024H - . Recorded at Brick Lane, London, England, GB, E1 6QL in 2019, the image fixes a particular place, use and appearance for later comparison as buildings, businesses, signs and public activity change. At the centre of the frame is Brexit,The Withdrawal Method,Never Works,Brick Lane,East End,London,England,UK, E1. Further facets of the subject include public administration, industrial supply chain, historical comparison, public policy, factory history, place identity, documentary photography, historic manufacturing, changing land use, policy controversy, production technology, visual archive, regional identity, and civic debate. In the mid-2020s, industrial conservation and construction materials keep the subject current, particularly through recording industries that shaped northern towns. The subject remains useful for current coverage of housing and electoral accountability, not least because of comparing earlier political promises with later policy. With the passage of time, the photograph anchors the relationship between the subject and its surroundings at the recorded site in Brick Lane, London, England, GB, E1 6QL. Other useful associations include industrial artefact, before-and-after reference, democratic accountability, government priorities, electoral messaging, production works, historic context, and engineering heritage. Details involving Never, Brexit, Method, Works, and Withdrawal give the scene useful specificity and strengthen its local, cultural or historical identity. The surrounding context at Brick Lane, London, England, GB, E1 6QL matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The image also provides a reference for industrial conservation and recording industries that shaped northern towns within the specific setting of Brick Lane, London, England, GB, E1 6QL. It also preserves details of everyday use for later comparison.
Brick Lane, London, England, GB, E1 6QL
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Keywords: @Hotpixuk,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,UK,England,paper and spray paint art,London,Uk,E1,paper,paint,artist,Buxton St,stencils,pano,graffiti,stenciled,papered,and,spray,sprayed,paint art,artists,pasted,paste up,various,artworks,street,lane,themes,tolerated,E1 6QL,face,faces,image,images,Hip-Hop,HipHop
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AE028D - . Stencil, paper and spray paint art, Buxton Street,off Brick Lane,Spitalfields,East End,London,England,Uk, E1,panorama. Photographed on 26 November 2019. In London, art is all around you. This is particularly true in the streets of East London's trendsetting Shoreditch, which are emblazoned with creative street art all year round. In the longer view, city-centre photography documents both designed space and informal use
Architecture, signage, traffic, public art and pedestrian movement together reveal how people experience a place, often providing a more useful record of urban change than landmark images alone. From a heritage perspective, landscape photographs record more than scenery: buildings, vegetation, weather, transport and land use combine to show how a place appeared at a particular moment
Repeated views can later become valuable evidence of development, environmental evolution and shifting patterns of use. In historical terms, beer production links malt, hops, yeast and water with specialist equipment and cellar practice
Images of brewing vessels, casks and handpumps can illustrate both manufacturing and the pub trade that brings cask ale to the customer. Current 2026 relevance comes from the fact that 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. As of 2026, current interest in climate and place-making gives atmospheric landscape photographs added documentary value, particularly where weather, coastlines or urban development are prominent. As of 2026, current regeneration programmes make older urban photographs particularly valuable
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.
Buxton Street,off Brick Lane,Spitalfields,East End,London,England,Uk, E1,panorama
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,Hotpixuk,GoTonySmith,city centre,Scotland,UK,blue,box,Time And Relative Dimension In Space,Bigger on the inside,Doctors TARDIS,chameleon circuit,perception filter,police box design,police box,design,Metropolitan Police,police,polis,Mackenzie Trench,policebox,Gilbert Mackenzie Trench,1929,kiosk,wee tardis,The wee tardis,emergency,249402,City Centre,HotpixUK,07476,Strathclyde,urban,street,road,scene
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AERR3D - . This documentary view of the recorded location in 2019 captures the subject within its actual surroundings, preserving a dated piece of visual history rather than an isolated object study. The location is represented through Dr Who,Police box,Tardis,Glasgow,city centre, Scotland,UK,dusk,early evening. The scene additionally carries associations with everyday life, treatment access, urban mobility, historic context, road transport, period detail, workplace protection, place identity, motor traffic, contemporary social history, patient care, public-health provision, historical comparison, and public realm. The present-day relevance extends to treatment access and service funding, while a wider concern is how regulation and service pressure affect everyday places. Current discussion around this subject increasingly includes active travel alongside maintenance, with particular attention to how road layouts influence local access and development. With the passage of time, the photograph anchors the visual character of the locality at the time at the recorded site in the recorded location. Further connections include public healthcare, regional identity, highway infrastructure, building safety, roadside environment, local character, documentary photography, and before-and-after reference. Details involving evening, centre, Glasgow, Tardis, and Police give the scene useful specificity and strengthen its local, cultural or historical identity. The period setting at the recorded location helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. Its period value extends to treatment access and the relationship between public policy and frontline safety when considered against later change at the recorded location. The photograph keeps period character for future local research. The record includes a trace of local identity before later change alters the scene.
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,Hotpixuk,GoTonySmith,B5,Graffiti urban street art,in Floodgate St,Bordesley & Highgate,Birmingham,West Midlands,England,UK,B5 5ST,Floodgate St,Graffiti,street,artist,tag,tagged,Deritend,painted,street art,streetart,artists,Brum,murals,faces,urban,innercity,inner city,spray paint,spray painted,trail,walking,tour,arches,arch,walls
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AERPMD - . Made at Floodgate St,Digbeth, Birmingham,West Midlands,England,UK, B5 5ST 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. The location is represented through Vik Void,Graffiti urban street art,in Floodgate St,Digbeth,Bordesley & Highgate,Birmingham,West Midlands,England,UK,B5 5ST. The image connects the immediate subject with conservation architecture, contemporary social history, archival record, conservation interest, period building, documentary photography, heritage landmark, historic context, architectural detailing, historic frontage, public realm, historic townscape, changing streetscape, and urban fabric. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject sits within continuing debate about heritage conservation, planning control and the contrast between preservation and redevelopment. For later comparison, the photograph anchors a particular stage in the life of the location at the recorded site in Floodgate St,Digbeth, Birmingham,West Midlands,England,UK, B5 5ST. A second layer of the scene includes visual archive, changing land use, architectural character, community identity, cityscape history, period detail, adaptive reuse, and regional identity. The recorded references to Digbeth, Highgate, Midlands, Bordesley, and urban preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The surrounding context at Floodgate St,Digbeth, Birmingham,West Midlands,England,UK, B5 5ST matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The location additionally provides evidence of heritage conservation and the contrast between preservation and redevelopment within the specific setting of Floodgate St,Digbeth, Birmingham,West Midlands,England,UK, B5 5ST. The scene captures a local visual benchmark as a date-specific reference.
Floodgate St,Digbeth, Birmingham,West Midlands,England,UK, B5 5ST
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,Hotpixuk,GoTonySmith,B5,Graffiti urban street art,in Floodgate St,Bordesley & Highgate,Birmingham,West Midlands,England,UK,B5 5ST,Floodgate St,Graffiti,street,artist,tag,tagged,Deritend,painted,viaduct,street art,streetart,artists,Brum,murals,faces,urban,innercity,inner city,spray paint,spray painted,trail,walking,tour,arches,arch,walls,Hip-Hop,HipHop
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AERPMK - . An on-location image from Floodgate St,Digbeth, Birmingham,West Midlands,England,UK, B5 5ST in 2019, useful both for the specific subject shown and for the evidence it retains about local identity, design, use and everyday life. The principal point of reference is Graffiti urban street art,in Floodgate St arches,Digbeth,Bordesley & Highgate,Birmingham,West Midlands,England,UK,B5 5ST. Further facets of the subject include local history, local character, regional identity, contemporary social history, rail modernisation, period building, architectural character, conservation architecture, railway branding, cityscape history, visual archive, documentary photography, trackside infrastructure, and conservation interest. For contemporary context, reliability and station investment are closely related themes, especially where the issue becomes linking trains more effectively with other transport. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject sits within continuing debate about energy retrofit, historic townscape and reusing existing buildings rather than demolishing them. As a dated visual record, the image captures period details that may disappear after redevelopment or refurbishment within the setting of Floodgate St,Digbeth, Birmingham,West Midlands,England,UK, B5 5ST. The photograph additionally reflects rail transport, changing land use, transport interchange, community identity, traditional masonry, heritage asset, historic commercial architecture, and regional rail. Details involving Graffiti, Midlands, Highgate, Floodgate, and urban give the scene useful specificity and strengthen its local, cultural or historical identity. For Floodgate St,Digbeth, Birmingham,West Midlands,England,UK, B5 5ST, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The image fixes period character as part of Floodgate St,Digbeth, Birmingham,West Midlands,England,UK, B5 5ST's history.
Floodgate St,Digbeth, Birmingham,West Midlands,England,UK, B5 5ST
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,Hotpixuk,GoTonySmith,B5,Graffiti urban street art,in Floodgate St,Bordesley & Highgate,Birmingham,West Midlands,England,UK,B5 5ST,Floodgate St,Graffiti,street,artist,tag,tagged,Deritend,painted,arches,rail,railway arch,viaduct,street art,streetart,artists,Brum,murals,faces,urban,innercity,inner city,spray paint,spray painted,trail,walking,tour
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AERPMX - . Photographed at Floodgate St,Digbeth, Birmingham,West Midlands,England,UK, B5 5ST in 2019, this is a specific real-world record of the subject, its setting and the period details surrounding it. The photograph records Face Graffiti urban street art,in Floodgate St,Digbeth,Bordesley & Highgate,Birmingham,West Midlands,England,UK,B5 5ST. A broader reading of the scene brings in transport interchange, commuter travel, social history, regional identity, railway branding, community identity, period building, local history, conservation interest, everyday life, rail mobility, heritage asset, public transport network, and historical comparison. The subject remains useful for current coverage of rail reform and fares, not least because of making rail simpler and more dependable. Today's wider story includes adaptive reuse, planning control and the practical question of keeping older buildings useful without erasing their character. For local-history research, the photograph anchors the combination of built form, activity and local identity in this part of Floodgate St,Digbeth, Birmingham,West Midlands,England,UK, B5 5ST. Other useful associations include visual archive, local character, historic commercial architecture, trackside infrastructure, station environment, passenger railway, cityscape history, and place identity. References to Bordesley, Graffiti, urban, Digbeth, and Highgate help fix the photograph to its own subject and period rather than reducing it to a generic view. The period setting at Floodgate St,Digbeth, Birmingham,West Midlands,England,UK, B5 5ST 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 rail reform and preserving railway heritage while modernising the network within the specific setting of Floodgate St,Digbeth, Birmingham,West Midlands,England,UK, B5 5ST.
Floodgate St,Digbeth, Birmingham,West Midlands,England,UK, B5 5ST
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUk,GoTonySmith,NYC,NY,New York,USA,city,city centre,US,725 5th Ave,NY 10022,United States,Trump,Trump tower,Donald Trump,building,gold,architecture,Trump Organisation,POTUS,Der Scutt,Poor,Swanke,Hayden & Connell,Midtown Manhattan,penthouse condominium residence,seconds,count down,to,sentencing,running,out,for,Donald,clocks,street,avenue,Melania,MAGA,250
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFK6XC - Trump Tower is a 58-floor, 664-foot-tall (202 m) mixed-use skyscraper at 721“725 Fifth Avenue in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City,USA,between East 56th and 57th Streets. It serves as the headquarters for the Trump Organization. Additionally, it houses the penthouse condominium residence of businessman, real estate developer, and former U.S. president Donald Trump, who developed the building and named it after himself. Several members of the Trump family also live, or have resided, in the building. The tower stands on a plot where the flagship store of department-store chain Bonwit Teller was formerly located.
Der Scutt of Poor, Swanke, Hayden & Connell designed Trump Tower, and Trump and the Equitable Life Assurance Company (now the AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company) developed it. Although it is in one of Midtown Manhattan's special zoning districts, the tower was approved because it was to be built as a mixed-use development. Trump was permitted to add more stories to the tower in return for additional retail space and for providing privately owned public space on the ground floor, the lower level, and two outdoor terraces. There were controversies during construction, including the destruction of historically important sculptures from the Bonwit Teller store
Trump's alleged underpaying of contractors
and a lawsuit that Trump filed because the tower was not tax-exempt.
Construction on the building began in 1979. The atrium, apartments, offices, and stores opened on a staggered schedule from February to November 1983. At first, there were few tenants willing to move into the commercial and retail spaces
the residential units were sold out within months of opening. After Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and subsequent election, the tower saw large increases in visitation, though security concerns required the area around the tower to be patrolled for several years.
725 5th Ave, Manhattan , New York, NY 10022, United States
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUk,GoTonySmith,Greater Manchester,Manchester,Cheshire,England,UK,town,town centre,SK1 1EB,11 bus,309 bus,368 bus,368A bus,bus times,network,route,routes,Bee,networks,pole,sign,signs,stop,stops,numbers,PP,traveline .info,11,392,375,313,centre,buildings,street,Andy Burnham,fares,£2,two pound
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BCTGRN - Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) is the public body responsible for co-ordinating transport services throughout Greater Manchester in North West England. The organisation traces its origins to the Transport Act 1968, when the SELNEC (South East Lancashire/North East Cheshire) Passenger Transport Executive was established to co-ordinate public transport in and around Manchester. Between 1974 and 2011, it was known as the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (GMPTE), until a reform of local government in Greater Manchester granted it more powers and prompted a corporate rebranding.[1] The strategies and policies of Transport for Greater Manchester are set by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority and its Greater Manchester Transport Committee.
Transport for Greater Manchester is responsible for investments in improving transport services and facilities. It is the executive arm of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority which funds and makes policies for TfGM. The authority is made up of 33 councillors appointed from the ten Greater Manchester districts (Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford and Wigan).
Petersgate / Lord St , Town Centre, Greater Manchester, Cheshire, England, UK, SK1 1EB
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,English,British,England,problem,with,problem with,issue with,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles,HotpixUK,subway graffiti,subway,powerful,stare,females,contrast,contrasts,street,art,star,stairs,stairway,strong,woman
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HRW8 - . This dated editorial view of Waterloo, Lambeth, London, England, UK, SE1 8SW in 2012 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The scene records Woman in a subway surrounded by graffiti, Waterloo, Lambeth, London. The subject also carries associations with social story.htm Target=_Blank>history, creative district, street creativity, creative placemaking, visual archive, public realm, local history, archival record, urban artwork, changing streetscape, local character, community identity, mural culture, and before-and-after reference. Today's relevance is strengthened by tourism, creative industries and the continuing question of how temporary street art becomes an important visual archive. Future viewers can use this scene from Waterloo, Lambeth, London, England, UK, SE1 8SW to compare local activity and public use with whatever follows after new construction. The photograph additionally reflects public art, graffiti heritage, street-level design, period detail, public-realm art, historical comparison, contemporary mural, and visual street culture. The recorded references to graffiti, Lambeth, Woman, surrounded, and subway preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. A later view of Waterloo, Lambeth, London, England, UK, SE1 8SW may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. Another strand within the photograph is tourism and how temporary street art becomes an important visual archive as part of the longer story of Waterloo, Lambeth, London, England, UK, SE1 8SW. The setting also helps illustrate local identity and the blurred line between commissioned public art and unsanctioned graffiti when considered against later change at Waterloo, Lambeth, London, England, UK, SE1 8SW. The period view preserves part of the area's social history before later change alters the scene.
Waterloo, Lambeth, London, England, UK, SE1 8SW
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Keywords: Manchester,city,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,North West England,UK,England,Motley AtoZ,AZ street art,The Revolution will not be televised,Motley,AtoZ,AZ,street art,streetart,artist,NQ4,Northern Quarter,North West,on wall,on a wall,wall art,Street Atlas,blue,red,motley,creator,cover,A-Z cover,arts,street,centre,spray paint,expression,open air gallery,decorated,decoration,map,maps,book cover
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RFF696 - The A“Z (pronounced Ay to Zed), or in full the Geographers' A“Z Street Atlas, is a name given to any one of a range of atlases of streets in the United Kingdom currently produced by Geographers' A“Z Map Company Limited. Its first atlas, of London, was originally compiled in the 1930s by Phyllis Pearsall. The company she founded now publishes street maps of many cities and towns in the UK.
Until relatively recently, maps produced by the Geographers' (A“Z) Map Company did not include a publication date. Some clues to dating include:
their first map was published in 1936
the only maps produced by them during WW2 (1939“1945) were war maps of Europe
until 1962, the Published By address was 24 Grays Inn Road, Holborn, London
from 1962 to 1992, the Published By address was Sevenoaks, Kent
from 1992 onwards, the Published By address is Borough Green, Kent
in 1972, the company name was changed from Geographers' Map Company to Geographers' A“Z Map Company.
About Motley creator:
Hailing from and currently residing in Manchester. I'm incredibly passionate about my city. The hope is that I can do my part to make it an interesting place to live.
Besides being best known for my street art, I enjoy working with the best possible medium to execute an idea. In true Motley fashion. Meaning mismatched and irregular. My work is less rooted in a common visual style and more based on the independent reaction to what inspired me in the first place.
I take inspiration from many sources. Elements of public space such as advertisements and signage are of particular interest. Given that street art is technically illegal, I'm fascinated by the visual elements of the street that are permitted.
My dream job would either be mayor of Manchester or Ikea bookshelf instructions designer.
Oldham St, Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: Manchester,city,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,North West England,UK,England,Motley AtoZ,AZ street art,The Revolution will not be televised,Motley,AtoZ,AZ,street art,streetart,artist,NQ4,Northern Quarter,North West,on wall,on a wall,wall art,Street Atlas,blue,red,motley,creator,cover,A-Z cover,arts,street,centre,spray paint,expression,open air gallery,decorated,decoration,map,maps,book cover
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RFF698 - The A“Z (pronounced Ay to Zed), or in full the Geographers' A“Z Street Atlas, is a name given to any one of a range of atlases of streets in the United Kingdom currently produced by Geographers' A“Z Map Company Limited. Its first atlas, of London, was originally compiled in the 1930s by Phyllis Pearsall. The company she founded now publishes street maps of many cities and towns in the UK.
Until relatively recently, maps produced by the Geographers' (A“Z) Map Company did not include a publication date. Some clues to dating include:
their first map was published in 1936
the only maps produced by them during WW2 (1939“1945) were war maps of Europe
until 1962, the Published By address was 24 Grays Inn Road, Holborn, London
from 1962 to 1992, the Published By address was Sevenoaks, Kent
from 1992 onwards, the Published By address is Borough Green, Kent
in 1972, the company name was changed from Geographers' Map Company to Geographers' A“Z Map Company.
About Motley creator:
Hailing from and currently residing in Manchester. I'm incredibly passionate about my city. The hope is that I can do my part to make it an interesting place to live.
Besides being best known for my street art, I enjoy working with the best possible medium to execute an idea. In true Motley fashion. Meaning mismatched and irregular. My work is less rooted in a common visual style and more based on the independent reaction to what inspired me in the first place.
I take inspiration from many sources. Elements of public space such as advertisements and signage are of particular interest. Given that street art is technically illegal, I'm fascinated by the visual elements of the street that are permitted.
My dream job would either be mayor of Manchester or Ikea bookshelf instructions designer.
Oldham St, Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,NOHO NYC,NYC,New York City,St Marks Place,St Marks Place NYC,New York St Marks Place,street,New York Street,USA,America,City Centre,city,centre,center,city center,East Village,Eastvillage,New York Travel Tourism,feet,shoots,sidewalk,pavement,message,sign,warning,phone,mobile,damage,drop,walking with phone,smartphone,iPhone,Chinatown,NY,stencil,trainers,META,Facebook
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RBF07D - . An on-location image places on record the character of the recorded location, in a photograph originating in 2018. Within that setting the photograph concentrates on Fuck Your Phone, Keep Your Head Up, stencil on pavement, with feet in Adidas Trainers, Chinatown, New York City, NYC, NY, USA. The location also connects online service, digital transformation, digital interface, digital access, technology adoption, cybersecurity, app-based service, consumer electronics, software platform, connected society, smartphone culture, and online identity. In the mid-2020s, digital access is increasingly discussed through online identity and privacy, with attention turning to greater dependence on mobile platforms. The date and location give the photograph archival strength: future views of the recorded location may show different businesses, branding, services, architecture, traffic patterns or redevelopment, allowing clear before-and-after comparison, specifically in relation to Fuck Your Phone. The resulting scene connects with mobile computing, information technology, networked technology, connected device, digital technology, mobile internet. The scene is further associated with Fuck Your Phone Keep Your Head Up, stenciled, art, on street, on the street. Current debate around consumer technology often combines online identity, reliable connectivity and the practical challenge of more services delivered through phones. The lasting documentary value lies in its record of public-realm details, regional identity, the condition of buildings, local business activity, and patterns of everyday use in a form that can be compared with later photographs. For future comparison, the scene preserves changes of use, public activity, period design, local character, and the appearance of the built environment as an authentic period reference. The view of Fuck Your Phone also preserves another layer of local identity and period change.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,NOHO NYC,New York St Marks Place,street,New York Street,USA,America,City Centre,city,centre,center,city center,East Village,Eastvillage,New York Travel Tourism,98,LedZep,98 Saint Marks Place,Manhattan,rock,band,Physical Graffiti,Physical Graffitea,from,Physical Graffiti album,New York City,NY,tenement,history,historic,Album Sleeve,location,Peter Corriston,die-cut,sleeve design,sleeve,design,96 and 98 East 8th Street
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RBF07F - Physical Graffiti is the sixth studio album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin. It was released as a double album on 24 February 1975 by the group's new record label, Swan Song Records.
The band wrote and recorded eight new songs for the album in early 1974 at Headley Grange, a country house in Hampshire, which gave them ample time to improvise arrangements and experiment with recording. The total playing time covered three sides of an LP, so they decided to expand it into a double by including previously unreleased tracks from the sessions for the earlier albums Led Zeppelin III, Led Zeppelin IV and Houses of the Holy. The album covered a range of styles including hard rock, progressive rock, rock 'n' roll and folk. The album was then mixed over summer 1974 and planned for an end-of year release. It was delayed because of the sleeve, which was designed by Peter Corriston and featured a theme around a tenement block in Manhattan, New York.
Physical Graffiti was commercially and critically successful upon its release and debuted at number one on album charts in both the US and the UK. It was promoted by a successful US tour and a five-night residency at Earl's Court, London, and has since been viewed as one of the group's strongest albums and the artistic peak of their career. The album has been reissued on CD several times, including an expansive 40th anniversary edition in 2015. Physical Graffiti was later certified 16× platinum in the United States
St Marks Place, East Village, New York City, NY, USA
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,NYC,street,New York Street,USA,America,City Centre,city,centre,center,city center,New York Travel Tourism,travel,sign,signs,2nd Av sign,2bd avenuw sign,second Avenue,East 6th Street,6th Street,history,historic,the,states,classic,traditional,flat,flats,apartment,apartments,housing,crisis,inner city,downtown
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RBF07H - . An editorial view records the character of the recorded location, in a view made during 2018. The scene is specifically associated with St Marks Place, 2nd avenue, tenements, East Village, Manhattan, New York City, NYC, NY, USA. Further features of the subject include housing provision, traditional building, residential development, historic townscape, townscape identity, community infrastructure, architectural heritage, period architecture, housing quality, architectural detail, urban fabric, and heritage streetscape. Current debate around neighbourhood condition often combines repair standards, damp and mould and the practical challenge of lower household energy use. In the mid-2020s, heritage assets is increasingly discussed through vacancy and energy retrofit, with attention turning to lower-carbon reuse rather than demolition. Because this is a time-specific record of the recorded location, later comparison can reveal changes in signage, ownership, land use, transport, street furniture, building condition and the way the public uses the surrounding space, specifically in relation to St Marks Place. The location additionally reflects tenure and occupancy, local neighbourhood, estate environment, urban living, historic built environment, adaptive reuse. The scene also carries the language of period property, housing stock, property maintenance, historic environment, place-making, affordable homes, urban conservation, conservation interest, neighbourhood regeneration, and historic fabric. The wider contemporary story of residential affordability now includes repair standards alongside damp and mould, while policy and investment increasingly consider stronger tenant accountability. That gives this view of the recorded location continuing value for local history, retrospective reporting and visual comparison, specifically in relation to St Marks Place. The frame further records local character within the wider local story.
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Keywords: @Hotpixuk,GoTonySmith,Euros,flag,celebrate,red,white,in a,residential street,street,Grappenhall,Warrington,Cheshire,North West England,UK,WA4,show your support for England,support for England,supporting,support,supporters,Engerland,dare to dream,1966,Russia World Cup,flying England flags,Three Lions,The three Lions,nation,nationalism,match,football match,semis,Croatia,Moscow,flying an England flag,streets,patriotic,right wing,tarnished
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P87CCN - . This authentic period view of the recorded location in 2018 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The subject captured here is St George cross ed on white flags, flying in a residential street, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, North West England, UK. Other connected aspects include regional identity, residential flag display, changing land use, national symbolism, local character, social history, St George's Cross, visual archive, local history, place identity, community identity, public realm, national flag display, and archival record. For current editorial use, community cohesion and sporting events provide additional context, especially through the visibility of English identity in residential streets and public space. As a dated visual record of the recorded location, the frame retains commercial use and occupation, making it especially useful if changing commercial priorities subsequently changes the scene. Further associations within the scene are civic identity, period detail, before-and-after reference, national emblem, documentary photography, patriotic symbolism, everyday life, and flag culture. The recorded references to George, cross, flags, flying, and residential preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. A later view of the recorded location may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. Another strand within the photograph is community cohesion and the visibility of English identity in residential streets and public space as part of the longer story of the recorded location. The setting also helps illustrate sporting events and how national flags can signal celebration, sport, identity or political sentiment depending on context when considered against later change at the recorded location.
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Keywords: Tithebarn,St,street,building,history,historic,railway,terminus,stone,office,space,offices,moorfields,Merseyrail,architect,Beeching,Axe,closed,Exchange Station,Liverpool Exchange railway station,Liverpool Exchange station,John Hawkshaw,Liverpool Tithebarn Street,Tithebarn Street Station,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,English,British,England,Merseyrail,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H4HMJ9 - Liverpool Exchange railway station was a railway station located in the city centre of Liverpool, England. Of the four terminal stations in Liverpool's city centre, Exchange station was the only station not accessed via a tunnel.
The station was badly damaged during World War II and lost a large proportion of the trainshed roof, which was never rebuilt, remaining an iron frame. The station's long distance services were switched to Liverpool Lime Street in the 1960s, and, as a terminus, the station became redundant in the late 1970s, when its remaining local services switched to the newly opened Merseyrail tunnels under Liverpool city centre. It was closed in 1977, being replaced by the new Moorfields underground station nearby.
Station construction and opening
Tithebarn Street as it was between opening in 1850 and reconstruction in 1886“88
The grandly-appointed station opened on 13 May 1850, replacing an earlier temporary station at Great Howard Street further north up the track. The station was designed by John Hawkshaw. The station had two names because the joint owners could not agree on a name. The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (LYR) named the station Liverpool Exchange Station with the East Lancashire Railway (ELR) naming the station Liverpool Tithebarn Street.
On 13 August 1859, the LYR absorbed the ELR, from which date the name of the station was Liverpool Exchange.[2][3] From 1 October 1850 trains of the Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway (LCSR) began to run into Exchange/Tithebarn Street station with three companies using the terminus. The LCSR became part of the LYR on 14 June 1855. By 13 August 1859 the LYR had absorbed the other two companies using the terminus leaving only one operator.
The station was the terminus of the ELR's line to Preston, the LYR's route to Bolton and the LCSR routes to Crosby and Southport.
Tithebarn St, Liverpool, England, UK L2 2QP
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DRH816 - Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King (usually known as Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral) is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Liverpool in Liverpool, England. The cathedral is the seat of the Archbishop of Liverpool.The Grade II* Metropolitan Cathedral is one of Liverpool's many listed buildings. It is sometimes known locally as Paddy's Wigwam or the Mersey Funnel, especially for tourists, but these are less common terms locally within the City.
The cathedral's architect, Frederick Gibberd, was the winner of a worldwide design competition. Construction began in 1962 and took five years. Earlier designs for a cathedral were proposed in 1853, 1933, and 1953, but none was completed.
During the Great Irish Famine (1845“1852) the Catholic population of Liverpool increased dramatically. About half a million Irish, who were predominantly Catholic, fled to England to escape the famine
many embarked from Liverpool to travel to North America while others remained in city.[5] Because of the increase in the Catholic population, the co-adjutor Bishop of Liverpool, Alexander Goss (1814“1872), saw the need for a cathedral. The location he chose was the grounds of St. Edward's College on St. Domingo Road, Everton.[6]
In 1853 Goss, then bishop, awarded the commission for the building of the new cathedral to Edward Welby Pugin (1833“1875). By 1856 the Lady Chapel of the new cathedral had been completed. Due to financial resources being diverted to the education of Catholic children, work on the building ceased at this point and the Lady Chapel “ now named Our Lady Immaculate “ served as parish church to the local Catholic population until its demolition in the 1980s.
Mount Pleasant, student areas, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DN6NA1 - . James PRS for Music Hacienda plaque Manchester England UK. Photographed at Whitworth St, Manchester, England, UK. The photograph was taken on 24 September 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. Signage, lettering, logos, numbers or other visible information form an important part of the record, helping identify the subject and capture contemporary branding or public messaging. The scene is closely associated with James, PRS, Music, Hacienda, plaque, Manchester, Madchester, Whitworth, black and first, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph gives particular emphasis to signage, lettering, public information, branding or graphic communication in a real-world setting. It can support editorial features about wayfinding, advertising, local identity, warnings, public information, business branding, typography, street design and the visual language of towns and cities. Words, symbols, colours, materials and the physical setting of the sign provide useful documentary detail for researchers interested in how information was presented at the time. Because signs and branding are frequently replaced, repainted or removed, the image also has useful archive and social-history value. Search themes include signs, lettering, typography, advertising, wayfinding, public information, warnings, branding, street graphics and local identity. Because signs are frequently replaced or repainted, a clear dated photograph of wording or graphics can acquire strong archive and social-history value. 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.
Whitworth St, Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: arts,Nicolson,street,performance,performances,opera,ballet,empire,tourist,attraction,glass-fronted,structure,for,the,new,entrance,created,by,architect,Colin,Ross,fronted,building,mix,of,art,nouveau,beaux,arts,and,neo-classicism,neoclassicism,Gotonysmith,The,Edinburgh,Festival,Theatre,is,a,performing,arts,venue,located,on,Nicolson,Street,in,Edinburgh,Scotland used primarily for performances of opera and ballet,large-scale musical events,and touring groups. After its most recent renovation in 1994,it seats 1,915.,It,is,one,of,the,major,venues,of,the,annual,summer,Edinburgh,International,Festival,and,is,the,Edinburgh,venue,for,the,Scottish,Opera,and,the,Scottish,Ballet.,The,present,theatre's,location,is,Edinburgh's,longest,continuous,theatre,site,for,there,has,been,a,theatre,in,that,location,since,1830.,From,being,Dunedin,Hall,the Royal Amphitheatre,Alhambra Music Hall,the Queen's Theatre,Pablo Fanques Amphitheatre,13-29 Nicolson St,Edinburgh EH89FT EH8 9FT 13 29,oldtown,attraction,attractions,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXKG1 - The Edinburgh Festival Theatre is a performing arts venue located on Nicolson Street in Edinburgh, Scotland used primarily for performances of opera and ballet, large-scale musical events, and touring groups. After its most recent renovation in 1994, it seats 1,915. It is one of the major venues of the annual summer Edinburgh International Festival and is the Edinburgh venue for the Scottish Opera and the Scottish Ballet.
The present theatre's location is Edinburgh's longest continuous theatre site, for there has been a theatre in that location since 1830. From being Dunedin Hall, the Royal Amphitheatre, Alhambra Music Hall, the Queen's Theatre, Pablo Fanque's Amphitheatre, and Newsome's Circus, the site became the Empire Palace Theatre, the first of the famous Moss Empires' chain, opening on 7 November 1892.
Designed by the great British theatre architect, Frank Matcham, (who built the London Coliseum, among others) its décor was lavish, with elephants with Nubian riders, nymphs and cherubs in abundance on the plasterwork, and it seated 3000 people on four levels.
13-29 Nicolson St, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK EH8 9FT
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DG387G - . Fringe Busker in Princes St, Edinburgh Festival week - upside down in a bucket, Scotland, UK, EH2 2AN. Photographed at Princes St, Edinburgh city, Scotland, UK, EH2 2AN. The photograph was taken on 30 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 Busker, Princes, Edinburgh, upside, down, busking, upsidedown, give, generously and street, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph has strong editorial relevance to public events, festivals, performances, celebrations and the temporary activity that changes the character of a familiar place. It can support coverage of festivals, street entertainment, performers, audiences, tourism, cultural events, city-centre activity and the economic and social impact of organised public gatherings. Costume, temporary signs, crowds, performance areas, street furniture and the surrounding architecture can all help establish the event in a specific place and period. Because events are temporary, a dated documentary photograph has particular archive value, preserving details that disappear as soon as the programme, performers and public activity move on. Search themes include festivals, street performance, live entertainment, cultural events, tourism, crowds, city-centre activity, temporary public space and event heritage. The dated view is valuable for identifying how a particular event, performer or festival presence looked in that year. 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.
Princes St, Edinburgh city, Scotland, UK, EH2 2AN
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Keywords: Yeovil,pano,panorama,summer,The Borough,Montecute village,South Somerset,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,square,sq,near,TA15 6XB,West Sq sign England,England,Borough,stone,cute,village,sign,street,centre,buildings,architecture,style,south Somerset,English,British,community,communities,villages
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DE535M - . The Borough, Montecute village, South Somerset,pano,panorama. Photographed at Montecute, Somerset, England,UK. The photograph was taken on 13 June 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 wider composition gives a broader sense of the surroundings, showing the principal subject in relation to more of the streetscape, landscape or public space. Signage, lettering, logos, numbers or other visible information form an important part of the record, helping identify the subject and capture contemporary branding or public messaging. The scene is closely associated with Borough, Montecute, village, Somerset, The Borough, signs, villages, South Somerset, square and Yeovil, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph gives particular emphasis to signage, lettering, public information, branding or graphic communication in a real-world setting. It can support editorial features about wayfinding, advertising, local identity, warnings, public information, business branding, typography, street design and the visual language of towns and cities. Words, symbols, colours, materials and the physical setting of the sign provide useful documentary detail for researchers interested in how information was presented at the time. Because signs and branding are frequently replaced, repainted or removed, the image also has useful archive and social-history value. Search themes include signs, lettering, typography, advertising, wayfinding, public information, warnings, branding, street graphics and local identity. Because signs are frequently replaced or repainted, a clear dated photograph of wording or graphics can acquire strong archive and social-history value. The view is firmly rooted in a real location rather than a constructed studio setting.
Montecute, Somerset, England,UK
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Keywords: Cheshire UK gotonysmith Great Britain GB,gotonysmith,Street,UK,GB,sepia,I,have,passed,this,many,times.,Its,in,an,unloved,street,near,an,old,cabinet,works,Chapel,is,second the,oldest,surviving,place,of,worship,in,Warrington,and,is,tucked,away,just,away,from,the,modern,shopping,area.,It,holds,a,lot,of,history,of,the,town,in,many,of,the,characters,connected,with,it.,was,the,founder,ejected from the Church of England in 1662,he obtained a licence for public worship. In 1689,religious,dissent,was,permitted,by,the,Act,of,Toleration.,This,Act,enabled,to,build,their,own,places,of,worship,and,in,1703,following the raising of sufficient money through subscriptions,a chapel was built on land behind Randle Myddleton's Smithy
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CF224F - Interior panorama of Cairo Street Chapel, Warrington, Cheshire UK.
Its in an unloved street near an old cabinet works building. On this day I passed the lights were on so I walked in. No tripod, so the panorama was hand held.
Cairo Street Chapel is the second oldest surviving place of worship in Warrington and is tucked away just away from the modern shopping area. It holds a lot of history of the town in many of the characters connected with it.
Robert Yates was the founder, ejected from the Church of England in 1662, he obtained a licence for public worship. In 1689, religious dissent was permitted by the Act of Toleration. This Act enabled Dissenters to build their own places of worship and in 1703, following the raising of sufficient money through subscriptions, a chapel was built on land behind Randle Myddleton's Smithy in Sankey Street. This is now Cairo Street.
A deed signed between Dr. Charles Owen Minister of the Chapel and the Earl of Warrington refers to a late erected building or meeting place .
It was during the ministry of Dr. Owen in 1745 that the present larger chapel was built.
Dr. Owen was the minister of the chapel for fifty years from 1696 to 1746 and it was he who lead consolidation and growth of the chapel.
In 1863 the chapel was extensively repaired, the old gallery was taken down and the interior re-seated to make it look much as it does in this photograph.
The Revd. John Seddon followed Charles Owen in the Ministry at Cairo Street Chapel or Sankey Street Chapel as it was then known. The son of a dissenting Minister born in Hereford and educated at Caleb Rotherham's Academy in Kendal, he campaigned and fundraised tirelessly for the establishment in 1757 of The Warrington Academy.
He was a lecturer at the Academy, its Secretary and Minister of the Chapel. Active in many spheres of dissenting and town life, John Seddon was the first President of The Warrington Public Library.
Cairo street, Warrington, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
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Keywords: Integer,number,sequence,79,seventy,nine,seventynine,square,Hipstamatic,street,sign,warrington
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 1532309416 - 'View this whole set here. If you do Twitter add me here.
79 is the atomic number of the chemical element gold (Au).
SeventyNine is the smallest number that can't be represented as a sum of fewer than 19 fourth powers and a strictly non-palindromic number. The 22nd prime number (the next is 83).
The smallest prime number p for which the real quadratic field Q[\u221ap] has class number greater than 1 (namely 3)
79 is an emirp, because the reverse of 79, 97, is also a prime
A fortunate prime and one that is also a Gaussian prime (since it is of the form 4n + 3). Also a happy, Higgs, sexy, lucky and permutable prime.
79 is a Pillai prime, because 23! + 1 is divisible by 79, but 79 is not one more than a multiple of 23.
Live Seventy Nine, is an album by hippy cosmic rockers Hawkwind.
(c) Hotpix / HotpixUK Tony Smith - tone@Hotpix.freeserve.co.uk',
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Keywords: red,sky,morning,grappenhall,village,england,UK,semidetached,house,houses,semi,detached,street,car,blue,purple,lindi,avenue,lindiavenue,7,7lindi,7lindiavenue,365days,HDR,high dynamic range,tonysmith,tony,smith,Hotpicks,hotpics,hot,pics,pix,picks,hotpix.freeserve.co.uk,noche,nuit,hotpix!,hotpix.rocketmail.com,hotpixuk.rocketmail.com,contact.tony.smith.gmail.com,tony.smith.gmail.com,tonys@miscs.com,tony.smith@mis-ams.com
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4125482227 - 'A great red sky this morning. A bit of a grab shot at about 800asa. as they say, when its gone its gone!
More views of Grappenhall www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/4059561024/in/pool-grappen...
(c) Hotpix / HotpixUK Tony Smith - Hotpix.freeserve.co.uk WDCC',
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Keywords: graffitti,Syndney,Austrailia,teenage,boy,sydny,despair,skate,skateboarder,cat,male,streetart,street,art,artist,tag,tagger,tagged,urban,banksy,banksi,grafiti,graffito,grafitti,this photo rocks,rot-rosso-rouge-rood,selctive,colour,color,colores,tonysmith,tony,smith,interesting,place,places,hotpix!,#tonysmithhotpix,oz,ozz,aus
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3813283472 - 'Bondi Beach, Sydney, New South Wales ( NSW ) Austrailia. Not too far from the surfers and skate boaders.
The red cat looks out from the gated building, but scratch the surface and despair comes bubbling up.
(c) Hotpix Tony Smith - Hotpix.freeserve.co.uk WDCC',
