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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,and,tea,thick,batter,chip,wooden,knife,classic,supper,takeaway,carryout,fast food,fastfood,cod,haddock,white,deep,fried,food,comfort food,traditional,recyclable,tray,cutlery,eating in,treat,inflation,rising,high,prices,expensive,family,meal,meals,catfish,pangasius,substitution
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E8PTWX - Thickly battered fish and chips with curry sauce are served in a white recyclable tray inside a British chip shop, with wooden cutlery and a takeaway-style presentation adding to the everyday fast-food setting. The golden batter, chunky chips and bright curry sauce make the image a strong editorial view of a classic British supper, but it also carries useful contemporary context about the rising cost of fish and chips. The fish could be cod, haddock or another white fish, so captions should avoid claiming a species unless confirmed by the shop or menu. That caution is especially relevant because recent reporting and trade discussion have highlighted pressure on chip shops from sharply rising cod and haddock stock-photo/gotonysmith-Prices.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>prices, with some operators promoting cheaper alternatives such as pollock, and concern about mislabelled catfish, pangasius or river cobbler being sold where customers expected traditional cod or haddock. The image is commercially useful for stories about food inflation, cost of living, takeaway meals, family budgets, chip shop closures, seafood supply chains, fish quotas, imported fish costs, cooking oil, potatoes, packaging, labour costs and the survival of traditional British high street food. It can also illustrate consumer choice, portion sizes, recyclable packaging, casual dining, fast food, comfort food, working-class food culture and regional variations in chippy menus. The curry sauce adds a familiar British chip shop detail, while the thick orange batter and tray setting make the meal instantly recognisable. It is also useful for features on cheaper fish substitutes, clear menu labelling, and how small food businesses balance honesty, affordability and survival. As a documentary stock image, it captures both the appeal and the pressure around fish and chips: still a much-loved national meal, but no longer the cheap supper it once was as ingredients, energy, wages and wholesale fish prices continue to squeeze both customers and shop owners.
England, Great Britain , UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,English,UK,Surrey,bitter,beer,beers,pint,chip,ketchup,inside,cafe,dining,area,tea,with,served,a,and,&,plate,plates,of,triple,cooked,fry,fried,food,unhealthy,fatty,fork,lemon,happy hour,Friday,Catholic
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RGJW71 - . Traditional British Fish and Chips, with Mushy Peas. Served indoors in a pub with a pint of bitter. Photographed on 18 June 2023, this summer image records the subject in its real-world setting and provides a contemporary visual reference for the place, activity, object or organisation shown. The recorded location is Great Britain, UK, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include Surrey, bitter, beer, beers, pint, chip, ketchup, cafe, dining, area, tea, served, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. The subject has strong relevance to British pub and beer culture, licensed premises, hospitality, brewing, cask ale, consumer leisure and the continuing role of pubs as social meeting places. It is suitable for coverage of the licensed trade, independent and managed pubs, brewery branding, CAMRA and real-ale culture, hospitality economics, changing drinking habits and the condition of the UK pub sector. Food and drink content broadens the image's relevance to eating out, grocery retail, hospitality, pricing, consumer choice, local food culture and the commercial presentation of meals, ingredients or products. It can illustrate changing tastes, inflation and cost-of-living pressures, food retail competition, traditional businesses and the everyday economics of buying food and drink where those themes are relevant. The frame provides a detailed documentary record of the subject as it appeared at the time of photography, preserving the surrounding context as well as the principal feature. Its value is both descriptive and editorial, allowing the scene to illustrate news, features, local history, travel, social change and retrospective comparison. The composition retains practical contextual detail for news, feature, documentary, educational and historical use.
Great Britain, UK
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Keywords: Greater Manchester,centre,England,UK,NW,North West,GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,the,CoOp,Co Op,OL12,OL12 0NU,lamp,Victorian,postbox,post,box,pillar,red,store,registered,office,original,terraced,block,delicious,co-op,tea,teacup,cup,northern,brew,brews,cuppa,Rochdale Pioneers Museum
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RCA2EG - The Rochdale Pioneers Museum is housed in the building where the Rochdale Equitable Pioneers Society started trading on 21 December 1844. The museum is regarded as the birthplace of the modern co-operative movement. It is located in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England.
The museum includes a recreation of the original shop, containing its rudimentary furniture, scales, items that were sold at the store, etc. Moreover, the museum transmits the influence of the co-operative movement on issues such as women's rights, poverty, education, fair trade and social reform. The museum is owned by the Co-operative Heritage Trust and managed by the Co-operative College
31 Toad Lane was originally an 18th-century warehouse, on a busy road which then extended to the centre of the town. In 1844 the Co-operative Society rented the ground floor, the upper floors being used by the Methodist society. A counter was made with a plank on barrels, and the shop began. From 1849 the Co-op rented the whole building and developed a library, meeting room, and boot and shoe department. In the 1860s other buildings were rented and in 1867 the society moved out to new purpose-built premises. The building became a pet shop
The Rochdale Pioneers quickly became an inspiration for a wide part of the society, and the co-operative movement started to be known nationally and internationally. As a result, the Co-operative Union purchased the building at 31 Toad Lane in 1925, expressly to create a museum that enhanced the birthplace of co-operation. The museum opened for the first time in 1931.
In the 1970s, the museum was closed for some years because structural problems were found in the building
but it was successfully restored. Rochdale Council redeveloped the remaining section of Toad Lane outside of the building, which had been a cul-de-sac since the 1960s. The new characteristics of the area were cobbled streets, flanked by 19th-century gas lamps and a unique Victorian post-box.
Toad Lane, Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England, UK OL12 0NU
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Conway,Wales,north,UK,port,harbour,dusk,Cymru,a,customer,steps,enters,stepping,into,the,local,traditional,Eagles,Building,shop,take away,fish,supper,tea,chip,chips,British,cod,haddock,coastal,town,fast,food,fastfood,fast-food,The Chippy
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PH9MA6 - . An identifiable period record of 3 Castle St, Conwy, north Wales, UK, LL32 8AY in 2023, retaining practical detail and local context that distinguish documentary photography from a generic illustration. The image documents Customer stepping into the Eagles Building, Fishermans chippy, 3 Castle St, Conwy, north Wales, UK, LL32 8AY. The locality and subject together evoke changing land use, historical comparison, public realm, everyday cuisine, local dining tradition, regional identity, hospitality food service, documentary photography, local character, social history, classic British meal, period detail, contemporary social history, and British food tradition. The modern context includes continuing discussion of local business, food inflation and how food signs and shopfronts become part of urban cultural identity. For later comparison, the photograph preserves transport arrangements and footfall at 3 Castle St, Conwy, north Wales, UK, LL32 8AY, details that may look very different after replacement signage. The photograph additionally reflects popular cuisine, archival record, local history, community identity, comfort food, street food culture, before-and-after reference, and regional food culture. The recorded references to Customer, Wales, Castle, Building, and stepping preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The wider setting at 3 Castle St, Conwy, north Wales, UK, LL32 8AY matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. Its period value extends to local business and how familiar dishes remain cultural shorthand for British food without losing the local specificity of 3 Castle St, Conwy, north Wales, UK, LL32 8AY. The photograph keeps a trace of local identity for future local research. The record includes a local visual benchmark before later change alters the scene.
3 Castle St, Conwy, north Wales, UK, LL32 8AY
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,midlands,England,UK,BCLM,Fellows Morton,&,Clayton,narrowboat,barge,and,canal,drinking,tea,brew,enjoying,a,break,boat,man,monochrome,on,the,at,No,1342,black and white,black & white,english,beard,bearded,hat,character,bloke
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2NAWG11 - . This dated editorial view of Dudley, West Midlands, England, UK in 2023 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The main point of reference is On the Birmingham canals, at Dudley, Black Country, BW image of Peacock No 102 narrowboat and canal boatman, Fellows Morton & Clayton. The image also relates to working boat tradition, visual archive, public realm, canal carrying trade, everyday life, changing land use, before-and-after reference, inland transport history, heritage boating, regional identity, changing streetscape, working waterway, archival record, and community identity. The wider contemporary story combines flood resilience, maintenance funding and the cost of keeping historic locks and canal structures operational. Future viewers can use this scene from Dudley, West Midlands, England, UK to compare lettering, decoration and surface detail with whatever follows after refurbishment. The surrounding story also includes local history, documentary photography, inland navigation, historic narrowboat, waterborne transport, place identity, contemporary social history, and towpath landscape. The recorded references to narrowboat, Birmingham, Morton, Country, and Dudley preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The period setting at Dudley, West Midlands, England, UK helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. Another useful connection is flood resilience and the transition from freight carrying to leisure and heritage use when considered against later change at Dudley, West Midlands, England, UK. The scene further reflects biodiversity and how working boats preserve industrial transport history without losing the local specificity of Dudley, West Midlands, England, UK. The image fixes period character as part of Dudley, West Midlands, England, UK's history.
Dudley, West Midlands, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,midlands,England,UK,cup,tea,brew,coffee,the,trustworthy,Bilston,Brownhills,Darlo,Darlaston,Dudley,Halesowen,Netherton,Oldbury,Rowley Regis,Sedgley,Smethwick,Stourbridge,Tipton,Wednesbury,Wednesfield,West Brom,West Bromwich,Willenhall,town,towns,ceramic,pot,clay,county,drinking,travel,poster
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2NAWGJT - The Black Country is a loosely defined area of southern Staffordshire and northern Worcestershire which lies to the north and west of Birmingham, and to the south and east of Wolverhampton. The town of Dudley (Worcestershire) is sometimes referred to as being the Black Country's unofficial capital.
The Black Country is divided between the counties of Stafford and Worcester, the greater part belonging to Staffordshire. Dudley is a detached part of Worcestershire surrounded by Staffordshire, separated from the main body of its own shire by a narrow strip.
By the late 19th century, the Black Country had become one of the most intensely industrialised in the nation. The South Staffordshire coal mines, the coal coking operations, and the iron foundries and steel mills that used the local coal to fire their furnaces, produced a level of air pollution that had few equals anywhere in the world at the time.
West Midlands, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,city,centre,Merseyside,England,UK,tourist,attraction,the,royal,maritime,port,Mersey,river,historic,ports,L3 4AF,L3,Mulled Wine,Afternoon,Tea,red,London,bus,food,hot,cold,drinks,novelty,converted,English,British,Pier Head,Royal Albert Dock,conversion,conversions
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2NYNDT5 - . This location-specific image from Albert Dock, Pier Head, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 4AF in 2023 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. The photograph centres on Converted AEC Routemaster, red London bus, street food Diner, at the Pier Head, Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 4AF. The wider scene also brings together passenger information, changing land use, bus route infrastructure, local dining tradition, regional identity, social history, roadside transit, documentary photography, local mobility, everyday life, period detail, everyday cuisine, public realm, and local history. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into decarbonisation and accessibility, not least because of the shift toward cleaner buses and integrated ticketing. Today's relevance is strengthened by food inflation, tourism and the continuing question of how food signs and shopfronts become part of urban cultural identity. The image fixes equipment and working practice within Albert Dock, Pier Head, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 4AF at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against different community use. The surrounding story also includes local bus network, contemporary social history, food heritage, changing streetscape, public transport stop, street-side transport, regional food culture, and transport accessibility. References to Routemaster, Converted, Liverpool, Royal, and Diner give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. Around Albert Dock, Pier Head, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 4AF, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The scene captures evidence of earlier appearance as a date-specific reference.
Albert Dock, Pier Head, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 4AF
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,cash,win,gambling,gamble,addiction,When the fun stops,stop,temptation,betting,gaming,machines,FOBT,GL50,slots,refreshments,tea,coffee,Amusement,Arcades,Amusements,dangers,danger,of,coinslot,ATM,cash machine,planning application,expansion,profit,profits,popularity,harmful,shop,shops,evening economy,leisure,Players Panel
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K888MA - . Made at 82-84 High St, Cheltenham, Gloucesterhire, England, UK, GL50 1EG in 2022, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. The main point of reference is BeLucky Casino Slots cash prizes - We Welcome You - Only Persons 18yrs old & over - Thank You - High Street, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK. Other connected aspects include retail property, documentary photography, historical comparison, street-level business, independent retail, community identity, place identity, contemporary social history, high-street commerce, public realm, commercial frontage, shopfront economy, before-and-after reference, and local character. Current relevance extends to consumer spending and store closures, particularly through how shopfronts become short-lived records of changing businesses. Small period details of transport arrangements and footfall at 82-84 High St, Cheltenham, Gloucesterhire, England, UK, GL50 1EG may become more significant with time, particularly following new ownership. Other useful contextual ideas include changing streetscape, changing land use, local enterprise, small business, regional identity, bricks-and-mortar retail, customer footfall, and specialist shop. The combination of Persons, 18yrs, Welcome, BeLucky, and Gloucestershire anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. By fixing the subject within 82-84 High St, Cheltenham, Gloucesterhire, England, UK, GL50 1EG, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. Its period value extends to consumer spending and how shopfronts become short-lived records of changing businesses in a form that can be compared with future views of 82-84 High St, Cheltenham, Gloucesterhire, England, UK, GL50 1EG. The frame retains part of the area's social history for later comparison.
82-84 High St, Cheltenham, Gloucesterhire, England, UK, GL50 1EG
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,centre,Yorkshire,England,UK,the Perky Peacock bar,pub,tearoom,tea,room,bar,cafe,bridge,Y01,stone,river,Ouse,YO1,riverside,navigable,navigation,stonework,medieval,old-fashioned,blue,sky,skies,bridges,mooring,moorings,bars,pubs,wall,city wall,walls,city walls
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2KF7FEM - . Photographed at Lendal Bridge, Yorkshire, England, UK, YO1 in 2022, this detailed documentary image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. The principal subject is Lendal Bridge, Yorkshire, England, YO1 - The Perky Peacock bar. The surrounding context encompasses documentary photography, visual archive, archival record, hospitality economy, licensed trade, visitor hospitality, night-time economy, local character, local history, changing land use, community drinking venue, before-and-after reference, social history, and beer-led hospitality. From a 2025-onward perspective, staffing pressure and changing drinking habits are closely linked to this subject, alongside the survival of pubs as both businesses and informal community spaces. Future viewers can use this scene from Lendal Bridge, Yorkshire, England, UK, YO1 to compare materials and architectural details with whatever follows after changing commercial priorities. The subject also sits alongside contemporary social history, local social venue, cask-beer tradition, period detail, regional identity, everyday life, place identity, and real-ale culture. References to Peacock, Yorkshire, Lendal, Perky, and Bridge give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. Around Lendal Bridge, Yorkshire, England, UK, YO1, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. Another strand within the photograph is staffing pressure and the continuing appeal of real ale and regional brewing in a form that can be compared with future views of Lendal Bridge, Yorkshire, England, UK, YO1. The setting also helps illustrate beer duty and the value of historic pubs to tourism and local identity within the real-world context of Lendal Bridge, Yorkshire, England, UK, YO1.
Lendal Bridge, Yorkshire, England, UK, YO1
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,tea,teas,teabag,red,proper,brew,brewing,whats,in,drinking,Yorkshire,with,reet,folk,Taylor,Taylors,two,packets,held,holding,award,winning,award-winning,English,good,cuppa,a,B&B,bed and Breakfast,Bed & Breakfast,Bettys,and,Fredrick Belmont,pack,packaging
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M1MG94 - Yorkshire Tea is a black tea blend produced by the Bettys & Taylors Group since 1977. It is the most popular traditional black tea brand sold in the UK. In 1886 Charles Edward Taylor Founded CE Taylor & Co., later shortened to Taylors, the company was purchased by 'Betty's Tea Rooms' which today forms Bettys & Taylors Group. Taylors of Harrogate is still based in Harrogate, Yorkshire, in the first 'Betty's' tea room.
The group is still owned by the family of Bettys' founder, Fredrick Belmont and is currently chaired by Lesley Wild. The company is one of the few remaining family tea and coffee merchants in the country, whilst competing with the British-owned PG Tips (Ekaterra) and Tetley (Tata), where Yorkshire Tea is now the most purchased tea brand in the UK, overtaking Twinings (a division of Associated British Foods) and Typhoo
Yorkshire Tea uses varieties of tea grown in India, Sri Lanka, and Kenya, blended to form eight blends: Yorkshire Tea, Yorkshire Decaf, Yorkshire Hardwater (available in the United Kingdom), Yorkshire Gold, Breakfast Brew, Bedtime Brew, Biscuit Brew, and Toast and Jam Brew.
In 2016 the brand launched Breakfast Brew, Breaktime Brew and the decaffeinated Bedtime Brew. Yorkshire Tea introduced Biscuit Brew, a malty flavoured tea, to its range in 2018 and Toast and Jam Brew in 2020.
The Yorkshire Tea brand is being extended to include a range of cakes, biscuits, and fruit loaves, sold as being complementary to drinking tea by its parent company The Bettys & Taylors Group, which owns cookery schools and tea rooms
Yorkshire, England, UK
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Keywords: HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,OX7,OX15,near,Banbury,Oxfordshire,England,UK,OX15 5NY,pot,glass,a,of,from,brewed,at,the,brewer,beer,bitter,independent,family,ales,CAMRA,company,limited,English,British,pubs,bars,malt,traditional,malty,TEA,wheatsheaf,grain,wheat,pint of bitter
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JPB8TF - . This scene at Brewery Ln, Hook Norton, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England, UK, OX15 5NY in 2022 forms part of the visual history of the locality, documenting the named subject together with aspects of how the area looked and functioned at the time. The subject captured here is A pint of old Hooky, from the Hook Norton Brewery, near Banbury, Oxfordshire, England, UK, OX15 5NY. The wider scene also brings together industrial beverage equipment, beverage production, factory bottling line, Herefordshire cider tradition, everyday life, place identity, local history, period detail, orchard-to-bottle industry, cider-making heritage, community identity, historic beverage advertising, bottling technology, and social history. For current editorial use, tourism and regional food heritage provide additional context, especially through how bottling technology transformed large-scale drinks manufacturing. The archival value lies partly in recording public access and movement around Brewery Ln, Hook Norton, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England, UK, OX15 5NY before changing commercial priorities alters the character of the place. Other useful contextual ideas include local character, archival record, regional drinks industry, before-and-after reference, drinks packaging, documentary photography, bottle-filling machinery, and fermented drink production. The recorded references to Banbury, Hooky, Oxfordshire, Brewery, and Norton preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The period setting at Brewery Ln, Hook Norton, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England, UK, OX15 5NY helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The wider significance includes tourism and the relationship between orchard agriculture, regional identity and branded cider as part of the longer story of Brewery Ln, Hook Norton, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England, UK, OX15 5NY.
Brewery Ln, Hook Norton, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England, UK, OX15 5NY
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Keywords: HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,OX7,OX15,near,Banbury,Oxfordshire,England,UK,OX15 5NY,pot,glass,a,of,from,brewed,at,the,brewer,beer,bitter,independent,family,ales,CAMRA,company,limited,English,British,pubs,bars,malt,traditional,malty,TEA,wheatsheaf,grain,wheat
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JPB8TH - . Recorded at Brewery Ln, Hook Norton, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England, UK, OX15 5NY in 2022, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. The main point of reference is A pint of old Hooky, from the Hook Norton Brewery, near Banbury, Oxfordshire, England, UK, OX15 5NY. Further facets of the scene include cider-making heritage, historic beverage advertising, place identity, visual archive, documentary photography, industrial beverage equipment, archival record, changing streetscape, factory bottling line, changing land use, drinks manufacturing, cider brand history, beverage production, and drinks packaging. The wider contemporary story combines packaging, energy costs and how bottling technology transformed large-scale drinks manufacturing. For later comparison, the photograph preserves period objects and surrounding context at Brewery Ln, Hook Norton, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England, UK, OX15 5NY, details that may look very different after changed technology. A second descriptive layer includes historical comparison, local character, period detail, regional identity, before-and-after reference, contemporary social history, public realm, and fermented drink production. The combination of Banbury, Norton, Brewery, Oxfordshire, and Hooky anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. Around Brewery Ln, Hook Norton, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England, UK, OX15 5NY, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. A further contemporary connection is packaging and how bottling technology transformed large-scale drinks manufacturing in a form that can be compared with future views of Brewery Ln, Hook Norton, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England, UK, OX15 5NY. The image fixes evidence of earlier appearance for future local research.
Brewery Ln, Hook Norton, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England, UK, OX15 5NY
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Vale of Glamorgan,South Wales,Wales,UK,Butlins Holiday Camp,Holiday Camp,Butlin,Saint Baruc,Barry Railway Company,tea,coffee,drinks,slush,pink,shop,cafe,store,snacks,the,sweetest,sweet,spot,place,on,island,kiosk,CF62,Cymru,CF62 5TJ,moody,rainy,sky,grey,contrast,contrasts,Pleasure Beach
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDDP05 - . An on-location photograph from Barry Island , Vale Of Glamorgan, Cymru, Wales, UK, CF62 5TJ in 2022, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. The frame specifically shows Slush, the sweetest place on the island, kiosk, promenade , Barry Island, Vale Of Glamorgan, Cymru, Wales, UK, CF62 5TJ. The frame also records themes of resort heritage, seaside retail, rail infrastructure, documentary photography, traditional holiday town, regional rail, tourism retail, historical comparison, before-and-after reference, industrial railway heritage, social story.htm Target=_Blank>history, changing streetscape, holiday resort economy, and seaside souvenir. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with coastal regeneration, visitor spending and the vulnerability of resort economies to seasonality and changing visitor habits. The modern context includes continuing discussion of regional connectivity, fares and the role of stations and trains in lower-carbon mobility. The archival value lies partly in recording transport arrangements and footfall around Barry Island , Vale Of Glamorgan, Cymru, Wales, UK, CF62 5TJ before new construction alters the character of the place. The surrounding story also includes coastal tourism, changing land use, day-trip culture, freight wagon, local character, traditional confectionery, visual archive, and public realm. The recorded references to promenade, Cymru, kiosk, island, and Wales preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. A later view of Barry Island , Vale Of Glamorgan, Cymru, Wales, UK, CF62 5TJ may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. It also preserves a point of historical comparison as part of Barry Island , Vale Of Glamorgan, Cymru, Wales, UK, CF62 5TJ's history.
Barry Island , Vale Of Glamorgan, Cymru, Wales, UK, CF62 5TJ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Glasgow,Scotland,UK,tea,restaurant,signs,G2,Chaakoo Bombay Cafe,79 St Vincent Street,G2 5TF,message,messages,warn,to,customer,customers,diner,diners,overhead,cafe,theme,Iranian,vibe,feel,atmosphere,eating,place,all,chai,without,drug,drugs,hanging,ceiling
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ADE4FP - . An authentic period view of Chaakoo Bombay Cafe, 79 St Vincent Street, Glasgow,Scotland,UK, G2 5TF in 2019, showing a subject whose value extends beyond the immediate scene into local history and changing social context. The defining feature is Indian Sign,All Chai is coming strictly without opium,Chaakoo Bombay Cafe, 79 St Vincent Street, Glasgow,Scotland,UK, G2 5TF. The photograph also reflects site information, food heritage, comfort food, public realm, food-and-drink tradition, local character, traditional cuisine, national food identity, behavioural signage, compliance notice, regional identity, culinary tradition, rule enforcement, and operational signage. The subject remains useful for current coverage of food prices and consumer spending, not least because of the role of ceremonial food in annual celebrations. Today's wider story includes access rules, public safety and the practical question of the importance of clear wording in shared public environments. For retrospective editorial use, the photograph preserves the combination of built form, activity and local identity as seen at Chaakoo Bombay Cafe, 79 St Vincent Street, Glasgow,Scotland,UK, G2 5TF. The surrounding context also covers historic context, before-and-after reference, visitor instruction, safety messaging, archival record, festive eating, period detail, and traditional recipe. Elements such as Indian, Scotland, Chaakoo, Vincent, and without add documentary specificity and may become more useful when compared with later records. For Chaakoo Bombay Cafe, 79 St Vincent Street, Glasgow,Scotland,UK, G2 5TF, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. Another strand within the photograph is food prices and the role of ceremonial food in annual celebrations without losing the local specificity of Chaakoo Bombay Cafe, 79 St Vincent Street, Glasgow,Scotland,UK, G2 5TF.
Chaakoo Bombay Cafe, 79 St Vincent Street, Glasgow,Scotland,UK, G2 5TF
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,English,London,South East,dusk,evening,night,City of London financial district behind,Lamp,outside,gas lamp,sign,entrance,closed,attraction,contrast City of London financial district behind,Victorian,theatre production,Immersive Experience,Jeff Wayne,bankrupt,award,TEA,Thea Awards,British,Aldgate,Bank,expensive,networking,Steampunk,restaurant,pub,bar
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ABY99M - Its won the Outstanding Achievement award for Connected Immersive at the TEA Thea Awards, the LA-based themed entertainment association which recognises achievement, talent and personal excellence within the themed entertainment industry.
We also won Best Innovation at the British Youth Travel Awards “ rewarding excellence in youth, student and educational travel!
We are over the moon (and heading to Mars!).
Our experience is in the City of London, just a few steps from the Gherkin and Lloyds of London. The nearest tube stations are Aldgate and Bank.
The War of the Worlds Immersive Experience is located in the heart of the City of London, a stone's throw from The Gherkin and Lloyds of London, at 56 Leadenhall Street, London, EC3A 2BJ. Entrance is through our Steampunk restaurant and bar.The nearest Underground station is Aldgate, less than a five-minute walk, or Tower Hill and Bank, both less than a ten-minute walk. The Number 25 bus stops directly outside the experience (Stop W/X “ St Katherine's Cree)
More at https://www.dotdot.london/the-experience/
56 Leadenhall St, London, England, UK, EC3A 2BJ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Yorkshire,England,UK,socialhousing,cup,UKhousing,flat,house,houses,flats,maisonette,maisonettes,complaint,complement,issue,solution,repair,DN4,St. Leger Court,White Rose Way,Doncaster,South Yorkshire,social housing,estate,estates,InsideHousing,ceramic,clay,pot,brew,tea,coffee,home,letting,CBL,choice based letting,scheme
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K3XNMD - . A grounded documentary photograph made at St. Leger Court, White Rose Way, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, UK, DN4 5ND in 2019, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. At the centre of the view is St Leger Homes Doncaster mug, Yorkshire, England, UK. The subject also carries associations with changing streetscape, social history, regional identity, public realm, commercial frontage, specialist shop, changing land use, local enterprise, local character, place identity, before-and-after reference, community identity, contemporary social history, and bricks-and-mortar retail. Current relevance extends to store closures and business rates, particularly through the resilience of specialist shops in an online retail economy. The image fixes commercial use and occupation within St. Leger Court, White Rose Way, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, UK, DN4 5ND at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against redevelopment. Other useful contextual ideas include customer footfall, shopfront economy, documentary photography, retail property, historical comparison, archival record, local history, and everyday life. The recorded references to Yorkshire, Doncaster, Homes, and Leger preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. A later view of St. Leger Court, White Rose Way, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, UK, DN4 5ND may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. Another useful connection is store closures and the contribution of independents to distinctive high streets within the specific setting of St. Leger Court, White Rose Way, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, UK, DN4 5ND. The frame retains a local visual benchmark as part of St. Leger Court, White Rose Way, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, UK, DN4 5ND's history.
St. Leger Court, White Rose Way, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, UK, DN4 5ND
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Keywords: Stalyvegas,sign,signs,pub,CAMRA,real,ale,realale,est,1885,Transpennine,aletrail,Tameside,Greater,Manchester,England,UK,public,house,Victorian,Railway,British,Rail,best,north,west,drinking,famous,platform,buffers,tourist,attraction,Stalybridge Station,Original Buffet bar,north West,GoTonySmith,oldfashioned,old,fashioned,retro,room,rooms,traditional,train,waiting,area,pumps,keg,draught,ale,Rassbottom,St,street,Penine,awards,award,homemade,home,made,saloon,English,platform4,Northern,afternoon,evening,tea,1st,class,first,real,cask,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,waiting Room,Pennine Real Ale Trail,Platform 4,Victorian station,buffet bars
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY5KE7 - Step back in time & visit one of the very few remaining Victorian station buffet bars.
Dating from 1885 the Stalybridge Buffet Bar has retained the original marble-topped bar, back fittings and the welcoming fire.
A dozen years ago it was extended and included the 1st class ladies waiting room with its ornate ceiling, keeping all original features. It's a veritable museum with photographs of the station in it's heyday, railway and other memorabilia. See http://www.stalybridgebuffetbar.co.uk/ to read more about the Buffet Bar.
Stalybridge, Tameside,Manchester,England,UK
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Keywords: Mushrooms,plate,of,food,British,Scottish,England,pork,eat,fat,fatty,unhealthy,appetite,Bacon,Toast,Mushroom,black,pudding,grease,greasy,spoon,obese,overweight,unhealthy,grilled,protein,portion,rasher,smoked,streaky,meat,meaty,coffee,GB,Black Pudding,Greasy Spoon,Fried Bread,GoTonySmith,tea,sugar,orange,juice,peppermill,on,poached,tomato,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Orange juice,Poached egg
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F0XCGJ - . This location-specific image from GreatBritain, UK in 2015 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. The photograph centres on Traditional Full English Breakfast,Egg,Sausage,Bacon,Black Pudding,Toast,Mushroom. The broader subject matter reaches into documentary photography, food-and-drink heritage, local character, everyday cuisine, comfort food, everyday life, changing streetscape, changing land use, place identity, social history, archival record, public realm, regional food culture, and traditional takeaway. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into takeaway culture and changing diets, not least because of how familiar dishes remain cultural shorthand for British food. For later comparison, the photograph preserves transport arrangements and footfall at GreatBritain, UK, details that may look very different after new ownership. Further associations within the scene are visual archive, local dining tradition, local history, hospitality food service, regional identity, street food culture, food heritage, and classic British meal. The recorded references to Toast, English, Black, Mushroom, and Traditional preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. By fixing the subject within GreatBritain, UK, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The location additionally provides evidence of takeaway culture and how familiar dishes remain cultural shorthand for British food as part of the longer story of GreatBritain, UK. A further contemporary connection is local business and how familiar dishes remain cultural shorthand for British food when considered against later change at GreatBritain, UK. The scene captures a trace of local identity for later comparison. Image F0XCGJ also remains a dated record of GreatBritain, UK.
GreatBritain, UK
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Keywords: Mushrooms,plate,of,food,British,Scottish,England,pork,cafe,eat,fat,fatty,unhealthy,appetite,Toast,Mushroom,greasy,spoon,obese,overweight,united,kingdom,unhealthy,grilled,protein,portion,rasher,smoked,streaky,meat,meaty,coffee,GB,Black Pudding,Greasy Spoon,Fried Bread,GoTonySmith,tea,sugar,orange,juice,pepper,mill,peppermill,on,a,table,poached,tomato,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Orange juice,Poached egg
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F0XDA5 - . Recorded at GreatBritain, UK in 2015, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. The frame specifically shows Traditional Full English Breakfast,Egg,Sausage,Bacon,Black Pudding,Toast,Mushroom from a greasy spoon cafe - British cooked breakfast. The surrounding context encompasses comfort food, documentary photography, traditional takeaway, historical comparison, local dining tradition, local history, community identity, classic British meal, food-and-drink heritage, archival record, everyday cuisine, food heritage, public realm, and period detail. The modern context includes continuing discussion of hospitality costs, local business and the enduring appeal of traditional takeaway meals. Small period details of building condition and alterations at GreatBritain, UK may become more significant with time, particularly following new ownership. The surrounding story also includes regional food culture, regional identity, contemporary social history, before-and-after reference, popular cuisine, everyday life, street food culture, and changing land use. Elements such as spoon, Mushroom, Black, Traditional, and greasy add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. By fixing the subject within GreatBritain, UK, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. Another strand within the photograph is hospitality costs and the enduring appeal of traditional takeaway meals as part of the longer story of GreatBritain, UK. The setting also helps illustrate changing diets and the pressure of food and energy prices on small hospitality businesses when considered against later change at GreatBritain, UK. The photograph keeps evidence of changing use before later change alters the scene.
GreatBritain, UK
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Keywords: England,UK,GB,Great,Britain,tourist,tourism,in,tourists,traditional,afternoon,Grade,Two,Listed,Grade2,GradeII,Tithe,Store,of,the,Earl,of,Shrewsbury,90,-,92,City Centre,Centre,@hotpixUK,GoTonySmith,located,within,the,of,this,Historic,City,of,Chester.,The,Three,Kings,Tea,Rooms,are,housed,in,a,Listed,Building,which,dates,from,the,mid,17th,Century,CH1,1RU,building,is,constructed,CH11RU,Throughout,the,premises,the,timber,frames,and,roof,trusses,are,exposed,with,many,of,the,panels,retaining,their,original,infill.,One,of,the,Stairwell,timbers,has,recently,been,dated,as,early,12th,Century,making,it,the,oldest,to date,located,in,Chester.,The,Building,was,originally,thought,to,have,been,the,Tithe,Store,of,the,Earl,of,Shrewsbury,who,at,one,time,owned,the,entire,block,in,which,this,property,stands.,He,held,the,title,of,with,the,right,to,tak,Grade Two,wattle and daub,Sergeant of Bridgegate
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ECW4F2 - located within the Roman Walls of this Historic City of Chester. The Three Kings Tea Rooms are housed in a 'Grade Two' Listed Building which dates from the mid 17th Century.
The building is constructed around a massive inner oak frame which incorporates a thirty foot cross beam and vertical house tree over eighteen feet six inches high.
Throughout the premises the timber frames and roof trusses are exposed with many of the panels retaining their original 'wattle and daub' infill.
One of the Stairwell timbers has recently been dated as early 12th Century making it the oldest, to date, located in Chester.
The Building was originally thought to have been the Tithe Store of the Earl of Shrewsbury who at one time owned the entire block in which this property stands.
He held the title of 'Sergeant of Bridgegate' with the right to take a toll from carts using the Old Dee Bridge, the toll being three coins of the period, which bore the Kings Head, hence the buildings present name.
A recent survey suggests that Chester's famous 'Rows' might have extended to this part of the City, but the earliest documented evidence is an engraving by Bateman of 1816 showing the property with twin gables.
Over the door is a sign which reads 'Dealers in Tea and Coffee'. The Georgian facade was added at the beginning of the 19th Century after which it was sold by the Shrewsbury Estate under the 'Act of 1862'.
Since then the building has been put to various uses from a Private Dwelling to a Wine Merchants, Refreshment Rooms, Bespoke Tailors and now, rather appropriately as 'The Three Kings Tea Rooms'.
90 - 92 Lower Bridge Street, Chester, England, UK CH1 1RU
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Keywords: Station,independent café,resisting,Costa,and,Starbucks,outside blackboard,independent cafe,tea,english,meal deal,mealdeal,A,A Board,chalk,costa and Starbucks,selling,shop,drink,drinks,cake,cakes,gotonysmith,opening,hours,times,on a blackboard,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,A-Board,meal,deal,deals,coffee shop,coffeeshop,advert,ad,advertising,promoting
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy E6JB67 - . Station Coffee,independent cafe,resisting Costa and Starbucks, outside blackboard. Photographed at Latchford,Warrington,stock-photo/gotonysmith-Cheshire.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>Cheshire,England,UK, WA4. The photograph was taken on 16 August 2014. 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 Station Coffee, independent cafe, resisting Costa, chalk board, A-board, Coffee, chalkboard, independent, cafe and café, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The scene has strong relevance to railway travel, public transport, passenger infrastructure and the everyday operation of Britain's rail network. It can illustrate editorial stories about stations, train journeys, commuting, regional connectivity, rail investment, rolling stock, freight, signals, platforms, accessibility and the relationship between railways and the places they serve. Visible railway furniture, signs, tracks, platforms, trains, signals or station buildings help place the photograph firmly in the practical environment experienced by passengers and railway staff. As a dated documentary image it also offers a useful record of transport infrastructure, branding and passenger facilities at the time the photograph was made. Search themes include British rail travel, railway stations, passenger journeys, tracks, platforms, signals, rolling stock, freight, regional connectivity and transport infrastructure. The scene is particularly useful for illustrating how railway facilities, signs and operational surroundings looked at a known point in time. 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.
Latchford,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK, WA4
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,great,Northwich,filming,filmset,Filming set for Disney Evermoor,set,film,Cheshire,England,2014,frontage,picturesque,village,The Mysterious Village,The Evermoor Chronicles,Evermoor Chronicles,TV,show,shows,eggs,bread,1930,1930s,ginger nuts,biscuits,tea,varnish,Upton,store,stores,shop,dummy,front
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AGMWGR - The Evermoor Chronicles is a British television series that aired on Disney Channel. It was produced by Lime Pictures with filming taking place in the spring of 2014. The series premiered on 10 October 2014 on Disney Channel in the United Kingdom, on 17 October 2014 on Disney Channel in the United States and Family Channel in Canada, and on 31 October 2014 on Disney Channel in Australia and New Zealand.
On 19 March 2015, the miniseries was picked up for a full series of a further 20 episodes and was confirmed under the new title of The Evermoor Chronicles as a continuation to the original. On 5 September 2015, filming for the first season was completed. An announcement by Disney EMEA at the International Kids Emmys confirmed The Evermoor Chronicles would be returning for a second series of 12 episodes, after attracting 5.3 million viewers in its first quarter on air.
To run alongside the main TV series, a web series of mini-episodes called the Evermoor Confidential Chronicles was launched. Each episode features one of the characters recording a vlog in a secret scene taking place in-between each episode from the main series. Each one gives a spoiler of what is to come in the next episode of the TV series. The series follows Tara and Bella Crossley with Otto's aid as they try to solve mysteries across Evermoor and to protect Evermoor from the evil forces
Evermoor, Church Street, Great Budworth, Northwich, Cheshire
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Keywords: cream,stand,fruit,desert,deserts,for,sale,selling,classic,sweet,sweets,stuff,diet,lure,of,things,high,calorie,treat,treats,weight,watchers,health,enjoyment,sweettreat,sweettreats,treats,english,england,british,afternoon,tea,high,hightea,cream,creamtea,NT,property,national,trust,gotonysmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DCYH9A - . Some classic cupcakes on a stand , for sale £1.50 each. The photograph was taken on 08 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 cup, cakes, cupcakes, cupcake, cake, 1.50, perfect, cream, stand and fruit, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph is a documentary record of an identifiable subject and location, useful for editorial, archive, travel, local-history and social-history picture research. It can support features about everyday life, place, public space, local identity, tourism, consumer behaviour and the changing appearance of towns, cities and communities. Visible objects, signs, buildings and environmental details provide contextual clues that make the image useful beyond its immediate subject. As a dated stock photograph it also offers a reference point for later comparison, especially where businesses, streets, public services or local surroundings subsequently change. Search themes include documentary photography, local history, everyday life, place, public space, travel, community identity, social history and changing surroundings. Its specificity makes it more useful than a generic concept image when an editor needs a recognisable real-world subject and setting. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph. It can be used in newspapers, magazines, books, websites, documentaries, heritage projects and retrospective features where geographical accuracy and period detail matter. This particular view is catalogued under Alamy image reference DCYH9A, distinguishing it from other photographs of the same or related subject.
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Keywords: Ave,Maria,Missionaries,of,Charity,Liverpool,blue,door,statue,of,mother,mary,front,door,charity,55,Seel,St,Street,Liverpool,Merseyside L1 4AZ doorway entrance,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,gotonysmith,The,Missionaries,of,Charity,in,Liverpool,offer,hospitality,to,the,homeless,community.,Volunteers,assist,the,work,of,the,Missionaries,of,Charity,in,giving,out,food.,After,the,clients,finish,their,food,they,often,have,another,cup,of,tea,and,a,cake,and,then,start,to,disperse.,The,volunteers,then,wash,up,the,dishes,sweep,and,mop,the,floor,and,clean,the,tables.,Some,volunteers,go,around,the,dining-room,and,pour,out,tea,for,people.,On,occasion,a,client,may,be,drunk,and,become,somewhat,agitated,on,these,occasions,the,nuns,step,in,and,sort,out,the,situation.,Whilst,it,can,be,quite,daunting,going,into,the,Missionaries,of,Charity,""˜soup-kitchen',at,first,volunteers,often,say,they,become,more,confident,as,the,weeks,go,on,and look forward to returning week after week.
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DB6PFF - Ave Maria Missionaries of Charity Office Liverpool
The Missionaries of Charity in Liverpool offer hospitality to the homeless community. Volunteers assist the work of the Missionaries of Charity in giving out food. After the clients finish their food they often have another cup of tea and a cake and then start to disperse. The volunteers then wash up the dishes, sweep and mop the floor and clean the tables. Some volunteers go around the dining-room and pour out tea for people. On occasion a client may be drunk and become somewhat agitated
on these occasions the nuns step in and sort out the situation. Whilst it can be quite daunting going into the Missionaries of Charity ˜soup-kitchen' at first, volunteers often say they become more confident as the weeks go on, and look forward to returning week after week.
55 Seel St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK , L1 4AZ
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Keywords: Services,road,chef,M5,between,J7,and,J8,Roadchef,Motorways,Ltd,Strensham,M5,Service,Area,Hillcroome,Upton-upon-Severn,Worcester,Worcestershire,WR8,0BZ,WR80BZ,01684,293004,01984,290577,south,bound,on,car,automobile,dashboard,costacoffee,out,of,focus,outoffocus,DOF,depth,of,field,junk,poor,food,off,gotonysmith,depthoffield,McDonalds,Costa,mcdonalds,parking,relax,picnic,image,of,a,photo,daytime,day,time,carry,out,Madness,Five,TV,worst,in,Britain,Great,England,service,stop,take,a,break,takeabreak,the,M50,roundabout,Latte,cappuccino,iced,tea,drink,drinks,beverage,maroon,container,with,lid,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DA8A73 - A takeaway cup of Costa coffee at the Roadchef motorway services M5 Strensham southbound.
Costa Coffee can be found inside the service area and this is a takeaway cup on a dashboard, outside the services.
Strensham was once voted worse in Britain, but has been improved in recent years.
Services road chef M5 between J7 and J8, Hillcroome Worcester WR8 0BZ England UK
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Keywords: Services,road,chef,M5,between,J7,and,J8,Roadchef,Motorways,Ltd,Strensham,M5,Service,Area,Hillcroome,Upton-upon-Severn,Worcester,Worcestershire,WR8,0BZ,WR80BZ,01684,293004,01984,290577,south,bound,on,car,automobile,dashboard,costacoffee,out,of,focus,outoffocus,DOF,depth,of,field,junk,poor,food,off,gotonysmith,depthoffield,McDonalds,Costa,mcdonalds,parking,relax,picnic,image,of,a,photo,daytime,day,time,carry,out,Madness,Five,TV,worst,in,Britain,Great,England,service,stop,take,a,break,takeabreak,the,M50,roundabout,Latte,cappuccino,iced,tea,drink,drinks,beverage,maroon,container,with,lid,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DA8A7B - A takeaway cup of Costa coffee at the Roadchef motorway services M5 Strensham southbound.
Costa Coffee can be found inside the service area and this is a takeaway cup on a dashboard, outside the services.
Strensham was once voted worse in Britain, but has been improved in recent years.
Services road chef M5 between J7 and J8, Hillcroome Worcester WR8 0BZ England UK
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Keywords: &,history,historic,Village,south Somerset,England,UK,historic,window,tourist,attraction,tea,room,coffee,shop,TA15,6XD,nostalgic,childhood,programmes,programs,BBC,ITA,ITV,ATV,Tardis,BW,TA15 6XD,Dr Who,Black and White,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,child
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DE54WT - . The TV, Radio, & Toy Museum, 1, South Street, Montecute Village, south Somerset, England, UK, TA15 6XD. Photographed at 1 South St, Montacute, Somerset, England, UK TA15 6XD. 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 scene is closely associated with TV Radio & Toy Museum, Radio, Toy, Museum, Montecute, nostalgia, exhibits, memorabilia, Village and south Somerset, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph is useful for editorial coverage of eating out, restaurant culture, food presentation, hospitality and the way international cuisine has become part of everyday dining in British cities. Food, crockery, tableware, menus, serving dishes and restaurant surroundings can provide strong visual cues for features about cuisine, ingredients, dining habits, tourism, leisure spending and the hospitality economy. The image is documentary rather than studio food photography, giving it relevance to real-world restaurant reviews, travel features, local food guides and stories about consumer choice. It also records the appearance and presentation of a meal at a particular time and place, useful for archive, lifestyle and social-history contexts. Search themes include restaurant dining, cuisine, food presentation, hospitality, eating out, table settings, tourism, consumer lifestyle and the local food economy. Because this is a real meal in a real venue rather than a studio arrangement, it has particular value for travel, dining and social-history features. 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.
1 South St, Montacute, Somerset, England, UK TA15 6XD
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,England,UK,Historic,antique,metal sign,metal signs,Wills Cigarettes,cigarettes,Wakefield Motor Oil,Sweet Crop,Smoking Mixture,Players Navy Cut,brand,brands,logo,logos,1950,1950s,1960,1960s,tea,Lyons,Park Drive,cigarette,Huddersfield,West Yorkshire,Yorkshire,BP,spirit,Players,Navy Cut,sold,here
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BPCNM2 - . This scene at Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK documents an everyday subject with wider connections to local identity, social history and changing patterns of use. The photograph is concerned with Historic metal advertising signs, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK,Castrol,Lyons Tea,BP,Park drive,Gold Flake,Park Drive. The frame also records themes of visual archive, conservation interest, urban fabric, conservation architecture, everyday Britain, historical comparison, architectural character, period building, place identity, local character, heritage asset, historic townscape, traditional masonry, and documentary photography. The present-day relevance extends to embodied carbon and planning control, while a wider concern is using existing buildings rather than demolishing them. The archival value lies partly in recording building condition and alterations around Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK before later redevelopment alters the character of the place. Further associations include local history, regional identity, cityscape history, urban change, public realm, archival record, before-and-after reference, and architectural contrast. References to drive, Huddersfield, signs, Flake, and metal give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to the named subject. The surrounding context at Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The wider significance includes embodied carbon and using existing buildings rather than demolishing them within the real-world context of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK. Another strand within the photograph is redevelopment pressure and using existing buildings rather than demolishing them within the specific setting of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK. The scene remains tied to Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK, image reference 2BPCNM2.
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,Hotpixuk,@Hotpixuk,trams,Heaton Chapel,Stockport,192,192 bus,192 tram,Mazawattee tea advert,Stockport trams,Stockport tramways,tramway,Manchester,Greater Manchester,vehicle,double,deck,decker,museum,Levenshulme,suburbs,suburb,Heaton,Chapel,tram,tramways,co,company,Metrolink,1920,1910,tea,Mazawattee,teas,public transport,Hudsons soap
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BN2W27 - . A grounded editorial photograph of Levenshulme, Manchester, England, UK, capturing details that may acquire greater historical value as the location and its use change. The main point of reference is Levenshulme Tram, Heaton Chapel,Stockport,192,192 bus,192 tram, Mazawattee tea,Hudsons Soap,Manchester Carriage & Tramways Company. Its broader subject matter includes everyday Britain, changing streetscape, visual archive, rail corridor, passenger connectivity, community identity, period detail, documentary photography, built environment, social history, social landscape, regional rail, trackside infrastructure, and local history. In the mid-2020s, fares and integrated transport keep this subject current, particularly through making passenger rail simpler and more dependable. The archival value lies partly in recording public access and movement around Levenshulme, Manchester, England, UK before changed technology alters the character of the place. The wider local story also touches on public realm, railway branding, rail modernisation, rail transport, commuter travel, transport interchange, station environment, and archival record. References to Hudsons, Carriage, Mazawattee, Chapel, and Company give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to the named subject. The period setting at Levenshulme, Manchester, England, UK helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The image also provides a reference for fares and making passenger rail simpler and more dependable as part of the longer story of Levenshulme, Manchester, England, UK. The wider significance includes integrated transport and linking trains more effectively with buses and trams when considered against later change at Levenshulme, Manchester, England, UK. The frame therefore remains a dated reference for Levenshulme, Manchester, England, UK and the changing story of the subject shown.
Levenshulme, Manchester, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4861768890 - 'The Chad Who Loved Me - 'Mansun' - Play this track here.
?Whats this iPod Shuffle set all about? Read about it here
Mansun were formed in Chester, England in 1995 by Draper and King. The band's foundations were cemented with the addition of Chad, who worked behind the bar at the Fat Cat pub in Chester and they began rehearsing at Crash Rehearsal Studios in Liverpool, where the band would be discovered by a passing A&
R man and offered a publishing contract.
The band were originally called 'Grey Lantern' but changed their name to 'Manson', after the cult leader Charles Manson but were forced to change it due to copyright issues. The band gave several false accounts of this at the time, one being that they were named after The Verve b-side 'A Man Called Sun', and that 'Manson' was simply a spelling mistake which accidentally went through to production. It was reported that Charles Manson had started spelling his name with a 'U', to which Draper joked that perhaps they should sue him.
Early EPs were followed by the critically acclaimed album Attack Of The Grey Lantern which appeared to contain a conceptual storyline - heavily debated by fans - whilst ending with a hidden track (An Open Letter To The Lyrical Trainspotter, previously featured on Three EP) proclaiming sarcastically 'The lyrics aren't supposed to mean that much'. The band's debut LP knocked fellow Parlophone act Blur's 1997 self-titled album from the top spot of the British album chart. Radiohead are quoted as saying, at that year's Q Awards, that the album was 'a real musical achievement'. Draper stated that the lyrics from this era were written whilst when he was a kid and influenced by The Goon Show and Monty Python
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Lady Chatterley's Lover is a novel by D. H. Lawrence, first published in 1928. The first edition was printed in Florence, Italy
it could not be published openly in the United Kingdom until 1960. (A private edition was issued by Inky Stephensen's Mandrake Press in 1929).
The book soon became notorious for its story of the physical relationship between a working-class man and an aristocratic woman, its explicit descriptions of sex, and its use of (at the time) unprintable words.
The story is said to have originated from events in Lawrence's own unhappy domestic life, and he took inspiration for the settings of the book from Eastwood in Nottinghamshire where he grew up. According to some critics, the fling of Lady Ottoline Morrell with 'Tiger', a young stonemason who came to carve plinths for her garden statues, also influenced the story.
Lawrence at one time considered calling the novel Tenderness and made significant alterations to the text and story in the process of its composition. It has been published in three different versions.
The story concerns a young married woman, Constance (Lady Chatterley), whose upper-class husband, Clifford Chatterley, has been paralyzed and rendered impotent. Her sexual frustration leads her into an affair with the gamekeeper, Oliver Mellors. This novel is about Constance's realization that she cannot live with the mind alone
she must also be alive physically.
Even by chapter three Connie's jerking and twitching runs through her body like restlessness...
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4527546693 - 'These are the sunday helpers who feed the congregation at a hut rear of the church yard. There is a veritable Easter themed feast. I stumbled upon one of the ladies by chance and she kindly let me see the food spread.
The Collegiate Church of St Nicholas Buccleuch, formerly known as Dalkeith Parish Church, stands on the High Street. Dedicated to St Nicholas, this medieval church became a collegiate establishment in 1406, founded by Sir James Douglas. The nave and transepts date from 1854, when the inside of the church was greatly altered. The chancel was abandoned in 1590, walled off from the rest of the church, and is now ruinous. Sir James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton, and his wife Joanna, daughter of James I, are buried in the choir and have stone effigies. St Nicholas Buccleuch Church remains one of the two Church of Scotland parish churches in Dalkeith.
The ladies had prepared some Hot Cross Buns. These have a chequered history. These are traditionally eaten hot or toasted on Good Friday, with the cross standing as a symbol of The Crucifixion. They are believed by some to pre-date Christianity, although the first recorded use of the term 'hot cross bun' is not until 1733.
Legend has it that buns marked with a cross were eaten by Saxons in honour of the goddess Eostre (the cross is thought to have symbolised the four quarters of the moon). 'Eostre' is probably the origin of the name 'Easter' too
According to cookery writer Elizabeth David, Protestant English monarchs saw the buns as a dangerous hold-over of Catholic belief in England, being baked from the dough used in making the communion wafer. Protestant England attempted to ban the sale of the buns by bakers but they were too popular, and instead Elizabeth I passed a law permitting bakeries to sell them, but only at Easter and Christmas.
Unfortunately I did not have time to sample any of these delights.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HDK0 - Illicium verum, commonly called Star anise, star aniseed, or Chinese star anise is a spice that closely resembles anise in flavor, obtained from the star-shaped pericarp of Illicium verum, a medium-sized native evergreen tree of northeast Vietnam and southwest China. The star shaped fruits are harvested just before ripening.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4276794647 - 'Yes, the question on everyones lips.
I would personally go for button one, indulgence.
Intelligent drinks machine, somewhere along the lines of the Red Dwarf 'Talkie Toaster' (the machine that could only engage you on a conversation about bread products and methods of toasting).
For students of vending and related arts, this model did actually do tea &
coffee too to everyone in the office.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 5431542527 - 'A tale in 12 fragments - 10/12 Afternoon Tea.
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10/12 Afternoon Tea
Mar\u00eda Carmen was unusual in enjoying tea rather than the Spanish default of coffee. She introduced him to the \u2018teterias\u2019around Granada and the arab Menta Poleo. More importantly she tipped him off to the tea sold at spice stores around the cathedral more like from his teenage years. The T\u00e9 Pakistani became their favourite. It was a little fragment of Englishness at home in the boiling summer heat, of the frying pan of Andaluc\u00eda.
The relief of the cooler evenings of autumn were interrupted by a call from home.
Mother rushed into hospital, acute appendicitis.
Before a flight was properly booked, she was gone. Slipped away to join his father....
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CF0NKG - . Tuesday afternoon tea dance at the food court, Trafford Centre, Dumplington, Trafford Park, Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK. Photographed on 9 June 2009. Generally with Greg Francis and his band in 'The Orient'. From a heritage perspective, mass tourism and commercial leisure expanded rapidly during the second half of the twentieth century, creating resort pools, entertainment complexes and indoor attractions designed around scheduled recreation and shared public facilities. From a heritage perspective, markets and high-street businesses combine commercial history with everyday social life
Their changing occupiers, branding and uses document local economies, consumer culture, town-centre regeneration and the long shift from traditional retailing towards mixed shopping, food and leisure destinations. In historical terms, food images can document changing tastes, brands and methods of preparation as effectively as they illustrate a meal
Regional products, traditional recipes, independent food businesses and packaging all carry information about consumer culture and local identity. As of 2026, leisure businesses continue to compete with home entertainment while also benefiting from demand for social experiences, exercise and tourism
Resort etiquette, access rules and the management of shared facilities remain familiar parts of the holiday experience. As of 2026, town-centre resilience remains a major policy issue in England, with government programmes aimed at high streets and community ownership of valued local assets
Changing retail patterns, vacancies and the growth of food-led destinations make older shop and market photographs valuable for comparison. Against the 2026 backdrop, leisure businesses continue to compete with home entertainment while also benefiting from demand for social experiences, exercise and tourism
Resort etiquette, access rules and the management of shared facilities remain familiar parts of the holiday experience.
Trafford Centre, Dumplington, Trafford Park, Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P4HWJ8 - . Made at 12 Greenwood St, Altrincham, Cheshire, England, UK, WA14, UK in 2018, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. The location is represented through Market House Coffee stall, Altrincham market,hall, Market Street, Altrincham, Trafford, Greater Manchester, North West England,. The image also relates to shopfront economy, everyday life, place identity, street-level business, high-street commerce, period detail, customer footfall, bricks-and-mortar retail, before-and-after reference, independent retail, commercial frontage, public realm, changing streetscape, and changing land use. Current relevance extends to footfall and consumer spending, particularly through how consumer spending and property costs shape local commercial streets. The archival value lies partly in recording public access and movement around 12 Greenwood St, Altrincham, Cheshire, England, UK, WA14, UK before refurbishment alters the character of the place. The photograph additionally reflects small business, retail property, archival record, local trading, local enterprise, visual archive, regional identity, and local history. References to Trafford, House, stall, Altrincham, and Coffee give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. The wider setting at 12 Greenwood St, Altrincham, Cheshire, England, UK, WA14, UK matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. Another strand within the photograph is footfall and how consumer spending and property costs shape local commercial streets as part of the longer story of 12 Greenwood St, Altrincham, Cheshire, England, UK, WA14, UK. The frame retains period character as a date-specific reference. The scene captures a trace of local identity for later comparison.
12 Greenwood St, Altrincham, Cheshire, England, UK, WA14, UK
