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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,centre,sunset,evening,twin,cities,skyline,urban panorama,city,tower,towers,Castlefield,Deansgate,skyscrapers,high-rise,buildings,expansion,development,city centre,living,new,Manchester,post-industrial,urban,landscape,railway corridor,road infrastructure,change,evolution,King of the North,Andy Burnham,property,vibrant,Greater Manchester,growth,modern,urban density,planning and development
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EFHREB - Elevated view looking west from the Liverpool Road and Castlefield side of Manchester towards Salford at dusk, with the city's changing skyline spread beneath a dramatic evening sky. The photograph shows a broad urban panorama of roads, railway corridors, low-rise industrial and commercial buildings, trees, apartment blocks and tall towers, including the modern high-rise development around Deansgate, Castlefield and the neighbouring Salford edge of the city centre. The warm light on the horizon and layered cloud give the scene an atmospheric late-day quality, while the street grid and transport infrastructure below emphasise Manchester's dense urban fabric. Liverpool Road is strongly associated with the city's railway and industrial history, including the former Liverpool Road station, now part of the Science and Industry Museum area, close to Castlefield's canals, warehouses and viaducts. The view works as a useful contrast between the older industrial city and the new Manchester of residential towers, regeneration, urban living, offices, hotels, transport links and expanding city-centre development. It is suitable for editorial use on Manchester regeneration, Salford city growth, city centre living, high-rise apartments, planning, transport infrastructure, post-industrial redevelopment, northern city economies, urban density, housing, architecture and skyline change. The image also has value for travel and location features, showing Manchester as a large regional city with historic infrastructure, new investment and strong visual links between Deansgate, Castlefield, Liverpool Road, Salford and the western approach to the centre. The cloudy dusk sky, soft sunset colour and high viewpoint create a strong cityscape image for stories about modern Manchester, Greater Manchester growth, urban change, development pressure, rail and road corridors, commercial districts and the continuing transformation of former industrial land into mixed-use neighbourhoods.
Manchester skyline looking west from Liverpool Road towards Salford at dusk, with new towers and cit
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Manchester skyscrapers,Manchester high-rise buildings,Castlefield Manchester,Deansgate station,railway bridge,city,centre,new,skyscrapers,glass,modern,UAE,regeneration,urban,development,PRS,buy to let,high-rise,living,old and new,old,property,developments,construction,boom,Great Jackson Street,Deansgate Square towers,tower,skyline,cityscape,private rented,homes,apartments,residential,tall,buildings
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EFHRK0 - Street view on Deansgate and Whitworth Street West in Manchester, looking towards the changing Castlefield and Deansgate skyline with the railway bridge, older brick buildings and new glass skyscrapers rising behind. The photograph captures a sharp contrast in modern Manchester: Victorian and railway-era infrastructure in the foreground, including the arched bridge and Deansgate station environment, set against the high-rise residential development around Deansgate Square, Great Jackson Street and the wider southern edge of the city centre. The scene is useful for editorial features on Manchester regeneration, urban development, high-density living, city centre apartments, transport corridors, construction, architecture, planning, infrastructure, gentrification and the changing skyline of post-industrial cities. The older railway bridge and street-level buildings give a sense of long-established urban fabric, while the tall blue glass towers and the orange building under construction show the scale and pace of new development around Castlefield. Deansgate station is listed by National Rail at Whitworth Street West, close to Deansgate and Castlefield, while the nearby Deansgate Square cluster has become one of Manchester's best-known groups of residential skyscrapers, including towers designed by SimpsonHaugh. The clear blue sky, bright daylight and long shadows suggest fair weather and make the buildings' reflective glass and sharp vertical lines stand out strongly. This image can illustrate Manchester's boom in tall buildings, private-rented apartments, city living, transport-led development, heritage settings, railway viaducts, public realm and the meeting of old and new Manchester. It is also relevant to stories about the city's move from industrial and railway infrastructure to residential-led regeneration, with Castlefield and Deansgate acting as shorthand for growth, density, investment and architectural change in central Manchester.
Deansgate, Manchester, with railway bridge and new skyscrapers behind Deansgate station in clear day
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Greater Manchester,England,unique,view,of,Castlefield,cityscape,city centre,building,heritage,history,historic,area,tower,block,blocks,construction,conservation,summer,glass,investment,funding,rent,renting,buy to rent,affordable,not,industrial,identity,capitalism,growth,grow,British,cities,Andy Burnham,mayor
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3CGCK2C - A summer evening view from Castlefield in Manchester city centre, looking across towards Deansgate and the city's rapidly evolving skyline. The photograph was taken in August under clear blue skies, with warm evening light reflecting off modern glass-clad towers and creating a calm, settled atmosphere across the urban landscape.
Castlefield is recognised as one of the most historically significant areas of Manchester, designated as the city's first conservation area. It is widely regarded as the birthplace of the industrial city, containing early canals, railway infrastructure and surviving Victorian warehouses that tell the story of Manchester's rise as a global industrial centre.
In contrast, the background skyline represents Manchester's twenty-first-century transformation, with high-density residential and mixed-use towers reshaping Deansgate and the southern edge of the city centre. The visual layering of old and new architecture illustrates the city's shift from industrial production to service, residential and cultural economies.
The image captures a moment of transition and continuity, where historic urban fabric coexists with modern regeneration. In summer evening conditions such as these, Castlefield functions not only as a heritage destination but also as a lived urban space, offering viewpoints over a city continually redefining itself. The photograph is well suited for editorial use covering urban regeneration, heritage and conservation, city identity, architecture, and the changing character of post-industrial British cities.
Castlefield / Deansgate, Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Manchester,Greater Manchester,England,yellow,bus,yellow Bee Network bus,buses,public,control,transport,station,city,regeneration,skyline,centre,fastest,growing,Bee,skies,clear,Andy Burnham,mayor,policy,Bee Network,rebrand,bus franchising,tower,scene,modern,skyscrapers,apartment,apartments,towers,redevelopment,new flats,buy to rent,renters rights act
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3CGCK2J - A yellow Bee Network double decker bus travelling through the Deansgate area of Manchester city centre, passing the historic Deansgate Station, formerly associated with Knott Mill, with modern glass towers, cranes and newly built blocks rising behind. The image captures the contrast between old and new Manchester: red brick railway architecture and Victorian transport infrastructure in the foreground, set against the fast changing skyline of high rise residential and commercial development around Deansgate, Castlefield and the wider city centre. The Bee Network is Greater Manchester's joined-up transport system, developed by Transport for Greater Manchester to integrate buses, trams, walking, wheeling and cycling, with buses brought into the network from 2023. TfGM promotes the distinctive yellow branding with the phrase Say yellow to the Bee Network, making the bus immediately recognisable as part of the region's public transport reform. This photograph is useful for editorial coverage of bus franchising, local control of public transport, Greater Manchester devolution, sustainable travel, city transport, urban regeneration, new apartment towers, commuting, active travel, road space and the changing built environment of central Manchester. The visible cyclist, road junction, rail bridge, station building, bus livery and construction skyline give the image strong search value for stories about integrated transport, city centre growth, public infrastructure, housing development, railway heritage and everyday movement through the modern city. The sunny daylight and blue sky provide a clear documentary view, while the mix of historic Deansgate Station and contemporary towers makes the scene especially suitable for articles contrasting Manchester's industrial past with its present phase of dense urban redevelopment.
Yellow Bee Network bus passes Deansgate Station and new city centre towers in Manchester - Deansgate
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,public,services,travelling,street,cheap,cheaper,travel,yellow,Merseyside,at,Royal Court,14A,10814,England,UK,L1 1EP,L1,St,SM66 VBV,SM66VBV,14,Kirby,bus station,route,routes,icon,iconic,atlantic,tower,St Johns,double,deck,decker
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,block P2K,tower,blocks,Pennine,2000,Uk,UKhousing,ex-,Calderdale,West Yorkshire,England,UK,town,centre,1960s,1970s,social,provider,RSL,housing,up,north,flat,property,in-situ,reinforced,concrete,frame,Akroyd,Court,HX3 6DF,HX3,Range Court,skyline,1964,Vincent Gorbing.,Construction
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2X2CFYR - Historic England Research Records
Haley Court
Hob Uid: 1505641
Location :
Calderdale
Non Civil Parish
Grid Ref : SE0925925938
Summary : Three fifteen-storey H-plan tower blocks built as public housing, known respectively as Haley Court, Range Court and Akroyd Court. Each block contains 85 dwellings. Haley Court and Akroyd Court are known to consist of 28 one-bedroom flats and 57 two-bedroom flats. Construction is of in-situ reinforced concrete frame. Akroyd Court is known to have used brick infill panels also. The architect was Vincent Gorbing. Construction was approved by committee in 1964.
More information : The blocks were constructed for Halifax County Borough Council. The Primary and Alternate addresses are the individual addresses of each block
all are current and of equal status. The Alternate Name is the name that was given to the contract for the development. (1)
It is not known whether the same construction techniques were used for all three blocks.
Haley Court, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, UK, HX3 6DF
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,7,Railway Rd,Darwen,BB3 2RG,BB3,Railway Road,blue,Tory,Tories,sign,offices,Red Wall,Sir,James Jacob Gilchrist Berry,Selfservatives,St Peters,Church,tower,polls,polling,town,centre,general,election,party,investigation,investigations,Northern Powerhouse,minister,Chairman of the Conservative Party,cut their consumption,or,get a higher-paid job,advice,ReformUK,Nigel Farage,defection
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RX1811 - Former constituency office signage for Sir Jake Berry in Darwen, Lancashire, photographed with the Darwen church tower visible in the background. The sign identifies Jake Berry as Member of Parliament for Darwen and includes a constituency office telephone number, reflecting the public-facing casework role of MPs before the 2024 general election. Berry represented Rossendale and Darwen from 2010 until Parliament was dissolved on 30 May 2024, according to the UK Parliament's official member record, and he lost the seat at the 2024 general election. The image has later political significance because Berry, a former Conservative Party chairman and cabinet minister under Liz Truss, defected from the Conservatives to Reform UK in July 2025. ITV News reported that he said his former party had lost their way when he announced the move, while The Guardian described it as one of Reform UK's most high-profile Conservative defections. The photograph is useful for editorial coverage of party switching, Conservative decline, Reform UK growth, right wing and populist politics, northern English constituencies, Red Wall political change, local democracy, constituency casework, former MP offices, political branding and the changing landscape of British politics after the 2024 general election. It can also illustrate the contrast between the routine local work of an MP's office and the national political symbolism of high-profile defections to Nigel Farage's Reform UK. Care is needed in captioning, because the sign shows historic MP status: Berry is no longer a Member of Parliament, so current captions should describe this as a former constituency office or historic signage rather than an active MP office. The image also works for stories about parliamentary representation, local advice surgeries, constituency boundaries, Darwen and Lancashire politics, Conservative Party fragmentation, anti-immigration politics, public trust, political realignment and the use of high-street office
Former MP Jake Berry's Darwen constituency office sign, later notable after his July 2025 defection
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,WA1,Smith St,Smith Street,Cheshire,England,UK,WA1 2NS,Mary,tower,St Marys Shrine church,Warrington church,Catholic church Warrington,Victorian church architecture,church tower,religious building England,place of worship,historic church building,Smith Street Warrington,Gothic Revival church,brick church,parish church,religious heritage,Christian shrine,ecclesiastical architecture,church exterior,urban church,local landmark Warrington,19th century church,St Marys Shrine Catholic church on Smith Street,blue sky,bright,sunny,Gothic Revival,architectural,architecture
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RX189P - This image shows St Mary's Shrine, a Roman Catholic church located on Smith Street in Warrington, Cheshire, England. The photograph captures the exterior of the building, focusing on its tall tower and red brick Gothic Revival architecture, with pointed arched windows and decorative stone detailing typical of nineteenth-century ecclesiastical design. The church stands prominently within the urban streetscape, marking it as a significant local landmark.
St Mary's has long been an important centre of Catholic worship in Warrington and serves as a shrine church, reflecting its wider religious and spiritual significance beyond the local parish. Churches of this period were often constructed to serve growing industrial towns, providing both religious facilities and a sense of community identity during periods of rapid urban expansion.
The image highlights themes of religious heritage, historic architecture, and the role of churches within English towns and cities. It is suitable for editorial and commercial use relating to Christianity, Catholicism in England, church architecture, local history, heritage buildings, and urban religious landmarks.
St Mary's Shrine, Smith Street, Warrington, Cheshire, WA1 2NS, England, United Kingdom
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,centre,Merseyside,England,UK,tourist,summer,sunny,the,club,pub,pubs,bar,bars,Mathew Street,history,historic,The Beatles,Beatles,architecture,people,famous,street,magnet,entertainment,drinkers,theme,themed,Harrington St,Radio City,tower,St Johns Beacon,Viewing Gallery,entry,skyline,cityscape,L2 6RE,L2,sign,signs
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RJAFED - Taken on 19 Aug 2023, this photograph shows Harrington Street, Cavern Quarter, & St Johns Beacon, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 6RE. The location is Harrington Street, Cavern Quarter, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 6RE. The picture is not just a record shot: it contains crowds, bar signs, brickwork, hanging street signs and the compact entertainment-street atmosphere of Liverpool's Cavern Quarter. Mathew Street and the Cavern Quarter are inseparable from Beatles tourism, live music heritage, pub culture and Liverpool's visitor economy, with the narrow streets often busy on summer days. It could support features on pubs, beer, leisure, nightlife, tourism, heritage streets, local economies, independent hospitality and the pressures facing town-centre venues. 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 Liverpool, city, tourism, attraction, Mathew St, Cavern Quarter, cavern, Harrington Street, centre, Merseyside, tourist, summer, 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. This makes the image useful for comparison pieces, then-and-now features, local news, regeneration stories and plain-English explainers aimed at a general audience.
Harrington Street, Cavern Quarter, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 6RE
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Yorkshire,England,UK,town,centre,of,from,the,and,history,historic,flag,flags,people,tourist,tourism,tourists,shop,shopping,vibrant,sunny,summer,tower,clock,minster,Ripon Minster,gothic,west,front,in,Early English,style,Anglican,Christianity
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RH8AGP - The Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Wilfrid, commonly known as Ripon Cathedral, and until 1836 known as Ripon Minster, is a cathedral in Ripon, North Yorkshire, England. Founded as a monastery by monks of the Irish tradition in the 660s, it was refounded as a Benedictine monastery by St Wilfrid in 672. The church became collegiate in the tenth century, and acted as a mother church within the large Diocese of York for the remainder of the Middle Ages. The present church is the fourth, and was built between the 13th and 16th centuries. In 1836 the church became the cathedral for the Diocese of Ripon. In 2014 the Diocese was incorporated into the new Diocese of Leeds, and the church became one of three co-equal cathedrals of the Bishop of Leeds.
The cathedral is notable architecturally for its gothic west front in the Early English style, considered one of the best of its type, as well as the Geometric east window. The seventh-century crypt of Wilfrid's church is a significant example of early Christian architecture in England. The cathedral has Grade I listed building status.
Saint Wilfrid was buried in this church near the high altar. Devastated by the English king Eadred in AD 948 as a warning to the Archbishop of York, only the crypt of Wilfrid's church survived but today this tiny 7th-century chapel rests complete beneath the later grandeur of Archbishop Roger de Pont l'Evêque's 12th century minster. A second minster soon arose at Ripon, but it too perished this time in 1069 at the hands of William the Conqueror. Thomas of Bayeux, first Norman Archbishop of York, then instigated the construction of a third church, traces of which were incorporated into the later chapter house of Roger's minster
The minster finally became a cathedral (the church where the Bishop has his cathedra or throne) in 1836, the focal point of the newly created Anglican Diocese of Ripon the first to be established since the Reformation
Kirkgate, Ripon, North Yorkshire, England, UK, HG4 1PB
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Keywords: Greater Manchester,centre,England,UK,NW,North West,GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Rochdale,parish church,St Marys Rochdale,The Baum Rochdale,Church of England,Victorian church architecture,ecclesiastical building,stained glass windows,lancet windows,bellcote,stone dressings,historic town centre,religious heritage,place of worship,Christian church,northern England church,Rochdale heritage,town landmark,architectural detail,editorial photography,documentary image,blue,sky,clear sky,sunny,summer,tower,OL16 1AQ,OL16
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RCC5NB - This image shows the Parish Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, located in the historic area known as The Baum in Rochdale town centre. The church stands on St Mary's Gate and is one of Rochdale's most prominent ecclesiastical landmarks, serving as a long-established centre of Anglican worship and parish life.
Constructed in red brick with stone detailing, the church displays strong Gothic Revival influences, including tall arched windows filled with stained glass and a symmetrical, robust façade typical of nineteenth-century church architecture in industrial Lancashire. Its elevated position and enclosed churchyard reinforce its presence within the surrounding urban landscape.
The Baum area is closely associated with Rochdale's medieval origins, and St Mary's Church has played a central role in the spiritual, social, and civic history of the town for centuries. The current building reflects later rebuilding and expansion, responding to population growth during Rochdale's industrial development.
Photographed in clear daylight against a blue sky, this image highlights the architectural character and enduring significance of parish churches within northern English towns. It is well suited for editorial use covering religious heritage, historic architecture, Anglican parish life, and the cultural history of Greater Manchester.
St Mary's Gate, The Baum, Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England, UK , OL16 1AQ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,tower,wood,style,black and white,Cheshire,heritage,history,estate agents,exterior,CW9 5DD,mock Tudor architecture,Tudor revival design,half timbered facade,black and white architecture,historic streetscape,town centre Northwich,commercial reuse historic building,estate agency frontage,corner building High Street,decorative gables,clock turret feature,bunting street decoration,urban regeneration Cheshire,high street change UK,heritage style architecture,documentary architecture photography,blue sky daylight,no people,British,town,centre
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RCDJ2X - This image shows the Leaders estate agents office located at 2022 High Street in Northwich, Cheshire, housed within a striking black-and-white timber-framed building designed in a Tudor revival style. The building occupies a prominent corner position in the town centre and features decorative gables, leaded windows, and a small clock turret, all characteristic elements of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century mock Tudor commercial architecture.
Although the building appears historic, its design reflects a period when many English towns adopted Tudor revival styling to convey tradition, reliability, and civic pride, particularly for banks, offices, and commercial premises. The strong visual contrast of the half-timbered facade makes the structure a local landmark and an instantly recognisable feature of Northwich High Street.
In its current use as an estate agency, the building illustrates the adaptive reuse of heritage-style architecture for modern commercial purposes. Estate agents, financial services, and professional firms frequently occupy such buildings, benefiting from their prominent presence and the sense of permanence they convey in a changing high-street environment.
The image was taken in daylight under clear blue skies, with bunting strung across the street suggesting a civic event or seasonal decoration. As a documentary photograph, it captures both architectural character and contemporary town-centre life, reflecting the ongoing evolution of Northwich's high street while retaining visual links to the town's architectural past.
Leaders Estate Agents, 20""22 High Street, Northwich, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, CW9 5DD
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2T0DAEC - Rochdale Town Hall is a Victorian-era municipal building in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. It is widely recognised as being one of the finest municipal buildings in the country, and is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.
The Town Hall functions as the ceremonial headquarters of Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council and houses local government departments, including the borough's civil registration office.
Built in the Gothic Revival style at a cost of £160,000 (£15.9 million in 2023), it was inaugurated for the governance of the Municipal Borough of Rochdale on 27 September 1871.
The architect, William Henry Crossland, was the winner of a competition held in 1864 to design a new Town Hall. It had a 240-foot (73 m) clock tower topped by a wooden spire with a gilded statue of Saint George and the Dragon, both of which were destroyed by fire on 10 April 1883, leaving the building without a spire for four years.
A new 190-foot (58 m) stone clock tower and spire in the style of Manchester Town Hall was designed by Alfred Waterhouse, and erected in 1887.
Architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner described the building as possessing a rare picturesque beauty. Its stained-glass windows are credited as the finest modern examples of their kind.
The building came to the attention of Adolf Hitler, who was said to have admired it so much that he wished to ship the building, brick-by-brick, to Nazi Germany had the United Kingdom been defeated in the Second World War
The Town Hall was one of several built in the textile towns of North West England following the Municipal Corporations Act 1835, but is one of only two in Greater Manchester built in the Gothic style. Between the setting of the foundation stone and the building's completion, revisions and additions were made to the original design. Money was lavished upon the decor and inventory, and the extra expenditure did not escape the ire of its critic
The Esplanade, Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England, OL16 1AZ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2T0DAER - Rochdale Town Hall is a Victorian-era municipal building in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. It is widely recognised as being one of the finest municipal buildings in the country, and is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.
The Town Hall functions as the ceremonial headquarters of Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council and houses local government departments, including the borough's civil registration office.
Built in the Gothic Revival style at a cost of £160,000 (£15.9 million in 2023), it was inaugurated for the governance of the Municipal Borough of Rochdale on 27 September 1871.
The architect, William Henry Crossland, was the winner of a competition held in 1864 to design a new Town Hall. It had a 240-foot (73 m) clock tower topped by a wooden spire with a gilded statue of Saint George and the Dragon, both of which were destroyed by fire on 10 April 1883, leaving the building without a spire for four years.
A new 190-foot (58 m) stone clock tower and spire in the style of Manchester Town Hall was designed by Alfred Waterhouse, and erected in 1887.
Architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner described the building as possessing a rare picturesque beauty. Its stained-glass windows are credited as the finest modern examples of their kind.
The building came to the attention of Adolf Hitler, who was said to have admired it so much that he wished to ship the building, brick-by-brick, to Nazi Germany had the United Kingdom been defeated in the Second World War
The Town Hall was one of several built in the textile towns of North West England following the Municipal Corporations Act 1835, but is one of only two in Greater Manchester built in the Gothic style. Between the setting of the foundation stone and the building's completion, revisions and additions were made to the original design. Money was lavished upon the decor and inventory, and the extra expenditure did not escape the ire of its critic
The Esplanade, Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England, OL16 1AZ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2T0DAEX - Rochdale Town Hall is a Victorian-era municipal building in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. It is widely recognised as being one of the finest municipal buildings in the country, and is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.
The Town Hall functions as the ceremonial headquarters of Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council and houses local government departments, including the borough's civil registration office.
Built in the Gothic Revival style at a cost of £160,000 (£15.9 million in 2023), it was inaugurated for the governance of the Municipal Borough of Rochdale on 27 September 1871.
The architect, William Henry Crossland, was the winner of a competition held in 1864 to design a new Town Hall. It had a 240-foot (73 m) clock tower topped by a wooden spire with a gilded statue of Saint George and the Dragon, both of which were destroyed by fire on 10 April 1883, leaving the building without a spire for four years.
A new 190-foot (58 m) stone clock tower and spire in the style of Manchester Town Hall was designed by Alfred Waterhouse, and erected in 1887.
Architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner described the building as possessing a rare picturesque beauty. Its stained-glass windows are credited as the finest modern examples of their kind.
The building came to the attention of Adolf Hitler, who was said to have admired it so much that he wished to ship the building, brick-by-brick, to Nazi Germany had the United Kingdom been defeated in the Second World War
The Town Hall was one of several built in the textile towns of North West England following the Municipal Corporations Act 1835, but is one of only two in Greater Manchester built in the Gothic style. Between the setting of the foundation stone and the building's completion, revisions and additions were made to the original design. Money was lavished upon the decor and inventory, and the extra expenditure did not escape the ire of its critic
The Esplanade, Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England, OL16 1AZ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R5PP75 - This image shows Lancaster Priory Church, formally known as the Priory Church of St Mary, one of the most prominent historic landmarks in the city of Lancaster, Lancashire. The church is positioned on elevated ground close to Lancaster Castle, giving it a commanding presence over the surrounding city.
The priory dates back to medieval times and is a fine example of Gothic ecclesiastical architecture, constructed largely from local sandstone. The robust square tower, clock face, and arched windows reflect the building's long religious and civic importance, having served as a place of worship for centuries.
Lancaster Priory continues to function as an active Church of England parish church, while also acting as a focal point for heritage tourism, music, and community events. Its setting among trees and open green space reinforces its role as both a spiritual and historic centre within the city.
Photographed in clear summer light against a vivid blue sky, the image highlights the texture of the stonework and the scale of the building within its landscaped surroundings. It is well suited for editorial use covering British religious heritage, historic architecture, Lancashire landmarks, and English parish church history.
Lancaster Priory Lancaster, Lancashire, England, UK , LA1 1YZ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RAJ317 - Birkenhead Town Hall is a civic building and former town hall in Birkenhead on the Wirral Peninsula in Merseyside, England. The building was the former administrative headquarters of the County Borough of Birkenhead, and more recently, council offices for the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral. Birkenhead Town Hall remains the location of the town's register office. However, since the closure of the Wirral Museum in 2010, there is uncertainty over the future purpose of the Grade II* listed building.
History
When Hamilton Square was designed in the early 19th century, a plot of land was made available for the siting of a town hall between Hamilton Street and Chester Street. Designed by local architect Christopher Ellison, the building was constructed using Scottish granite and sandstone from the now filled-in local quarry at Storeton. It was officially opened in 1887
The building consisted of a council chamber, offices, with a concert hall and function rooms known as the Assembly Rooms. Birkenhead's magistrates' court chambers are located in a separate building of the same design to the rear. The clock tower is 200 feet in height and displays four faces
the clock and five bells within were manufactured and fitted by Gillett & Co. (at a total cost of £900). After a fire in 1901, the upper part of the clock tower was rebuilt to a design by Henry Hartley. The rebuilding included a stained glass window by Gilbert P. Gamon representing Edward I's visit to Birkenhead Priory in 1277
Hamilton Square, Birkenhead, Wirral , Merseyside, England, UK, CH41 1ND
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PNA0Y2 - Lincoln Cathedral, Lincoln Minster, or the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lincoln and sometimes St Mary's Cathedral, in Lincoln, England, is a Grade I listed cathedral and is the seat of the Anglican Bishop of Lincoln. Construction commenced in 1072 and continued in several phases throughout the High Middle Ages. Like many of the medieval cathedrals of England, it was built in the Early Gothic style.
Some historians claim it became the tallest building in the world upon the completion of its 160 metres (525 ft) high central spire in 1311, although this is disputed. If so, it was the first building to hold that title after the Great Pyramid of Giza, and held it for 238 years until the spire collapsed in 1548, and was not rebuilt. Had the central spire remained intact, Lincoln Cathedral would have remained the world's tallest structure until the completion of the Washington Monument in 1884. For hundreds of years the cathedral held one of the four remaining copies of the original Magna Carta, now securely displayed in Lincoln Castle. The cathedral is the fourth largest in the UK (in floor area) at around 5,000 square metres (54,000 sq ft), after Liverpool, St Paul's and York Minster. It is highly regarded by architectural scholars
the Victorian writer John Ruskin declared: I have always held ... that the cathedral of Lincoln is out and out the most precious piece of architecture in the British Isles and roughly speaking worth any two other cathedrals we have
When Lincoln Cathedral was first built, William the Conqueror granted the parish of Welton to Remigius in order to endow six prebends which provided income to support six canons attached to the cathedral. These were subsequently confirmed by William II and Henry I
2 Exchequer Gate, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK, LN2 1PZ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PNA0Y4 - Lincoln Cathedral, Lincoln Minster, or the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lincoln and sometimes St Mary's Cathedral, in Lincoln, England, is a Grade I listed cathedral and is the seat of the Anglican Bishop of Lincoln. Construction commenced in 1072 and continued in several phases throughout the High Middle Ages. Like many of the medieval cathedrals of England, it was built in the Early Gothic style.
Some historians claim it became the tallest building in the world upon the completion of its 160 metres (525 ft) high central spire in 1311, although this is disputed. If so, it was the first building to hold that title after the Great Pyramid of Giza, and held it for 238 years until the spire collapsed in 1548, and was not rebuilt. Had the central spire remained intact, Lincoln Cathedral would have remained the world's tallest structure until the completion of the Washington Monument in 1884. For hundreds of years the cathedral held one of the four remaining copies of the original Magna Carta, now securely displayed in Lincoln Castle. The cathedral is the fourth largest in the UK (in floor area) at around 5,000 square metres (54,000 sq ft), after Liverpool, St Paul's and York Minster. It is highly regarded by architectural scholars
the Victorian writer John Ruskin declared: I have always held ... that the cathedral of Lincoln is out and out the most precious piece of architecture in the British Isles and roughly speaking worth any two other cathedrals we have
When Lincoln Cathedral was first built, William the Conqueror granted the parish of Welton to Remigius in order to endow six prebends which provided income to support six canons attached to the cathedral. These were subsequently confirmed by William II and Henry I
2 Exchequer Gate, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK, LN2 1PZ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PJHNY9 -
Lime street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1JD
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PGAYHF - GODALMING HIGH STREET SU 9643 NE (north side) 12/136 The Pepper Pot (formerly 18.12.47 listed as Town Hall) GV II
Former Town Hall. Dated 1814, by John Perry
stair tower added 1890s. Stuccoed with Welsh slate roof. 2 storeys, the lower storey open. 3 x 3 bays, the shorter sides canted and so forming elongated octagonal plan. South elevation: projecting central bay. On ground floor, round-arched arcade with rusticated columns on plinths, imposts and archivolts, the central arch larger. First floor: band, broken in centre by date plaque
3 sashes with glazing bars in reveals with projecting sills, central sill moulded. Oversailing eaves to octagonal roof. Central 2-stage tower with clock (by Richard Steadman of Godalming) to metalled lower stage, and Tuscan-columned cupola above housing bell and with dome surmounted by finial. Returns: ground floor arcades have large central arches, that of left return with inserted 6-panel door and fanlight with radial glazing bars
1st floors have central sash with glazing bars flanked by round-arched recesses. Rear: windows are all blind
on right, added cantilevered stair-tower with rounded corner, strings, 6-pane window, cornice, and flat roof.
Listing NGR: SU9685443826
High St, Godalming, Waverley, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 1AB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PGAYHH - GODALMING HIGH STREET SU 9643 NE (north side) 12/136 The Pepper Pot (formerly 18.12.47 listed as Town Hall) GV II
Former Town Hall. Dated 1814, by John Perry
stair tower added 1890s. Stuccoed with Welsh slate roof. 2 storeys, the lower storey open. 3 x 3 bays, the shorter sides canted and so forming elongated octagonal plan. South elevation: projecting central bay. On ground floor, round-arched arcade with rusticated columns on plinths, imposts and archivolts, the central arch larger. First floor: band, broken in centre by date plaque
3 sashes with glazing bars in reveals with projecting sills, central sill moulded. Oversailing eaves to octagonal roof. Central 2-stage tower with clock (by Richard Steadman of Godalming) to metalled lower stage, and Tuscan-columned cupola above housing bell and with dome surmounted by finial. Returns: ground floor arcades have large central arches, that of left return with inserted 6-panel door and fanlight with radial glazing bars
1st floors have central sash with glazing bars flanked by round-arched recesses. Rear: windows are all blind
on right, added cantilevered stair-tower with rounded corner, strings, 6-pane window, cornice, and flat roof.
Listing NGR: SU9685443826
High St, Godalming, Waverley, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 1AB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PG60WR - SU 94 SE 1338/3/10007
GODALMING BRIDGE ROAD Former British School
07-AUG-00
II
Former British School, now nursery. Mainly of 1872, replacing building of 1813, but small extensions of c1900 to rear sides and C20 rear extension. 1872 building is of Bargate stone rubble with Bath stone dressings and gabled slate roofs with fretted wooden bargeboards and cast iron cresting. Gothic style symmetrical building with central hall and wings of one or two classrooms on either side.
One storey: eight casement windows to front. The centre is recessed with two gables with fretted wooden bargeboards and tall twelve-light windows. The principal feature is a central projecting circular tower with chamfered base with buttresses, above an octagonal section with trefoil heads and pointed canopies, band of quatrefoils and clock face to top and delicate stone spire with cast iron finial. The central door has been blocked. On either side are projecting gabled wings with fretted wooden bargeboards, trefoil decorations to the gables and central ten-light casements flanked by four-pane lights.
Dedication stone at the base of each gable, one the corner stone of the 1813 building, the other of the 1872 building. Right elevation has half-hipped gable with fretted bargeboards and eight-light window but C20 door below. Four further four-light windows. Left side has similar half-hipped gable and window, now with C20 door, two four-light windows and early C20 brick and glazed square porch. To the rear of the side elevations are small c1900 extensions of red brick in stretcher bond with stone dressings tiled roofs and mullioned and transomed windows. Flat-roofed brick later C20 extension to rear.
Interior has C20 suspended ceilings so that the roof trusses are not visible. Original glazed screen survives to left wing.
[Janaway, J (1987) Yesterday's Town: Godalming pp63-64 Barracuda Books Ltd. Stock, P By-Gone Schools of Godalming (1991) Godalming Museum.]
Listing NGR: SU9741744230
Bridge Road, Godalming, Waverley, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 3DU
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PG60WT - SU 94 SE 1338/3/10007
GODALMING BRIDGE ROAD Former British School
07-AUG-00
II
Former British School, now nursery. Mainly of 1872, replacing building of 1813, but small extensions of c1900 to rear sides and C20 rear extension. 1872 building is of Bargate stone rubble with Bath stone dressings and gabled slate roofs with fretted wooden bargeboards and cast iron cresting. Gothic style symmetrical building with central hall and wings of one or two classrooms on either side.
One storey: eight casement windows to front. The centre is recessed with two gables with fretted wooden bargeboards and tall twelve-light windows. The principal feature is a central projecting circular tower with chamfered base with buttresses, above an octagonal section with trefoil heads and pointed canopies, band of quatrefoils and clock face to top and delicate stone spire with cast iron finial. The central door has been blocked. On either side are projecting gabled wings with fretted wooden bargeboards, trefoil decorations to the gables and central ten-light casements flanked by four-pane lights.
Dedication stone at the base of each gable, one the corner stone of the 1813 building, the other of the 1872 building. Right elevation has half-hipped gable with fretted bargeboards and eight-light window but C20 door below. Four further four-light windows. Left side has similar half-hipped gable and window, now with C20 door, two four-light windows and early C20 brick and glazed square porch. To the rear of the side elevations are small c1900 extensions of red brick in stretcher bond with stone dressings tiled roofs and mullioned and transomed windows. Flat-roofed brick later C20 extension to rear.
Interior has C20 suspended ceilings so that the roof trusses are not visible. Original glazed screen survives to left wing.
[Janaway, J (1987) Yesterday's Town: Godalming pp63-64 Barracuda Books Ltd. Stock, P By-Gone Schools of Godalming (1991) Godalming Museum.]
Listing NGR: SU9741744230
Bridge Road, Godalming, Waverley, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 3DU
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PG60WX - SU 94 SE 1338/3/10007
GODALMING BRIDGE ROAD Former British School
07-AUG-00
II
Former British School, now nursery. Mainly of 1872, replacing building of 1813, but small extensions of c1900 to rear sides and C20 rear extension. 1872 building is of Bargate stone rubble with Bath stone dressings and gabled slate roofs with fretted wooden bargeboards and cast iron cresting. Gothic style symmetrical building with central hall and wings of one or two classrooms on either side.
One storey: eight casement windows to front. The centre is recessed with two gables with fretted wooden bargeboards and tall twelve-light windows. The principal feature is a central projecting circular tower with chamfered base with buttresses, above an octagonal section with trefoil heads and pointed canopies, band of quatrefoils and clock face to top and delicate stone spire with cast iron finial. The central door has been blocked. On either side are projecting gabled wings with fretted wooden bargeboards, trefoil decorations to the gables and central ten-light casements flanked by four-pane lights.
Dedication stone at the base of each gable, one the corner stone of the 1813 building, the other of the 1872 building. Right elevation has half-hipped gable with fretted bargeboards and eight-light window but C20 door below. Four further four-light windows. Left side has similar half-hipped gable and window, now with C20 door, two four-light windows and early C20 brick and glazed square porch. To the rear of the side elevations are small c1900 extensions of red brick in stretcher bond with stone dressings tiled roofs and mullioned and transomed windows. Flat-roofed brick later C20 extension to rear.
Interior has C20 suspended ceilings so that the roof trusses are not visible. Original glazed screen survives to left wing.
[Janaway, J (1987) Yesterday's Town: Godalming pp63-64 Barracuda Books Ltd. Stock, P By-Gone Schools of Godalming (1991) Godalming Museum.]
Listing NGR: SU9741744230
Bridge Road, Godalming, Waverley, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 3DU
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PG60WY - SU 94 SE 1338/3/10007
GODALMING BRIDGE ROAD Former British School
07-AUG-00
II
Former British School, now nursery. Mainly of 1872, replacing building of 1813, but small extensions of c1900 to rear sides and C20 rear extension. 1872 building is of Bargate stone rubble with Bath stone dressings and gabled slate roofs with fretted wooden bargeboards and cast iron cresting. Gothic style symmetrical building with central hall and wings of one or two classrooms on either side.
One storey: eight casement windows to front. The centre is recessed with two gables with fretted wooden bargeboards and tall twelve-light windows. The principal feature is a central projecting circular tower with chamfered base with buttresses, above an octagonal section with trefoil heads and pointed canopies, band of quatrefoils and clock face to top and delicate stone spire with cast iron finial. The central door has been blocked. On either side are projecting gabled wings with fretted wooden bargeboards, trefoil decorations to the gables and central ten-light casements flanked by four-pane lights.
Dedication stone at the base of each gable, one the corner stone of the 1813 building, the other of the 1872 building. Right elevation has half-hipped gable with fretted bargeboards and eight-light window but C20 door below. Four further four-light windows. Left side has similar half-hipped gable and window, now with C20 door, two four-light windows and early C20 brick and glazed square porch. To the rear of the side elevations are small c1900 extensions of red brick in stretcher bond with stone dressings tiled roofs and mullioned and transomed windows. Flat-roofed brick later C20 extension to rear.
Interior has C20 suspended ceilings so that the roof trusses are not visible. Original glazed screen survives to left wing.
[Janaway, J (1987) Yesterday's Town: Godalming pp63-64 Barracuda Books Ltd. Stock, P By-Gone Schools of Godalming (1991) Godalming Museum.]
Listing NGR: SU9741744230
Bridge Road, Godalming, Waverley, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 3DU
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PG60YC - GODALMING HIGH STREET SU 9643 NE (north side) 12/136 The Pepper Pot (formerly 18.12.47 listed as Town Hall) GV II
Former Town Hall. Dated 1814, by John Perry
stair tower added 1890s. Stuccoed with Welsh slate roof. 2 storeys, the lower storey open. 3 x 3 bays, the shorter sides canted and so forming elongated octagonal plan. South elevation: projecting central bay. On ground floor, round-arched arcade with rusticated columns on plinths, imposts and archivolts, the central arch larger. First floor: band, broken in centre by date plaque
3 sashes with glazing bars in reveals with projecting sills, central sill moulded. Oversailing eaves to octagonal roof. Central 2-stage tower with clock (by Richard Steadman of Godalming) to metalled lower stage, and Tuscan-columned cupola above housing bell and with dome surmounted by finial. Returns: ground floor arcades have large central arches, that of left return with inserted 6-panel door and fanlight with radial glazing bars
1st floors have central sash with glazing bars flanked by round-arched recesses. Rear: windows are all blind
on right, added cantilevered stair-tower with rounded corner, strings, 6-pane window, cornice, and flat roof.
Listing NGR: SU9685443826
High St, Godalming, Waverley, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 1AB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PG60YN - GODALMING HIGH STREET SU 9643 NE (north side) 12/136 The Pepper Pot (formerly 18.12.47 listed as Town Hall) GV II
Former Town Hall. Dated 1814, by John Perry
stair tower added 1890s. Stuccoed with Welsh slate roof. 2 storeys, the lower storey open. 3 x 3 bays, the shorter sides canted and so forming elongated octagonal plan. South elevation: projecting central bay. On ground floor, round-arched arcade with rusticated columns on plinths, imposts and archivolts, the central arch larger. First floor: band, broken in centre by date plaque
3 sashes with glazing bars in reveals with projecting sills, central sill moulded. Oversailing eaves to octagonal roof. Central 2-stage tower with clock (by Richard Steadman of Godalming) to metalled lower stage, and Tuscan-columned cupola above housing bell and with dome surmounted by finial. Returns: ground floor arcades have large central arches, that of left return with inserted 6-panel door and fanlight with radial glazing bars
1st floors have central sash with glazing bars flanked by round-arched recesses. Rear: windows are all blind
on right, added cantilevered stair-tower with rounded corner, strings, 6-pane window, cornice, and flat roof.
Listing NGR: SU9685443826
High St, Godalming, Waverley, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 1AB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R5PPDK - Holy Trinity Church is in the centre of the town of Warrington, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Liverpool, the archdeaconry of Warrington and the deanery of Warrington.
History
A chapel of ease known as Trinity Chapel was built on the site in 1708 to relieve pressure on the parish church of St Elphin's. It was built as an oratory by Peter Legh of Lyme Park. By the 1750s the chapel was too small for its congregation and in 1758 subscriptions were raised to build a new church, which was consecrated in 1760. The architecture is in the style of James Gibbs, but he was ill at the time the church was built and it is thought it was designed by one of Gibbs' associates. In 1862 a west clock tower was added which was designed by W. P. Coxon, the Borough Surveyor
the tower belongs to the town rather than to the church. In 1974 the south aisle was re-designed to form the Garven Room, a servery, a vestry and toilets. By the 1970s the roof had been damaged by wet and dry rot, woodworm and death watch beetle and was replaced in 197879. By 1990 the pipe organ was beyond repair and it has been replaced by a Makin electronic organ. In 1988 the west end was remodelled, forming a lobby. In 1997 the east end was reordered, adding a room and extending the sanctuary area. In 1999 the clock was refurbished by Warrington Borough Council as a Millennium project.
Architecture
Exterior
The church is built in Georgian style. Its front is constructed in sandstone, and the rear in brick with stone dressings. The stonework at the front is rusticated. The front aspect is in four stages
at the base is a rusticated plinth, above which is a tier of windows with a Doric doorcase at the west of the front. Then comes an upper tier of windows with Ionic pilasters and at the top a cornice and a plain parapet. In the east wall is a Palladian window.
Market Gate, Sankey St, Warrington , Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 1XG
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PHNGM2 - Bacharach (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
The town lies in the Rhine Gorge, 48 km south of Koblenz.
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
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.
Today Bacharach thrives on tourism and wine from Bacharach is still enjoying international popularity. Not to be overlooked, however, are problems arising from a shrinking population, itself brought about by a lack of prospects.
Bacharach, Bacharach am Rhein, Mainz-Bingen region, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany 55422
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PJ29EM - St Peter (Bacharach)
Parish Church of St. Peter, nave with medieval paintings
The Church of St. Peter in Bacharach is a former collegiate church . It has been evangelical since the Reformation in the Electoral Palatinate in 1556 and belongs to the Evangelical parish of Vierthäler in the church district of Koblenz of the Evangelical Church in the Rhineland .
Since 2002, St. Peter's Church has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage Upper Middle Rhine Valley , and it is also a protected cultural asset under the Hague Convention
St. Peter represents the Rhenish transitional style in Bacharach . The church was built from 1230 to 1269 as a three-aisled gallery basilica and renovated at the end of the 19th century. Despite the largely Romanesque construction, the four-storey wall elevation was based on the early Gothic of French church building, which was often taken as a model at this time, especially in the Rhineland. From 1194 until the Reformation, St. Peter belonged to the Andreas Monastery in Cologne . The monastery provided the pastor and was responsible for ecclesiastical jurisdiction in the four valley area, which was based in the old Kurkölnisches Saalhofhad opposite the church. In 1810, the French administration demolished the Saalhof , and today the Altkölnische Saal occupies the site.
Bacharach, Bacharach am Rhein,, Mainz-Bingen district, Germany
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2NCX1FE - Fiddlers Ferry Power Station is a decommissioned coal fired power station located in Warrington, Cheshire, England. Opened in 1971, the station had a generating capacity of 1,989 megawatts and took water from the River Mersey. After privatisation in 1990, the station was operated by various companies, and from 2004 to 2022 by SSE Thermal. The power station closed on 31 March 2020. The site was acquired by Peel NRE in July 2022.
With its eight 114-metre (374 ft) high cooling towers and 200-metre (660 ft) high chimney, the station is a prominent local landmark and can be seen from as far away as the Peak District and the Pennines.
An application to build Fiddlers Ferry Power Station was proposed in 1962. It was built by the Cleveland Bridge Company between 1964 and 1971, and came into full operation in 1973
The station generated electricity using four 500 MW generating sets and consumed 195 million litres of water daily from the River Mersey
On 18 November 2015, Amber Rudd, the then Minister in charge of the Department of Energy & Climate Change, proposed that the UK's remaining coal-fired power stations will be shut by 2025 with their use restricted by 2023
In September 2022, site owner Peel NRE submitted its plans to Warrington Council for the demolition of the power station's four northern cooling towers
Widnes Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 2UT
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MKF8W7 - The Parish Church of All Saints Wigan is by far the oldest church in Wigan but when it was founded and when the Christian religion was first established in Wigan is unknown. The earliest possible mention of a church at Wigan occurs in the Domesday Survey of 1086. In describing what is now South Lancashire, the King's Commissioners noted that in King Edward the Confessor's time (1042-1066) the Church of the Manor of Newton-in-Makerfield was endowed with one carucate of land.
Wigan Church is not specifically mentioned but there are very strong reasons for assuming that it can be identified as 'the church of the Manor of Newton'. If this is the case, then Wigan Parish Church was founded at least as early as the reign of Edward the Confessor and probably even earlier and so can claim to be one of Lancashire's oldest parish churches. It was beyond any doubt established by 1199, when King John appointed Adam de Freckleton perpetual vicar of the church of Wigan at the request of Ranulf, Treasurer of Salisbury, the first known Rector of Wigan.
Over the centuries, Wigan has found itself in four different dioceses. It was originally in the diocese of York. From the beginning of the 10th century it was in the diocese of Lichfield until 1541, when it was transferred to the new diocese of Chester. Since 1880 it has been in the diocese of Liverpool
The Church stands on the crest of a hill in the centre of Wigan. Most of the present structure was erected between 1845 and 1850, when the Church was almost entirely rebuilt. It was a copy of the Church which was taken down then, which seems to have dated in the main from the later Middle Ages, though parts of the tower and perhaps other fragments were earlier.
Since the rebuilding three restorations have been necessary in 1898 and 1947 and more recently 2006.
This restoration began in the early 1990's when the copper on the Nave roof needed to be replaced.
Bishopgate, Wigan, Lancashire, England, UK, WN1 1NL
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2P4JXE6 - Radio City Tower (also known as St. John's Beacon) is a radio and observation tower in Liverpool, England, built in 1969 and opened by Queen Elizabeth II. It was designed by James A. Roberts Associates in Birmingham. It is 138 metres tall, and is the second tallest free-standing building in Liverpool and the 32nd tallest in the United Kingdom.
When considering the height of the building, it has a 10m long antenna on the roof, making it the tallest structure in Liverpool (including antennas).
As testament to the importance of its design, which was described by Historic England as embodying the technological bravura and spirit of the space age, the building was listed at Grade II in November 2020.
The tower takes its name from the main radio station that operates from it, Radio City and its sister station Greatest Hits Radio Liverpool & The North West
15 Parker Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1DJ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2P4JXJ8 - Radio City Tower (also known as St. John's Beacon) is a radio and observation tower in Liverpool, England, built in 1969 and opened by Queen Elizabeth II. It was designed by James A. Roberts Associates in Birmingham. It is 138 metres tall, and is the second tallest free-standing building in Liverpool and the 32nd tallest in the United Kingdom.
When considering the height of the building, it has a 10m long antenna on the roof, making it the tallest structure in Liverpool (including antennas).
As testament to the importance of its design, which was described by Historic England as embodying the technological bravura and spirit of the space age, the building was listed at Grade II in November 2020.
The tower takes its name from the main radio station that operates from it, Radio City and its sister station Greatest Hits Radio Liverpool & The North West
125 St George's Way, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1LY
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2KG47TN - St Wilfrid's Church is in Church Lane, Grappenhall, a village in Warrington, Cheshire, England. It is designated by Historic England as a Grade I listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Great Budworth
The church is Norman in origin, built probably in the earlier part of the 12th century and completed about 1120. This was a small and simple church, consisting of a nave, chancel and, possibly, an apse. The foundations of this church were discovered during the 187374 restoration.
A chantry chapel was added by the Boydell family in 1334 in a position where the south aisle now stands. From 1529 the church was largely rebuilt in local sandstone. The old church was demolished and a new nave, chancel, north aisle and a west tower were built. In 1539 the south aisle was added, which incorporated the Boydell chapel. The south porch was added in 1641 and at this time the west wall was strengthened. In 1833 the roof of the nave was raised to form a clerestory and in the 1850s the south aisle was further extended, and a vestry was built. There was a more substantial restoration in 187374 by the Lancaster architects Paley and Austin, which included the provision of new floors and roofs, at a cost of about £4,000
A series of concerts of classical music entitled Live at St Wilfrid's is hosted by the church, and includes performances by both young artists and by performers with international reputations
On the outside of the church, immediately below the west window, is a carving of a cat and it is suggested that this might be the origin of the Cheshire cat. A sundial in the churchyard is dated 1714 and is listed at Grade II. At set of stocks at the entrance to the churchyard, also listed at Grade II, have endstones probably dating from the 17th century. The churchyard also contains five war graves of British service personnel, two from World War I and three from World War II
Church Lane, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2SJ
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United Kingdom
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2KF7FCP - The Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Saint Peter in York, commonly known as York Minster, is the cathedral of York, North Yorkshire, England, and is one of the largest of its kind in Northern Europe. The minster is the seat of the Archbishop of York, the third-highest office of the Church of England (after the monarch as Supreme Governor and the Archbishop of Canterbury), and is the mother church for the Diocese of York and the Province of York. It is run by a dean and chapter, under the Dean of York. The title minster is attributed to churches established in the Anglo-Saxon period as missionary teaching churches, and serves now as an honorific title
the word Metropolitical in the formal name refers to the Archbishop of York's role as the Metropolitan bishop of the Province of York. Services in the minster are sometimes regarded as on the High Church or Anglo-Catholic end of the Anglican continuum.
The minster was completed in 1472 after several centuries of building. It is devoted to Saint Peter, and has a very wide Decorated Gothic nave and chapter house, a Perpendicular Gothic quire and east end and Early English North and South transepts. The nave contains the West Window, constructed in 1338, and over the Lady Chapel in the east end is the Great East Window (finished in 1408), the largest expanse of medieval stained glass in the world. In the north transept is the Five Sisters window, each lancet being over 53 feet (16.3 m) high. The south transept contains a rose window, while the West Window contains a heart-shaped design colloquially known as The Heart of Yorkshire.
Deangate, York, Yorkshire, England, UK, YO1 7HH
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2KF7FDE - The Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Saint Peter in York, commonly known as York Minster, is the cathedral of York, North Yorkshire, England, and is one of the largest of its kind in Northern Europe. The minster is the seat of the Archbishop of York, the third-highest office of the Church of England (after the monarch as Supreme Governor and the Archbishop of Canterbury), and is the mother church for the Diocese of York and the Province of York. It is run by a dean and chapter, under the Dean of York. The title minster is attributed to churches established in the Anglo-Saxon period as missionary teaching churches, and serves now as an honorific title
the word Metropolitical in the formal name refers to the Archbishop of York's role as the Metropolitan bishop of the Province of York. Services in the minster are sometimes regarded as on the High Church or Anglo-Catholic end of the Anglican continuum.
The minster was completed in 1472 after several centuries of building. It is devoted to Saint Peter, and has a very wide Decorated Gothic nave and chapter house, a Perpendicular Gothic quire and east end and Early English North and South transepts. The nave contains the West Window, constructed in 1338, and over the Lady Chapel in the east end is the Great East Window (finished in 1408), the largest expanse of medieval stained glass in the world. In the north transept is the Five Sisters window, each lancet being over 53 feet (16.3 m) high. The south transept contains a rose window, while the West Window contains a heart-shaped design colloquially known as The Heart of Yorkshire.
Deangate, York, Yorkshire, England, UK, YO1 7HH
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Terrys Chocolate Works on Bishopthorpe Road, York,,
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R59WT7 - A stylised graphic illustration of York Minster, the iconic Gothic cathedral located on Deangate in the historic city of York, North Yorkshire, postcode YO1 7HH. The artwork presents the west front of the cathedral using simplified architectural forms and strong contrasting colours, giving the medieval structure a contemporary visual interpretation.
York Minster is one of the largest and most significant Gothic cathedrals in northern Europe, with construction spanning from the thirteenth to the fifteenth centuries. It is renowned for its monumental scale, pointed arches, towers, and extensive medieval stained glass, including the famous Great West Window.
The graphic style of the image abstracts and exaggerates architectural features such as towers, tracery, and arches, creating a modern poster-like aesthetic while retaining the instantly recognisable silhouette of the cathedral. This approach reflects how historic landmarks are frequently reinterpreted in contemporary visual culture, design, and tourism marketing.
Presented against a clear blue background, the image combines heritage subject matter with modern design sensibilities. It is suitable for editorial use relating to York, English heritage, architectural illustration, graphic design, cultural landmarks, and contemporary representations of historic buildings.
Stylised graphic illustration of York Minster, Deangate, York, YO1 7HH, England
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RD243D - This image shows the Market Square Clock Tower on Church Street in the centre of Whitby, North Yorkshire. The classical stone building with its prominent clock and cupola forms a focal point of the town's historic market square, a long-established civic and commercial space within Whitby's old town.
In the foreground, market stalls and canopies are set out across the cobbled square, with shoppers and visitors browsing goods. The presence of tourists alongside local residents reflects Whitby's dual role as a working market town and a major seaside visitor destination.
The clock tower building dates from the late eighteenth century and originally served as a market hall, with open arches at ground level allowing trading beneath. Today it remains a central landmark and meeting point, closely connected to Church Street and the surrounding network of narrow historic streets.
The photograph was taken in daylight under partly cloudy skies, capturing the lively atmosphere of a market day in Whitby and illustrating how historic civic architecture continues to frame everyday activity and tourism in the town centre.
Market Square Clock Tower, Church Street, Whitby, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, YO22 4DD
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K0GF9K - Queen Square Bus Station serves the city of Liverpool, Merseyside, England. The bus station is owned and managed by Merseytravel.
It is situated adjacent to Queen Square in the city centre and is approximately 300 metres away from the Lime Street railway station.
There are 13 bus stands and a travel centre at the bus station. Buses from the bus station run around the city and go as far as Bootle, Kirkby, Preston, Runcorn, St Helens and Widnes. Most of Liverpool's night buses start from the bus station.
Companies such as Arriva North West, Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire, HTL Buses operate services from this station.
Queen Square bus station, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1RG
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JTWGKE - All Saints Church is in the village of Thelwall, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Great Budworth
The origins of a church or chapel at Thelwall are unclear. It has been thought that a chapel was built by Richard Brooke of Norton Priory but a legal suit in 1663 suggests that there was a chapel on the site before this date. At this time Thelwall was in the parish of Runcorn. In 1663 the chapel on the site was restored by Robert Pickering. After this the chapel fell into disrepair. It was restored again and re-opened in 1782. By the following century the church was too small for its congregation and in 1843 a new church was built and consecrated. This consisted of a nave which was designed by James Mountford Allen. In 1856 the chancel was built at the expense of James Nicholson and the nave was extended by one bay. In 1890 Henry Stanton commissioned a new north aisle, a new baptistry with a new font, and a new vestry. The aisle and vestry, together with a north porch, were designed by William Owen.
The church is built in sandstone with steeply pitched slate roofs. Its plan consists of a nave of six bays, a chancel of two bays, a north aisle and a west porch. A west bellcote has one bell.
The chancel has a floor of marble and coloured glazed tiles. The reredos has two panels of Biblical scenes in marble which are separated by plaster angels. In the church is a memorial to Edward the Elder who founded Thelwall in 923. This is dated 1907 and is by Eric Gill. The frame of the memorial is by F. C. Eden and Helfar Bros. From around 1884 the organ used had been built by Gray and Davidson, and in 1964 it was rebuilt by Jardine
All Saints Vicarage, Bell Ln, Thelwall, Warrington WA4 2SX
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JTWGKF - All Saints Church is in the village of Thelwall, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Great Budworth
The origins of a church or chapel at Thelwall are unclear. It has been thought that a chapel was built by Richard Brooke of Norton Priory but a legal suit in 1663 suggests that there was a chapel on the site before this date. At this time Thelwall was in the parish of Runcorn. In 1663 the chapel on the site was restored by Robert Pickering. After this the chapel fell into disrepair. It was restored again and re-opened in 1782. By the following century the church was too small for its congregation and in 1843 a new church was built and consecrated. This consisted of a nave which was designed by James Mountford Allen. In 1856 the chancel was built at the expense of James Nicholson and the nave was extended by one bay. In 1890 Henry Stanton commissioned a new north aisle, a new baptistry with a new font, and a new vestry. The aisle and vestry, together with a north porch, were designed by William Owen.
The church is built in sandstone with steeply pitched slate roofs. Its plan consists of a nave of six bays, a chancel of two bays, a north aisle and a west porch. A west bellcote has one bell.
The chancel has a floor of marble and coloured glazed tiles. The reredos has two panels of Biblical scenes in marble which are separated by plaster angels. In the church is a memorial to Edward the Elder who founded Thelwall in 923. This is dated 1907 and is by Eric Gill. The frame of the memorial is by F. C. Eden and Helfar Bros. From around 1884 the organ used had been built by Gray and Davidson, and in 1964 it was rebuilt by Jardine
All Saints Vicarage, Bell Ln, Thelwall, Warrington WA4 2SX
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JTK73T - St Mary's Church, or St Mary's Priory, is in the town centre of Warrington, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building, and is an active Catholic church. The parish was established and served by Benedictine monks from Ampleforth Abbey, but following the withdrawal of Ampleforth Abbey from the parish in 2012, it was served by the priest from St Benedict's Church, Warrington. From November 2015, the church has been owned and served by priests from the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter (FSSP) as a shrine church dedicated to the celebration of the sacraments of the pre-Vatican II form of the Roman Rite. It is well known for the beauty and reverence of its liturgy.
The parish was established from St Alban's Church, Warrington by the Benedictine priests
The church was designed by E. W. Pugin and its construction started in 1875, just before Pugin's death. It was completed by Peter Paul Pugin in 1877
The church was opened on Thursday 30 August 1877. The splendid reredos and rose window were blessed on 1 November 1885. The very tall and slender southwest tower, a departure from the original design, was designed by Pugin & Pugin and built by Travis & Wevill of Liverpool in 1907. A northeast chapel, the First World War Memorial Chapel, designed by Frederick Walters was added in 1923
built in pale Pierpoint stone and red Runcorn sandstone. The church is in Decorated style
Smith St, Buttermarket St, Warrington, Cheshire, UK, WA1 2NS
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Victoria Rd, Saltaire, Shipley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK, BD18 3LA
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JTF49W - Saltaire United Reformed Church (originally Saltaire Congregational Church) is a church at Saltaire, West Yorkshire, England. Commissioned and paid for by Titus Salt in the mid 19th century, the church is a Grade I listed building and sits within the Saltaire World Heritage Site.
When Titus Salt, a devoted member of the Congregational church, commenced the design and construction of his model village at Saltaire, a Congregational church was the first public building commissioned. Salt donated the land and paid for the cost of the church himself, a cost of £16,000 (equivalent to £1,713,080 in 2021).
The church was designed, as was the rest of Saltaire, by the Bradford-based architect partnership of Lockwood and Mawson in the Italianate Classical style. Local firms were used for the works. The firm of John Ives did the woodwork and carvings while Moulton Brothers undertook the masonry work.
Since 1972 the church has been known as Saltaire United Reformed Church following the merger of Congregational Church in England and Wales and the Presbyterian Church of England.
The ceiling of the church was badly damaged and partially collapsed due to being affected by Storm Dennis in February 2020
Victoria Road, Saltaire, West Yorkshire, England, UK, BD18 3LF
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JTR45P - Victoria Hall, Saltaire (originally the Saltaire Institute) is a Grade II* listed building in the village of Saltaire, near Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, built by architects Lockwood and Mawson.
Saltaire Institute was built by the architectural firm of Lockwood and Mawson between 1867 and 1871 for the industrialist and philanthropist Sir Titus Salt. It cost £25,000. In the original design, the building contained a main hall seating 800, a lecture room, two art rooms, a laboratory, a gymnasium, a library of 8,500 books and a reading room. For use of the building, a quarterly fee was charged. This ranged downwards from 2 shillings for adult males.
Victoria Hall is a T-plan, two-storey building with a basement, constructed in ashlar, with rock-faced stone and a Welsh slate roof.
Exterior to the front, the exterior has a symmetrical, eleven-bay Italianate facade, with vermiculated quoins at ground floor level and pilaster quoins to the first floor. The central bay of the building breaks forward. On top of this bay is an elaborate square tower with pyramidal ashlar roof. Each side of the tower has a modillioned segmental pediment on an enriched entablature, supported by Corinthian columns, framing slender, round-arched windows. The central portal has double, panelled doors, fanlight, and large open segmental pediment supported on large consoles. The tympanum has a cartouche bearing the Salt family coat of arms, flanked by the carved figures of Art and Science by Thomas Milnes.
At basement level, the windows are square-headed, while at ground and first floor level the windows are round-arched and archivolted, the first floor windows being framed by fluted Corinthian colonnettes, and with carved head keystones and blind balustrade with turned balusters. There is a dentilled cornice between the ground and first floors. The modillioned cornice forms the base to a deep, panelled parapet decorated with rosettes and pedimented piers with grotesque winged beasts support
Saltaire village,Bradford,West Yorkshire,England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JTR45Y - The Salt Building was custom built by Sir Titus Salt to house Saltaire factory school, which started in the refectory for Salts Mill. The school moved into the new facility in 1868. In 1878, at Sir Titus's request, the Saltaire Factory school pupils moved to new buildings a few streets away and Salt Building became a High School. We still get visitors who went to school here popping in today.
Shipley College, Salt Building, Victoria Rd, Shipley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK, BD18 3L
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JTRT3W - Strangeways, Here We Come is the fourth and final studio album by English rock band the Smiths. It was released on 28/09/1987 by Rough Trade Records, several months after the group had disbanded. All of the songs were composed by Johnny Marr, with lyrics written and sung by Morrissey.
The album reached number two on the UK Albums Chart, staying in the chart for 17 weeks. The album also became an international success, peaking at number 16 in the European Albums Chart
from sales covering the 18 major European countries, staying in that chart for nine weeks. The album was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry on 1 October 1987 and also by the Recording Industry Association of America on 19 September 1990
The album takes its title from Manchester's notorious Strangeways Prison (now called HM Prison Manchester), whilst the line Borstal, here we come is taken from the novel Billy Liar. Strangeways, of course, is that hideous Victorian monstrosity of a prison operating 88 to a cell, Morrissey has said
1 Southall St, Cheetham Hill, Manchester,England,UK, M60 9AH
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JTWGGY - Recent Strangeways news:
Strangeways staff member arrested by anti-corruption police as part of investigation into supply of drugs into prison
The staff member, from Radcliffe, has been temporarily suspended from her duties
Staff member at Strangeways was arrested by anti-corruption police as part of an ongoing investigation into the supply of drugs and prohibited articles into the prison. The 29-year-old woman was arrested on Wednesday morning (August 10) by officers from the Regional Prison Anti-Corruption Unit.
The staff member, from Radcliffe, was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in a public office, conspiracy to convey prohibited articles into prison and possession with intent to supply a Class B drug.
Detective Inspector Kitchen from NWROCU said: We can confirm that following a joint investigation between NWROCU, Her Majesty's Prison and Probation Service's National Counter Corruption Team and HMP Manchester, a woman was arrested and temporarily suspended from duties
More at https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/strangeways
1 Southall St, Cheetham Hill, Manchester,England,UK, M60 9AH
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K02F42 - The original building was designed by the Coop's in-house architect F.E.L. Harris. It opened in 1906 as the headquarters of the Cooperative Wholesale Society (CWS) and was called New Central Building. It was designed to look like a headquarters building and still does.
Take a look at that façade. It is pure powerhouse Edwardian, an almost bombastic expression of commercial and national confidence. This was a time when, like it or not, the British Empire was at its peak and the nation felt big.
Hanover is Baroque, a Classical-style formed of big bold elements, nothing is reticent, subtlety is shunned. The base of the exterior walls are of Aberdeen granite, elsewhere there's red brick with Derbyshire sandstone dressings. The most immediately eye-catching elements are the giant order columns at second floor level, then a fiercely heavy cornice, followed by a sweet but strong arcade high in the sky.
Hanover Building, NOMA, Corporation Street,Manchester, England, UK, M60 0AB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K11NXD - New Victoria, Manchester is one of our flagship schemes in the North West region, that's repurposing a key area adjacent to Manchester Victoria train station into a vibrant new residential community.
The first phase will deliver 450,000 sq ft of residential development, providing 520 new homes over two 20 and 25-storey towers respectively, alongside ground-floor retail and extensive public realm. This phase has been forward funded by Pension Insurance Corporation in a £130m deal.
As part of the wider £185m scheme, we're also bringing forward a 150,000 sq ft Grade A eight-storey office building.
New Victoria benefits from being in an unparalleled location, close to the city's premier retail and leisure amenities, and has been supported by Network Rail, Manchester City Council and Homes England.
Victoria Station Approach, Manchester, England, UK, M3 1WY
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JRR0A3 - The church was founded in the 1950s as a home worship group in the rapidly expanding village as the village became a residence area to workers in the newly established Atomic Energy industry at Risley by Methodists from the nearby village of Glazebury. The church is part of the Leigh and Hindley Circuit
The church sanctuary is somewhat exceptional in being of a triangular shape (Δ) much like the sweets called Toblerone and being the first modern church since the English reformation in Culcheth. The older village area under its squire was recusant, and thus the Church of England church serving the village was outside the village at Newchurch. The local Roman Catholic church is also outside the village. Culcheth Methodist Church is now home to the old bell from Culcheth Hall chapel, the squire's private Catholic chapel, which has passed through the other churches to Culcheth Methodist Church for safekeeping, and is in regular use as it is rung to announce services and continuation of worship in many forms in the village.
For safety and proof of theft, all metal and equipment within the church is marked with Smartwater for forensic tracing. The bell is no longer hung in the church, but has disappeared in the refurbishment to enlarge the foyer, and the inability of Methodist Organisation to accept risk of it falling or hurting someone if they bumped into it
23 Ellesmere Rd, Culcheth, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA3 4BP
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JR3MRB - Comedy Carpet (2011), Blackpool: reportedly Britain's largest piece of public art, an area of 2,200m2 or 1,800m2 (sources vary) on Festival Headland on the promenade, opposite Blackpool Tower. It shows jokes and punchlines from comedians who have performed in Blackpool over the decades, totalling 160,000 letters. Each letter is cut from granite and inset in white concrete, in a variety of typefaces. Five months after it was opened, the local council controversially removed part of the work because viewers were thought to be in danger of stepping backwards into the path of trams. The work earned Young the 2012 Marsh Award for Excellence in Public Sculpture. and in 2014 was joint winner of the International Society of Typographic Designers' International Typographic Award
Visible through the glass floor of the Tower Eye on the promenade some 380 ft (120 m) below, is Blackpool's famous Comedy Carpet. In front of the tower, the Comedy Carpet by Gordon Young is a celebration of the resort's long comedic history in the form of a visual pavement of jokes and catchphrases, embedded into the surface of the revamped promenade. From above, it is easy to read the eternal catchphrase of the late Sir Bruce Forsyth, Nice to see you - to see you... nice!
The Blackpool Tower, The Promenade, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 4BJ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JR3MRC - Comedy Carpet (2011), Blackpool: reportedly Britain's largest piece of public art, an area of 2,200m2 or 1,800m2 (sources vary) on Festival Headland on the promenade, opposite Blackpool Tower. It shows jokes and punchlines from comedians who have performed in Blackpool over the decades, totalling 160,000 letters. Each letter is cut from granite and inset in white concrete, in a variety of typefaces. Five months after it was opened, the local council controversially removed part of the work because viewers were thought to be in danger of stepping backwards into the path of trams. The work earned Young the 2012 Marsh Award for Excellence in Public Sculpture. and in 2014 was joint winner of the International Society of Typographic Designers' International Typographic Award
Visible through the glass floor of the Tower Eye on the promenade some 380 ft (120 m) below, is Blackpool's famous Comedy Carpet. In front of the tower, the Comedy Carpet by Gordon Young is a celebration of the resort's long comedic history in the form of a visual pavement of jokes and catchphrases, embedded into the surface of the revamped promenade. From above, it is easy to read the eternal catchphrase of the late Sir Bruce Forsyth, Nice to see you - to see you... nice!
The Blackpool Tower, The Promenade, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 4BJ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JR3MRM - Comedy Carpet (2011), Blackpool: reportedly Britain's largest piece of public art, an area of 2,200m2 or 1,800m2 (sources vary) on Festival Headland on the promenade, opposite Blackpool Tower. It shows jokes and punchlines from comedians who have performed in Blackpool over the decades, totalling 160,000 letters. Each letter is cut from granite and inset in white concrete, in a variety of typefaces. Five months after it was opened, the local council controversially removed part of the work because viewers were thought to be in danger of stepping backwards into the path of trams. The work earned Young the 2012 Marsh Award for Excellence in Public Sculpture. and in 2014 was joint winner of the International Society of Typographic Designers' International Typographic Award
Visible through the glass floor of the Tower Eye on the promenade some 380 ft (120 m) below, is Blackpool's famous Comedy Carpet. In front of the tower, the Comedy Carpet by Gordon Young is a celebration of the resort's long comedic history in the form of a visual pavement of jokes and catchphrases, embedded into the surface of the revamped promenade. From above, it is easy to read the eternal catchphrase of the late Sir Bruce Forsyth, Nice to see you - to see you... nice!
The Blackpool Tower, The Promenade, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 4BJ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JR3MRP - Comedy Carpet (2011), Blackpool: reportedly Britain's largest piece of public art, an area of 2,200m2 or 1,800m2 (sources vary) on Festival Headland on the promenade, opposite Blackpool Tower. It shows jokes and punchlines from comedians who have performed in Blackpool over the decades, totalling 160,000 letters. Each letter is cut from granite and inset in white concrete, in a variety of typefaces. Five months after it was opened, the local council controversially removed part of the work because viewers were thought to be in danger of stepping backwards into the path of trams. The work earned Young the 2012 Marsh Award for Excellence in Public Sculpture. and in 2014 was joint winner of the International Society of Typographic Designers' International Typographic Award
Visible through the glass floor of the Tower Eye on the promenade some 380 ft (120 m) below, is Blackpool's famous Comedy Carpet. In front of the tower, the Comedy Carpet by Gordon Young is a celebration of the resort's long comedic history in the form of a visual pavement of jokes and catchphrases, embedded into the surface of the revamped promenade. From above, it is easy to read the eternal catchphrase of the late Sir Bruce Forsyth, Nice to see you - to see you... nice!
The Blackpool Tower, The Promenade, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 4BJ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JR3MRR - Comedy Carpet (2011), Blackpool: reportedly Britain's largest piece of public art, an area of 2,200m2 or 1,800m2 (sources vary) on Festival Headland on the promenade, opposite Blackpool Tower. It shows jokes and punchlines from comedians who have performed in Blackpool over the decades, totalling 160,000 letters. Each letter is cut from granite and inset in white concrete, in a variety of typefaces. Five months after it was opened, the local council controversially removed part of the work because viewers were thought to be in danger of stepping backwards into the path of trams. The work earned Young the 2012 Marsh Award for Excellence in Public Sculpture. and in 2014 was joint winner of the International Society of Typographic Designers' International Typographic Award
Visible through the glass floor of the Tower Eye on the promenade some 380 ft (120 m) below, is Blackpool's famous Comedy Carpet. In front of the tower, the Comedy Carpet by Gordon Young is a celebration of the resort's long comedic history in the form of a visual pavement of jokes and catchphrases, embedded into the surface of the revamped promenade. From above, it is easy to read the eternal catchphrase of the late Sir Bruce Forsyth, Nice to see you - to see you... nice!
The Blackpool Tower, The Promenade, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 4BJ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JR3MRW - Comedy Carpet (2011), Blackpool: reportedly Britain's largest piece of public art, an area of 2,200m2 or 1,800m2 (sources vary) on Festival Headland on the promenade, opposite Blackpool Tower. It shows jokes and punchlines from comedians who have performed in Blackpool over the decades, totalling 160,000 letters. Each letter is cut from granite and inset in white concrete, in a variety of typefaces. Five months after it was opened, the local council controversially removed part of the work because viewers were thought to be in danger of stepping backwards into the path of trams. The work earned Young the 2012 Marsh Award for Excellence in Public Sculpture. and in 2014 was joint winner of the International Society of Typographic Designers' International Typographic Award
Visible through the glass floor of the Tower Eye on the promenade some 380 ft (120 m) below, is Blackpool's famous Comedy Carpet. In front of the tower, the Comedy Carpet by Gordon Young is a celebration of the resort's long comedic history in the form of a visual pavement of jokes and catchphrases, embedded into the surface of the revamped promenade. From above, it is easy to read the eternal catchphrase of the late Sir Bruce Forsyth, Nice to see you - to see you... nice!
The Blackpool Tower, The Promenade, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 4BJ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JRG8X4 - Blackpool Tower is a tourist attraction in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, which was opened to the public on 14 May 1894. When it opened, Blackpool Tower was the tallest man made structure in the British Empire. Inspired by the Eiffel Tower in Paris, it is 518 feet (158 metres) tall and is the 125th-tallest freestanding tower in the world. Blackpool Tower is also the common name for the Tower Buildings, an entertainment complex in a red-brick three-storey block that comprises the tower, Tower Circus, the Tower Ballroom, and roof gardens, which was designated a Grade I listed building in 1973
The Blackpool Tower Company was founded by London-based Standard Contract & Debenture Corporation in 1890
it bought an aquarium on Central Promenade with the intention of building a replica Eiffel Tower on the site. John Bickerstaffe, a former mayor of Blackpool, was asked to become chairman of the new company
Two Lancashire architects, James Maxwell and Charles Tuke, designed the tower. A new system of hydraulic riveting was used, based on the technology of Fielding & Platt of Gloucester. The total cost for the design and construction of the tower and buildings was about £290,000. Five million Accrington bricks, 3,478 long tons (3,534 t) of steel and 352 long tons (358 t) of cast iron were used to construct the tower and base
Promenade, Blackpool, Lancs, England, UK, FY1 4BJ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Lancs,England,UK,tower,complex,site,summer,the,tourist,attraction,town,famous,traditional,circus,dungeon,eye,mini-golf,sea-life,Merlin Entertainments,Plc,Merlin,tourism,Grade I Listed,building,entertainment complex,James Maxwell,Charles Tuke,Fielding & Platt,Gloucester,Accrington bricks,Victorian,engineering,Norwegian ship Abana,Pavilion
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JRG8XB - Blackpool Tower is a tourist attraction in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, which was opened to the public on 14 May 1894. When it opened, Blackpool Tower was the tallest man made structure in the British Empire. Inspired by the Eiffel Tower in Paris, it is 518 feet (158 metres) tall and is the 125th-tallest freestanding tower in the world. Blackpool Tower is also the common name for the Tower Buildings, an entertainment complex in a red-brick three-storey block that comprises the tower, Tower Circus, the Tower Ballroom, and roof gardens, which was designated a Grade I listed building in 1973
The Blackpool Tower Company was founded by London-based Standard Contract & Debenture Corporation in 1890
it bought an aquarium on Central Promenade with the intention of building a replica Eiffel Tower on the site. John Bickerstaffe, a former mayor of Blackpool, was asked to become chairman of the new company
Two Lancashire architects, James Maxwell and Charles Tuke, designed the tower. A new system of hydraulic riveting was used, based on the technology of Fielding & Platt of Gloucester. The total cost for the design and construction of the tower and buildings was about £290,000. Five million Accrington bricks, 3,478 long tons (3,534 t) of steel and 352 long tons (358 t) of cast iron were used to construct the tower and base
Promenade, Blackpool, Lancs, England, UK, FY1 4BJ
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Blackpool central promenade ,Lancashire, England, UK, FY1
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Central Pier boadwalk, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 5BB
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165 The Promenade, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 5BE
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The Blackpool Tower, The Promenade, Blackpool, Lancashire , England, UK, FY1 4BJ.
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The Blackpool Tower, The Promenade, Blackpool, Lancashire , England, UK, FY1 4BJ.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JRR04F - St Elphin's Church is the parish church of the town of Warrington, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Liverpool, the archdeaconry of Warrington and the deanery of Warrington.
A place of worship has been present on the site since about 650 AD, and the presence of a priest in Warrington was recorded in the Domesday Book. According to tradition the first church was built by Saint Oswald for his companion Elphin, who remained as the first priest there until his death in 679. The earliest fabric in the present church is in the chancel and the crypt, which survive from the church built in 1354 by Sir William Boteler.
Most of the fabric of the present church is the result of an extensive restoration between 1859 and 1867 by Frederick and Horace Francis. It was during this restoration that the spire was added. The bells were recast in 1698 and again in 1884. In 1950 they were recast again and the clock was replaced
The plan of the church consists of a wide nave, wide north and south aisles with a chapel at the eastern end of each aisle, a central tower with a tall spire at the crossing, and a chancel
129 Church Street, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK , WA1 2TL
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JRR04H - St Elphin's Church is the parish church of the town of Warrington, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Liverpool, the archdeaconry of Warrington and the deanery of Warrington.
A place of worship has been present on the site since about 650 AD, and the presence of a priest in Warrington was recorded in the Domesday Book. According to tradition the first church was built by Saint Oswald for his companion Elphin, who remained as the first priest there until his death in 679. The earliest fabric in the present church is in the chancel and the crypt, which survive from the church built in 1354 by Sir William Boteler.
Most of the fabric of the present church is the result of an extensive restoration between 1859 and 1867 by Frederick and Horace Francis. It was during this restoration that the spire was added. The bells were recast in 1698 and again in 1884. In 1950 they were recast again and the clock was replaced
The plan of the church consists of a wide nave, wide north and south aisles with a chapel at the eastern end of each aisle, a central tower with a tall spire at the crossing, and a chancel
129 Church Street, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK , WA1 2TL
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JNM0XD - St Mary's Church is an Anglican parish church in Nantwich, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. It has been called the Cathedral of South Cheshire and it is considered by some to be one of the finest medieval churches, not only in Cheshire, but in the whole of England. The architectural writer Raymond Richards described it as one of the great architectural treasures of Cheshire, and Alec Clifton-Taylor included it in his list of outstanding English parish churches.
The building dates from the 14th century, although a number of changes have since been made, particularly a substantial 19th-century restoration by Sir George Gilbert Scott. The church and its octagonal tower are built in red sandstone. Features of the church's interior include the lierne-vaulted ceiling of the choir, the carved stone canopies of the sedilia in the chancel, and the intricately carved wooden canopies over the choirstalls together with the 20 misericords at the back of the stalls. The church is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield and the deanery of Nantwich
The last major work to be carried out on the church was in 1878, under the direction of local architect Thomas Bower, when the south porch was restored at a cost of £900.
The church is built in red sandstone and is cruciform in shape. Its plan consists of a four-bay nave with north and south aisles, a south porch with two storeys, a central tower, north and south transepts, and a three-bay chancel, to the north of which is a two-storey treasury. The tower is square below and octagonal above. Both transepts are of three bays and the northernmost bay of the north transept was formerly a Lady chapel. The other two bays were dedicated to Saint George. The south transept was known as the Kingsley Chapel
Church Lane, Nantwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW5 5RQ
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Walton gardens, Walton village, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JN6B7W - St John the Evangelist's Church is in Walton, Warrington, Cheshire, England. It was built as a private estate church towards the end of the 19th century but is now an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Great Budworth. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building
The church was built in 188283 for the brewer Sir Gilbert Greenall of Walton Hall. It was designed by the Lancaster architects Paley and Austin, the cost of its construction being £17,500 (equivalent to £1,880,000 in 2021)
The church is built in red snecked sandstone with Westmorland green slate roofs. Its plan is cruciform with a three-bay nave, north and south transepts, a two-bay chancel, a south vestry, and a south porch. The tower is in four stages with chequerwork in its third stage, a recessed octagonal spire and an octagonal north west stair turret. The porch consists of an oak frame on a 6 feet (2 m) sandstone plinth. The church is in Decorated style
The church was listed at Grade II* on 23 December 1983. Grade II* is the middle of the three gradings designated by English Heritage, and is given to particularly important buildings of more than special interest. The authors of the Buildings of England series describe it as a glorious estate church, exquisitely detailed and composed, and consider that the tower is one of Austin's best
Walton village, Warrington,Cheshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JN6B87 - St John the Evangelist's Church is in Walton, Warrington, Cheshire, England. It was built as a private estate church towards the end of the 19th century but is now an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Great Budworth. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building
The church was built in 188283 for the brewer Sir Gilbert Greenall of Walton Hall. It was designed by the Lancaster architects Paley and Austin, the cost of its construction being £17,500 (equivalent to £1,880,000 in 2021)
The church is built in red snecked sandstone with Westmorland green slate roofs. Its plan is cruciform with a three-bay nave, north and south transepts, a two-bay chancel, a south vestry, and a south porch. The tower is in four stages with chequerwork in its third stage, a recessed octagonal spire and an octagonal north west stair turret. The porch consists of an oak frame on a 6 feet (2 m) sandstone plinth. The church is in Decorated style
The church was listed at Grade II* on 23 December 1983. Grade II* is the middle of the three gradings designated by English Heritage, and is given to particularly important buildings of more than special interest. The authors of the Buildings of England series describe it as a glorious estate church, exquisitely detailed and composed, and consider that the tower is one of Austin's best
Walton village, Warrington,Cheshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JN6B8B - St John the Evangelist's Church is in Walton, Warrington, Cheshire, England. It was built as a private estate church towards the end of the 19th century but is now an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Great Budworth. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building
The church was built in 188283 for the brewer Sir Gilbert Greenall of Walton Hall. It was designed by the Lancaster architects Paley and Austin, the cost of its construction being £17,500 (equivalent to £1,880,000 in 2021)
The church is built in red snecked sandstone with Westmorland green slate roofs. Its plan is cruciform with a three-bay nave, north and south transepts, a two-bay chancel, a south vestry, and a south porch. The tower is in four stages with chequerwork in its third stage, a recessed octagonal spire and an octagonal north west stair turret. The porch consists of an oak frame on a 6 feet (2 m) sandstone plinth. The church is in Decorated style
The church was listed at Grade II* on 23 December 1983. Grade II* is the middle of the three gradings designated by English Heritage, and is given to particularly important buildings of more than special interest. The authors of the Buildings of England series describe it as a glorious estate church, exquisitely detailed and composed, and consider that the tower is one of Austin's best
Walton village, Warrington,Cheshire, England, UK
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High street, Moreton-in-marsh, Evenlode Valley, Cotswolds, Oxfordshire, England, UK, GL56 0AF
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High street, Moreton-in-marsh, Evenlode Valley, Cotswolds, Oxfordshire, England, UK, GL56 0AF
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High street, Moreton-in-marsh, Evenlode Valley, Cotswolds, Oxfordshire, England, UK, GL56 0AF
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JNBY8C - The grand early perpendicular Cotswold wool church, Church of St James, with its medieval altar frontals (c. 1500), cope (c. 1400), and 17th century monuments includes a monument to silk merchant Sir Baptist Hicks and his family. As well, the Grade I listed Church of St James includes a plaque to William Grevel, described as the flower of the wool merchants of all England. His home, the Grade I listed Grevel's House, was built c. 1380. It is not open to visitors. Chipping Campden is a market town in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England. It is notable for its terraced High Street, dating from the 14th century to the 17th century. (Chipping is from Old English cēping, 'market', 'market-place'
the same element is found in other towns such as Chipping Norton, Chipping Sodbury and Chipping (now High) Wycombe.)
A wool trading centre in the Middle Ages, Chipping Campden enjoyed the patronage of wealthy wool merchants, most notably William Greville (d.1401). The High Street is lined with buildings built from locally quarried oolitic limestone known as Cotswold stone, and boasts a wealth of vernacular architecture. Much of the town centre is a conservation area which has helped to preserve the original buildings. The town is an end point of the Cotswold Way, a 102-mile long-distance footpath.
Chipping Campden has hosted its own Olympic Games since 1612.
Chipping Camden, Cotswolds, Cotswold, Oxfordshire, England, UK, GL55 6AA
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JNBY8D - The grand early perpendicular Cotswold wool church, Church of St James, with its medieval altar frontals (c. 1500), cope (c. 1400), and 17th century monuments includes a monument to silk merchant Sir Baptist Hicks and his family. As well, the Grade I listed Church of St James includes a plaque to William Grevel, described as the flower of the wool merchants of all England. His home, the Grade I listed Grevel's House, was built c. 1380. It is not open to visitors. Chipping Campden is a market town in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England. It is notable for its terraced High Street, dating from the 14th century to the 17th century. (Chipping is from Old English cēping, 'market', 'market-place'
the same element is found in other towns such as Chipping Norton, Chipping Sodbury and Chipping (now High) Wycombe.)
A wool trading centre in the Middle Ages, Chipping Campden enjoyed the patronage of wealthy wool merchants, most notably William Greville (d.1401). The High Street is lined with buildings built from locally quarried oolitic limestone known as Cotswold stone, and boasts a wealth of vernacular architecture. Much of the town centre is a conservation area which has helped to preserve the original buildings. The town is an end point of the Cotswold Way, a 102-mile long-distance footpath.
Chipping Campden has hosted its own Olympic Games since 1612.
Chipping Camden, Cotswolds, Cotswold, Oxfordshire, England, UK, GL55 6AA
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JPB8TM - Arkell's Brewery was established in Swindon, England by John Arkell in 1843, and has been owned by members of the Arkell family since its establishment. It is Swindon's oldest company, built initially on the massive expansion of Swindon in the Victorian era with the arrival of the railways and the decision by Isambard Kingdom Brunel to site the Great Western Railway Works in Swindon in 1841.
Brewery
Originally a steam brewery, with the engines now being powered by electricity, Arkell's is a tower brewery which works on the principle that raw materials are fed into the top of the building and beer comes out in casks at the bottom.
The brewery building is a Grade II listed building and the site has been designated an Urban Conservation Area by Swindon Borough Council.
Distribution
The brewery owns 92 pubs in the Swindon area and surrounds, including locations in Oxford, Newbury, Reading, Cheltenham, Gloucester and Ascot
and sells its products to free houses in the Thames Valley and London.
In 2005, the brewery entered into a contract with rail company First Great Western to have its beer stocked in their buffet cars
Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, UK, OX7 5AA
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JPB8XR - Hook Norton Brewery is a regional brewery in Hook Norton, Oxfordshire, England, several miles outside the Cotswold Hills. Founded in 1849, the brewing plant is a traditional Victorian 'tower' brewery in which all the stages of the brewing process flow logically from floor to floor
mashing at the top, boiling in the middle, fermentation and racking at the bottom. Until 2006, the brewing process was powered by steam. Beer is still delivered in the village by horse-drawn dray.
History
The brewery was founded in 1849 in Hook Norton, Oxfordshire and was designed as a 'tower' brewery in which all the stages of the brewing process flow logically from floor to floor. Until 2006, the brewing process was powered by steam. However, the historic Victorian steam engine (dating from 1899) is still in the brewery. It is run weekly for visitors.
Beer is also still delivered in the village by horse-drawn dray
Brewery Ln, Hook Norton, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England, UK, OX15 5NY
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5 College Cloisters, Cathedral Close,Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK, HR1 2NG
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJM7EK - Warrington Hospital is a health facility at Warrington in Cheshire, England. It is managed by Warrington & Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
History
The hospital has its origins an isolation hospital which was constructed on the site in 1893. The Warrington Union Workhouse Infirmary was built on the same site and opened in 1898. The site was occupied by the Whitecross Military Hospital during the First World War. The infirmary became the Warrington Borough General Hospital in 1930 and it joined the National Health Service in 1948. Meanwhile the isolation hospital became known as the Aiken Street Hospital.
The Aiken Street Hospital was demolished in 1973 and the site was redeveloped in stages to facilitate the creation of the Appleton Wing in 1980, the Burtonwood Wing in 1988, the Croft Wing in 1994 and the Daresbury Wing in 1998.
Management of the hospital passed to the Warrington General Hospital NHS Trust in 1993. A new £6.25 million intensive care unit opened in February 2009
Lovely Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1QG
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJM7ER - Warrington Hospital is a health facility at Warrington in Cheshire, England. It is managed by Warrington & Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
History
The hospital has its origins an isolation hospital which was constructed on the site in 1893. The Warrington Union Workhouse Infirmary was built on the same site and opened in 1898. The site was occupied by the Whitecross Military Hospital during the First World War. The infirmary became the Warrington Borough General Hospital in 1930 and it joined the National Health Service in 1948. Meanwhile the isolation hospital became known as the Aiken Street Hospital.
The Aiken Street Hospital was demolished in 1973 and the site was redeveloped in stages to facilitate the creation of the Appleton Wing in 1980, the Burtonwood Wing in 1988, the Croft Wing in 1994 and the Daresbury Wing in 1998.
Management of the hospital passed to the Warrington General Hospital NHS Trust in 1993. A new £6.25 million intensive care unit opened in February 2009
Lovely Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1QG
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7 Old Liverpool Rd, Warrington, Cheshire, UK, WA5 1AE
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M0F6MC - On 14 June 2017, a high-rise fire broke out in the 24-storey Grenfell Tower block of flats in North Kensington, West London, at 00:54 BST and burned for 60 hours. 72 people died, two later in hospital, with more than 70 injured and 223 escaping. It was the deadliest structural fire in the United Kingdom since the 1988 Piper Alpha oil-platform disaster and the worst UK residential fire since World War II.
The fire was started by an electrical fault in a refrigerator on the fourth floor. This spread rapidly up the building's exterior, bringing flame and smoke to all residential floors, accelerated by dangerously combustible aluminium composite cladding and external insulation, with an air gap between them enabling the stack effect.
The fire was declared a major incident, with more than 250 London Fire Brigade firefighters and 70 fire engines from stations across London involved in efforts to control it and rescue residents. More than 100 London Ambulance Service crews on at least 20 ambulances attended, joined by specialist paramedics from the Ambulance Service's Hazardous Area Response Team. The Metropolitan Police and London's Air Ambulance also assisted the rescue effort.
The fire is the subject of multiple complex investigations by the police, a public inquiry, and coroner's inquests. Among the many issues investigated are the management of the building by the Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council and Kensington and Chelsea TMO (which was responsible for the borough's council housing), the responses of the Fire Brigade, other government agencies, deregulation policy, building inspections, adequate budgeting, fire safety systems, the materials used, companies installing, selling and manufacturing the cladding, and failures in communications, advice given or decisions made by office holders. In the aftermath of the fire, the council's leader, deputy leader and chief executive resigned, and the council took direct control of council housing from the KCTMO.
Notting Hill, RBKC, London, England, UK, W11 9AB
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Parliament Square, Westminster, London, England, UK, SW1A 0AA
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Parliament Square, Westminster, London, England, UK, SW1A 0AA
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M0MBAH - Westminster Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of Saint Peter at Westminster, is a large, mainly Gothic abbey church in the City of Westminster, London, England, just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is one of the United Kingdom's most notable religious buildings and a burial site for English and, later, British monarchs. Since the coronation of William the Conqueror in 1066, all coronations of English and British monarchs have occurred in Westminster Abbey. Sixteen royal weddings have occurred at the abbey since 1100
The church was originally part of a Catholic Benedictine abbey, which was dissolved in 1539. It then served as the cathedral of the Diocese of Westminster until 1550, then as a second cathedral of the Diocese of London until 1556. The abbey was restored to the Benedictines by Mary I in 1556, then in 1559 made a royal peculiara church responsible directly to the sovereignby Elizabeth I.
The abbey's two western towers were built between 1722 and 1745 by Nicholas Hawksmoor, constructed from Portland stone to an early example of a Gothic Revival design. Purbeck marble was used for the walls and the floors,
Further rebuilding and restoration occurred in the 19th century under Sir George Gilbert Scott. A narthex (a portico or entrance hall) for the west front was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens in the mid-20th century but was not built
On 11 June 1914, a bomb planted by suffragettes of the Women's Social and Political Union exploded inside the abbey
On 17 September 2010, Pope Benedict XVI became the first pope to set foot in the abbey, and on 29 April 2011, the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton took place.
The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries were created in the medieval triforium. This is a display area for the abbey's treasures in the galleries high up around the nave. A new Gothic access tower with lift was designed by the abbey architect and Surveyor of the Fabric, Ptolemy Dean.
Westminster Abbey London, England, UK, SW1P 3PA
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M0MBAT - This image shows the Elizabeth Tower at the Palace of Westminster in London, England, featuring the iconic clock faces often referred to collectively as Big Ben. Strictly, Big Ben is the nickname of the Great Bell housed within the tower, while the structure itself has officially been known as the Elizabeth Tower since 2012, renamed in honour of Queen Elizabeth II. The close-up view highlights the ornate Gothic Revival detailing and the distinctive clock face that has become one of the most recognisable symbols of the United Kingdom.
The tower was completed in 1859 as part of Charles Barry's redesign of the Palace of Westminster, with architectural detailing by Augustus Pugin. Rising over 96 metres above the Thames, the Elizabeth Tower has played a central role in British public life, with its clock and chimes marking time for Parliament and the nation. The clock mechanism is renowned for its accuracy and durability, remaining operational through wars, political change, and extensive restoration.
The image conveys themes of British heritage, governance, architecture, and national identity. It is suitable for editorial and commercial use relating to London landmarks, political institutions, historic architecture, travel and tourism, timekeeping, and the visual identity of the United Kingdom.
Parliament Square, Westminster, London, England, UK, SW1A 0AA
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K16AT7 - King's Cross railway station, also known as London King's Cross, is a passenger railway terminus in the London Borough of Camden, on the edge of Central London. It is in the London station group, one of the busiest stations in the United Kingdom and the southern terminus of the East Coast Main Line to North East England and Scotland. Adjacent to King's Cross station is St Pancras International, the London terminus for Eurostar services to continental Europe. Beneath both main line stations is King's Cross St Pancras tube station on the London Underground
combined they form one of the country's largest and busiest transport hubs
The £500 million restoration plan announced by Network Rail in 2005 was approved by Camden London Borough Council in 2007. It involved restoring and reglazing the original arched train shed roof and removing the 1972 extension at the front of the station and replacing it with an ARUP designed open-air plaza. The steel structure of the roof, engineered by Arup, has been described as being like some kind of reverse waterfall, a white steel grid that swoops up from the ground and cascades over your head
Kings Cross station, Euston Rd, London , England, UK, N1 9AL
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Dunham town, Bowden, Altrincham, Cheshire, England, UK, WA14 4SJ
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Dunham town, Bowden, Altrincham, Cheshire, England, UK, WA14 4SJ
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Dunham town, Bowden, Altrincham, Cheshire, England, UK, WA14 4SJ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JH06TD - The Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin (grid reference SD656003) is a Church of England parish church in Leigh, Greater Manchester, England. It is a member of the Salford & Leigh deanery in the archdeaconry of Salford, diocese of Manchester. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.
Leigh was in the Diocese of Lichfield and Coventry until 1541 when it was transferred to the Diocese of Chester. In 1847 Leigh became the only parish in the Hundred of West Derby to be part of the new Diocese of Manchester. Leigh has had its own deanery since 1933. Before that it was part of the deanery of Eccles and prior to that Warrington.
History
St. Mary's is in the centre of Leigh by the Civic Square, which was originally the market place, next to the library and opposite the town hall. The church was mentioned in documents in the 13th century but the date of its foundation is uncertain. The first church on the site, dedicated to St Peter, was described as the Church of Westleigh in Leigh. Its dedication was changed to St Mary the Virgin at the end of the 14th century. The church straddled the ancient boundary between the townships of Westleigh and Pennington, the nave and churchyard in Westleigh and the chancel in Pennington
St Mary's Way, Leigh, Lancs, England, UK, WN7 5EQ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K0WRGR - Holy Trinity Church, Bolton is a redundant Church of England parish church in Trinity Street, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. It a Grade II listed building.[1] It was a Commissioners' church, having received a grant towards its construction from the Church Building Commission.
History
Holy Trinity was designed by Philip Hardwick and built in 182325. A grant of £13,924 (equivalent to £1,220,000 in 2021) was given towards its construction by the Church Building Commission. The church was declared redundant on 1 July 1993. The church was carefully restored and converted into an apartment building in 2014
Architecture
Exterior
The church is faced with ashlar stone and has slate roofs. It is a Gothic Revival building in Perpendicular style. It has a seven-bay nave, a shallow chancel with a vestry to the east, and a west tower.
The tower is in four stages with angle buttresses. It has a west doorway, above which is a pair of tiered windows. The third stage has clock dials, and in the top stage are three-light bell openings. On the summit are crocketed pinnacles at the corners and at the midpoint on each side.
The nave bays are separated by buttresses. These are topped by crocketed pinnacles, which are linked by an embattled parapet. In each bay is a three-light tiered window. The chancel has a lancet window on the north and south sides, and a nine-light east window.
Interior
Inside the church are galleries on three sides, the lateral galleries being carried on five-bay arcades. Both nave and chancel have vaulted ceilings. On each side of the chancel arch are paintings, one of which depicts the Nativity and the other the Ascension. Most of the fittings and furniture have been removed.
John Nicholson built the three-manual organ in 1860 for Manchester Cathedral. Jardine and Company moved the organ to Holy Trinity in 1874 and rebuilt it in 1905. Rushworth and Dreaper overhauled it in 1957 and 1960
Trinity St, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England., BL2 1BE
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JG5JM0 - Lower Mosley Street in Manchester city centre at dusk, looking south along the Metrolink tramlines beside the illuminated red sandstone facade of The Midland Hotel. The image shows a tram approaching or standing on the street-running light rail route, with the hotel on the right, modern city buildings ahead, overhead power lines, wet-looking road surfaces and the blue-grey evening sky creating a strong urban transport atmosphere. The Midland is one of Manchester's best-known hotels, officially listed at 16 Peter Street, M60 2DS, close to Manchester Central, St Peter's Square, Oxford Road and Deansgate-Castlefield. The view captures a distinctive part of central Manchester where historic railway-age architecture, conference venues, hotels, restaurants, nightlife and modern tram infrastructure meet. This photograph is useful for editorial and commercial themes including Manchester transport, Metrolink, urban regeneration, city centre travel, public transport, tramways, hotels, evening commuting, tourism, hospitality and the changing built environment of the city. Lower Mosley Street is part of the tram corridor linking Deansgate-Castlefield and St Peter's Square, with tracks running past major civic, conference and leisure destinations. The warm exterior lighting on The Midland contrasts with the cooler twilight sky and contemporary glass towers in the distance, making the scene suitable for stories about Manchester's blend of Victorian, Edwardian and modern architecture. The image can also illustrate sustainable urban mobility, event access to Manchester Central, hotel stays, business tourism, conference travel, city breaks and public realm design. The weather appears dull, damp or wet, with evening light, grey cloud and reflective street surfaces adding atmosphere. The photograph works best as a Manchester city centre transport and streetscape image, with clear location cues from the tramlines, The Midland Hotel and the Lower Mosley Street setting.
Lower Mosley Street at dusk, looking south, Metrolink tram, tramlines next to the Midland Hotel, Man
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Oxford Rd, Manchester, England, UK, M1 6FU
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Oxford Rd, Manchester, England, UK, M1 6FU
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JEKR44 - St Thomas' Church is in Stockton Heath, to the south of Warrington, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building, and is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Great Budworth
The present church was built in 1868 on the site of a former church that had been erected in 1838. It was designed by the Lancaster architect E. G. Paley, the main benefactor being Sir Gilbert Greenall
It is constructed in pinkish-red sandstone with Westmorland slate roofs. Its plan consists of a four-bay nave with a south aisle under a parallel ridged roof, a south porch, a north transept, a north vestry, a two-bay chancel and a west tower. The tower is in four stages with an octagonal southeast turret and an embattled parapet.
The chancel is decorated with richly coloured patterned tilework and the reredos is of marble and embossed patterned tiles. The organ was built around 1880 by Young and Sons and rebuilt in 1963 by Rushworth and Dreaper of Liverpool
London Road, Stockton Heath, Warrington, Cheshire,England,UK, WA4 6HJ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JEKR7E - St Thomas' Church is in Stockton Heath, to the south of Warrington, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building, and is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Great Budworth
The present church was built in 1868 on the site of a former church that had been erected in 1838. It was designed by the Lancaster architect E. G. Paley, the main benefactor being Sir Gilbert Greenall
It is constructed in pinkish-red sandstone with Westmorland slate roofs. Its plan consists of a four-bay nave with a south aisle under a parallel ridged roof, a south porch, a north transept, a north vestry, a two-bay chancel and a west tower. The tower is in four stages with an octagonal southeast turret and an embattled parapet.
The chancel is decorated with richly coloured patterned tilework and the reredos is of marble and embossed patterned tiles. The organ was built around 1880 by Young and Sons and rebuilt in 1963 by Rushworth and Dreaper of Liverpool
London Road, Stockton Heath, Warrington, Cheshire,England,UK, WA4 6HJ
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Victoria Buildings, Victoria Square, Stockton Heath, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 6LG
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2 Heath St, Stockton Heath, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 6LP
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JD0ME1 - As far back as 1252 there has been a townhouse on the Liverpool shore. Sir John Stanley pulled down the old house in 1406 and built the first Tower known as the Tower of Liverpool. This was used as an embarkation base for their property in the Isle of Man. The Tower stood at the shore end of Water Street.
Water street being one of the original seven streets of Liverpool was originally called Bonke Street'. Bonke' was Lancashire dialect for bank' (taken from river bank). Through the years it became Bank Street and then eventually Water Street in 1520's.
During the 18th century the Tower of Liverpool, between Tower gardens and Stringers alley was the Jail of Liverpool. A large arch joined the Tower to the building on the other side of Tower Gardens and this building was used to house debtors and Criminals.
The Tower ceased being a jail on 3rd July 1811 when all the criminals were moved to the new jail in Great Howard Street. In 1877 two men convicted of robbery were executed in Water Street opposite the Old Tower.
By the end of the 18th century the Tower was in disrepair and was pulled down in 1819 to be replaced by warehouses.
In 1856 the warehouses gave way to the second Tower called Tower Buildings, a large Italianate office block by J. A. Picton. Unfortunately The Tower fell foul to the demands of commerce and was demolished in the early 20th century.
The present Tower Building, designed by Walter Aubrey Thomas was completed around 1908. Walter Aubrey Thomas is not to be confused with his contemporary, Walter W. Thomas, who designed the Philharmonic Dining Rooms , The Phil' and The Vines, The Big House'. It was possibly to avoid confusion that he always styled himself as W. Aubrey Thomas
During the air raids over Liverpool in 1941 Tower Building was badly bombed and several people were killed and injured. Check out the BBC site for the real life story.
WW2 People's War is an online archive of wartime memories contributed by members of the public
3 Tower Gardens, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 1LG
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JC615W - Anger over Grappenhall eyesore' site empty for 25 years
ANGER is mounting over an eyesore' building in Grappenhall which has been empty for around 25 years.
Grappenhall councillors Ryan Bate and Mike Biggin, along with residents, are growing increasingly frustrated at the condition of the Rectory site, on Church Lane.
Cllr Bate has labelled the state of the property as a disgrace'.
It is both an eyesore and a danger and has been for too long, he said.
About four years ago Warrington Borough Council (WBC), under pressure from Liberal Democrat councillors, had drawn up plans for a compulsory purchase having gone through a long series of enforcement steps.
Then at the eleventh hour the owner died.
Since then, the ownership has been going through a long and protracted probate process, perhaps deliberately so.
From what I hear, the owners had a number of similar historic properties across Cheshire and their working model seemed to be to allow them to fall into a state of disrepair.
I'm not sure what their endgame would be but could speculate.
The two Liberal Democrat councillors have also vowed to continue pressing council chief executive Steven Broomhead over the situation.
Cllr Bate added: Mike and I are in the process of asking for a further update from WBC and are asking Mr Broomhead to intervene to ensure that this is made a priority as it has been an ongoing issue for too long and no suitable solution seems to be within a satisfactory timeframe.
Town Hall chiefs have acknowledged the concerns from residents as they continue to assess the situation.
A WBC spokesman said: The Rectory has been vacant for approximately 25 years.
Its ownership has been a complex issue and we are prioritising a solution as it is unfair on the residents and visitors to this beautiful part of Grappenhall to continue to witness it in its dilapidated state.
Read more at https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/17466187.anger-grappenhall-eyesore-site-
Grappenhall Ln, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, UK, WA4 3EP
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Stamford New Road, Altrincham, Greater Manchester, England, UK, WA14 1EN
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Tarvin, Cheshire, England, UK
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Tarvin, Cheshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2C6RE72 - St Andrew's Church is in the village of Tarvin, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Chester. Its benefice is united with that of St Peter, Duddon
The church is built in red sandstone with a Welsh slate roof. Entry is through the west wall of the west tower. The plan consists of a five-bay nave and a two-bay chancel, a north aisle with a chapel (the Bruen chapel) at its east end, and a south aisle with a south porch. The doorway to the tower is Tudor in style, the second storey has deeply recessed quatrefoil windows and a clock on all four sides. The top is embattled, and the remains of former pinnacles are at the corners
In the churchyard are six structures that are listed at Grade II. These are the gates and gate piers to the churchyard, a sandstone sundial dating from the mid-18th century, the tombchests of John Minshull and his daughter, William and Elizabeth Hilton, William Sandbach and others, and the tombstone of Beatrix Hollinsworth. The churchyard also contains the war graves of three British soldiers and a Canadian Army soldier of World War I
Church St, Tarvin, Chester, England,UK, CH3 8EB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2C6RE76 - St Andrew's Church is in the village of Tarvin, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Chester. Its benefice is united with that of St Peter, Duddon
The church is built in red sandstone with a Welsh slate roof. Entry is through the west wall of the west tower. The plan consists of a five-bay nave and a two-bay chancel, a north aisle with a chapel (the Bruen chapel) at its east end, and a south aisle with a south porch. The doorway to the tower is Tudor in style, the second storey has deeply recessed quatrefoil windows and a clock on all four sides. The top is embattled, and the remains of former pinnacles are at the corners
In the churchyard are six structures that are listed at Grade II. These are the gates and gate piers to the churchyard, a sandstone sundial dating from the mid-18th century, the tombchests of John Minshull and his daughter, William and Elizabeth Hilton, William Sandbach and others, and the tombstone of Beatrix Hollinsworth. The churchyard also contains the war graves of three British soldiers and a Canadian Army soldier of World War I
Church St, Tarvin, Chester, England,UK, CH3 8EB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2C6RE7D - St Andrew's Church is in the village of Tarvin, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Chester. Its benefice is united with that of St Peter, Duddon
The church is built in red sandstone with a Welsh slate roof. Entry is through the west wall of the west tower. The plan consists of a five-bay nave and a two-bay chancel, a north aisle with a chapel (the Bruen chapel) at its east end, and a south aisle with a south porch. The doorway to the tower is Tudor in style, the second storey has deeply recessed quatrefoil windows and a clock on all four sides. The top is embattled, and the remains of former pinnacles are at the corners
In the churchyard are six structures that are listed at Grade II. These are the gates and gate piers to the churchyard, a sandstone sundial dating from the mid-18th century, the tombchests of John Minshull and his daughter, William and Elizabeth Hilton, William Sandbach and others, and the tombstone of Beatrix Hollinsworth. The churchyard also contains the war graves of three British soldiers and a Canadian Army soldier of World War I
Church St, Tarvin, Chester, England,UK, CH3 8EB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AR75KJ - Beacon (19th Century), Clock Tower (19th Century), Drinking Fountain (19th Century)
Site Name Greenock, Custom House Quay, Clock Tower
Classification Beacon (19th Century), Clock Tower (19th Century), Drinking Fountain (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Greenock Harbour
Harbour Light
Steamboat Quay
Greenock 1
Canmore ID 199871
Site Number NS27NE 154
NGR NS 28330 76237
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/199871
The Beacon clock tower at Customhouse Quay in Greenock, designed by William Clark, marine artist. It has a weather vane, a fog bell, a fog light and clock. The lower section is interesting and contains an amazing amount of detail.
The drinking fountain has a beautiful lion's head and crest with the words God Speed - very apt considering many there would be going on a journey, as well as being part of Greenock's own motto. There was also a letter box.
The Beacon itself was made at Rankin & Blackmore's Eagle Foundry in Greenock (Baker Street). More info at http://thegreenockian.blogspot.com/2014/02/the-beacon-clock-tower-and-so-much-more.html
Custom House Quay, Greenock,Inverclyde, Scotland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFFP6W - St Elphin's Church is the parish church of the town of Warrington, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Liverpool, the archdeaconry of Warrington and the deanery of Warrington.
A place of worship has been present on the site since about 650 AD, and the presence of a priest in Warrington was recorded in the Domesday Book. According to tradition the first church was built by Saint Oswald for his companion Elphin, who remained as the first priest there until his death in 679
The earliest fabric in the present church is in the chancel and the crypt, which survive from the church built in 1354 by Sir William Boteler. Some of the stained glass in the church is by Pugin. The church is dominated by its spire, 281 feet (86 m) high. It is the fifth highest parish church in the UK
131 Church St, Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK, WA1 2TL
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFFFHG - The square's creation arose out of a project by Manchester Corporation's Monuments Committee to erect a memorial to Prince Albert who had died of typhoid in 1861. After initial proposals to create a memorial library, museum or botanical gardens, the committee decided to erect a statue in a decorated canopy. It was originally planned to place the monument in front of the Royal Infirmary building at Piccadilly, between the statues of Wellington and Peel. However it was felt that its ornate Gothic design was not in keeping with the neoclassical infirmary.[3] In 1863, land was offered by the Corporation which was cleared to make way for a public space
Albert Square,Manchester,England,UK, M2 5DB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFFFHJ - The square's creation arose out of a project by Manchester Corporation's Monuments Committee to erect a memorial to Prince Albert who had died of typhoid in 1861. After initial proposals to create a memorial library, museum or botanical gardens, the committee decided to erect a statue in a decorated canopy. It was originally planned to place the monument in front of the Royal Infirmary building at Piccadilly, between the statues of Wellington and Peel. However it was felt that its ornate Gothic design was not in keeping with the neoclassical infirmary.[3] In 1863, land was offered by the Corporation which was cleared to make way for a public space
Albert Square,Manchester,England,UK, M2 5DB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFFFK5 - The square's creation arose out of a project by Manchester Corporation's Monuments Committee to erect a memorial to Prince Albert who had died of typhoid in 1861. After initial proposals to create a memorial library, museum or botanical gardens, the committee decided to erect a statue in a decorated canopy. It was originally planned to place the monument in front of the Royal Infirmary building at Piccadilly, between the statues of Wellington and Peel. However it was felt that its ornate Gothic design was not in keeping with the neoclassical infirmary.[3] In 1863, land was offered by the Corporation which was cleared to make way for a public space
Albert Square,Manchester,England,UK, M2 5DB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ABY96M - Continuing our high-tech architecture series, we take a look at the inside-out Lloyd's building in London, Richard Rogers' second major building following Centre Pompidou.
One of the 1980s most recognisable pieces of architecture, the Lloyd's building demonstrates many of the key traits of the high-tech architecture style that emerged in the UK in the late 1960s.
The building, which was built as the headquarters of Lloyd's of London one of the world's largest insurance firms is distinguished by its radical inside-out aesthetic that sees all its building services banished to its exterior in order to create uninterrupted spaces inside.
This is similar to the Centre Pompidou, which Rogers completed with Renzo Piano in the late 1970s, and has equally uncluttered and highly flexible internal spaces.
Lloyds Building,Lime Street,City Of London,London,England,UK, EC3M 7HA
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ABY96R - Continuing our high-tech architecture series, we take a look at the inside-out Lloyd's building in London, Richard Rogers' second major building following Centre Pompidou.
One of the 1980s most recognisable pieces of architecture, the Lloyd's building demonstrates many of the key traits of the high-tech architecture style that emerged in the UK in the late 1960s.
The building, which was built as the headquarters of Lloyd's of London one of the world's largest insurance firms is distinguished by its radical inside-out aesthetic that sees all its building services banished to its exterior in order to create uninterrupted spaces inside.
This is similar to the Centre Pompidou, which Rogers completed with Renzo Piano in the late 1970s, and has equally uncluttered and highly flexible internal spaces.
Lloyds Building,Lime Street,City Of London,London,England,UK, EC3M 7HA
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91 Brick Ln, Spitalfields, London,England,UK, E1 6QR
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ABJGCX - Standing at the foot of High Street is the Tolbooth Steeple, built in 1626 at what was the meeting point of the main streets of Glasgow at that time. The Steeple is all that remains of the original Tolbooth buildings which contained the town hall, court and jail. The Tolbooth housed the Glasgow Council Chambers until 1814, when the council sold the Tolbooth building (later demolished in 1921) and moved to Jail Square in the Saltmarket, before eventually moving to the current City Chambers in George Square. The 126-foot-tall (38-metre) steeple, complete with clock mechanism, was repaired in 2008 after cracks were discovered in the structure, along with masonry, lead and guttering improvements. Along with the nearby Tron Theatre, formerly the Tron Kirk built in 1794, the Tolbooth Steeple is one of the oldest buildings in the city.
Glasgow Cross,High Street,Glasgow Cross,Glasgow,Scotland,UK,G1 5ES
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2A8EBHY - Arley Hall is a country house in the village of Arley, Cheshire, England, about 4 miles (6 km) south of Lymm and 5 miles (8 km) north of Northwich. It is home to the owner, Thomas Shelby OBE, MP and his family. The house is a Grade II* listed building, as is its adjacent chapel. Formal gardens to the southwest of the hall are also listed at Grade II* on the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. In the grounds are more listed buildings, a cruck barn being listed as Grade I, and the other buildings as Grade II.
The hall was built for Rowland Egerton-Warburton between 1832 and 1845, to replace an earlier house on the site. Local architect George Latham designed the house in a style which has become known as Jacobethan, copying elements of Elizabethan architecture. A Gothic Revival chapel designed by Anthony Salvin was subsequently built next to the hall. By the mid-20th century parts of the house were in poor condition and were demolished, to be replaced by five private homes in a matching architectural style.
The present gardens were created in the 1830s, and were developed during the 20th century. The garden's herbaceous border was one of the first of its type in Britain, and remains one of the finest. The house and its gardens have been open to the public since the 1960s, and have also been used as a film location. Stockley Farm, part of the Arley estate, is an additional visitor attraction for children and families.
Arley, Warrington, Cheshire, North West England, UK, CW9 6LZ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ABJGGM - Holy Trinity Church is in the centre of the town of Warrington, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Liverpool, the archdeaconry of Warrington and the deanery of Warrington
A chapel of ease known as Trinity Chapel was built on the site in 1708 to relieve pressure on the parish church of St Elphin's. It was built as an oratory by Peter Legh of Lyme Park. By the 1750s the chapel was too small for its congregation and in 1758 subscriptions were raised to build a new church, which was consecrated in 1760.
The architecture is in the style of James Gibbs, but he was ill at the time the church was built and it is thought it was designed by one of Gibbs' associates. In 1862 a west clock tower was added which was designed by W. P. Coxon, the Borough Surveyor
the tower belongs to the town rather than to the church. In 1974 the south aisle was re-designed to form the Garven Room, a servery, a vestry and toilets. By the 1970s the roof had been damaged by wet and dry rot, woodworm and death watch beetle and was replaced in 197879.
By 1990 the pipe organ was beyond repair and it has been replaced by a Makin electronic organ. In 1988 the west end was remodelled, forming a lobby. In 1997 the east end was reordered, adding a room and extending the sanctuary area. In 1999 the clock was refurbished by Warrington Borough Council as a Millennium project
The church is built in Georgian style. Its front is constructed in sandstone, and the rear in brick with stone dressings. The stonework at the front is rusticated. The front aspect is in four stages
at the base is a rusticated plinth, above which is a tier of windows with a Doric doorcase at the west of the front. Then comes an upper tier of windows with Ionic pilasters and at the top a cornice and a plain parapet. In the east wall is a Palladian window. The tower is in cast iron and h
Market Gate, Sankey St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, WA1 1XG
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ABJGGP - Holy Trinity Church is in the centre of the town of Warrington, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Liverpool, the archdeaconry of Warrington and the deanery of Warrington
A chapel of ease known as Trinity Chapel was built on the site in 1708 to relieve pressure on the parish church of St Elphin's. It was built as an oratory by Peter Legh of Lyme Park. By the 1750s the chapel was too small for its congregation and in 1758 subscriptions were raised to build a new church, which was consecrated in 1760.
The architecture is in the style of James Gibbs, but he was ill at the time the church was built and it is thought it was designed by one of Gibbs' associates. In 1862 a west clock tower was added which was designed by W. P. Coxon, the Borough Surveyor
the tower belongs to the town rather than to the church. In 1974 the south aisle was re-designed to form the Garven Room, a servery, a vestry and toilets. By the 1970s the roof had been damaged by wet and dry rot, woodworm and death watch beetle and was replaced in 197879.
By 1990 the pipe organ was beyond repair and it has been replaced by a Makin electronic organ. In 1988 the west end was remodelled, forming a lobby. In 1997 the east end was reordered, adding a room and extending the sanctuary area. In 1999 the clock was refurbished by Warrington Borough Council as a Millennium project
The church is built in Georgian style. Its front is constructed in sandstone, and the rear in brick with stone dressings. The stonework at the front is rusticated. The front aspect is in four stages
at the base is a rusticated plinth, above which is a tier of windows with a Doric doorcase at the west of the front. Then comes an upper tier of windows with Ionic pilasters and at the top a cornice and a plain parapet. In the east wall is a Palladian window. The tower is in cast iron and h
Market Gate, Sankey St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, WA1 1XG
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K43PNE - The new building, which was designed in the Italianate style by John Ladds and William Henry Powell, was completed in 1879. The design involved a symmetrical main frontage with five bays facing onto Market Street with the end bays slightly projected forward
the central section, which also slightly projected forward, featured a doorway on the ground floor with brackets supporting a pediment containing a carved tympanum with a tall clock tower above
there were sash windows on the first and second floors. The principal rooms were a large assembly hall, which later became known as the Lancastrian Room, the council chamber and town clerk's office.
The town hall became the headquarters of the new Municipal Borough of Chorley in 1881. In the early years the basement was used for a butter market and, in the early 20th century, the assembly room was used as a cinema. Meanwhile the old town hall was demolished in the 1930s. The building remained the local seat of government when the enlarged Borough of Chorley was formed in 1974. In the 1980s, a control centre was established in the basement for the protection of civic leaders in the event of a nuclear attack. Although most council officers and their departments relocated to the Civic Offices in Union Street in the late 20th century, council meetings continued to be held in the town hall.
An extensive programme of refurbishment works at the town hall was completed in 2005. The works, which were designed by Seed Architects, involved re-instatement of the main entrance under the clock tower and the creation of a glass-roofed atrium with glass passenger lifts to facilitate easy movement of customers within the building. After several incidents involving damage to facilities and abuse of staff, the Lancastrian Room, ceased to be available for private hire in 2009
Market Street, Chorley, Lancashire, England, UK , PR7 1DP
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2DDW6CH - Eastgate and Eastgate Clock in Chester, Cheshire, England, stand on the site of the original entrance to the Roman fortress of Deva Victrix. It is a prominent landmark in the city of Chester and 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, Chester, Cheshire, England, UK, CH1 1LE
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St Anns Square Manchester, North West England, UK, M2 7PW -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BBXPBB - Astley Green Colliery was a coal mine in Astley, Greater Manchester, then in the historic county of Lancashire, England. It was the last colliery to be sunk in Astley. Sinking commenced in 1908 by the Pilkington Colliery Company, a subsidiary of the Clifton and Kersley Coal Company, at the southern edge of the Manchester Coalfield, working the Middle Coal Measures where they dipped under the Permian age rocks under Chat Moss. The colliery was north of the Bridgewater Canal. In 1929 it became part of Manchester Collieries, and in 1947 was nationalised and integrated into the National Coal Board. It closed in 1970, and is now Astley Green Colliery Museum.
No 1 pit was sunk to 890 yards primarily to win coal from the Trencherbone mine and No 2 pit was 833 yards deep. The shaft was 23 feet in diameter. The Crombouke and Rams mines were intersected by the sinkings. Firedamp was a problem in the new workings and ventilation was a problem. The headgear of No.1 pit survives, it is made from wrought iron lattice girders with riveted plates at the joints and one small and two large wheels mounted at the top. It is nearly 30 metres (98 ft) high and was built by Head Wrightson of Stockton-on-Tees and completed by 1912. In 1912 a twin tandem compound 3300 horsepower winding engine built by Yates and Thom of Blackburn, the largest ever used on the Lancashire Coalfield, was installed at No 1 pit. The company built a smaller cross compound winding engine for No 2 pit, installed in 1919.
In 1923 the colliery employed 1524 men underground and 436 surface workers
which increased to 1631 underground and 492 surface workers by 1933. At Nationalisation in 1947 the colliery employed 1375 below and 561 above ground. The surface workers included women, known as pit brow lasses, who sorted coal on the screens. Women were employed at Astley Green until the mid-1950s.
Lancashire Mining Museum Higher Green Lane Astley, Manchester, Lancs, England, Uk, M29 7JB
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Church Lane, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 3EP
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy R9GTE8 - Fire Safety Review Gives Westfield House the All Clear'
Westfield House towering above Bridgwater's West Street since 1965
Sedgemoor District Council's Corporate Scrutiny committee, under the chairmanship of Westover Councillor Brian Smedley, has reviewed the Council's response to the Grenfell Tower fire disaster in its own hi-rise properties and has concluded that all necessary steps have been taken to re-assure tenants and where there was cause for concern measures are being introduced to improve the situation.
On 14 June at about 1am, a fire started on the 4th floor of the Grenfell Tower block in London housing some 600 people. Grenfell Tower had 24 floors with 6 flats per floor, an alarm system that worked and the Fire Brigade in immediate attendance yet at least 80 died most of them in 23 of the blocks 129 flats
Ward Councillor Brian Smedley immediately called for urgent review of safety measures
On the morning of 14th June, Scrutiny Chair Cllr Smedley visited Sedgemoor's (and Somerset's) only tower block, Westfield House and nearby lo-rise blocks around West Street. Hi Rise blocks are defined as anything above 18 metres'-usually 5 storeys or more. Noting resident's concerns he immediately wrote to Chief Executive Kerry Rickards and SDC Leader Duncan McGinty asking for a swift Council response to re-assure tenants and offered to hold a Scrutiny meeting at which residents and Homes in Sedgemoor officers could participate.
Cllr Smedley said The key question asked was How can a small kitchen fire in one flat lead to this catastrophe? How could it happen there and could it happen here?' Residents raised four areas of concern -The Stay Put Policy, the lack of a central sprinkler system, the lack of a central Fire Alarm and , crucially, the Cladding used which seemed to have contributed to the spread of the fire. We felt a Scrutiny Working Party should look at these issues first and present a full and open report to be put on the table for the public
West St, Bridgwater, Somerset, South West England, UK, TA6 3RL
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFK6B2 - 9/11 memorial's fountains flow
The fountain, where the north tower of the World Trade Center once stood, was undergoing tests of the massive pumping systems that will blast 26,000 gallons a minute over the 30-foot deep black granite walls.
Daniels, who happened upon the test yesterday, said the sight of the water filling the 1-acre pool was awe-inspiring after years of planning and building.
Construction workers from around the site paused to look and listen during the tests as engineers below the memorial plaza monitored and adjusted the 16 pumps that will circulate 480,000 gallons of recycled water.
During the design phase of the memorial, there were concerns that the fountains might be too loud. But Daniels said the sound of the cascading water yesterday created a nice, peaceful background, like the sound of the ocean.
It's perfect. It's not overwhelming at all, Daniels said.
A second fountain over the footprint of the south tower will be ready for testing later this year. A spokesman for the Port Authority, which is overseeing construction of the $500 million memorial, said yesterday's trial run went very well.
The two fountains together make up the nation's largest manmade waterfalls, and are at the heart of the design of the memorial, called Reflecting Absence.
Paula Berry, a 9/11 family member who served on the 13-member jury that picked the memorial design by Michael Arad, was ecstatic about the test run.
The presence of water is incredibly important at the memorial, said Berry. When you think of the memorial's name, Reflecting Absence, you have to have the means to reflect and the water plays that role.
But Berry said the sound of the water rushing over the sides of the fountains could very well be one of the most lasting impressions visitors take away.
Yesterday's tests lasted a few hours, and will be repeated as needed.
Construction of the memorial remains on schedule for its planned opening next Sept. 11 the 10th anniversary
One World Trade Center, Manhattan, New York City, NY, USA, North America
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1 Leonard St, Perth, Scotland, UK, PH2 8HE
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1 Leonard St, Perth, Scotland, UK, PH2 8HE
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Grappenhall Ln, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 3EP
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JHBJTN - St Wilfrid's Church is in Church Lane, Grappenhall, a village in Warrington, Cheshire, England. It is designated by Historic England as a Grade I listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Great Budworth.
History
The church is Norman in origin, built probably in the earlier part of the 12th century and completed about 1120. This was a small and simple church, consisting of a nave, chancel and, possibly, an apse. The foundations of this church were discovered during the 187374 restoration.
A chantry chapel was added by the Boydell family in 1334 in a position where the south aisle now stands. From 1529 the church was largely rebuilt in local sandstone. The old church was demolished and a new nave, chancel, north aisle and a west tower were built. In 1539 the south aisle was added, which incorporated the Boydell chapel. The south porch was added in 1641 and at this time the west wall was strengthened. In 1833 the roof of the nave was raised to form a clerestory and in the 1850s the south aisle was further extended, and a vestry was built. There was a more substantial restoration in 187374 by the Lancaster architects Paley and Austin, which included the provision of new floors and roofs, at a cost of about £4,000
The church is built in red sandstone with a slate roof. Its plan consists of a west tower, a continuous nave and chancel of seven bays with a clerestory, north and south aisles, a chapel at the east end of the south aisle, a vestry and a south porch. The tower is in three stages, with a Tudor west door, and a four-light west window. It has diagonal west buttresses and square east buttresses. In the middle stage are small windows, above which are clock faces and bell openings. On the summit is a crenellated parapet. The tower is about 76 feet (23 m) high
Church Lane, Grappenhall. Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 3EP
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Grappenhall Ln, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 3EP
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P307GP - Altrincham Interchange is a transport hub in Altrincham, Greater Manchester, England. It consists of a bus station on Stamford Road, a Northern Rail-operated heavy rail station on the Mid-Cheshire Line, and a light rail stop which forms the terminus of Metrolink's Altrincham Line.
The original heavy rail element of the station was opened by the Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway as Altrincham and Bowdon railway station in April 1881, changing to Altrincham railway station in May 1974. The Metrolink element opened in June 1992. The Interchange underwent a complete redevelopment, at a cost of £19 million, starting in mid-July 2013. The new bus station opened officially on 7 December 2014.
Altrincham Interchange has four platforms. Two bay platforms are used for Metrolink services. Two further through platforms accommodate train services on the line between Manchester Piccadilly and Chester via Stockport. A bus station on the edge of the complex provides road-based interchange, and there is also a taxi rank.
44 Stamford New Rd, Altrincham WA14 1EJ, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P72D36 - People Make Glasgow' unveiled as new city brand
The slogan People Make Glasgow has been unveiled as the new brand name for Scotland's largest city.
It was chosen following a consultation which saw ideas submitted from more than 1,500 people from 42 countries.
Glasgow City Marketing Bureau said the process saw words such as real, smart, home, creative, bright and better came through, time and time again.
The brand will be used to market the city at home and abroad and replaces: Glasgow: Scotland with style.
The slogan combines with key ideas to form different messages, such as People Make Glasgow Home and People Make Glasgow Creative.
Glasgow City Council has committed £500,000 this year to develop and promote the brand across the UK and internationally.
'Sense of pride'
Council leader Gordon Matheson said said the new slogan reflects the Glaswegian character.
It's bold, friendly, confident, and it evokes a real sense of pride, he added.
The people of Glasgow are at the heart of this brand - we have created something which presents a truly distinctive identity for the city and on behalf of Glasgow I would like to warmly thank all those who gave their ideas so generously.
The four-week consultation, which was run by the council's city marketing bureau, also attracted 7,000 website hits and involved more than 400,000 Facebook and Twitter users worldwide.
Image caption Business leaders in Glasgow have welcomed the new brand name
Once submissions had been analysed, a creative team from the marketing bureau came up with the new slogan, which was approved by board members.
Councillor Matheson added: Over the past five weeks we have reviewed all of the contributions from Glaswegians and from across the globe.
We also interviewed more than 40 of Glasgow's leaders from the private, public and academic sectors and, overwhelmingly, they told us that what makes Glasgow great is its people.
Glasgow Cross,High Street,Glasgow Cross,Glasgow,Scotland,UK,G1 5ES
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2DA91J2 - The neo-gothic parish church of St Peter's designed by John Edgar Gregan, built at the end of 1849 was consecrated on 1 April 1850. One of Gregan's last projects, the church was constructed from local stone on the site of an ancient farm. John Hick, a local industrialist and later MP for Bolton, was very involved with the church and responsible for the installation of several stained glass windows, the church bells and turret clock.
20 Rivington Rd, Belmont, Bolton,Greater Manchester,England,UK, BL7 8AD
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy MGMJJD -
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,West,Churches,architecture,Scottish Church Architecture,at night,evening,in the evening,of,ML39AA,UK,GB,Great Britain,Scottish,town,Sunday services,religion,building,religious buildings,steeple,tower,imposing,illuminated,lit up at night,nightshot,night photography stone,brown,historic,history,church history,bluehour,blue hour,community,prayer,St Johns Free Church,floodlit,13th-century Gothic style,wooden hammerbeam roof,Hill & Son Organ,Stonework
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Keywords: Glasgow,city,centre,gotonysmith,stairs,arts,artscentre,center,11,Mitchell Ln,Scotland,UK,G1 3NU,G1,the,building,architecture,stair,spiral,Glasgow City Council,GCG,Centre for Design and Architecture,Scotlands,offices,Glasgow Herald newspaper.,trust,Mackintosh Tower,tower,helical,tourist,attraction,tourism,view,viewpoint,1895,architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HKHWCP - The Lighthouse in Glasgow is Scotland's Centre for Design and Architecture. It was opened as part of Glasgow's status as the UK City of Architecture and Design in 1999.
The Lighthouse is the renamed conversion of the former offices of the Glasgow Herald newspaper. Completed in 1895, it was designed by the architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh. The centre's vision is to develop the links between design, architecture, and the creative industries, seeing these as interconnected social, educational, economic and cultural issues of concern to everyone.
The Lighthouse today
The Lighthouse Trust went into administration in August 2009. At its peak the Lighthouse Trust employed around 90 staff. Its directors moved on: Nick Barley became director of the Edinburgh International Book Festival. Following a substantial redundancy programme the remaining staff were transferred to Architecture and Design Scotland (A+DS) and Glasgow City Council (GCC). The Lighthouse building remains in the ownership of Glasgow City Council, which has made financial provision to meet the costs of operating the centre, re-establishing it as Scotland's National Centre for Architecture and Design
11 Mitchell Ln, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, G1 3NU
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HKHWDA - The Lighthouse in Glasgow is Scotland's Centre for Design and Architecture. It was opened as part of Glasgow's status as the UK City of Architecture and Design in 1999.
The Lighthouse is the renamed conversion of the former offices of the Glasgow Herald newspaper. Completed in 1895, it was designed by the architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh. The centre's vision is to develop the links between design, architecture, and the creative industries, seeing these as interconnected social, educational, economic and cultural issues of concern to everyone.
The Lighthouse today
The Lighthouse Trust went into administration in August 2009. At its peak the Lighthouse Trust employed around 90 staff. Its directors moved on: Nick Barley became director of the Edinburgh International Book Festival. Following a substantial redundancy programme the remaining staff were transferred to Architecture and Design Scotland (A+DS) and Glasgow City Council (GCC). The Lighthouse building remains in the ownership of Glasgow City Council, which has made financial provision to meet the costs of operating the centre, re-establishing it as Scotland's National Centre for Architecture and Design
11 Mitchell Ln, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, G1 3NU
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Keywords: Glasgow,city,centre,gotonysmith,stairs,arts,artscentre,center,11,Mitchell Ln,Scotland,UK,G1 3NU,G1,the,building,architecture,stair,spiral,Glasgow City Council,GCG,Centre for Design and Architecture,Scotlands,offices,Glasgow Herald newspaper.,trust,Mackintosh Tower,tower,helical,tourist,attraction,tourism,view,viewpoint,1895,architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HKHWDN - The Lighthouse in Glasgow is Scotland's Centre for Design and Architecture. It was opened as part of Glasgow's status as the UK City of Architecture and Design in 1999.
The Lighthouse is the renamed conversion of the former offices of the Glasgow Herald newspaper. Completed in 1895, it was designed by the architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh. The centre's vision is to develop the links between design, architecture, and the creative industries, seeing these as interconnected social, educational, economic and cultural issues of concern to everyone.
The Lighthouse today
The Lighthouse Trust went into administration in August 2009. At its peak the Lighthouse Trust employed around 90 staff. Its directors moved on: Nick Barley became director of the Edinburgh International Book Festival. Following a substantial redundancy programme the remaining staff were transferred to Architecture and Design Scotland (A+DS) and Glasgow City Council (GCC). The Lighthouse building remains in the ownership of Glasgow City Council, which has made financial provision to meet the costs of operating the centre, re-establishing it as Scotland's National Centre for Architecture and Design
11 Mitchell Ln, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, G1 3NU
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Keywords: Merseyside,England,UK,clock,tower,Mayor,Lord,Dale,St,Street,L2,Liverpool City Centre,City Centre,Lord Mayor,L2 2DH,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,English,British,England,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles,civic
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Dale St, Liverpool, England L2 2DH
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Keywords: Pano,wide,shot,wideshot,industry,summer,blue,sky,Unilever,Warrington,Cheshire,soap,works,powder,manufacturing,manufacturer,station,chemical,success,successful,increases,brexit,laundry,powders,liquids,clean,cleaning,silo,storage,tower,WA1,Blue Sky,Soap powder,Bank Quay Station,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,English,British,England,towers,clothes,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H542X8 - Starting with a small grocery business begun by his father, William Lever and his brother James entered the soap business in 1885 by buying a small soap works in Warrington.
The brothers teamed up with a Bolton chemist, William Hough Watson, who became an early business partner. Watson invented the process which resulted in a new soap, using glycerin and vegetable oils such as palm oil, rather than tallow.
The resulting soap was a good, free-lathering soap, at first named Honey Soap then later named Sunlight Soap. Production reached 450 tons per week by 1888. Larger premises were built on marshes at Bromborough Pool on the Wirral Peninsula at what became Port Sunlight.
Though the company was named Lever Brothers, William Lever's brother and co-director James never took a major part in running the business. He fell ill in 1895, probably as a result of diabetes, and resigned his directorship two years later
Bank Quay, Warrington, Cheshire, UK WA1
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H19DE2 - The Grosvenor was the first to be constructed in 1861, ahead of the Egyptian Halls in 1872. It was renovated in 1864 after a fire, a year before the Grecian Chambers was completed. Such was the demand for office pace that an additional layer was added to the top of the building in 1907
the original height can be judged by the smaller building to its left. The new architect, James Hoey Craigie, made some effort was made to match the original design with elongated Greek columns holding up the baroque restaurant extension, although the twin domes at either side seem odd and out of place. The interior has been extensively remodelled to attract businesses to the luxury offices now found within the old walls.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HGC80F - Hutchesons' Hall is an early nineteenth-century building in Ingram Street, in the centre of Glasgow, Scotland. It is owned and maintained by the Rusk Company and National Trust for Scotland, and is a category A listed building.
The current building was constructed, as Hutchesons' Hospital, between 1802 and 1805 to a design by the Scottish architect David Hamilton. This building was to replace an earlier hospital of 1641 in the city's Trongate, which needed to be removed to created Hutcheson Street. Hamilton's design incorporates in its frontage statues (carved in 1649 by James Colquhoun) from this earlier hospital.
Hutcheson's Hospital was built with monies left in the will of brothers George Hutcheson (c. 1580-1639) and Thomas Hutcheson (1589-1641) for the purposes of building a hospital for the elderly and a school for poor boys. The school is still operating today, although fee-paying, as Hutchesons' Grammar School.
In 1876, the architect John Baird was commissioned to refurbish the hall. This work heightened the structure and added a feature staircase.
The building fell into disrepair and had been empty since 2008. In June 2014, having undergone a £1.4M refurbishment, it was restored by James Rusk of The Rusk Company and opened as a three flooring dining venue - Hutchesons steak and seafood house
Hutcheson Street, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, G1 1SJ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HGC80J - Hutchesons' Hall is an early nineteenth-century building in Ingram Street, in the centre of Glasgow, Scotland. It is owned and maintained by the Rusk Company and National Trust for Scotland, and is a category A listed building.
The current building was constructed, as Hutchesons' Hospital, between 1802 and 1805 to a design by the Scottish architect David Hamilton. This building was to replace an earlier hospital of 1641 in the city's Trongate, which needed to be removed to created Hutcheson Street. Hamilton's design incorporates in its frontage statues (carved in 1649 by James Colquhoun) from this earlier hospital.
Hutcheson's Hospital was built with monies left in the will of brothers George Hutcheson (c. 1580-1639) and Thomas Hutcheson (1589-1641) for the purposes of building a hospital for the elderly and a school for poor boys. The school is still operating today, although fee-paying, as Hutchesons' Grammar School.
In 1876, the architect John Baird was commissioned to refurbish the hall. This work heightened the structure and added a feature staircase.
The building fell into disrepair and had been empty since 2008. In June 2014, having undergone a £1.4M refurbishment, it was restored by James Rusk of The Rusk Company and opened as a three flooring dining venue - Hutchesons steak and seafood house
Hutcheson Street, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, G1 1SJ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HGC80P - Hutchesons' Hall is an early nineteenth-century building in Ingram Street, in the centre of Glasgow, Scotland. It is owned and maintained by the Rusk Company and National Trust for Scotland, and is a category A listed building.
The current building was constructed, as Hutchesons' Hospital, between 1802 and 1805 to a design by the Scottish architect David Hamilton. This building was to replace an earlier hospital of 1641 in the city's Trongate, which needed to be removed to created Hutcheson Street. Hamilton's design incorporates in its frontage statues (carved in 1649 by James Colquhoun) from this earlier hospital.
Hutcheson's Hospital was built with monies left in the will of brothers George Hutcheson (c. 1580-1639) and Thomas Hutcheson (1589-1641) for the purposes of building a hospital for the elderly and a school for poor boys. The school is still operating today, although fee-paying, as Hutchesons' Grammar School.
In 1876, the architect John Baird was commissioned to refurbish the hall. This work heightened the structure and added a feature staircase.
The building fell into disrepair and had been empty since 2008. In June 2014, having undergone a £1.4M refurbishment, it was restored by James Rusk of The Rusk Company and opened as a three flooring dining venue - Hutchesons steak and seafood house
Hutcheson Street, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, G1 1SJ
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Keywords: pano,water,reflect,building,toll,expensive,unaffordable,ripoff,capital,infrastructure,2nd,2nd Mersey Bridge,Widnes,investment,borough,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,English,British,England,MSCC,pylons,tower,towers,guarantee,guaranteed,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles,Buy photo of,Panorama of new Mersey gateway bridge,Panorama of Mersey gateway bridge,New Road Bridge,New infrastructure,Manchester Ship Canal,Treasury Spending Review,George Osborne
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H8FK7G - The Mersey Gateway is a new road bridge across the River Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal in north-west England, which began construction in May 2014. The bridge will be located approximately 1.5 km (0.93 mi) to the east of the existing Silver Jubilee Bridge that connects the towns of Widnes and Runcorn. It will connect the Central Expressway in Runcorn with the Eastern Bypass and Speke Road in Widnes.
It is envisaged that the new bridge will be a toll bridge, with three lanes in each direction. The Halton Borough Council has also stated that the current bridge will also become a toll bridge, making Halton the only borough in England separated by only toll bridges, although Halton residents will be exempt from charges. It was also put forward that the current bridge may be reduced to one lane in each direction for vehicles, with the other two lanes being converted into cycle lanes and/or pedestrian lanes.
The draft design is for a cable-stayed bridge with three towers across the river, and a second bridge across the canal. The total length of the crossing will be 1,000 m (3,300 ft).
The scheme was put on hold in June 2010 awaiting the outcome of the Treasury's Spending Review, but on 17 October 2010 it was confirmed by Chancellor George Osborne that the £431m plan would go ahead. During the 2014 Budget, Osborne announced a £270m guarantee for the project.
After extensive site preparation, construction work began on 7 May 2014, with the bridge due to be finished by late 2017.
In addition to their role as designer, Knight Architects led the design through CABE Design Review, prior to successfully achieving planning consent, and later coordinated the production of a detailed guide governing visual and landscape aspects of the entire 9km corridor. The practice is part of the Client Procurement Team
River Mersey, Widnes,Cheshire,England,UK
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Keywords: pano,water,reflect,building,toll,expensive,unaffordable,ripoff,capital,infrastructure,2nd,2nd Mersey Bridge,Widnes,investment,borough,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,English,British,England,MSCC,pylons,tower,towers,guarantee,guaranteed,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles,Buy photo of,Panorama of new Mersey gateway bridge,Panorama of Mersey gateway bridge,New Road Bridge,New infrastructure,Manchester Ship Canal,Treasury Spending Review,George Osborne
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H8FKB8 - The Mersey Gateway is a new road bridge across the River Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal in north-west England, which began construction in May 2014. The bridge will be located approximately 1.5 km (0.93 mi) to the east of the existing Silver Jubilee Bridge that connects the towns of Widnes and Runcorn. It will connect the Central Expressway in Runcorn with the Eastern Bypass and Speke Road in Widnes.
It is envisaged that the new bridge will be a toll bridge, with three lanes in each direction. The Halton Borough Council has also stated that the current bridge will also become a toll bridge, making Halton the only borough in England separated by only toll bridges, although Halton residents will be exempt from charges. It was also put forward that the current bridge may be reduced to one lane in each direction for vehicles, with the other two lanes being converted into cycle lanes and/or pedestrian lanes.
The draft design is for a cable-stayed bridge with three towers across the river, and a second bridge across the canal. The total length of the crossing will be 1,000 m (3,300 ft).
The scheme was put on hold in June 2010 awaiting the outcome of the Treasury's Spending Review, but on 17 October 2010 it was confirmed by Chancellor George Osborne that the £431m plan would go ahead. During the 2014 Budget, Osborne announced a £270m guarantee for the project.
After extensive site preparation, construction work began on 7 May 2014, with the bridge due to be finished by late 2017.
In addition to their role as designer, Knight Architects led the design through CABE Design Review, prior to successfully achieving planning consent, and later coordinated the production of a detailed guide governing visual and landscape aspects of the entire 9km corridor. The practice is part of the Client Procurement Team
River Mersey, Widnes,Cheshire,England,UK
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Keywords: pano,water,reflect,building,toll,expensive,unaffordable,ripoff,capital,infrastructure,2nd,2nd Mersey Bridge,Widnes,investment,borough,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,English,British,England,MSCC,pylons,tower,towers,guarantee,guaranteed,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles,Buy photo of,Panorama of new Mersey gateway bridge,Panorama of Mersey gateway bridge,New Road Bridge,New infrastructure,Manchester Ship Canal,Treasury Spending Review,George Osborne
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H8FKCB - The Mersey Gateway is a new road bridge across the River Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal in north-west England, which began construction in May 2014. The bridge will be located approximately 1.5 km (0.93 mi) to the east of the existing Silver Jubilee Bridge that connects the towns of Widnes and Runcorn. It will connect the Central Expressway in Runcorn with the Eastern Bypass and Speke Road in Widnes.
It is envisaged that the new bridge will be a toll bridge, with three lanes in each direction. The Halton Borough Council has also stated that the current bridge will also become a toll bridge, making Halton the only borough in England separated by only toll bridges, although Halton residents will be exempt from charges. It was also put forward that the current bridge may be reduced to one lane in each direction for vehicles, with the other two lanes being converted into cycle lanes and/or pedestrian lanes.
The draft design is for a cable-stayed bridge with three towers across the river, and a second bridge across the canal. The total length of the crossing will be 1,000 m (3,300 ft).
The scheme was put on hold in June 2010 awaiting the outcome of the Treasury's Spending Review, but on 17 October 2010 it was confirmed by Chancellor George Osborne that the £431m plan would go ahead. During the 2014 Budget, Osborne announced a £270m guarantee for the project.
After extensive site preparation, construction work began on 7 May 2014, with the bridge due to be finished by late 2017.
In addition to their role as designer, Knight Architects led the design through CABE Design Review, prior to successfully achieving planning consent, and later coordinated the production of a detailed guide governing visual and landscape aspects of the entire 9km corridor. The practice is part of the Client Procurement Team
River Mersey, Widnes,Cheshire,England,UK
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Keywords: Central,Electricity,Generating,Board,CEGB,tower,generation,energy,security,powered,carbon,dirty,fuel,fueled,by,Widnes,SSE,Scottish,Southern,Energy,Central Electricity Generating Board,Fiddlers Ferry,Scottish and Southern Energy plc,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,English,British,England,problem,with,problem with,issue with,plant,NUM,union,rail,delivery,Powergen,PLC,burned,burning,fossil,fuels,imported,unreliable,generates,generating,waste,emissions,SCR,building,buildings,structure,dinosaur,landmark,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles,Coal fired,Coal powered,Powergen PLC,Fossil Fuels,Manchester-Sheffield-Wath electric railway,imported coal,selective catalytic reduction,Dinosaur Landmark
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H8FKDW - Fiddlers Ferry Power Station is a coal fired power station located in Warrington, Cheshire, in North West England, which is capable of co-firing biomass. It is situated on the north bank of the River Mersey between the towns of Widnes and Warrington. Opened in 1971, the station has a generating capacity of 1,989 megawatts (MW). In a bid to combine efforts at the design and construction stages the Boiler and Turbo-generator plant were replicated at West Burton power station located between Retford and Gainsborough in North Nottinghamshire.
Since the privatisation of the Central Electricity Generating Board in 1990, the station has been operated by various companies. Since 2004, Scottish and Southern Energy plc have operated the station.
With its eight 114-metre (374 ft) high cooling towers and 200-metre (660 ft) high chimney the station is a prominent landmark and can be seen from as far away as the Peak District and the Pennines.
Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy GGWH8B - Campanology (from Late Latin campana, bell
and Greek -λογία, -logia) is the study of bells. It encompasses the technology of bells how they are cast, tuned and sounded as well as the history, methods, and traditions of bell-ringing as an art.
It is common to collect together a set of tuned bells and treat the whole as one musical instrument. Such collections such as a Flemish carillon, a Russian zvon, or an English ring of bells used for change ringing have their own practices and challenges
and campanology is likewise the study of perfecting such instruments and composing and performing music for them.
High Street, Great Budworth, Cheshire, England, UK CW9 6HF
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy GGWH8E - Campanology (from Late Latin campana, bell
and Greek -λογία, -logia) is the study of bells. It encompasses the technology of bells how they are cast, tuned and sounded as well as the history, methods, and traditions of bell-ringing as an art.
It is common to collect together a set of tuned bells and treat the whole as one musical instrument. Such collections such as a Flemish carillon, a Russian zvon, or an English ring of bells used for change ringing have their own practices and challenges
and campanology is likewise the study of perfecting such instruments and composing and performing music for them.
High Street, Great Budworth, Cheshire, England, UK CW9 6HF
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy GGWHCH - St Matthew's Church is in the village of Stretton, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building
The Vicarage, School House, Stretton Rd, Stretton, Warrington,Cheshire, UK WA4 4NT
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Sankey St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F89PJH -
Sankey St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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Keywords: Pano,wide,shot,wideshot,West,Yorkshire,stone,tower,towering,centre,proud,Eastgate,quarters,shop,shopping,retail,LS,largest,market,in,Europe,meat,fish,entrance.indoor,exterior,sign,horizontal,landscape,stall,urban,cupola,roof,detail,Edwardian,Vicar Lane,GoTonySmith,England,UK,GB,Great Britain,United,Kingdom,stalls,creative,different,architecture,attraction,marketplace,quirky,retail,shopping,shops,stylish,tourist,traders,unique,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY7XE1 - Leeds Kirkgate Market (pronounced /ˈkɜrɡət/) is a market in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England located on Vicar Lane. It is the largest covered market in Europe. There are currently 800 stalls which attract over 100,000 visitors a week
The markets are situated with their front facing onto Vicar Lane and the southern face onto Kirkgate. To the east is Leeds City bus station, while to the north is an open car park, which will become part of the Eastgate Quarters, should that development take place. To the south of the open market is the markets multi-storey car park operated by National Car Parks (NCP). From across Vicar Lane, the markets are connected to Briggate via the Victoria Quarter.
Vicar lane, Leeds,West Yorkshire,England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY7XE4 - Leeds Kirkgate Market (pronounced /ˈkɜrɡət/) is a market in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England located on Vicar Lane. It is the largest covered market in Europe. There are currently 800 stalls which attract over 100,000 visitors a week
The markets are situated with their front facing onto Vicar Lane and the southern face onto Kirkgate. To the east is Leeds City bus station, while to the north is an open car park, which will become part of the Eastgate Quarters, should that development take place. To the south of the open market is the markets multi-storey car park operated by National Car Parks (NCP). From across Vicar Lane, the markets are connected to Briggate via the Victoria Quarter.
Vicar lane, Leeds,West Yorkshire,England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY7XFH - Leeds Kirkgate Market (pronounced /ˈkɜrɡət/) is a market in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England located on Vicar Lane. It is the largest covered market in Europe. There are currently 800 stalls which attract over 100,000 visitors a week
The markets are situated with their front facing onto Vicar Lane and the southern face onto Kirkgate. To the east is Leeds City bus station, while to the north is an open car park, which will become part of the Eastgate Quarters, should that development take place. To the south of the open market is the markets multi-storey car park operated by National Car Parks (NCP). From across Vicar Lane, the markets are connected to Briggate via the Victoria Quarter.
Vicar lane, Leeds,West Yorkshire,England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY3KN8 - AD 573 St Mungo passes through Annandale
AD 686 Abbot Adamnan of Iona at Annan Waterfoot
AD 1148 St Malachi, Bishop of Clairvaux, visits Bruce at Annan.
AD 1171 Church of Annan built by Robert Bruce near the site of the Town Hall.
AD 1187 William, Dean of the Valley of Annan, witnesses the charter.
AD 1196 Incumbent of Annan Ministers in plague.
AD 1223 Church transferred to See of Glasgow from Gwsborough.
AD 1265 Stipend increased by forty shillings, Robert the rector collects a hundred shillings.
AD 1213 Rector established in Annan by the Dean of Glasgow, succeeding Robert the Rector.
AD 1327 Robert, Rector of Annan.
AD 1335 Walter, Rector of Annan, translated to Dronnok (Dornock)
AD 1474 Gilbert Maxwell, Rector of Annan.
AD 1487 William Turnbull, Rector of Annan.
AD 1510 Sir Adam Turnbull, Rector of Annan.
AD 1535 John Tumour, Rector of Annan.
AD 1538 In recognition of the towns loyalty a Charter was granted to Annan by King James V.
AD 1560 The reformation. The Scottish church breaks its ties with Rome.
AD 1597 David Miller
AD 1605 James French MA
AD 1607 Simon Johnstone MA
AD 1609 Church built behind site of Town Hall
AD 1612 The town's Royal Burgh status was reaffirmed by King James VI
AD 1660 Wilaim Bailhie MA
AD 1664 Patrick Inglis
AD 1687 James Kinnear MA
AD 1696 Robert Colville MA
AD 1703 Thomas Howie
AD 1754 William Moncreiff
AD 1783 William Hardie Moncreiff
AD 1789 The present church is built
AD 1825 James Monilaws
AD 1871 James Alexander Crichton MA (1893 DD)
AD 1909 Rev Neil McCaig MA, BD
AD 1950 Rev G.L.Heatley, MA, BD
AD 1974 Rev W.B.Ferguson, BA, BD
AD 1987 Rev A. Frater, BA, BD
AD 1995 Rev S.D.Rogerson, BSc, BD
AD 1997 Rev D.J.Macpherson, BSc, BD
AD 2004 Rev H.D. Steele, L.Th.Dip,Min
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY3KPA - Old Town Hall History and Information
A prominent two storey Grade I Listed Building of Medieval origin, the Old Town Hall mostly dates from the 17th and 18th centuries.
1345 is the earliest reference to the predecessor of the building, variously termed the Toll booth', 'Common Hall' and Motehall' or Moot Hall' in later medieval sources. In 1668 the medieval hall was demolished to make way for a new one on the same site. It is this building, finished in 1669, with numerous subsequent alterations and extensions which survives today.
Over the years, the ground floor of the building has consistently remained in commercial and retail use whilst the grander public rooms at first floor level have accommodated a number of important civic functions including, most notably the Courts of Assize until 1881, the City's Magistrates Court until 1941, and Council Chamber and offices of the City of Carlisle Corporation until 1964.
The first floor accommodates the Tourist Information Centre and Assembly Room.
Old Town Hall, Green Market,Carlisle, England, UK, CA3 8JE
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ECW4HG - The Church of England parish church of Saint Mary dates from at least 1074. The original church was demolished and completely rebuilt, but both the chancel and the bell tower of the present building contain small amounts of re-used Norman stonework.
The present Early English Gothic chancel was built late in the 12th or early in the 13th century. The tower has a saddleback roof and may have been built in the 13th or 14th century. The present nave was built in 1793 and has a west gallery that was added in 1834.
St. Mary's is now part of the Cherwell Valley Benefice along with five other ecclesiastical parishes: Fritwell, Lower Heyford, Somerton, Souldern and Upper Heyford.
Here is shown, middle window on south side of nave
built in 1792, blocked for many years and then restored with a new stained glass window early in the 21st century.
Ardley with Fewcott civil parish in Oxfordshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ECW51T - The Church of England parish church of Saint Mary dates from at least 1074. The original church was demolished and completely rebuilt, but both the chancel and the bell tower of the present building contain small amounts of re-used Norman stonework.
The present Early English Gothic chancel was built late in the 12th or early in the 13th century. The tower has a saddleback roof and may have been built in the 13th or 14th century. The present nave was built in 1793 and has a west gallery that was added in 1834.
St. Mary's is now part of the Cherwell Valley Benefice along with five other ecclesiastical parishes: Fritwell, Lower Heyford, Somerton, Souldern and Upper Heyford.
Here is shown, middle window on south side of nave
built in 1792, blocked for many years and then restored with a new stained glass window early in the 21st century.
Ardley, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ECW524 - The Church of England parish church of Saint Mary dates from at least 1074. The original church was demolished and completely rebuilt, but both the chancel and the bell tower of the present building contain small amounts of re-used Norman stonework.
The present Early English Gothic chancel was built late in the 12th or early in the 13th century. The tower has a saddleback roof and may have been built in the 13th or 14th century. The present nave was built in 1793 and has a west gallery that was added in 1834.
St. Mary's is now part of the Cherwell Valley Benefice along with five other ecclesiastical parishes: Fritwell, Lower Heyford, Somerton, Souldern and Upper Heyford.
Here is shown, middle window on south side of nave
built in 1792, blocked for many years and then restored with a new stained glass window early in the 21st century.
Ardley with Fewcott civil parish in Oxfordshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ECW525 - The Church of England parish church of Saint Mary dates from at least 1074. The original church was demolished and completely rebuilt, but both the chancel and the bell tower of the present building contain small amounts of re-used Norman stonework.
The present Early English Gothic chancel was built late in the 12th or early in the 13th century. The tower has a saddleback roof and may have been built in the 13th or 14th century. The present nave was built in 1793 and has a west gallery that was added in 1834.
St. Mary's is now part of the Cherwell Valley Benefice along with five other ecclesiastical parishes: Fritwell, Lower Heyford, Somerton, Souldern and Upper Heyford.
Here is shown, middle window on south side of nave
built in 1792, blocked for many years and then restored with a new stained glass window early in the 21st century.
Ardley with Fewcott civil parish in Oxfordshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EC2T0X - Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red was a work of installation art placed in the moat of the Tower of London, England, between July and November 2014, commemorating the centenary of the outbreak of World War I.
It consisted of 888,246 ceramic red poppies, each intended to represent one British or Colonial serviceman killed in the War. The artist was Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper. The work's title was taken from the first line of a poem by an unknown World War I soldier.
The installation was visited by the Princes William and Harry and the Duchess of Cambridge on the day of its opening, and by the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh on 16 October. It is estimated that five million people saw the memorial, and the huge visitor demand saw Prime Minister David Cameron and other politicians join calls to try and extend the period for which the installation remained at the Tower so that more visitors would be able to pay their respects.
Tower officials resisted such calls, stating that the transience of the installation was a key part of the artistic concept, and that the poppies would be removed as planned and distributed to their purchasers. On 8 November it was announced that the Wave segment a steel construction with poppies around the Tower entrance would remain in place until the end of the month, and that the Wave and the Weeping Window segments (both made by the Theatre Royal, Plymouth) would be taken on a tour of the UK lasting until 2018, and would then go on permanent display at the Imperial War Museums in London and Manchester.
Tower Hill, London, England UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DN6N4T - Exterior view of The Haçienda Apartments on Whitworth Street West in Manchester, showing the distinctive red brick residential development built on the site of the legendary FAC51 Haçienda nightclub, with construction cranes and new tower building work rising behind it. The image connects two major Manchester themes in one frame: the city's internationally known music and club culture heritage, and the continuing wave of high-rise residential development reshaping the Deansgate, Castlefield and Oxford Road edges of the city centre. The Haçienda name is inseparable from Factory Records, Tony Wilson, New Order, acid house, rave culture, Madchester, dance music and late twentieth-century Manchester nightlife. The original club opened in 1982, closed in 1997 and was later demolished, with apartments replacing the famous venue while retaining the Haçienda name. The visible cranes add strong editorial value for stories about regeneration, urban densification, housing, property investment, city living, gentrification and the transformation of former cultural and industrial sites into apartments. The photograph is especially useful for features about Manchester's changing skyline, music tourism, cultural memory, heritage loss, apartment-led redevelopment, city centre living, post-industrial regeneration and the commercial afterlife of iconic places. The scene appears to be taken in daylight with clear visibility, allowing the modern apartment façade, street frontage and construction machinery to read clearly. It has broad stock relevance for Manchester property, northern regeneration, crane skylines, the Southern Gateway, Whitworth Street West, former nightclub sites, Factory Records legacy, urban renewal, student and professional accommodation markets, and debates over how much of a city's cultural history survives when landmark venues are replaced by residential blocks.
Haçienda Apartments, 11-15 Whitworth Street West, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M1 5DB.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DN6N5G - The KYOCERA Technology Suite - Manchester
State of the Art Showroom and Offices in Central Manchester
KYOCERA Document Solutions UK Ltd is delighted to have taken the 3,015 sq ft ground floor of 14 storey Chancery Place', one of Manchester's most prestigious office buildings. Designed by award-winning architects to enhance the diverse architecture of the Upper King Street Conservation Area, Chancery Place is home to a range of blue-chip organisations and is part of the first phase of Manchester's Project Digital Tomorrow'.
KYOCERA's ground floor location comprises a showroom, product demonstration suites, meeting rooms and the company's first Northern sales office. Add to that a mezzanine floor and KYOCERA have over 4,000 sq ft of space in Chancery Place overall.
Chancery Place, Upper King Street Conservation Area, Manchester, England UK M2 4DU
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXPHX -
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH1
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DG389G - George Heriot's School is an independent primary and secondary school on Lauriston Place in the Old Town of Edinburgh, Scotland, with around 1600 pupils, 155 teaching staff and 80 non-teaching staff. It was established in 1628 as George Heriot's Hospital, by bequest of the royal goldsmith George Heriot, and opened in 1659.
Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK EH3 9EQ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DCE7BA - London Buses route 15 (Heritage) is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to Stagecoach London. It is a short working of the standard route 15.
A group of tourists queuing to board a red London Routemaster bus , Great Britain, services between Trafalgar Square and Tower Hill
Tower Hill, London, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DD57E0 - St Peter's Church in Winchcombe is one of the great wool churches in the Cotswolds, an area blessed with similar reminders of the wealth of local medieval wool merchants.
The exterior is dominated by a striking west tower, 90 feet high, with 8 pinnacles. Atop the tower is a gilded weathercock, brought here in 1874 from the historic church of St Mary Redcliffe in Bristol. But it is not the weathercock that most people come to Winchcombe to see, but the grotesque carvings that embellish the battlemented roofline of the exterior. (Often called gargoyles, they are technically grotesques, for they do not have water spouts passing through them as a true gargoyle does).
There are 40 of these carvings
about 20 depict demonic creatures, and the remainder appear to be caricatures of locally important people, both civic figures and Abbey officials. To the left (west) of the south porch is a grinning figure of Sir Ralph Boteler of Sudeley, who gave money to complete the church. More famous, and beloved of postcard photographers, is a figure to the east of the porch, a grimacing human figure with a squat hat. This figure is said to be the model for the Mad Hatter in Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland story.
HIGHLIGHTS:
Altar frontal made of 14th century vestments, stitched by Catherine of Aragon
Saxon coffins of King Kenwulph and his son, St Kenelm
Amusing gargoyles including the possible model for the Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland
The first written record of a church dedicated to St Peter in Winchcombe comes from 1175, when a church associated with the Benedictine Abbey here is mentioned. It seems very likely that there was a much earlier Saxon church, dedicated to St Nicholas.
That Norman church gradually fell into disrepair, and in 1458 Abbot William began building a new church. The lord of Sudeley Castle, Lord Ralph Boteler, granted money to help finish the construction, and the new church was completed in just 10 years.
Gloucester St, Winchcombe, Cheltenham GL54 5LU
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DD57M3 - Waddesdon Manor is a country house in the village of Waddesdon, in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located in the Aylesbury Vale, 6.6 miles (10.6 km) west of Aylesbury. The Grade I listed house was built in the Neo-Renaissance style of a French château between 1874 and 1889 for Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild (18391898) as a weekend residence for grand entertaining and as a setting for his collection. The last member of the Rothschild family to own Waddesdon was James de Rothschild (18781957). He bequeathed the house and its contents to the National Trust. It is now managed by the Rothschild Foundation chaired by Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild. It is one of the National Trust's most visited properties, with over 466,000 visitors in 2018, Waddesdon Manor won Visit England's Large Visitor Attraction of the Year category in 2017
Waddesdon, Aylesbury, England, UK, HP18 0JH
![iPod Shuffle2 - Sunrise [ Fiddlers Ferry Power Station, Mersey, England, UK ] 8624810895 HDR,Power,Station,Sunset,Sunrise,cooling,tower,towers,fiddlers,ferry,fidlers,Fiddlers Ferry,Widnes,Cuerdley,Cheshire,Warrington,sky,tonysmiththatguy,sankey,canal,st helens,water,reflection,England,UK,GB](https://live.staticflickr.com/8103/8624810895_07dd85a4f2_o.jpg/)
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 8624810895 - 'New Order - 'Sunrise' - Play this track here.
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I've been waiting to hear your voice for too long now
One way conversations do not work somehow
Tell me how does one get your soul in touch with the one above
When one way conversations pay a price for the use of love
I tried so hard last night you would not talk to me
I live with the fear of the few with the gift
And I know what's going to be...
Sunrise was a track from Lowlife, the third New Order album. Released in May 1985 by Factory Records, Low-Life is considered to be among New Order's strongest work, displaying the moment in which the band completed its transformation from post-punk hold-overs to dance rock pioneers. The album shows New Order's increased incorporation of synthesizers and samplers, while still preserving the rock aspects of their earlier work.
The album's artwork is the only New Order release to feature photographs of the band members on its cover. By default, drummer/keyboardist Stephen Morris is on the front cover, but it actually features four photographs inside the case and a semi-transparent piece of paper with the band's name on. Owners can choose which band member is seen through the sleeve.
The original Factory release (Japan and UK) CD versions of this album are mastered with pre-emphasis.
The album was preceded by the release of the full-length version of 'The Perfect Kiss' as a single (only an edited version appears on the album). John Robie's remix of 'Sub-culture' was also released as a 12' single. Both of these extended versions eventually were included on 1987's Substance.
Fiddlers Ferry Power Station is a coal fired power station located in Cuerdley, Cheshire in North West England, which is capable of co-firing biomass. It is situated on the north bank of the River Mersey between the towns of Widnes and Warrington. Opened in 1971, the station has a generating capacity of 1,989 megawatts (MW). Since the privatisation of the Central Electricity Generating Board in 1990, the station has been operated by various companies. Since 2004, Scottish and Southern Energy plc have operated the station.
With its eight 114-metre (374 ft) high cooling towers and 200-metre (660 ft) high chimney the station is a prominent landmark and can be seen from as far away as the Peak District and the Pennines. rather than a sunrise, this is a sunset as locals will notice.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RGKET9 - Chesterton Windmill is a 17th-century cylindric stone tower windmill with an arched base, located outside the village of Chesterton, Warwickshire. It is a Grade I listed building and a striking landmark in south-east Warwickshire.
The windmill is one of Warwickshire's most famous landmarks. It stands on a hilltop overlooking the village of Chesterton, near the Roman Fosse Way and about five miles (8 km) south-east of Warwick. It was built around 1632-1633, probably by Sir Edward Peyto, who was Lord of the Chesterton Manor House. At this time John Stone, a pupil of Inigo Jones, was in Chesterton designing the new Manor House and he probably helped with the windmill as well. Sir Edward was a mathematician and astrologer and probably his own architect to the windmill, but although claims have been made that the tower was originally built as an observatory, the estate accounts now at Warwick Record Office show that it has always been a windmill, making it the earliest tower mill in England to retain any of its working parts.
Windmill Hill Ln, Leamington Spa, England, UK, CV33 9LB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H2MAYC - This documentary stock photograph shows Dirty Dicks 18th Cent Pub, Liverpool Street/ Bishopsgate, London, UK. The image records Liverpool Street Station and its surrounding office district, making it useful for editorial features on rail commuters, office development, financial services, railway regeneration and the changing City fringe. The City of London and Liverpool Street area is a dense mix of railway infrastructure, Underground stations, offices, historic streets, pubs, retail units and constant pedestrian movement, so even a modest street or station view carries strong relevance for stories about commuting, working life, commercial property, transport investment and the post-pandemic future of the office. The caption and visible detail suggest readable signage, giving the photograph a practical, real-world quality that works for news, business and travel use. It can support articles about the Square Mile, banking, insurance, office rents, rail usage, Tube crowding, cycling, public art, tourism, station redevelopment, after-work hospitality and London as both a workplace and visitor destination. Search-friendly composite terms include City of London commuters, Liverpool Street railway station, Bank Underground station, Cornhill financial district, London office economy, Square Mile public realm, London 2012 Olympic legacy and central London transport hub. The photograph can also illustrate wider themes of regeneration, heritage, carbon-conscious travel, pedestrian movement, evening economy, retail footfall and how transport nodes shape urban property values. Its editorial strength lies in being specific enough for captions and broad enough for business, transport, finance, urban planning, tourism and local history stories. The image is also useful where editors need a recognisable London environment without relying on the most overused postcard views.
202 Bishopsgate, London, England, UK EC2M 4NR
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H2MB29 - The Lloyd's building (sometimes known as the Inside-Out Building) is the home of the insurance institution Lloyd's of London. It is located on the former site of East India House in Lime Street, in London's main financial district, the City of London. The building is a leading example of radical Bowellism architecture in which the services for the building, such as ducts and lifts, are located on the exterior to maximise space in the interior.
Twenty-five years after completion in 1986, the building received Grade I listing in 2011
it was the youngest structure ever to obtain this status. It is said by Historic England to be universally recognised as one of the key buildings of the modern epoch
One Lime Street, London, England, EC3M 7HA UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H367K7 - The Lloyd's building (sometimes known as the Inside-Out Building) is the home of the insurance institution Lloyd's of London. It is located on the former site of East India House in Lime Street, in London's main financial district, the City of London. The building is a leading example of radical Bowellism architecture in which the services for the building, such as ducts and lifts, are located on the exterior to maximise space in the interior.
Twenty-five years after completion in 1986, the building received Grade I listing in 2011
it was the youngest structure ever to obtain this status. It is said by Historic England to be universally recognised as one of the key buildings of the modern epoch
One Lime Street, London, England, EC3M 7HA UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H367W7 - The Lloyd's building (sometimes known as the Inside-Out Building) is the home of the insurance institution Lloyd's of London. It is located on the former site of East India House in Lime Street, in London's main financial district, the City of London. The building is a leading example of radical Bowellism architecture in which the services for the building, such as ducts and lifts, are located on the exterior to maximise space in the interior.
Twenty-five years after completion in 1986, the building received Grade I listing in 2011
it was the youngest structure ever to obtain this status. It is said by Historic England to be universally recognised as one of the key buildings of the modern epoch
One Lime Street, London, England, EC3M 7HA UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H3687D - The Lloyd's building (sometimes known as the Inside-Out Building) is the home of the insurance institution Lloyd's of London. It is located on the former site of East India House in Lime Street, in London's main financial district, the City of London. The building is a leading example of radical Bowellism architecture in which the services for the building, such as ducts and lifts, are located on the exterior to maximise space in the interior.
Twenty-five years after completion in 1986, the building received Grade I listing in 2011
it was the youngest structure ever to obtain this status. It is said by Historic England to be universally recognised as one of the key buildings of the modern epoch
One Lime Street, London, England, EC3M 7HA UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H3CM74 - The Lloyd's building (sometimes known as the Inside-Out Building) is the home of the insurance institution Lloyd's of London. It is located on the former site of East India House in Lime Street, in London's main financial district, the City of London. The building is a leading example of radical Bowellism architecture in which the services for the building, such as ducts and lifts, are located on the exterior to maximise space in the interior.
Twenty-five years after completion in 1986, the building received Grade I listing in 2011
it was the youngest structure ever to obtain this status. It is said by Historic England to be universally recognised as one of the key buildings of the modern epoch
One Lime Street, London, England, EC3M 7HA UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CFEFGM - Warrington Police Headquarters Building showing tower in red stonework, Cheshire Constabulary Force
Parker St, Bank Quay, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CFEFGP - Warrington Police Headquarters Building in red stonework, Cheshire Constabulary Force
Parker St, Bank Quay, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 6156336257 - 'Roxy Music - Street Life - Play this track here.
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I was a latecomer to appreciating the talents of Roxy Music, born slightly too late I guess.
'Street Life' is the opening track of Roxy Music's third album Stranded, their first album with Eddie Jobson, who replaced the talented Brian Eno. It was released as a single in the UK in November 1973 and reached number 9 on the charts. Its non-LP B-side 'Hula Kula', an hawaiian-like instrumental composed by Phil Manzanera, was re-released on the 'The Thrill of It All' boxset.
Roxy Music are an English art rock group formed in November 1970 by Bryan Ferry, who became the group's lead vocalist and chief songwriter, and bassist Graham Simpson. The other members are Phil Manzanera (guitar), Andy Mackay (saxophone and oboe) and Paul Thompson (drums and percussion). Former members include Brian Eno (synthesizer and 'treatments'), and Eddie Jobson (synthesizer and violin).
Although the band took a break from group activities in 1983, they reunited for a concert tour in 2001, and have toured together intermittently since that time.
Roxy Music attained popular and critical success in the UK, Europe and Australia during the 1970s and early 1980s, beginning with their debut album, Roxy Music (1972). The band was highly influential, as leading proponents of the more experimental, musically sophisticated element of glam, as well as a significant influence on early English punk music.
They also provided a model for many New Wave acts and the experimental electronic groups of the early 1980s. The group is distinguished by their visual and musical sophistication and their preoccupation with style and glamour. Ferry and co-founding member Eno have also had influential solo careers, the latter becoming one of the most significant record producers and collaborators of the late 20th century.
This image was taken at 79 Rue Saint-Dominique, Paris 7th arrondissement. It is quite up-market, also home to many foreign diplomatic embassies, some of them occupying outstanding H\u00f4tels particuliers.
The arrondissement is home to French upper class since the 17th century, when it became the new residence of French highest nobility. The district has been so fashionable within the French aristocracy that the phrase le Faubourg \u2014 referring to the ancient name of the current 7th arrondissement \u2014 has been used to describe French nobility ever since.
France's 2nd richest district in average income, this arrondissement is part of Paris Ouest, alongside the 6th, 8th, 16th arrondissements and Neuilly, and is usually considered the most aristocratic district of the area. Indeed, plat de jour at Thoumieux will set you back 80 Euros a head before service charge, water or wine. I have got to say though, the food is good!
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4927941826 - 'All Along The Watchtower - 'Jimi Hendrix' - Play this track here.
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One of my favourite guitarists and cool too. Once when asked by an activist in 1970 'What would you change in America today'? He replied 'They should wear more colourful gear'. He also said 'Music doesn't lie. If there is something to be changed in this world, then it can only happen through music'. Indeed!
Born in Seattle James Marshall 'Jimi' Hendrix worked as a jobbing guitarist until being introduced to London in 1966/7. Hendrix learned to play by practicing almost constantly, watching others play, getting tips from more experienced players, and listening to records. In mid-1959, his father bought Hendrix a white 'Supro Ozark'.
Chas Chandler who was ending his tenure as bassist in The Animals and looking for talent to manage and produce. Chandler liked the song 'Hey Joe' and was convinced he could create a hit single with the right artist. It was Hendrix who he brought to London for that very reason. The Jimi Hendrix Experience was born.
'All Along the Watchtower' was an original Bob Dylan track and was included on the classic double 'Electric Ladyland' album. Several reviewers have pointed out that the lyrics in 'All Along the Watchtower' echo lines in the Book of Isaiah, Chapter 21, verses 5-9. The single reached number five in the British charts.
Dylan has described his reaction to hearing Hendrix's version: 'It overwhelmed me, really. He had such talent, he could find things inside a song and vigorously develop them. He found things that other people wouldn't think of finding in there. He probably improved upon it by the spaces he was using. I took license with the song from his version, actually, and continue to do it to this day.' In the booklet accompanying his Biograph album, Dylan said: 'I liked Jimi Hendrix's record of this and ever since he died I've been doing it that way... Strange how when I sing it, I always feel it's a tribute to him in some kind of way.'
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The Lewis War Memorial is a war memorial dedicated to the men who lost their lives in World War I from the Lewis area (Outer Hebrides, Scotland). Completed in 1924, it is situated at the highest point of the town of Stornoway, and is visible for miles around.
It can no longer be climbed. Iron plaques containing the names of the fallen, many hundred (1151) are now presented on a faux stone circle at its foot.
From January to July 1920, the pages of the Stornoway Gazette carried advertisements appealing for subscriptions towards the building costs of a suitable memorial that would cost at least \u00a310,000 and more probably \u00a320,000. The response was overwhelming. As a spur to generous donations, it was announced that an anonymous resident was willing to double the amount subscribed to \u00a35,000 - this resident was later discovered to be Lord Leverhulme himself.
For more historical details, consult the excellent Stornoway Historical Society website. Better still consider a trip right up there to the top left edge of Britain, its cool.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HDKB - St Matthew's Church is in the village of Stretton, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.[1] It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Great Budworth. Its benefice is combined with that of St Cross, Appleton Thorn
From the reign of Henry II, the village of Stretton was owned by the Starkey family and it is likely that a chapel was built for the family during the 13th or 14th century. In a will dated 1527 the chapel is referred to as the Oratory of St Saviour. In Leycester's history of Cheshire it is stated that in 1666 the ancient chapel of Stretton was ruinous and in decay. In 182627 a Commissioners' Church was built as a chapel of ease to Great Budworth. It was designed by Philip Hardwick and accommodated 250 people. In 1859 Richard Greenall, vicar and Archdeacon of Chester, commissioned George Gilbert Scott to build a chancel, which he did. Richard Greenall died suddenly in 1867, and following this the rest of the church was rebuilt as a memorial to him, Scott again being the architect
Stretton Road, Stretton, Warrington WA4 4NT
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2A9GHTH - St Mary and All Saints Church is in the centre of the village of Great Budworth, Cheshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Great Budworth. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. Clifton-Taylor includes it in his list of 'best' English parish churches. Richards describes it as one of the finest examples of ecclesiastical architecture remaining in Cheshire. The authors of the Buildings of England series express the opinion that it is one of the most satisfactory Perpendicular churches of Cheshire and its setting brings its qualities out to perfection
It is an impressive church, built generally in the Perpendicular style although the long, and older north transept is constructed in the Decorated style. Built in red sandstone,[2] its plan consists of a west tower, a six-bay nave with a clerestory, north and south aisles, and a chancel flanked by chapels to the north and south. The north transept forms the Lady Chapel and the shorter south transept is the Warburton Chapel. At the west end of the south aisle is the south porch. The entire church is crenellated. On the north side of the tower is a sculpture of Saint Christopher and on the south side one of the Blessed Virgin. It has diagonal buttresses and an octagonal south-west turret, a Tudor-arched west window, small arched ringers' windows on the north, west and south faces, a clock on west face, and two-light belfry windows with stone louvres. Its top is crenellated with eight crocketed pinnacles.
High St, Great Budworth, Northwich, Cheshire, England, CW9 6HF
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CF0NP0 - St Elphin's Church, Warrington is the parish church of the town of Warrington, Cheshire, England.
The church has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Liverpool, the archdeaconry of Warrington and the deanery of Warrington.
The church is dominated by its spire, 281 feet (86 m) high. It is the seventh highest in the country, the fifth highest parish church in the UK, after the St. Walburge's Church, Preston, St. James Church, Louth, St Mary Redcliffe, and St. Wulfram's Church, Grantham.
St Elphins Close, Howley, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4144513368 - 'St Elphins church is a Grade II listed building (easy to miss if its in your back yard) and is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Liverpool, the archdeaconry of Warrington and the deanery of Warrington.
It's crypt is the oldest room in Warrington, its spire at 281ft is the 7th highest in England. (only wide lenses need apply..).
The earliest known record of a place of worship around the site is in the year AD860.
The church has links to the Patten family who built a vault to bury family members. The last being Lord Winmarleigh in 1892.
The Lady Chapel was founded and endowed by Sir John Boteler in 1290. He and other family members were buried in the chapel.
In 1943 it became the chapel of the South Lancashire Regiment and in 1976 the chapel of The Queen's Lancashire Regiment.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4084252638 - 'Autumn in the graveyard at St Johns.
Nice browns and oranges in the trees.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4050532527 - 'Hard to see in this light, but these are painted in the colours of Aston Villa, just a stones throw down the road. Behind is part of the Birmingham skyline of tower blocks.
Nechells became a densely populated area during the 19th century, with mass development of houses and factories taking place. Mass immigration occurred from Ireland.
After World War II, further immigration occurred from parts of the Commonwealth, mostly the West Indies and the Indian Sub Continent.
By the 1950s, however, many of the homes in Nechells had been reduced to 'slums' and were unfit for human habitation. People were living in homes without electricity, running water, bathrooms or indoor toilets. The Gas Works caused a continuous unpleasant smell.
The face of Nechells changed dramatically during the 1960s, with the decaying Victorian terraces being cleared and the area redeveloped with new houses and tower blocks. Some families remained in the new homes that had been built around Nechells, but there weren't enough new homes to rehouse all of the area's original residents, and as a result some families moved to new housing estates like Castle Vale and Chelmsley Wood. The new homes were certainly a big improvement on their predecessors, but if anything the Nechells area became worse as unemployment and crime soared.
The development of high rise flats in Neachells had actually started in the 1950s, and it was the home of Birmingham's very first tower block - Queens Tower - which was completed in 1954 and is still standing today. However, many of the tower blocks in the Neachells area were demolished in the 1990s to make way for new low rise private and rented housing.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CF0N8B - Gasholders at Aston, Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom at Dusk.
Tower blocks in the distance.
Aston, A34, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4980395604 - 'Tenement Funster - 'Queen' - Play this track here.
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A cracking track that took me back to my schooldays, turned up in todays shuffle on my iPod.
'Tenement Funster' is Roger Taylor's song on the Sheer Heart Attack album. He sang the lead vocals. Backing track consisted of Taylor's drums, Mercury's piano, Deacon's bass and May's Red Special guitar. It's a typical Taylor track about youth and rebellion. It also includes echo effects with May's guitar, like in 'Brighton Rock'. The last couple of guitar notes overlap into 'Flick Of The Wrist'. The original working title for the song was 'Tin Dreams'.
Sheer Heart Attack is the third album by British rock group Queen, released November 1974. It was produced by Queen and Roy Thomas Baker for EMI in the United Kingdom, and Elektra in the US.
The album launched the band to mainstream popularity both in the UK and internationally and at a time when I was at secondary school. My school bag had a big 'Queen' and 'Led Zep' logo scrawled on it. Due to a lack of cash (or bigger brothers) in my house, my school friends and older brothers often supplied the vinyl in a gatefold sleeve, on loan.
The first single, 'Killer Queen' reached #2 in the British charts and provided Queen with their first US Top 20 hit. Sheer Heart Attack was also the first Queen album to hit the US Top 20, peaking at #12 in 1975. Digressing from the progressive themes featured on their first two albums, Sheer Heart Attack featured more conventional rock tracks and marked a step towards the classic Queen sound.
In recent years, it has been listed by multiple publications as one of the band's best works and I would recommend it as a starting point to listen to some of the legacy of early queen.
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Many tower blocks were built in the UK after the Second World War. The first residential tower block, 'The Lawn' was constructed in Harlow, Essex in 1951
it is now a Grade II listed building. In many cases Tower Blocks were seen as a 'quick-fix' to cure problems caused by crumbling and unsanitary 19th century dwellings or to replace buildings destroyed by German aerial bombing. Initially, they were welcomed, and their excellent views made them popular living places.
Later, as the buildings themselves deteriorated, they grew a reputation for being undesirable low cost housing, and many tower blocks saw rising crime levels, increasing their unpopularity. One response to this was the great increase in the number of housing estates built, which in turn brings its own problems. In the UK, tower blocks particularly lost popularity after the partial collapse of Ronan Point in 1968.
Glasgow, the largest city in Scotland, is believed to contain the highest concentration of tower blocks in the UK - examples include the Hutchensontown C blocks in the Gorbals, the 20-storey blocks in Sighthill, and the 31-storey Red Road flats in the city's north east. However, on the whole, London has the largest number of high-rise residential buildings in the UK
Greater Manchester had more than its fair share of tower blocks, one of the worst examples being in Hulme. In Hulme, a new and (at the time) innovative design for deck access and tower living was attempted. This consisted of curved rows of low-rise flats with deck access far above the streets was created, known as the 'Crescents' (which were, with unintentional irony, architecturally based on terraced housing in Bath).
In this arrangement, motor vehicles remained on ground level with pedestrians on concrete walkways overhead, above the smoke and fumes of the street. People living in these new flats were rehoused from decaying Victorian slums which lacked electricity, running water, bathrooms or indoor toilets, and were mostly overcrowded.
The names of the 'Crescents' harked back to the Georgian era, being named after architects of that time: Robert Adam Crescent, Charles Barry Crescent, William Kent Crescent and John Nash Crescent, together with Hawksmoor Close (a small straight block of similar design attached to Charles Barry Crescent). At the time, the 'Crescents' won several design awards, and introduced technologies such as underfloor heating to the masses.
They were also popular because they were some of the first council homes in Manchester to have central heating. The development even had some notable first occupants, such as Nico and Alain Delon.
This is an old shot of mine, but thankfully a lot of this system built housing has now been replaced or renovated in Manchester. The local city council and its housing associations like City South HA that covers Hulme are on track for a high proportion of dwellings to meet Decent Homes standard by this years target.
This was a three shot panorama shot in infra-red.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CF0NMT - St John the Evangelist's Church, Warrington is in Walton, Warrington, Cheshire, England. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building.
It was built as a private estate church towards the end of the 19th century but is now an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Liverpool, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Great Budworth.
The church was built in 1885 to serve the Walton Hall estate of the Greenall family, brewers and distillers. It was built at the expense of Sir Gilbert Greenall and designed by Paley and Austin.
The stained glass includes a window in the south transept dated 1929 by Morris and Co. and elsewhere by Shrigley and Hunt.
St Johns Church, Walton, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4948604819 - 'Red Frame White Light - 'Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark' - Play this track here.
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'Red Frame/White Light' is the second single of the synthpop group Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. The song quite boringly is about the red telephone box in Meols that was used by the band to make calls to organise their gigs.
The telephone box that inspired 'Red Frame/White Light' is located at the crossing of Birkenhead Road and Greenwood Road countryCode=GB#map=53.4011,-3.15818|17|4&
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loc=GB:53.4011:-3.15818:17|4 Greenwood Road, meols|4 Greenwood Road, Meols, Wirral, Merseyside, England, CH47 6\' rel=\'nofollow\'>in Meols. In the nearby pub 'The Railway Inn' the band would meet and used the telephone box to organise their gigs and transportation.
In the songs lyrics the phone number is mentioned: 6323003. Fans would ring the number expecting to get one of the band members, but got a confused home owner in their own area code. Over the years it has become a kind of sacred place for OMD fans. In 2004 OMD fan Stephen Cork started a successful campaign to get the telephone box repainted in time for a fan tour on April 10, 2005.
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Penrhyn Castle is a country house in Llandegai, Bangor, Gwynedd, North Wales, in the form of a Norman castle. It was originally a medieval fortified manor house, founded by Ednyfed Fychan. In 1438, Ioan ap Gruffudd was granted a licence to crenellate and he founded the stone castle and added a tower house. Samuel Wyatt reconstructed the property in the 1780s.
The present building was created between 1820 and 1845 to designs by Thomas Hopper, who expanded and transformed the building beyond recognition. However a spiral staircase from the original property can still be seen, and a vaulted basement and other masonry were incorporated into the new structure. Hopper's clients were the Dawkins-Pennant family, who had made their fortune from Jamaican sugar and local slate quarries.
This image was shot using a Hoya R72 infra red filter. Vegetation appears very white and blue skies deep black.
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Camborne, Cornwall, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H8FKCP - Fiddlers Ferry Power Station is a coal fired power station located in Warrington, Cheshire, in North West England, which is capable of co-firing biomass. It is situated on the north bank of the River Mersey between the towns of Widnes and Warrington. Opened in 1971, the station has a generating capacity of 1,989 megawatts (MW). In a bid to combine efforts at the design and construction stages the Boiler and Turbo-generator plant were replicated at West Burton power station located between Retford and Gainsborough in North Nottinghamshire.
Since the privatisation of the Central Electricity Generating Board in 1990, the station has been operated by various companies. Since 2004, Scottish and Southern Energy plc have operated the station.
With its eight 114-metre (374 ft) high cooling towers and 200-metre (660 ft) high chimney the station is a prominent landmark and can be seen from as far away as the Peak District and the Pennines.
Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK
