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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,canal bridge,bridges,summer,evening,town,centre,waterways,British,industrial,heritage,urban,calm,water,reflections,traditional,architecture,timber framed,timber frame,buildings,River Weaver Navigation,metal bridge,riverside buildings,Tudor style buildings,black and white timber framing,brick houses,historic townscape,waterways England,inland waterways,English towns,northern England,travel destination,market town,urban regeneration,Cheshire
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RCDJ2H - This image shows Town Swing Bridge spanning the River Weaver in the heart of Northwich, Cheshire, captured on a calm summer evening with clear reflections mirrored in the still water below. The bridge forms an important crossing on Chester Way and is a distinctive local landmark, combining functional engineering with a strong sense of place within the historic town centre.
Behind the bridge, traditional black and white timber framed buildings sit alongside red brick riverside properties, reflecting Northwich's layered architectural history. The River Weaver has been central to the town's development for centuries, particularly through its role in salt production, navigation, and later industrial transport, shaping Northwich into one of Cheshire's key inland waterway towns.
The soft evening light, blue sky, and scattered clouds create a tranquil atmosphere, while the reflections in the river emphasise the symmetry between bridge, buildings, and water. The scene highlights the quieter, reflective character of Northwich beyond its industrial past, showing how historic infrastructure and waterways continue to define the town's identity.
This photograph works as strong editorial imagery illustrating British inland waterways, historic town centres, industrial heritage, and the everyday relationship between towns and their rivers in northern England.
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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 20?22 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.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2REGHTH - This image shows the doorway and interior of the former Cheshire Style Interiors retail premises on Witton Street in Northwich town centre, Cheshire. A printed legal notice from L.I.S.S. (Legal Investigation and Support Services) is taped to the inside of the glass frontage, indicating repossession of the property following non-payment of rent and termination of the lease.
The empty interior space behind the glass, combined with the formal notice, documents the closure of a small independent retail business. Reflections in the glass show surrounding mock-Tudor style buildings and bunting across the pedestrianised street, creating a contrast between civic efforts to maintain vibrancy and the reality of vacant premises.
The photograph was taken in daylight, with clear reflections and minimal interior lighting, reinforcing the sense that the shop is no longer trading. Such scenes have become increasingly common across UK town centres, where independent retailers face rising costs, reduced footfall, and long-term structural changes in consumer behaviour.
The image provides a documentary record of retail decline and business closure on the British high street, illustrating the legal and physical aftermath of insolvency within a small town retail environment.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Cheshire,England,UK,WA16 6BH,United Kingdom,The White Bear pub,Cheshire pub exterior,traditional English pub,pubs,bar,bars,thatched pub,half timbered building,Tudor style pub,historic inn,Canute Place Knutsford,Cheshire market town,English public house,heritage pub,countryside pub,black and white timbered building,hanging flower baskets,floral display,village pub,historic architecture England,hospitality industry UK,British pub culture,summer daylight,North West England,tourist destination,local landmark,real ale pub exterior,Tudor,mock-tudor
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RAP38P - The White Bear public house, located on Canute Place in Knutsford, Cheshire, is shown here in daylight with its distinctive black-and-white half-timbered facade and thatched roof. The building is a long-established local landmark in this historic Cheshire market town, reflecting traditional English inn architecture and pub culture.
Flower baskets and planted borders add seasonal colour to the frontage, reinforcing the pub's role as a welcoming focal point within the town centre. Knutsford is well known for its historic streetscape, independent businesses, and proximity to rural Cheshire countryside, and the White Bear remains a recognisable symbol of British hospitality and heritage pub design.
This image is suitable for editorial use covering UK pubs, traditional architecture, market towns, tourism, food and drink culture, and historic buildings in England.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RX1852 - The Barley Mow Established in 1561, The Barley Mow is one of the oldest pubs in the local area. It was independently owned until November 1838. The property was then leased to Mr J Hepherd in 1844. The Barley Mow was to remain in the Hepherd estate until 1919. It is rumoured that members of this family haunt this pub to this day. Later in 1964 the premises were then leased to Walker Cain Ltd, joining the estate of Tetley Walker Ltd in 1987, then Allied Domeq Inns in 1998, Bass Leisure Retail in 1999, and finally becoming part of Stonegate Pub Company in 2011.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,London,city,centre,central,Walthamstow,historic,Tudor,halftimbered,architecture,museum,street,street scene,British,history,conservation,oldest,house,domestic,property,timber,beams,half,black,white,exterior,gables,roof,tiled,listed,building,streetscene,urban,village,east
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R3WMR1 - This image shows the Vestry House, widely regarded as the oldest surviving domestic building in Walthamstow, East London. Dating from the fifteenth century, the house is a rare example of medieval timber framed architecture in the area and today forms part of the Vestry House Museum, located close to St Mary's Church in Walthamstow Village.
The building features characteristic black and white timber framing, a steeply pitched tiled roof and traditional construction methods associated with Tudor period domestic buildings. Over the centuries, the Vestry House has served a number of civic and community functions, including use as a meeting place for local parish affairs, before being preserved as a museum dedicated to local history.
In the foreground, a bright red Royal Mail pillar box provides a strong visual contrast with the muted tones of the historic structure, highlighting the coexistence of everyday modern street life with London's deep architectural past. The image was taken in daylight under bright but overcast conditions, allowing clear visibility of the building's materials, textures and surrounding streetscape.
The Vestry House remains an important heritage landmark in Walthamstow, offering a tangible link to the area's medieval origins and its gradual transformation from rural village to part of the modern city of London.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PGRW6T - The Tudor building on Church Street, Warrington is one of the town's oldest and most famous landmarks.
Here, we take a look at its centuries of fascinating history.
The grade two-listed building now houses an Indian restaurant ? aptly named the Cottage ? which opened following a lengthy, National Trust approved renovation of the premises in the early noughties.
Whilst frequently referred to as Cromwell's Cottage, Oliver Cromwell is only thought to have stayed the night at the now demolished General Wolf close by on August 20, 1648.
However, the cottage is where he sent dispatches proclaiming victories over Scottish Royalists during battles at Preston, Winwick and Warrington itself.
Today, a plaque commemorates that fact ? with Cromwell's victory at the Battle of Winwick Pass leading to the surrender of Scots forces on August 25.
The defeat of Royalist armies in the north of England ultimately hastened the end of the second English Civil War, and led to the execution of Charles I in January 1649.
It is believed that the cottage dates back to roughly the 16th century, according to a 2007 Warrington Borough Council report ? which states that the building was constructed in a ?late medieval style' after the road's original middle-age structures were destroyed.
Similar characteristics can be attributed to the other Tudor cottages on Church Street, with the nearby Bull's Head and Marquis of Granby pubs remaining as the street's oldest surviving buildings.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PGT8YE - The Tudor building on Church Street, Warrington is one of the town's oldest and most famous landmarks.
Here, we take a look at its centuries of fascinating history.
The grade two-listed building now houses an Indian restaurant ? aptly named the Cottage ? which opened following a lengthy, National Trust approved renovation of the premises in the early noughties.
Whilst frequently referred to as Cromwell's Cottage, Oliver Cromwell is only thought to have stayed the night at the now demolished General Wolf close by on August 20, 1648.
However, the cottage is where he sent dispatches proclaiming victories over Scottish Royalists during battles at Preston, Winwick and Warrington itself.
Today, a plaque commemorates that fact ? with Cromwell's victory at the Battle of Winwick Pass leading to the surrender of Scots forces on August 25.
The defeat of Royalist armies in the north of England ultimately hastened the end of the second English Civil War, and led to the execution of Charles I in January 1649.
It is believed that the cottage dates back to roughly the 16th century, according to a 2007 Warrington Borough Council report ? which states that the building was constructed in a ?late medieval style' after the road's original middle-age structures were destroyed.
Similar characteristics can be attributed to the other Tudor cottages on Church Street, with the nearby Bull's Head and Marquis of Granby pubs remaining as the street's oldest surviving buildings.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Cheshire,England,UK,centre,at,evening,WA1,the,lodged,here,lodging,now,timber,framed,Indian,restaurant,Tudor,1599-1658,following victories at,Preston,Winwick,&,logged by this cottage on 20th August 1648,From where he sent his dispatches to parliament,to report his victories,against king Charles Army,Roundhead,Church Street,Church St,Cromwells,16th century,1600,history,historic,English Civil War
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PGT8YP - The Tudor building on Church Street, Warrington is one of the town's oldest and most famous landmarks.
Here, we take a look at its centuries of fascinating history.
The grade two-listed building now houses an Indian restaurant ? aptly named the Cottage ? which opened following a lengthy, National Trust approved renovation of the premises in the early noughties.
Whilst frequently referred to as Cromwell's Cottage, Oliver Cromwell is only thought to have stayed the night at the now demolished General Wolf close by on August 20, 1648.
However, the cottage is where he sent dispatches proclaiming victories over Scottish Royalists during battles at Preston, Winwick and Warrington itself.
Today, a plaque commemorates that fact ? with Cromwell's victory at the Battle of Winwick Pass leading to the surrender of Scots forces on August 25.
The defeat of Royalist armies in the north of England ultimately hastened the end of the second English Civil War, and led to the execution of Charles I in January 1649.
It is believed that the cottage dates back to roughly the 16th century, according to a 2007 Warrington Borough Council report ? which states that the building was constructed in a ?late medieval style' after the road's original middle-age structures were destroyed.
Similar characteristics can be attributed to the other Tudor cottages on Church Street, with the nearby Bull's Head and Marquis of Granby pubs remaining as the street's oldest surviving buildings.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2KF7FB8 - 35 Stonegate is a grade II* listed building in the city centre of York, in England.
The building lies on Stonegate, one of the most historic streets in the city of York. From the early 14th century, the site of the building was owned by the Prebend of Bramham. The front section of the current building was constructed in the 15th century, a timber-framed three-storey range facing the street. In the early-17th century, a separate two-storey timber-framed building was built at the rear of the plot
Stained glass in the first floor window
In 1682, Francis Hildyard opened a bookshop in the building, known as At the Sign of the Bible. From 1762 until 1811, it was a library and bookshop owned by John Todd. In 1759, he sold the first 200 copies of Laurence Sterne's novel, The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, now commemorated in a York Civic Trust plaque. The property continued to operate as a bookshop until 1872, when it was purchased by John Ward Knowles, a stained glass maker. In 1874, he completed a renovation
The Holy Bible sign
In reference to the building's history, there is a sign above the door depicting a bible, with HOLY BIBLE 1682 written on it
In 1999, the building was purchased by astrologer Jonathan Cainer, who initially sold horoscopes from it. In 2004, he worked with Uri Geller to relaunch it as the Museum Of Psychic Experience. Derek Acorah filmed an episode of Ghost Towns Live in the building in 2006. The following year, Cainer transformed the building into Haunted, a haunted house attraction, which closed in 2014 In 2015, it became the first Oliver Bonas shop in the north of England
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2KF7FBA - 35 Stonegate is a grade II* listed building in the city centre of York, in England.
The building lies on Stonegate, one of the most historic streets in the city of York. From the early 14th century, the site of the building was owned by the Prebend of Bramham. The front section of the current building was constructed in the 15th century, a timber-framed three-storey range facing the street. In the early-17th century, a separate two-storey timber-framed building was built at the rear of the plot
Stained glass in the first floor window
In 1682, Francis Hildyard opened a bookshop in the building, known as At the Sign of the Bible. From 1762 until 1811, it was a library and bookshop owned by John Todd. In 1759, he sold the first 200 copies of Laurence Sterne's novel, The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, now commemorated in a York Civic Trust plaque. The property continued to operate as a bookshop until 1872, when it was purchased by John Ward Knowles, a stained glass maker. In 1874, he completed a renovation
The Holy Bible sign
In reference to the building's history, there is a sign above the door depicting a bible, with HOLY BIBLE 1682 written on it
In 1999, the building was purchased by astrologer Jonathan Cainer, who initially sold horoscopes from it. In 2004, he worked with Uri Geller to relaunch it as the Museum Of Psychic Experience. Derek Acorah filmed an episode of Ghost Towns Live in the building in 2006. The following year, Cainer transformed the building into Haunted, a haunted house attraction, which closed in 2014 In 2015, it became the first Oliver Bonas shop in the north of England
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,M3 1SW,M3,history,historic,bars,the,and,&,4,England,UK,city,centre,classic,skyline,Shambles,Inn,beer,garden,1999,rebuilt,two,2,surviving,Tudor,building,Grade II listed,buildings,half-timbered,busy,crowded,crowd,crowds
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JYTBD0 - Many of the buildings in the market place were demolished in the Victorian era to make way for road improvements and the rest were destroyed in the Manchester Blitz in 1940, leaving the Old Shambles as one of the few pre-19th century buildings, and The Wellington Inn as the only surviving Tudor building in Manchester City Centre. The buildings were both designated as Grade II listed buildings in 1952.
The Old Wellington Inn is a half-timbered pub in Manchester city centre, England, United Kingdom. It is part of Shambles Square, which was created in 1999, and is near Manchester Cathedral. It is a Grade II listed building
The oldest building of its kind in Manchester, the Old Wellington Inn was built in 1552 next to the market square which led off what is now Market Street, in what was known as the Shambles. In 1554 part of it became a draper's shop, owned by the Byrom family, and the writer John Byrom was born there in 1692. The building had a third storey added to it in the 17th century. In 1830 the building became a licensed public house, known as the Vintners Arms, and later the Kenyon Vaults. By 1865, the ground floor of the building was known as the Wellington Inn, while the upper floors were used by makers of mathematical and optical instruments. Later, in 1897, the upper floors were used as a fishing tackle shop, known as Ye Olde Fyshing Tackle Shoppe.
In the 1970s the Old Shambles was underpinned with a concrete raft and raised by 1.4 metres (55 in) designed by draughtsman Fred Kennedy, to fit in with the development of 'The Market Place Centre.' This completely separate development was designed to provide a single level walk, from the Arndale Centre
[5] to which it was connected by a glass bridge over Corporation Street, and then on to Deansgate. The Inn was reopened in 1981. But what was not appreciated by most was the extent to which the building had been changed.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JN1FJK - Originally a house designed by W. H. Kelly, and used later for a dental practice. The building is in three storeys, it has a front of two bays and a slated roof. The ground floor is in brick, and contains a doorway with a fanlight, a recessed canted mullioned and transomed bay window to the left, and a carriage entry to the right. The upper storeys are timber-framed with plaster panels, they are jettied, and contain windows and plaster cartouches. Between the storeys are decorated bressumers, one with an inscription. At the top of the building are two gables with carved bargeboards and drop finials
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JN1FJR - Originally a house designed by W. H. Kelly, and used later for a dental practice. The building is in three storeys, it has a front of two bays and a slated roof. The ground floor is in brick, and contains a doorway with a fanlight, a recessed canted mullioned and transomed bay window to the left, and a carriage entry to the right. The upper storeys are timber-framed with plaster panels, they are jettied, and contain windows and plaster cartouches. Between the storeys are decorated bressumers, one with an inscription. At the top of the building are two gables with carved bargeboards and drop finials
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JN5MNC - The Grosvenor Shopping Centre (for a time known as The Mall Grosvenor or The Mall Chester) is a large shopping precinct in Chester, England. It hosts around 70 stores.[1] Whereas most of the central shopping area of Chester consists of historic streets, The Mall provides undercover shopping to complement the wide range of shops in other locations around the city. It consists of some Edwardian buildings with modern covered shopping malls. It was owned by The Mall Fund, and carried their corporate branding. It was sold sometime in 2009 and the name Grosvenor Shopping Centre reinstated by the new owners
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JN5MNG - built in 1889 as an Art Gallery for a David Sherratt, whose name you can see over the small centre arch on the rows level, along with 'Art Gallery', above the statue of the King. It is odd that the iscription 'To God my King my Country' as it was built during the reign of Queen Victoria? This may explain why the statue of the King is jammed in the niche. Apparently the statue was ordered sperartely from the building and it and the niche did not match in height. Expediance led to them chopping a bit off his legs so that he would just fit! - more at http://nbholderness.blogspot.com/2018/06/choice-chester.html
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JN5MNM - built in 1889 as an Art Gallery for a David Sherratt, whose name you can see over the small centre arch on the rows level, along with 'Art Gallery', above the statue of the King. It is odd that the iscription 'To God my King my Country' as it was built during the reign of Queen Victoria? This may explain why the statue of the King is jammed in the niche. Apparently the statue was ordered sperartely from the building and it and the niche did not match in height. Expediance led to them chopping a bit off his legs so that he would just fit! - more at http://nbholderness.blogspot.com/2018/06/choice-chester.html
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JN5MNT - Three Old Arches is a building at 48 Bridge Street, Chester, Cheshire, England. Together with the adjacent building at No. 50, it is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. The buildings incorporate part of the Chester Rows. The stone frontage at the street and row levels of No. 48 is considered to be the earliest shop front still surviving in England. It was once the largest known medieval town house in the Chester Rows, and the stone-walled hall at the row level extending to No. 50 was the largest hall set parallel to the rows in Chester.
History
The building was constructed in the 13th century. During the 14th century it was extended to the south (into what is now No. 50), when the hall, set parallel to the rows, was built. During the 20th century part of the building was used by William Jones, a grocer. In the 1960s the business was taken over by the department store of Owen Owen, but this closed in 1999. The ground floor continues to be used as a shop.
Exterior
At the level of the row are three round-headed chamfered arches, the piers of which pass down to the ground level, at the sides of the windows and entrance of the shop at this level. Above the arches, in Gothic script, is the inscription Three Old Arches. Duplicated at the tops of the piers, between the arches, is the date 1274 AD. Above the arches are three sash windows, each with 12 panes and, in the top storey is another sash window, this one being tripartite, with 4:12:4 panes.
Interior
In the undercroft of No. 48, the original stone pillars have been replaced by cast iron columns. The undercroft of No. 50 retains its original stone arch. Much of the medieval stone hall remains at the level of the row, which extends between Nos. 48 and 50. It is the largest stone-walled hall set parallel with the row in Chester, measuring over 12m by over 8m, and it contains four medieval doorways. The hall also contains a 16th century open fireplace
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JN5MP6 - New premises in Chester city centre soon to become available to share between us cool arty people!
Affordable exhibition spaces for individuals as well as businesses will be ours to make use of with Place for the Arts in Chester (www.placeforart.co.uk).
The concept of art on the walls still applies but we would like to have a mix of very different treasures!
We are looking for diverse, unusual and crazy stuff! ????
Art, guitar strings, books, glass, jewellery, textiles, fashion, furniture, interior quirks... Let us know what your field of expertise is!
Please read about Place for the Arts in Chester and how it operates first before getting in touch - we are not a gallery and will not simply accept submissions!
The project is not for profit and relies on your enthusiasm and passion for what you are doing, dedication to art and a bit of your time????
hello@chesterartcentre.co.uk
placeforartinchester@gmail.com
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JN5MPB - The Grosvenor Shopping Centre (for a time known as The Mall Grosvenor or The Mall Chester) is a large shopping precinct in Chester, England. It hosts around 70 stores.[1] Whereas most of the central shopping area of Chester consists of historic streets, The Mall provides undercover shopping to complement the wide range of shops in other locations around the city. It consists of some Edwardian buildings with modern covered shopping malls. It was owned by The Mall Fund, and carried their corporate branding. It was sold sometime in 2009 and the name Grosvenor Shopping Centre reinstated by the new owners
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JN5MR8 - The Grosvenor Shopping Centre (for a time known as The Mall Grosvenor or The Mall Chester) is a large shopping precinct in Chester, England. It hosts around 70 stores.[1] Whereas most of the central shopping area of Chester consists of historic streets, The Mall provides undercover shopping to complement the wide range of shops in other locations around the city. It consists of some Edwardian buildings with modern covered shopping malls. It was owned by The Mall Fund, and carried their corporate branding. It was sold sometime in 2009 and the name Grosvenor Shopping Centre reinstated by the new owners
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JN5MRA - The Grosvenor Shopping Centre (for a time known as The Mall Grosvenor or The Mall Chester) is a large shopping precinct in Chester, England. It hosts around 70 stores.[1] Whereas most of the central shopping area of Chester consists of historic streets, The Mall provides undercover shopping to complement the wide range of shops in other locations around the city. It consists of some Edwardian buildings with modern covered shopping malls. It was owned by The Mall Fund, and carried their corporate branding. It was sold sometime in 2009 and the name Grosvenor Shopping Centre reinstated by the new owners
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JN8299 -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JN829A -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JN829T -
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Hereford,Herefordshire,brass,as,CV,to,his,castle,kitchen,cook,cooking,history,heritage,traditional,classic,cathedrals,loyalty,loyal,the,king,majesty,majesties,pan,pot,saucepan,copper,metal,artefact,Artefacts,Tudor,catalogues,recorded,item,items
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JPH6W6 -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JPMWNB - This is a 17th Century timber-framed building situated in the heart of Hereford High Town. Built in 1621, it began life as a butcher's home and shop and finished its commercial life in the hands of Lloyds Bank in the late 1920s. Since 1929 it has been a fascinating museum giving an insight into daily life in Jacobean times. It is furnished in period style with an internationally important collection of English oak furniture and there are interesting pieces in every room. Of particular interest to many visitors are the rare wall-paintings, the four-poster bed and the baby-walkers. There are hands-on activities for children including replica clothing and puzzles. For those unable to climb the stairs, a virtual tour is situated on the fully-accessible ground floor.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M07AD5 - HEREFORD
SO5039NE KING STREET 683-1/2/204 (South side) 10/06/52 Nos.4, 5 AND 5A (Formerly Listed as: KING STREET (South side) Nos.4 AND 5)
GV II
House, now shop and offices. Late C15(?). Timber-frame and plaster
twin gabled plain tile roof. 2 storeys
2-window range: C20 mullion and transom leaded casements, replacing oriels, in post-and-pan framing
carved barge-boards with pendants and moulded wood eaves. C20 shop fronts with oak fascia board, under moulded and modillioned bressumer. INTERIOR: 1st floor: relict timber-framing. Ground floor: post with arch brace to billeted bressumer. The house has the earliest street elevation in the City. (RCHME).
Listing NGR: SO5088439788
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M07AE9 - Almshouses, formerly six dwellings, now three. c1630. Brick plinth
timber-frame and plaster
plain tile roof with 3 gables to front
3 brick stacks to rear. 3 paired-unit plan. Single storey and attic
6-window range: lattice leaded lights with central wood mullions and some inserted casements, set in close studding
gables, on moulded bressumers, with pendants, have two 2-light casements retaining some leaded lights, ornamental bracing, and moulded barge-boards with pendants. Paired plank doors in moulded frames, with simple wood hoods. Right returned side has close studding, with passing braces. INTERIOR: 2 winder stairs with octagonal newels, with ogee stop chamfers, and C19 plank screens. 1st floor: exposed framing
two C19, 4-panel doors. Ground floor: plank door to stair cupboard
ogee stop chamfered ceiling beams. Converted to 3 dwellings 1959. (Charity Commissioners Report: Hereford: 1840-: 57).
Listing NGR: SO5078139916 - more at https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1205405?section=official-list-entry
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M07AEB - Almshouses, formerly six dwellings, now three. c1630. Brick plinth
timber-frame and plaster
plain tile roof with 3 gables to front
3 brick stacks to rear. 3 paired-unit plan. Single storey and attic
6-window range: lattice leaded lights with central wood mullions and some inserted casements, set in close studding
gables, on moulded bressumers, with pendants, have two 2-light casements retaining some leaded lights, ornamental bracing, and moulded barge-boards with pendants. Paired plank doors in moulded frames, with simple wood hoods. Right returned side has close studding, with passing braces. INTERIOR: 2 winder stairs with octagonal newels, with ogee stop chamfers, and C19 plank screens. 1st floor: exposed framing
two C19, 4-panel doors. Ground floor: plank door to stair cupboard
ogee stop chamfered ceiling beams. Converted to 3 dwellings 1959. (Charity Commissioners Report: Hereford: 1840-: 57).
Listing NGR: SO5078139916 - more at https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1205405?section=official-list-entry
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M108BJ - Erected to commemorate Christ's Hospital School's 350 year presence in the City of London, from 1552 to 1902. The sculpture is designed to curve gently, reflecting the care and support provided to children, who flow from the youngest entering the school to confident adolescents marching boldly into their futures. The back of the sculpture features a verse written about Christ's Hospital by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, who was a pupil from 1781 to 1791, along with a copper plate drawing of the Priory buildings at the time the school first occupied the site in 1552. The sculpture gives life to the essence of the school and its charitable mission to educate children in particular need, regardless of means. The famous Tudor uniform and marching depicted in the piece are synonymous with Christ's Hospital today.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JHW8DD -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K3TJP8 - A plaque notes Cromwell, logged by this cottage on 20th August 1648, From where he sent his dispatches to parliament, to report his victories, against king Charles Army
This Tudor building on Church Street, Warrington is one of the town's oldest and most famous landmarks.
Here, we take a look at its centuries of fascinating history.
The grade two-listed building now houses an Indian restaurant ? aptly named the Cottage ? which opened following a lengthy, National Trust approved renovation of the premises in the early noughties.
Whilst frequently referred to as Cromwell's Cottage, Oliver Cromwell is only thought to have stayed the night at the now demolished General Wolf close by on August 20, 1648.
However, the cottage is where he sent dispatches proclaiming victories over Scottish Royalists during battles at Preston, Winwick and Warrington itself.
Today, a plaque commemorates that fact ? with Cromwell's victory at the Battle of Winwick Pass leading to the surrender of Scots forces on August 25.
The defeat of Royalist armies in the north of England ultimately hastened the end of the second English Civil War, and led to the execution of Charles I in January 1649.
It is believed that the cottage dates back to roughly the 16th century, according to a 2007 Warrington Borough Council report ? which states that the building was constructed in a ?late medieval style' after the road's original middle-age structures were destroyed.
Similar characteristics can be attributed to the other Tudor cottages on Church Street, with the nearby Bull's Head and Marquis of Granby pubs remaining as the street's oldest surviving buildings
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2C6RE6R -
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Keywords: sign,inscription,The Pick,GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUk,evening,village,Cheshire Villages,923,Year 923,timber frame,Tudor,building,historic,Bell Lane,Cheshire,WA4,bar,side,timbered,listed building,public house,sunset,warm,16th,century,18th,inn,gable end,17th century,letters,writing,history,pub sign,shield,crest of arms
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2C59GGD - This Grade two listed building, steeped in history, is ideally located close to the Trans-Pennine way and the Penny Ferry. Open all day every day, this traditional pub is well worth a visit. There is ample parking and a welcoming log fire. During the summer months customers can sit outside and watch the world go by. Food is served Monday to Friday Noon to 2pm and 5.30pm to 8.30pm. The kitchens are open all day Saturday and Sunday. The food is home cooked, traditional fayre, with a heavy emphasis on local produce. The Sunday roast is a must and there is a selection of fine wines to choose from. A major midweek feature is the Tuesday quiz with three prizes up for grabs, play your cards right and a jackpot. The weekend starts on a Friday night with live music featuring local bands. Members of the public are welcome to play. The pub also has a local Darts team and shows Live Premiership Football.
History behind Thelwall and the significance of the Pickering Arms
In AD 923 King Edward the Elder ordered a burh to be built to guard the crossing of the River Mersey from the Danes. It was a mistranslation of the word burh, which means military fort, which led to Thelwall being described as a city, hence the legend which appears on the gable end of the 17th Century Pickering Arms public house- reading In the year 923 King Edward the Elder founded a city here and he called it Thelwall.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2C59GH1 - This Grade two listed building, steeped in history, is ideally located close to the Trans-Pennine way and the Penny Ferry. Open all day every day, this traditional pub is well worth a visit. There is ample parking and a welcoming log fire. During the summer months customers can sit outside and watch the world go by. Food is served Monday to Friday Noon to 2pm and 5.30pm to 8.30pm. The kitchens are open all day Saturday and Sunday. The food is home cooked, traditional fayre, with a heavy emphasis on local produce. The Sunday roast is a must and there is a selection of fine wines to choose from. A major midweek feature is the Tuesday quiz with three prizes up for grabs, play your cards right and a jackpot. The weekend starts on a Friday night with live music featuring local bands. Members of the public are welcome to play. The pub also has a local Darts team and shows Live Premiership Football.
History behind Thelwall and the significance of the Pickering Arms
In AD 923 King Edward the Elder ordered a burh to be built to guard the crossing of the River Mersey from the Danes. It was a mistranslation of the word burh, which means military fort, which led to Thelwall being described as a city, hence the legend which appears on the gable end of the 17th Century Pickering Arms public house- reading In the year 923 King Edward the Elder founded a city here and he called it Thelwall.
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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.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2A8EBJC - 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.
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,Hotpixuk,GoTonySmith,The Old Crown,pub in Deritend,England,UK,Crown,old,pub,bar,Brum,Digbeth,UK at dusk,Birmingham,B12 0LD,B12,High St,Birmingham B12 0LD,history,historic,timber,framed,timber frame,timberframe,classic,tourist,tourism,attraction,Tudor,building,buildings,architecture,night,evening,dusk,city centre
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AERPRK - The Old Crown is Birmingham's oldest secular building and has existed since 1368. Having stood the test of time during the English civil war the pub now stands proud in the heart of Digbeth, Birmingham's thriving creative quarter. It acts as a central hub to the Digbeth community and is a landmark for our city.
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUk,GoTonySmith,Greater Manchester,Manchester,Cheshire,England,UK,town,SK1,Stockport,SK1 1NB,huffys,wine bar,Stockport Underbank,Legh family of Adlington Hall,Legh family,Adlington Hall,Legh,black and white,half-timbered,Tudor building,Underbank,blue,plaque,Tudor,style,history,historic,window,windows,front,door,doorway,restaurant,the
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BCTGT6 - Stockport is a large, major town in Greater Manchester, England, 7 miles (11 km) south-east of Manchester city centre, where the River Goyt and Tame merge to create the River Mersey, and the largest in the metropolitan borough of the same name.
Historically, most of the town was in Cheshire, but the area to the north of the Mersey was in Lancashire. Stockport in the 16th century was a small town entirely on the south bank of the Mersey, and known for the cultivation of hemp and manufacture of rope. In the 18th century the town had one of the first mechanised silk factories in the British Isles. However, Stockport's predominant industries of the 19th century were the cotton and allied industries. Stockport was also at the centre of the country's hatting industry, which by 1884 was exporting more than six million hats a year
the last hat works in Stockport closed in 1997.
Dominating the western approaches to the town is the Stockport Viaduct. Built in 1840, the viaduct's 27 brick arches carry the mainline railways from Manchester to Birmingham and London over the River Mersey. This structure featured as the background in many paintings by L. S. Lowry.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Main Line,railway station,British,UK,English,England,British Rail,BR,Network Rail,Platform,canopy,guard,morning,VT,rail network,renationalisation,Carlisle Citadel,Grade II* listed,listed,graded,neo-Tudor style,architect William Tite,city,centre,door open,open doors,Voyager Train,Voyager Carriage,Guard checking,service,services,route,routes,DMU,diesel
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P69RFR - Carlisle railway station, or Carlisle Citadel, is a Grade II* listed railway station serving the city of Carlisle, Cumbria, England. It is on the West Coast Main Line, 102 miles (164 km) south east of Glasgow Central, and 299 miles (481 km) north north west of London Euston. It is the northern terminus of the Settle and Carlisle Line, a continuation of the Midland Main Line from Leeds, Sheffield and London St Pancras.
In September 1847, the first services departed the station, even though construction was not completed until the following year. It was built in a neo-Tudor style to the designs of English architect William Tite. Carlisle Station was one of a number of stations in the city, the others were Crown Street and London Road, but it was the dominant station by 1851. The other stations had their passenger services redirected to it and were closed. Between 1875 and 1876, the station was expanded to accommodate the lines of the Midland Railway which was the seventh railway company to use it.
The Beeching cuts of the 1960s affected Carlisle, particularly the closure of the former North British Railway lines to Silloth, on 7 September 1964, and the Waverley Line to Edinburgh via Galashiels on 6 January 1969. The closure programme claimed neighbouring lines, including the Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway and Portpatrick Railway (the Port Road) in 1965, resulting in a significant mileage increase via the Glasgow South Western Line & Ayr to reach Stranraer Harbour, and ferries to Northern Ireland. The station layout has undergone few changes other than the singling of the ex-NER Tyne Valley route to London Road Junction in the 1972?73 re-signalling scheme, which was associated with the electrification of the West Coast Main Line (WCML). Renovations to the platforms and glass roof were performed between 2015 and 2018.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P69RFT - Carlisle railway station, or Carlisle Citadel, is a Grade II* listed railway station serving the city of Carlisle, Cumbria, England. It is on the West Coast Main Line, 102 miles (164 km) south east of Glasgow Central, and 299 miles (481 km) north north west of London Euston. It is the northern terminus of the Settle and Carlisle Line, a continuation of the Midland Main Line from Leeds, Sheffield and London St Pancras.
In September 1847, the first services departed the station, even though construction was not completed until the following year. It was built in a neo-Tudor style to the designs of English architect William Tite. Carlisle Station was one of a number of stations in the city, the others were Crown Street and London Road, but it was the dominant station by 1851. The other stations had their passenger services redirected to it and were closed. Between 1875 and 1876, the station was expanded to accommodate the lines of the Midland Railway which was the seventh railway company to use it.
The Beeching cuts of the 1960s affected Carlisle, particularly the closure of the former North British Railway lines to Silloth, on 7 September 1964, and the Waverley Line to Edinburgh via Galashiels on 6 January 1969. The closure programme claimed neighbouring lines, including the Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway and Portpatrick Railway (the Port Road) in 1965, resulting in a significant mileage increase via the Glasgow South Western Line & Ayr to reach Stranraer Harbour, and ferries to Northern Ireland. The station layout has undergone few changes other than the singling of the ex-NER Tyne Valley route to London Road Junction in the 1972?73 re-signalling scheme, which was associated with the electrification of the West Coast Main Line (WCML). Renovations to the platforms and glass roof were performed between 2015 and 2018.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2D8NX06 - 67 Dale Street, known as the Pioneer Building, is located at theeastern side of the site and wraps around the outside of the Vernon Arms PublicHouse. Abutting the structure to the west is 61/63 Dale Street. The principal elevation of the Pioneer Building faces southwards over Dale Street, and it sharesthe same roughly north/south orientation as its neighbours of the Dale Street block.67 Dale Street was constructed in 1906 and is a red brick structure with two coreelements
the fairly ornate business premises facing onto Dale Street, and the more utilitarian warehouse structure, with its principal elevation overlooking Vernon Street to the east.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EYAX35 - The barley mow is a timber-framed public house that has been much altered. The front facing Market Place is in elaborate black-and-white work, including quatrefoils, standing on a red sandstone plinth. It is in three storeys, including two jettied gables, and two continuous rows of small-pane windows. Inside the public house is a mixture of original 17th-century and later panelling
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED8PR4 - Carlisle railway station, also known as Carlisle Citadel station, is a railway station which serves the city of Carlisle, Cumbria, England, and is a major station on the West Coast Main Line, lying 102 miles (164 km) south of Glasgow Central, and 299 miles (481 km) north of London Euston.
It is also the northern terminus of the celebrated Settle and Carlisle Line ? notionally (and historically) a continuation of the Midland Main Line from Leeds, Sheffield and ultimately London St Pancras. It is a Grade II* listed building
The station was built in 1847, in a neo-Tudor style to the designs of William Tite.[2] It was then one of a number of stations in the city - the others were at Crown Street (Maryport & Carlisle Railway) and London Road (Newcastle and Carlisle Railway) - but had become the main one by 1851
it was expanded and extended in 1875-1876, with the arrival of the Midland Railway (who became the seventh different company to serve it).
The Beeching Axe fell with very significant rail closures including the former North British Railway lines to Silloth (closed on 7 September 1964) and Edinburgh via Galashiels (the Waverley Line, closed on 6 January 1969). The axe cut off the Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway and Portpatrick Railway in 1965 resulting in an adverse mileage increase via the Glasgow South Western Line to reach Stranraer Harbour and thus Northern Ireland.
The layout has also undergone few changes of any significance other than the singling of the ex-NER Tyne Valley route down to London Road Junction as part of the 1972-3 re-signalling scheme associated with WCML electrification.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BPCNP4 - Construction of the current building began under Sir William Norris in 1530,[2][3] though earlier buildings had been on the site, parts of which are incorporated into today's structure. The Great Hall was the first part of the house to be built, in 1530. The Great (or Oak) Parlour wing was added in 1531. Around this time the North Bay was also added to the house. Between 1540 and 1570 the south wing was altered and extended. The west wing was added between 1546 and 1547. The last significant change to the building was in 1598, when the north range was added by Edward Norris. Since then there have only been minor changes to the Hall and gardens.
The oak frame, typical of the period, rests on a base of red sandstone surrounded by a now dry moat. The main beams of the house are stiffened with smaller timbers and filled with wattle and daub.
During the turmoil of the Reformation the Norrises were Roman Catholics[4] so the house incorporated a priest hole and a special observation hole built into a chimney in a bedroom to allow the occupant to see the approach to the house to warn the priest that people were coming. There is also an eavesdrop (a small open hole under the eaves of the house) which allowed a servant to listen in on the conversations of people awaiting admission at the original front door.
In 1612 a porch was added to the Great Parlour. A laundry and dairy were founded in 1860
the laundry was altered in the 1950s.
The house was owned by the Norris family for many generations[5] until 1736 when Mary Norris, the heiress, married Lord Sidney Beauclerk.[6] After Mary's death in 1766 the house was leased to various tenants.[4] Richard Watt, a Liverpool merchant, purchased the house and estate from the Beauclerks in 1795.[7] The last surviving heir of the Watt family was Miss Adelaide Watt, who inherited the house and returned to it in 1878 at the age of 21 years. She died in 1921, leaving the house and estate in trust for 21 years
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JPH6JD - John Blanke was a royal trumpeter in the courts of Henry VII and Henry VIII, and remains the only black Tudor for whom we have an identifiable image. While serving two kings, he bore witness to some of the great moments in England's history and contributed to some of the greatest spectacles of the Tudor age.
We know nothing of the early life of John Blanke. In fact, John Blanke may not have been his name at birth. Blanke may have been a play on the words blanc (French) or blanco (Spanish), meaning white.
We know from manuscript evidence that John Blanke was described as black, and the two surviving images of him, painted around 1511, show that he had dark skin.
The earliest named reference to John Blanke was a payment made by Henry VII in December 1507, when he was one of eight royal trumpeters under the leadership of Peter de Casa Nova. This entry shows he was paid 20 shillings, at 8d. (old pence) each day, for his service in November.
John Blanke may have arrived in England in the entourage of Katherine of Aragon in 1501, who was to marry Prince Arthur, eldest son and heir of Henry VII. Katherine's entourage included a group of trumpeters and Henry VII rewarded the '9 trumpets of Spain' shortly after her arrival.
It is likely that Catalina of Motril, a Muslim Moor and one of Katherine's servants of the bedchamber, was also part of that contingent.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BPCNP9 - Construction of the current building began under Sir William Norris in 1530, though earlier buildings had been on the site, parts of which are incorporated into today's structure. The Great Hall was the first part of the house to be built, in 1530. The Great (or Oak) Parlour wing was added in 1531. Around this time the North Bay was also added to the house. Between 1540 and 1570 the south wing was altered and extended. The west wing was added between 1546 and 1547. The last significant change to the building was in 1598, when the north range was added by Edward Norris. Since then there have only been minor changes to the Hall and gardens.
The oak frame, typical of the period, rests on a base of red sandstone surrounded by a now dry moat. The main beams of the house are stiffened with smaller timbers and filled with wattle and daub.
During the turmoil of the Reformation the Norrises were Roman Catholics[4] so the house incorporated a priest hole and a special observation hole built into a chimney in a bedroom to allow the occupant to see the approach to the house to warn the priest that people were coming. There is also an eavesdrop (a small open hole under the eaves of the house) which allowed a servant to listen in on the conversations of people awaiting admission at the original front door.
In 1612 a porch was added to the Great Parlour. A laundry and dairy were founded in 1860
the laundry was altered in the 1950s.
The house was owned by the Norris family for many generations[5] until 1736 when Mary Norris, the heiress, married Lord Sidney Beauclerk. After Mary's death in 1766 the house was leased to various tenants. Richard Watt, a Liverpool merchant, purchased the house and estate from the Beauclerks in 1795. The last surviving heir of the Watt family was Miss Adelaide Watt, who inherited the house and returned to it in 1878 at the age of 21 years. She died in 1921, leaving the house and estate in trust for 21 years
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EYAX34 - The barley mow is a timber-framed public house that has been much altered. The front facing Market Place is in elaborate black-and-white work, including quatrefoils, standing on a red sandstone plinth. It is in three storeys, including two jettied gables, and two continuous rows of small-pane windows. Inside the public house is a mixture of original 17th-century and later panelling
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CEMWPW - A picturesque view of traditional timber framed cottages lining Smithy Lane in the historic village of Great Budworth, Cheshire, England. The row of houses features classic black and white half timbering combined with warm red brickwork, steeply pitched tiled roofs and prominent chimney stacks, all characteristic of vernacular English architecture found in long-established rural settlements. The narrow cobbled lane curves gently through the scene, reinforcing the sense of age and continuity within the village landscape.
Great Budworth is widely regarded as one of Cheshire's best preserved villages, with many buildings dating back several centuries. Smithy Lane retains a strong historic character, shaped by local materials, skilled craftsmanship and incremental development rather than modern planning. The cottages sit close to the roadway, reflecting a period when villages were designed around walking, horses and agricultural life rather than motor traffic. Mature trees, garden planting and soft natural light add to the calm, lived-in quality of the scene.
The image conveys themes of rural tradition, heritage conservation and village life in England. It evokes a slower pace of living and a strong connection between architecture and place, where buildings reflect both social history and the practical needs of earlier rural communities. Such streetscapes are increasingly valued for their cultural significance and as symbols of the English countryside.
This photograph is well suited for editorial use covering rural England, historic villages, heritage architecture, conservation areas and countryside living, as well as commercial applications relating to tourism, travel, housing, heritage publications and representations of traditional English village life.
