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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,head,Sale,comedy,Greater Manchester,comedian,creation,reports,reporter,the,large,spheroidal,North West,TV,Frank Sidebottom head,Frank Sidebottom papier mache head,Chris Sievey,Manchester comedy,alternative comedy UK,British cult character,Manchester cultural icon,outsider art UK,satirical character,pop culture Manchester,Timperley Manchester,Greater Manchester culture,papier mache sculpture,handmade costume head,surreal humour,DIY art,underground comedy,1980s British comedy,1990s British comedy,northern humour,cult music comedy,British eccentricity,archive object,exhibition display
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3CPAX7N - This image shows the distinctive papier mache head of Frank Sidebottom, the surreal comic creation of Chris Sievey. The oversized head, with exaggerated blue eyes, dark hair, and fixed expression, became one of the most recognisable visual symbols of British alternative comedy from the 1980s onwards.
Chris Sievey, who grew up in Timperley, Greater Manchester, developed Frank Sidebottom as a deliberately low-tech, DIY character, combining absurd humour, satire, and music. The handmade nature of the head, typically constructed from papier mache and cardboard, was central to the character's identity and reflected a wider punk and post-punk ethos of self-production and creative independence in Manchester's cultural scene.
Frank Sidebottom appeared across television, radio, music performances, and live comedy, often delivering deadpan observations and surreal commentary on everyday British life. Despite the deliberately crude construction, the character achieved cult status, becoming closely associated with Manchester's alternative cultural output alongside music, art, and experimental comedy.
Photographed here in an indoor archive or exhibition setting, with printed artwork and books visible in the background, the image functions both as a documentary record and as a piece of cultural history. It highlights the enduring legacy of Frank Sidebottom as a symbol of British eccentricity, northern humour, and the creative spirit that emerged from Greater Manchester during the late twentieth century.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Greater Manchester,Granada,TV,from,radio,Timperleys,will,cut,the,ribbon,aquatics,hotline,hot-line,1988,head,poster,0619691909,Frank Sidebottom poster,British comedy poster,Manchester cultural history,alternative comedy UK,vintage event poster,hand drawn poster,outsider art UK,Greater Manchester culture,1980s British comedy,surreal humour,cult comedy character,DIY graphic design,photocopied poster,underground culture UK,British eccentricity,northern humour,community event poster,fish ponds opening,local radio promotion,Radio Timperley
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3CPAX84 - This image shows an original hand drawn and photocopied poster from 1988 advertising an appearance by Frank Sidebottom, the surreal comic creation of Chris Sievey. The poster announces that Frank Sidebottom would cut the ribbon for the official opening of the Timperley Aquatics water garden on 2 April 1988, at 10.30am GMT, with a live appearance lasting five minutes.
The artwork features Frank Sidebottom's instantly recognisable wide eyed papier mache head, rendered in a deliberately na??ve black and white illustration style. Surrounding text and drawings, including fish motifs and playful handwritten lettering, reflect the DIY, low budget aesthetic that defined Sievey's work and the wider British alternative comedy scene of the 1980s.
The poster references Radio Timperley and includes local contact details, reinforcing the strong connection between Frank Sidebottom and community level events in south Manchester. Rather than mainstream venues, Sievey frequently performed at small local openings, shops, and civic events, using absurdity and deadpan humour to parody celebrity culture and public ceremonies.
As a piece of ephemera, the poster offers a valuable snapshot of grassroots British cultural history. It illustrates how alternative comedy, outsider art, and local radio intersected in late twentieth century Manchester, and why Frank Sidebottom became a lasting cult figure associated with Timperley, Greater Manchester, and northern English eccentricity.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,UK,England,Warrington,gas,pipes,pipe,maintennace,renewal,by,natural,distribution,contractor,contractors,works,road,barrier,barriers,English,supply,supplies,gas pipe renewal,gas main replacement,roadworks,Cheshire,utility works,street works,gas infrastructure,trench excavation,Transco,National Grid Gas,Cadent Gas,gas network,underground utilities,pipeline replacement,road maintenance
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2X5K8B6 - An open trench showing replacement gas pipes during utility renewal works in Thelwall, Warrington, Cheshire, England. The image shows newly installed yellow gas pipes laid within an excavated trench, surrounded by orange safety barriers used to protect pedestrians and vehicles during roadworks.
The works form part of a gas main renewal programme historically associated with Transco, the former gas transportation business of National Grid, now operating under Cadent Gas following industry restructuring. Such programmes are designed to replace ageing iron gas mains with modern polyethylene piping to improve safety, reliability, and long-term resilience of the gas distribution network.
Thelwall is a residential village area south of Warrington, where infrastructure upgrades are typically carried out on local roads serving housing estates and village centres. Utility works of this type are a common feature of UK streets, often requiring temporary traffic management and causing short-term disruption in exchange for long-term improvements to essential services.
This image is suitable for editorial use illustrating gas infrastructure renewal, utility maintenance, civil engineering works, public safety measures, local roadworks, and the ongoing investment required to maintain underground energy networks in towns and villages across England.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,history,heritage,old,historic,makers,brass,mining,Yorkshire,England,UK,Hailwood,lamps,maker,LS27 0AA,LS27,equipment,light,lighting,flame,flames,firedamp,fire,damp,used,underground,coal,mines,colliery,collieries,type,01,Hailwood and Ackroyd,Ltd,1930,miners
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RWDK0T -
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,centre,Merseyside,England,UK,tourist,summer,sunny,Bold St,Bold Street,entrance,to,BR,mainline,British Rail,railways,line,route,routes,commuter,trains,underground,departures,travel public,transport,outside,exterior,Liverpool Central Rail Station,Ranelagh St,L1 1JT,sign,signs,branding,signage
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RJAFFP - Liverpool Central railway station in Liverpool, England, forms a central hub of the Merseyrail network, being on both the Northern Line and the Wirral Line. The station is located underground on two levels, below the site of a former mainline terminus. It is the busiest station in Liverpool, though considerably smaller than Lime Street station, the mainline terminus, and the busiest station to operate solely on the Merseyrail network. The station is the busiest underground station outside London serving 40,000 people daily. The station in passengers per platform is the busiest underground railway station in the United Kingdom at 5,217,547 per platform per annum and laying third in all stations, underground or overground.
Liverpool Central is one of nine stations on the Merseyrail network to incorporate automatic ticket gates. The main concourse is part of a shopping centre, and includes a closed subway link to the former Lewis's department store
Liverpool Central Low Level underground terminal station opened on 11 January 1892, at the end of the Mersey Railway's route, via the Mersey Railway Tunnel from Birkenhead, when the route was extended from James Street station. The Mersey Railway platforms were underground, accessed from stairs within the High Level station and situated in roughly the same position as the escalators accessing the Northern Line today.
The Mersey Railway tunnel entering Central Low Level from the north of the station was aligned with the High Level station's approach tunnel from the south. This was to ensure minimum engineering work if ever the two tunnels were to be linked up?as did occur in the 1970s.
The Merseyrail network was created in the 1970s by merging separate railways into one integrated network. Central underground station would service the Northern and Wirral Lines.
A new loop tunnel was built in Liverpool city centre for Wirral Line trains, linking James Street station with Moorfields, Lime Street and Liverpool Central
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,centre,Merseyside,England,UK,tourist,summer,sunny,Bold St,Bold Street,entrance,to,BR,mainline,British Rail,railways,line,route,routes,commuter,trains,underground,departures,travel public,transport,outside,exterior,Liverpool Central Rail Station,Ranelagh St,L1 1JT,sign,signs,branding,people,commuters,travellers,passengers
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RJAFFX - Liverpool Central railway station in Liverpool, England, forms a central hub of the Merseyrail network, being on both the Northern Line and the Wirral Line. The station is located underground on two levels, below the site of a former mainline terminus. It is the busiest station in Liverpool, though considerably smaller than Lime Street station, the mainline terminus, and the busiest station to operate solely on the Merseyrail network. The station is the busiest underground station outside London serving 40,000 people daily. The station in passengers per platform is the busiest underground railway station in the United Kingdom at 5,217,547 per platform per annum and laying third in all stations, underground or overground.
Liverpool Central is one of nine stations on the Merseyrail network to incorporate automatic ticket gates. The main concourse is part of a shopping centre, and includes a closed subway link to the former Lewis's department store
Liverpool Central Low Level underground terminal station opened on 11 January 1892, at the end of the Mersey Railway's route, via the Mersey Railway Tunnel from Birkenhead, when the route was extended from James Street station. The Mersey Railway platforms were underground, accessed from stairs within the High Level station and situated in roughly the same position as the escalators accessing the Northern Line today.
The Mersey Railway tunnel entering Central Low Level from the north of the station was aligned with the High Level station's approach tunnel from the south. This was to ensure minimum engineering work if ever the two tunnels were to be linked up?as did occur in the 1970s.
The Merseyrail network was created in the 1970s by merging separate railways into one integrated network. Central underground station would service the Northern and Wirral Lines.
A new loop tunnel was built in Liverpool city centre for Wirral Line trains, linking James Street station with Moorfields, Lime Street and Liverpool Central
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,rural,multiple pipelines,pipeline easement,wayleave sign,C27 pipeline marker,underground utilities,energy infrastructure UK,countryside utilities,agricultural land,farmland Cheshire,rural England,utility corridor,pipeline safety sign,no digging sign,land management,infrastructure and agriculture,environmental impact,countryside regulation,utility access,engineering infrastructure,farm,farmer,farmers,fields,arable,crop,crops,C27,evening,Pipeline marker posts indicating multiple buried pipelines crossing farmland near,Cheshire,flat field,plain,Cheshire Plain
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R5PP0B - This image shows pipeline marker posts and warning signage indicating the presence of multiple buried pipelines crossing open farmland near Grappenhall, Cheshire. The white marker labelled C27, together with the warning notice fixed to the field gate, identifies a protected underground pipeline corridor running beneath the agricultural land.
Such markers are used across rural England to alert landowners, farmers, contractors, and walkers to the presence of underground gas, oil, or utility pipelines, where excavation, planting, or heavy machinery use may be restricted. Pipeline wayleaves allow critical national infrastructure to pass through farmland while maintaining agricultural use at surface level.
The image highlights the intersection of countryside landscapes and hidden energy infrastructure, illustrating themes of land management, utility regulation, rural planning, safety awareness, and the unseen systems supporting modern life. It is suitable for editorial use covering energy policy, infrastructure, utilities, agriculture, environmental planning, and rural England.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Wirral,Merseyrail,underground station platform,centre,City,Region,transport,rail,electric,travel,public transport,England,UK,tube,way out,exit,yellow,platform,Merseyrail signage,travel information boards,station wayfinding,yellow station walls,underground railway,commuter rail,urban transport system,Wirral Line,train timetable display,platform information,UK rail infrastructure,passenger information system,everyday commuting,transport hub,editorial photography,documentary image,CH41 6JW,CH41
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R64MP8 - This image shows platform signage and passenger information displays at Hamilton Square station, part of the Merseyrail underground network serving the Wirral and Liverpool City Region. The distinctive yellow wall panels, station name sign, and clearly presented travel information boards reflect the consistent visual identity used across the Merseyrail system.
Hamilton Square is one of the busiest stations on the Wirral Line and plays a key role in commuter travel between Birkenhead, Liverpool city centre, and surrounding areas. As an underground station, it forms part of a network that combines deep-level sections with surface rail, providing frequent, high-capacity services for daily travel.
The image highlights practical elements of rail infrastructure, including wayfinding, timetables, and platform guidance, all essential to the smooth operation of a high-frequency suburban rail system. The signage also illustrates how passenger information is prioritised in busy urban stations to support accessibility and efficient movement.
Photographed in even interior lighting with no passengers visible, the image provides a neutral, documentary view of modern UK suburban rail infrastructure. It is well suited for editorial use covering public transport, urban mobility, commuter rail systems, and the everyday operation of the Merseyrail network.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,city,centre,Merseyside,England,UK,sunny,blue sky,electric,route,routes,the,old,underground,rail,railway,L2,18,Water St,Liverpool,L2 8TD,historic,entry,Wirral line,clock,walkway,tunnel,down,train,station,step,steps,lights,lanterns,lantern,journey,to,Birkenhead,public,transport
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R6AJ27 -
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,London,England,English,British,UK,city,centre,streets,dusk,evening,night,E1 6GJ,E1,public,transport,Shoreditch,rail,railway,sign,at,building,orange,integrated,delay,travel,travelling,route,stop,platform,platforms,TfL,underground,the,tube,outside,exterior,east
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R39XYA - Shoreditch High Street is a London Overground station located on Bethnal Green Road in Shoreditch in East London. It is served by the East London Line between Whitechapel and Hoxton with services running either to Dalston Junction, Highbury & Islington or New Cross, New Cross Gate, West Croydon, Crystal Palace, and is in Travelcard Zone 1.
Entrance to the station
The station officially opened to the public on 27 April 2010 and replaced nearby tube station Shoreditch, which was directly to the east and closed in 2006.
History
On the 1994 planning version of the underground map, the station was called 'Bishopsgate'.
In May 2008 Abdal Ullah, a Tower Hamlets London Borough Councillor, called for the new station to be renamed Banglatown, claiming this would better reflect the area in which it will stand, being a centre of the Bangladeshi community. However Transport for London noted that changing the name would cost ?2 million and cause confusion. Councillor Ullah had previously campaigned to change the name of Aldgate East Underground station to Brick Lane
The station was built on the former site of the Eastern Counties Railway's Shoreditch station, built in 1840. The original station was later renamed Bishopsgate and converted for use as a goods yard. It was destroyed by fire in 1964 and remained derelict until being demolished in 2003?04, with the exception of a number of Grade II listed structures: ornamental gates on Shoreditch High Street and the remaining 850 feet (260 m) of the Braithwaite Viaduct, one of the oldest railway structures in the world and the second-oldest in London, designed by John Braithwaite.
The present station is built on upright supports as a viaduct, being fully enclosed in a concrete box structure. This is so future building works on the remainder of the Bishopsgate site can be undertaken keeping the station operational. Future buildings have the option of being constructed over the station.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,SE10 9HT,SE10,Isle Of Dogs,Royal Borough of Greenwich,Thames foot tunnel,London transport,public infrastructure,urban transport,London landmark,Isle of Dogs connection,underground passageway,tiled tunnel,curved tunnel,perspective view,pedestrians walking,commuters,tourists,London walking routes,sustainable transport,cycling restrictions sign,safety signage,keep left sign,rules signage,documentary photography,editorial image,UK city life,No cycling,walking,walkers,tiled,link,right of way
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R4WDW6 - This image shows the interior of the Greenwich Foot Tunnel, an underground pedestrian passage linking Greenwich with the Isle of Dogs beneath the River Thames in London. Opened in 1902, the tunnel remains an important piece of public transport infrastructure, used daily by commuters, residents, and visitors.
The photograph captures the distinctive curved, white-tiled interior of the tunnel, with its strong sense of perspective drawing the eye toward the far end where people are walking through the passage. On the left wall, a large red sign clearly lists prohibited activities, including cycling, skating, and littering, and instructs users to keep left, reflecting the need to manage shared public space safely in a confined environment.
The presence of pedestrians of different ages highlights the tunnel's continued relevance as a free, non-motorised crossing of the Thames, supporting walking and sustainable urban movement. The lighting and tiled surfaces emphasise the utilitarian, early-20th-century engineering character of the structure.
Taken indoors under artificial lighting, this image is well suited to editorial use covering London transport infrastructure, historic engineering, pedestrian mobility, sustainable travel, urban planning, and everyday life along the River Thames.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,SE10 9HT,SE10,Isle Of Dogs,Royal Borough of Greenwich,Thames foot tunnel,London transport,public infrastructure,urban transport,London landmark,Isle of Dogs connection,underground passageway,tiled tunnel,curved tunnel,perspective view,pedestrians walking,commuters,tourists,London walking routes,sustainable transport,cycling restrictions sign,safety signage,keep left sign,rules signage,documentary photography,editorial image,UK city life,No cycling,walking,walkers,tiled,link,right of way
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R4WDXG - This image shows the interior of the Greenwich Foot Tunnel, an underground pedestrian passage linking Greenwich with the Isle of Dogs beneath the River Thames in London. Opened in 1902, the tunnel remains an important piece of public transport infrastructure, used daily by commuters, residents, and visitors.
The photograph captures the distinctive curved, white-tiled interior of the tunnel, with its strong sense of perspective drawing the eye toward the far end where people are walking through the passage. On the left wall, a large red sign clearly lists prohibited activities, including cycling, skating, and littering, and instructs users to keep left, reflecting the need to manage shared public space safely in a confined environment.
The presence of pedestrians of different ages highlights the tunnel's continued relevance as a free, non-motorised crossing of the Thames, supporting walking and sustainable urban movement. The lighting and tiled surfaces emphasise the utilitarian, early-20th-century engineering character of the structure.
Taken indoors under artificial lighting, this image is well suited to editorial use covering London transport infrastructure, historic engineering, pedestrian mobility, sustainable travel, urban planning, and everyday life along the River Thames.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,SE10 9HT,SE10,Isle Of Dogs,Royal Borough of Greenwich,Isle of Dogs,bicycle,cycling infrastructure,London transport,historic tunnel,public infrastructure,urban transport,London Borough of Tower Hamlets,E14,Thames crossing,underground passage,Edwardian architecture,early 20th century engineering,brick facade,stone doorway,commuter route,sustainable transport,walking and cycling,shared use space,urban mobility,London landmarks,documentary photography,editorial image,UK city life,history,historic,heritage
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R4WDXM - This image shows the north entrance of the Greenwich Foot Tunnel on the Isle of Dogs in East London. A cyclist is seen emerging from the red brick and stone entrance building, highlighting the tunnel's continued use as a key non-motorised crossing beneath the River Thames.
Opened in 1902, the Greenwich Foot Tunnel was constructed to provide free access for pedestrians between Greenwich and what is now the Canary Wharf area, supporting workers travelling to docks and industrial sites on both sides of the river. Today it remains an important route for commuters, residents, and visitors, particularly for walking and cycling, although cyclists are required to dismount within the tunnel itself.
The entrance building features characteristic Edwardian civic architecture, with solid brickwork, stone detailing, and recessed doorways that convey durability and public purpose. The scene is photographed in daylight, with trees and greenery visible nearby, situating the structure within its riverside urban setting.
This image is well suited to editorial use covering London transport infrastructure, historic engineering, sustainable travel, cycling culture, urban mobility, and everyday life along the River Thames.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,England,UK,male,man,Royal Borough of Greenwich,foot,tunnel,under,the,tunnels,cross,crossing,entertaining,walkers,going,from,guitar,Isle Of Dogs,east,SE10 9HT,SE10,lonely,alone,cap,hat,underground,street,well lit,performs,in,a,singer,singing,subway,tube,no busking,1902,Millwall
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R4WDYG - The Greenwich Foot Tunnel crosses beneath the River Thames in East London, linking Greenwich (Royal Borough of Greenwich) on the south bank with Millwall (London Borough of Tower Hamlets) on the north. Approximately 4,000 people use the tunnel each day. It opened in 1902.
The tunnel was designed by civil engineer Sir Alexander Binnie for London County Council and constructed by contractor John Cochrane & Co. The project started in June 1899 and the tunnel opened on 4 August 1902. The tunnel replaced an expensive and sometimes unreliable ferry service allowing workers living south of the Thames to reach their workplaces in the London docks and shipyards in or near the Isle of Dogs. Its creation owed much to the efforts of working-class politician Will Crooks, who had worked in the docks and, after chairing the LCC's Bridges Committee responsible for the tunnel, later served as Labour MP for Woolwich.
The section of the tunnel that was repaired following damage during World War II
The entrance shafts at both ends are beneath glazed domes. Lifts, installed in 1904, were upgraded in 1992 and again in 2012, and helical staircases allow pedestrians to access the tile-lined tunnel, which slopes gently from both sides down to a midway lowpoint beneath the river. The cast-iron tunnel is 1,215 feet (370.2 m) long, 50 feet (15.2 m) deep and has an internal diameter of about 9 feet (2.74 m). The cast-iron rings are coated with concrete and surfaced with some 200,000 white glazed tiles. The northern end was damaged by bombs during the Second World War and repairs included a thick steel and concrete inner lining that substantially reduces the diameter for a short distance. The northern shaft staircase has 87 steps
the southern one has 100.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,the,Rings Of Power,advert,ad,ads,adverts,on,London underground,tube,advertisement,advertisements,poster,promotion,promoting,women,female,females,at,in,entertainment,media,film,films,platforms,stream,internet,web,station,a,season,subway,TV,show,shows,Hollywood,strike,strikes
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,London,England,UK,Hampstead,Highgate,urban,Hampstead Underground,TfL,Northern Line,Underground,service disruption notice,passenger information,North London,infrastructure,status,display,public,metro,subway,TfL digital display,Underground service update,London Overground status,Bakerloo line,Jubilee line,reduced service notice,minor delays,good service message,electronic information board,station interior,passenger communication,urban transport,commuter travel,public information screen,London Underground interior,documentary photography,NW3 2AL,NW3
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RA23DB - A Transport for London digital service information display inside Hampstead Underground Station in north London. The screen provides real-time updates on network conditions, listing reduced service on the London Overground, minor delays on the Bakerloo and Jubilee lines, and a general message indicating good service on all other lines.
Such information displays are a key feature of the modern London Underground, designed to keep passengers informed of disruptions, delays, and operational changes across the network. Positioned within station interiors, they form part of TfL's wider passenger-information system, supporting daily commuter travel and visitor navigation.
Photographed under station lighting, the image documents everyday public-transport communication in London, illustrating how real-time digital signage is integrated into historic Underground environments. It is suitable for editorial use relating to urban transport, commuting, infrastructure management, and contemporary life on the London Underground.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,London,England,UK,Highgate,urban,ceramic tiled ticket office,London Underground,tiled architecture,historic transport interior,North London,tickets,ceramic tiles,glazed tiles,ticket booth,out in signage,Underground station interior,early tube design,Charles Tyson Yerkes influence,transport architecture,public transport history,London stations,decorative tiling,Arts and Crafts influence,Edwardian era,passenger facilities,heritage interior,urban infrastructure,documentary photography,ceramics,ceramic,designs,history,historic,green,Northern Line,NW3 2AL,NW3
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RA23DC - A preserved ceramic tiled ticket window inside Hampstead Underground Station in north London, featuring glazed green and cream tiles, arched framing, and the words Tickets, Out and In integrated into the architectural design. The decorative use of tiling reflects the early twentieth-century approach to Underground station interiors, where durability was combined with visual identity and civic pride.
The design ethos dates from the period of major Underground expansion associated with Charles Tyson Yerkes, whose backing of London's deep-level tube lines at the turn of the century helped establish a consistent architectural and functional language across stations. Ceramic tiles were favoured for their cleanliness, longevity, and ease of maintenance, while also allowing for ornamentation and legibility in busy public spaces.
Photographed in natural station lighting, the image documents a surviving element of London's transport heritage, illustrating how everyday infrastructure was once designed with craftsmanship and permanence in mind. It is suitable for editorial use relating to railway history, public transport design, Edwardian architecture, and the development of the London Underground.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,UK,England,GB,Great Britain,Merseyside,2023,city,L1,Eurovision2023,spot,free,recorded,Liverpool Central,Rail,railway,Station,Ranelagh Street,Liverpool,L1 1JT,weve given this busking spot,to,a,Ukrainian musician,who lost theirs,Sounds of the underground,busker,music,Eurovision,contest,Eurovision song contest,centre,busking,pitch,songs,Ukraine busker,folk,Ukrainian busker
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R1MF26 - Sounds of the underground - read more at https://www.creativemoment.co/this-eurovision-musicians-in-liverpool-donate-their-busking-spots-to-help-fellow-ukrainian-artists
Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine buskers have been robbed of their spots, so their music has had to go underground.
But it's not just their music that has been taken, it is also their livelihoods. So this Eurovision, Ketchum UK has created a campaign for buskers from Liverpool to give up their usual spots along the Merseyrail network to Ukrainian musicians, giving them the chance to perform for audiences and keep the conversation alive about this unjust war.
Travellers going through the four biggest stations
Liverpool Central, Lime Street, Moorfields and James Street will be able to enjoy authentic Ukrainian busking music.
Each busking spot has a speaker streaming the artists music and a QR code for passers-by to scan to find out more about the musicians' story, videos about them and to donate to the cause.
All proceeds raised will go directly to Supplies for Ukraine C.I.C., who are working to provide essential, lifesaving equipment to civilians and volunteers on the front lines in Ukraine.
There is an accompanying outdoor poster campaign across the Merseyrail network and all tracks are streamed as a playlist on Spotify.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Merseyside,England,UK,city,public,transport,rail,HuntsCross,L25,HNX,Speke Road,L25 0NN,railway,train,station,Merseyrail Staff Only,sign,M,lane,trains,underground,profit,performance,stats,statistics,employees,strikers,striking,action,actions,M logo,logo,commuter rail network,rail network
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R1WX3T - Merseyrail is a commuter rail network serving the Liverpool City Region and adjacent areas of Cheshire and Lancashire. Merseyrail operates 66 railway stations across two lines ? the Northern Line and the Wirral Line, which are dedicated 750 V DC third rail electrified lines converging into rapid transit-style underground sections in the centres of Liverpool and Birkenhead. Merseyrail branding is also applied to stations and ticketing on the City Line, which are within the Liverpool City Region but operated by other train operating companies, predominantly Northern Trains. The City Line services operate on the Liverpool to Manchester Lines and the Liverpool to Wigan Line using a mix of AC electric and diesel trains.
The Merseyrail third rail network has 68 stations, 66 of which are managed by the company,[a] and 120.7 km (75.0 miles) of routes,[1] of which 6.5 miles (10.5 km) are underground. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the network carried 31 million passengers per year.
The first part of the urban network was opened in 1977 by merging separate rail lines by constructing new tunnels under Liverpool city centre and Birkenhead. The full 1970s plans for the network were not realised, but the network has been extended on its peripheries with additional peripheral extensions proposed. The extensions were created by electrifying existing lines and then transferring the electrified sections into Merseyrail.
Merseyrail is operated for Merseytravel by 50:50 joint venture Serco-Abellio, who superseded Arriva Trains Merseyside in 2003. The 25-year contract expires in 2028, with the aspiration of the Liverpool City Region government being to bring the network and its infrastructure under local public ownership. As of 2015, Serco-Abellio operates a fleet of 59 trains and employs 1,148 people
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R1WX3Y - Sounds of the underground - read more at https://www.creativemoment.co/this-eurovision-musicians-in-liverpool-donate-their-busking-spots-to-help-fellow-ukrainian-artists
Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine buskers have been robbed of their spots, so their music has had to go underground.
But it's not just their music that has been taken, it is also their livelihoods. So this Eurovision, Ketchum UK has created a campaign for buskers from Liverpool to give up their usual spots along the Merseyrail network to Ukrainian musicians, giving them the chance to perform for audiences and keep the conversation alive about this unjust war.
Travellers going through the four biggest stations
Liverpool Central, Lime Street, Moorfields and James Street will be able to enjoy authentic Ukrainian busking music.
Each busking spot has a speaker streaming the artists music and a QR code for passers-by to scan to find out more about the musicians' story, videos about them and to donate to the cause.
All proceeds raised will go directly to Supplies for Ukraine C.I.C., who are working to provide essential, lifesaving equipment to civilians and volunteers on the front lines in Ukraine.
There is an accompanying outdoor poster campaign across the Merseyrail network and all tracks are streamed as a playlist on Spotify.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R3JR64 - This image shows passengers travelling on a long underground escalator within the Budapest Metro system in Hungary. The steep, extended escalator descends deep below street level, a distinctive feature of several Budapest metro lines built during the socialist era, designed to function both as mass transit infrastructure and civil defence shelters.
The tunnel-like station interior is lined with pale panels and evenly spaced lighting, creating a strong sense of depth and perspective as commuters move steadily up and down the escalator. People of different ages and backgrounds are visible, reflecting the everyday use of the metro by residents and visitors alike as part of daily city life in Budapest.
The photograph was taken indoors under artificial lighting, capturing a typical moment of urban movement rather than a staged scene. The converging lines of the escalator, walls, and ceiling draw the eye towards the centre of the frame, emphasising scale, motion, and the functional design of underground transport systems.
This image is suitable for editorial use illustrating themes of public transport, urban infrastructure, commuting, European city life, travel, tourism, and the role of metro systems in supporting sustainable mobility in major cities.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,Cheshire,England,UK,onshore,on,shore,renewable,energy,windmill,windturbine,clean,green,project,projects,netzero,net zero,power,50MW,50,MW,rated,Fairhurst,generating,station,generation,BREGroup.com,WA6,Lordship Lane,WA6 7SN,ban,cabling,power lines,pylon,pylons,33kv,underground cables,cable,danger
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PM1FHH - Frodsham Wind Farm is one of England's largest onshore generating stations, and the largest in the Cheshire region, with an installed capacity of more than 50 MW. Construction of the wind farm began in March 2015 and became fully operational in February 2017.
Scope of works
The Balance of Plant element of work at Frodsham Wind Farm included Cheetham Hill Construction Ltd taking the role of Principal Contractor and to carry out the design and construction of all works required with the exception of the wind turbine supply. The scope of works includes:
Design, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of the site civil infrastructure, site access roads, on-site roads, crane hard-standings, drainage as required, substation buildings (two substations
one on the east of the site and one to the west of the site) and foundations
Design, supply, installation and testing of the turbine foundations
Design, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of the site electrical and instrumentation infrastructure
Design, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of the site SCADA and communications systems
Design, supply and installation of the site temporary construction compound
Reinstatement of the site compound and laydown areas after construction completion
Compliance with all planning restrictions, site lease requirements and general legislation applicable to the project
Act in the role of Principal Contractor for the duration of the works and turbine installation, including foundation construction, and commissioning period.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K0KDNM -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JKB6JR -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JKC2GT - The Victoria line is a London Underground line that runs between Brixton in south London and Walthamstow Central in the north-east, via the West End. It is printed in light blue on the Tube map and is one of the only two lines on the network to run completely underground, the other being the Waterloo & City line.
The line was constructed in the 1960s and was the first entirely new Underground line in London for 50 years. It was designed to reduce congestion on other lines, particularly the Piccadilly line and the Charing Cross branch of the Northern line. The first section, from Walthamstow Central to Highbury & Islington, opened in September 1968 and an extension to Warren Street followed in December. The line was completed to Victoria station in March 1969 and was opened by Queen Elizabeth II who rode a train from Green Park to Victoria. The southern extension to Brixton opened in 1971, and Pimlico station was added in 1972.
The Victoria line is operated using automatic train operation, but all trains have drivers. The 2009 Tube Stock replaced the original 1967 Tube Stock trains. The line serves 16 stations and all but Pimlico provide interchanges with other Transport for London or National Rail services. The line, the most intensively used on the Underground, is used by over 200 million passengers each year, making it the sixth-busiest tube line.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,London,NW1,Wembley,Harrow,Uxbridge,Watford,Amersham,metro,busy,Victorian,entrance,entry,to,lines,LU,London Underground,public,transport,original,stations,of the,Metropolitan Railway,clock,gates,platform,platforms,GB,British,history,historic,tourist,tourism,travelling,around,capital
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJG0DC - Baker Street is a London Underground station at the junction of Baker Street and the Marylebone Road in the City of Westminster. It is one of the original stations of the Metropolitan Railway (MR), the world's first underground railway, opened on 10 January 1863.
The station is in Travelcard Zone 1 and is served by five lines. On the Circle and Hammersmith & City lines it is between Great Portland Street and Edgware Road. On the Metropolitan line it is between Great Portland Street and Finchley Road. On the Bakerloo line it is between Regent's Park and Marylebone, and on the Jubilee line it is between St John's Wood and Bond Street.
Location
The station has entrances on Baker Street, Chiltern Street (ticket holders only) and Marylebone Road. Nearby attractions include Regent's Park, Lord's Cricket Ground, the Sherlock Holmes Museum and Madame Tussauds.
Baker Street station is the combination of three separate stations, with several booking offices throughout its operational years. Major changes took place in 1891-93 and 1910?12. The first part is the Circle Line station, which has its two platforms now used by the Circle and Hammersmith & City lines. They are situated on a roughly east-to-west alignment beneath Marylebone Road, spanning approximately the stretch between Upper Baker Street and Allsop Place. This was part of the original Metropolitan Railway from Bishop's Road (now Paddington (Circle and Hammersmith & City lines) station to Farringdon Street (now Farringdon) which opened on 10 January 1863.
The platforms serving the main branch of the Metropolitan line towards Harrow, Uxbridge and beyond are located within the triangle formed by Marylebone Road, Upper Baker Street and Allsop Place, following the alignment of Allsop place. This station is the second section which opened on 13 April 1868 by the Metropolitan & St. John's Wood Railway. This was later absorbed by the Metropolitan Railway, which is usually known to them as Baker Street East station.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJG0DF -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JKGJCD -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JKGJCK -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JKGJNC -
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,LU,London Underground,tube,subway,metro,roundel,sign,of,St Pancras railway,signage,famous,icon,tourist,attraction,north,brick,Kings Cross St Pancras,Kings Cross & St Pancras International,fare,zone,one,1,TFL,transport,infrastructure,St Pancras railway station,St Pancras station,terminus,mainline,main line,history,historic
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K16AT8 - King's Cross St Pancras (also known as King's Cross & St Pancras International) is a London Underground station on Euston Road in the Borough of Camden, Central London. It serves King's Cross and St Pancras main line stations in fare zone 1, and is an interchange between six Underground lines. The station was one of the first to open on the network. As of 2021, it is the most used station on the network for passenger entrances and exits combined.
The station opened in 1863 as part of the Metropolitan Railway, subsequently catering for the Hammersmith & City and Circle lines. It was expanded in 1868 with the opening of the City Widened Lines, and the Northern and Piccadilly platforms opened in the early 20th century. During the 1930s and 1940s, the station was restructured and partially rebuilt to cater for expanded traffic. The Victoria line connection opened in 1968. The 1987 King's Cross fire that killed 31 people is one of the deadliest accidents to occur on the Underground and resulted in widespread safety improvements and changes throughout the network. The station was extensively rebuilt in the early 21st century to cater for Eurostar services that moved from Waterloo to St Pancras, reopening in 2007.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K16AT9 - King's Cross St Pancras (also known as King's Cross & St Pancras International) is a London Underground station on Euston Road in the Borough of Camden, Central London. It serves King's Cross and St Pancras main line stations in fare zone 1, and is an interchange between six Underground lines. The station was one of the first to open on the network. As of 2021, it is the most used station on the network for passenger entrances and exits combined.
The station opened in 1863 as part of the Metropolitan Railway, subsequently catering for the Hammersmith & City and Circle lines. It was expanded in 1868 with the opening of the City Widened Lines, and the Northern and Piccadilly platforms opened in the early 20th century. During the 1930s and 1940s, the station was restructured and partially rebuilt to cater for expanded traffic. The Victoria line connection opened in 1968. The 1987 King's Cross fire that killed 31 people is one of the deadliest accidents to occur on the Underground and resulted in widespread safety improvements and changes throughout the network. The station was extensively rebuilt in the early 21st century to cater for Eurostar services that moved from Waterloo to St Pancras, reopening in 2007.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,TFL,transport,infrastructure,platform,at,underground,metro,subway,Transport For London,TfL,empty,High Barnet,Edgware,tunnel,N1,N1 2AR,map,schematic,ad,ads,advertising,promotions,adverts,clean,tidy,black,line,deep-level,interior,signs,tracks,track
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K16ATA - The Northern line is a London Underground line that runs from North London to South London. It is printed in black on the Tube map. The Northern line is unique on the Underground network in having two different routes through central London, two southern branches and two northern branches. Despite its name, it does not serve the northernmost stations on the Underground, though it does serve the southernmost station at Morden, the terminus of one of the two southern branches.
The line's northern termini, all in the London Borough of Barnet, are at Edgware and High Barnet
Mill Hill East is the terminus of a single-station branch line off the High Barnet branch. The two main northern branches run south to join at Camden Town where two routes, one via Charing Cross in the West End and the other via Bank in the City, continue to join at Kennington in Southwark. At Kennington, the line again divides into two branches, one to each of the southern termini at Morden, in the borough of Merton, and Battersea Power Station in Wandsworth.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Merseyrail train carriage,yellow livery,Southport underground line,Liverpool South Parkway,Merseyside,England,UK,Liverpool,train,Mersey,rail,railway,carriage,Southport,line,city,region,centre,750V,DC,third rail,electrified,lines,EMU,stations,joint venture,JV,Serco,Abellio,TOC,Train operating company,privatised,fleet,of,trains,British Rail,PR8
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JHPYF0 - Merseyrail is a commuter rail network serving the Liverpool City Region and adjacent areas of Cheshire and Lancashire. Merseyrail operates 68 railway stations across two lines ? the Northern Line and Wirral Line, which are dedicated 750 V DC third rail electrified lines that serve underground stations in the centres of Liverpool and Birkenhead. Merseyrail branding is also applied to stations and 'shared' services on the City Line, which are within the Liverpool City Region but operated by other train operating companies. The City Line services operate on the Liverpool to Manchester Lines and the Liverpool to Wigan Line using a mix of AC electric and diesel trains.
The Merseyrail third rail network has 68 stations and 75 miles (121 km) of track, of which 6.5 miles (10.5 km) are underground. It carries approximately 110,000 passengers each weekday, or 34 million passengers per year
The first part of the urban network was opened in 1977 by merging separate rail lines by constructing new tunnels under Liverpool city centre and Birkenhead. The full 1970s plans for the network were not realised, but the network has been extended on its peripheries with additional extensions proposed. The extensions were created by electrifying existing lines and then transferring the electrified sections into Merseyrail.
Merseyrail is operated for Merseytravel by 50:50 joint venture Serco-Abellio, who superseded Arriva Trains Merseyside in 2003. The 25-year contract expires in 2028.As of 2015, Serco-Abellio operates a fleet of 59 trains and employs 1,200 people
Services on the electrified Merseyrail network are operated by British Rail Class 507 and Class 508 electric multiple unit trains (EMUs). These replaced pre-war Class 502 (originally constructed by the LMS) and similar Class 503 EMUs. There are 57 trains in service on the network.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,undergroundgarage.com,t-shirt,CBGB,CBGBs,CBGB Forever Festival,Proudly supported,by,August 31 2005,CGGB.Com,venue,NYC,NY,Hilly Kristal,Manhattan,East Village.,punk rock,CBGB Forever,the Bowery,Bowery,demise,Little Steven Van Zandt,Steven Van Zandt,club,iconic,New York,city,benefit,benefits,Little Steven,little stephen,315 Bowery,New York City,USA
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JG3T3K - More at https://nypost.com/2005/08/04/it-rocked-but-cbgb-should-rip/
CBGB is a rock star past his prime ? singing hits we've heard a thousand times and new songs we don't want to hear at all.
Despite the heartfelt efforts to save the club from its demise over a rent dispute ? with the latest charge led by Little Steven Van Zandt ? it's time to let it die.
No longer relevant as a cultural spawning ground, the club's everything that punk rock isn't ? an institution, a landmark, a stop on the same New York tour bus which brakes at the Plaza Hotel and the Empire State Building.
Withdraw the artificial life support. Let it be remembered in our rock ?n' roll hearts, but don't let it wither on the Bowery.
The venerated venue, which opened in 1973, was truly the birthplace of punk. It was where the Ramones sniffed glue, where Patti Smith first danced barefoot, where the Talking Heads turned psycho killers, where thousands of bands screamed their hearts out and plastered their stickers on the walls. It gave kids all over the world a fresh idea of what music could be.
As a heralded institution, it's unequaled, but as a place to break bands, the club hasn't mattered for years. It only draws a crowd for special industry events ? or anniversary parties.
All eyes are upon it now because the lease, held by the Bowery Residents Committee (a non-profit group to aid the homeless), is up on Aug. 31 and hasn't been renewed. There is a court clash and negotiations over unpaid back rent and future rent, which the BRC wants to double.
To support the legal battle, the club is holding punk bandstudded benefits (with big-bang bands such as the Circle Jerks and the Dead Boys) throughout August and September.
This past Monday night, the big guns came to town: Little Steven Van Zandt
Tommy, the last standing Ramone
Lenny Kaye
and Blondie's Debbie Harry.
CB's founder and owner Hilly Kristal turned to Little Steven for help in his fight. You gotta give props to the E Street Band guit
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JG3T3X - More at https://nypost.com/2005/08/04/it-rocked-but-cbgb-should-rip/
CBGB is a rock star past his prime ? singing hits we've heard a thousand times and new songs we don't want to hear at all.
Despite the heartfelt efforts to save the club from its demise over a rent dispute ? with the latest charge led by Little Steven Van Zandt ? it's time to let it die.
No longer relevant as a cultural spawning ground, the club's everything that punk rock isn't ? an institution, a landmark, a stop on the same New York tour bus which brakes at the Plaza Hotel and the Empire State Building.
Withdraw the artificial life support. Let it be remembered in our rock ?n' roll hearts, but don't let it wither on the Bowery.
The venerated venue, which opened in 1973, was truly the birthplace of punk. It was where the Ramones sniffed glue, where Patti Smith first danced barefoot, where the Talking Heads turned psycho killers, where thousands of bands screamed their hearts out and plastered their stickers on the walls. It gave kids all over the world a fresh idea of what music could be.
As a heralded institution, it's unequaled, but as a place to break bands, the club hasn't mattered for years. It only draws a crowd for special industry events ? or anniversary parties.
All eyes are upon it now because the lease, held by the Bowery Residents Committee (a non-profit group to aid the homeless), is up on Aug. 31 and hasn't been renewed. There is a court clash and negotiations over unpaid back rent and future rent, which the BRC wants to double.
To support the legal battle, the club is holding punk bandstudded benefits (with big-bang bands such as the Circle Jerks and the Dead Boys) throughout August and September.
This past Monday night, the big guns came to town: Little Steven Van Zandt
Tommy, the last standing Ramone
Lenny Kaye
and Blondie's Debbie Harry.
CB's founder and owner Hilly Kristal turned to Little Steven for help in his fight. You gotta give props to the E Street Band guit
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,British,GB,UK,England,the,underground,cable,old,history,historic,national,BT,British telecom,telecoms,Openreach,infrastructure,telephone,telephones,GPO,General,Post,Office,relic,cover,wire,wires,cables,wiring,cast,iron,metal,rust,rusty,inspection,concrete,line,lines
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDDX84 -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JAGDAE - The Beethoven Mk 7 is a 100-shot capacitor discharge exploder, enclosed in a robust 'Noryl' moulded case. It is designed particularly to meet the requirements of blasting in gassy underground coal mines. The Mk 7 has an integral digital ohmmeter which can be used to measure the total circuit series resistance. The d.c voltage required to initiate the detonators is supplied by a hand operated generator which charges a capacitor.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AE02FC - Frank Pick Hon. RIBA (23 November 1878 ? 7 November 1941) was a British transport administrator. After qualifying as a solicitor in 1902, he worked at the North Eastern Railway, before moving to the Underground Electric Railways Company of London (UERL) in 1906. He was chief executive officer and vice-chairman of the London Passenger Transport Board from its creation in 1933 until 1940.
Pick had a strong interest in design and its use in public life. He steered the development of the London Underground's corporate identity by commissioning eye-catching commercial art, graphic design and modern architecture, establishing a highly recognisable brand, including the first versions of the roundel and typeface still used today.
Pick's interest extended beyond his own organisation. He was a founding member and later served as President of the Design and Industries Association. He was also the first chairman of the Council for Art and Industry and regularly wrote and lectured on design and urban planning subjects
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AE02GW - Piccadilly Circus is a London Underground station located directly beneath Piccadilly Circus itself, with entrances at every corner. Located in Travelcard Zone 1, the station is on the Piccadilly line between Green Park and Leicester Square and on the Bakerloo line between Charing Cross and Oxford Circus.
The station was opened on 10 March 1906 by the Baker Street and Waterloo Railway (now the Bakerloo line) with the platforms of the Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway (now the Piccadilly line) being opened on 15 December 1906
The old station building designed by Leslie Green finally closed for traffic on 21 July 1929, it was demolished in the 1980s when the large building on the corner of Jermyn Street, Piccadilly and Haymarket was constructed.
In 2016, Art on the Underground commissioned artists Langlands & Bell to create an artwork to commemorate Frank Pick, the former CEO of London Transport, on the 75th anniversary of his death. The artwork Beauty < Immortality is located in a prominent place on the wall of the ticket hall, with a Frank Pick tube roundel and bronze lettering in Johnston - a typeface commissioned by Pick in 1915, which is still used across the London transport network today
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AE02MP - The metropolis of London has been occupied by humans for two millennia, and has over that time acquired a large number of subterranean structures which have served a number of purposes.
The London Underground was the first underground railway in the world, and is still one of the most extensive. Its construction began in 1860 with the 3.7-mile (6.0 km) Metropolitan Railway from Farringdon to Paddington. It was opened in 1863, having caused much disruption by the use of cut and cover techniques, which involved digging large trenches along the course of existing roads, and then constructing a roof over the excavation to reinstate the road surface.
Tube railways, which caused less disruption because they were constructed by boring a tunnel, arrived in 1890, with the opening of the City and South London Railway, a 3.5-mile (5.6 km) line from Stockwell to King William Street. It was planned as a cable-hauled railway, but the advent of electric traction resulted in a simpler solution, and the change was made before the cable system was built. It thus became the world's first electric tube railway. Although the whole system comprises 249 miles (401 km) of track, only about 45 percent is actually below ground.
Kingsway has an almost intact underground passageway for trams which is rarely open to the public. See Kingsway tramway subway.
Numerous tunnels underneath the River Thames have been created, ranging from foot-tunnels to road tunnels and the tunnels of the Underground. The first of these, the Thames Tunnel, designed by Marc Brunel, was the first tunnel known to have been successfully constructed under a navigable river. It ran for 1,200 yards (1,100 m) from Rotherhithe to Wapping, and was opened in 1843. It was used as a pedestrian subway, as the finance was not available to allow the company to build the intended access ramps for horse-drawn traffic, and was later used by the East London branch of the Metropolitan Railway from Shoreditch to New Cross.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ABY99H - One of Britain's most identifiable symbols is the bar-and-circle Transport for London roundel, which has since its first incarnation in 1908 become not just a globally recognized commercial transport logo but a cultural icon in its own right.
Design of the roundel (which until 1972 was referred to as the bull's-eye) is attributed to no one person and its marriage of abstraction, typography, and form symbolizes nothing in particular. But the crisp, memorable shape that makes it an easy-to-read train station marker has retained its integrity while adapting to changing eras and expanded uses with tweaks to color or typography, all while retaining its power as a symbol, for London's transit system and the city itself.
Dr. David Lawrence, a design historian who teaches at Kingston University, has written a new book on the history of the roundel, A Logo for London
The winged wheel designed in 1905 was an early precursor of the now iconic Transport for London bar and circle design. This cap badge issued to bus crews from 1910-14 featured the winged wheel logo of the London General Omnibus Company. One precursor was the London Passenger Transport Board (LPTB) symbol
German designer Hans Schleger reimagined Edward Johnston's bull's-eye while creating signage. The present red-and-blue color scheme of the Underground roundel at North Greenwich is the most recognized and widely appropriated version of the logo, which has been used as pop cultural shorthand by nightclubs, fashion labels, and the Occupy London movement.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AERR6J - St Enoch subway station is a station on the Glasgow Subway in Scotland. It is located north of the River Clyde in Glasgow city centre. Although it does not have direct interchange with the main line railway, it is located approximately halfway between Glasgow Central station and Argyle Street railway station, within a few minutes' walk to both. The station itself is accessible via St Enoch Square.
Usage of the entire subway in 2007/08 was 14.45 million passengers, increased from 13.14 million in 2005/06
Above ground, the original station building housed both a booking office and the headquarters of the original Glasgow District Subway Railway Company. This was (and is) the subway's most distinctive building - an ornate, Flemish Renaissance, late Victorian red sandstone structure
designed by James Miller in 1896. It still stands - it was carefully preserved during the modernisation of the subway in 1977
As part of the wider refurbishment of the city's subway, St Enoch station received new glass canopies for each entrance, and an overhaul of the ticket hall.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AERR6R - St Enoch subway station is a station on the Glasgow Subway in Scotland. It is located north of the River Clyde in Glasgow city centre. Although it does not have direct interchange with the main line railway, it is located approximately halfway between Glasgow Central station and Argyle Street railway station, within a few minutes' walk to both. The station itself is accessible via St Enoch Square.
Usage of the entire subway in 2007/08 was 14.45 million passengers, increased from 13.14 million in 2005/06
Above ground, the original station building housed both a booking office and the headquarters of the original Glasgow District Subway Railway Company. This was (and is) the subway's most distinctive building - an ornate, Flemish Renaissance, late Victorian red sandstone structure
designed by James Miller in 1896. It still stands - it was carefully preserved during the modernisation of the subway in 1977
As part of the wider refurbishment of the city's subway, St Enoch station received new glass canopies for each entrance, and an overhaul of the ticket hall.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AGPKBN -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AGPKCP -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AGPNPE -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AGPNR4 -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AGPNR6 -
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,England,UK,Did you know,passenger,commuters,poster,cheapest,train tickets,Liverpool transport,transport,franchise,TOC,Lime Street,Lime St,Merseyrail poster,advert,promotion,subway,underground,Liverpool subway,Merseyside,North West England,cheap,travel,public,city,centre,yellow,MerseyTravel,Mersey Travel,Liverpool,L1 1JD,L1
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AGPHA1 -
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,England,UK,Neon,lights,night,dusk,neon lights,sign,advert,advertising,bright,lighting,London,SoHo,South East England,City Centre,City,tourist,tourism,travel,Underground,evening,December,Winter,November,Christmas,is calling,decorations,busy,retail,Xmas,popular,West End
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RMJ3B7 - Oxford Street is a major road in the City of Westminster in the West End of London, running from Tottenham Court Road to Marble Arch via Oxford Circus. It is Europe's busiest shopping street, with around half a million daily visitors, and as of 2012 had approximately 300 shops. It is designated as part of the A40, a major road between London and Fishguard, though it is not signed as such, and traffic is regularly restricted to buses and taxis.
The road was originally part of the Via Trinobantina, a Roman road between Essex and Hampshire via London. It was known as Tyburn Road through the Middle Ages when it was notorious for public hangings of prisoners in Newgate Prison. It became known as Oxford Road and then Oxford Street in the 18th century, and began to change from residential to commercial and retail purposes by the late 19th century, attracting street traders, confidence tricksters and prostitution. The first department stores in Britain opened in the early 20th century, including Selfridges, John Lewis and HMV. Unlike nearby shopping streets such as Bond Street, it has retained an element of downmarket trading alongside more prestigious retail stores. The street suffered heavy bombing during World War II, and several longstanding stores including John Lewis were completely destroyed and rebuilt from scratch.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFK6GM - The New York City Transit Authority (also known as NYCTA, the TA or simply Transit, and branded as MTA New York City Transit) is a public authority in the U.S. state of New York that operates public transportation in New York City. Part of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the busiest and largest transit system in North America, the NYCTA has a daily ridership of 8 million trips (over 2.5 billion annually).
The NYCTA operates the following systems:
New York City Subway, a rapid transit system in Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens.
Staten Island Railway, a rapid transit line on Staten Island (operated by the subsidiary Staten Island Rapid Transit Operating Authority)
New York City Bus, an extensive bus network serving all five boroughs, managed by MTA Regional Bus Operations.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFK6X8 -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PCTA01 - The Wirral line is one of two commuter railway lines operated by Merseyrail and centred on Merseyside, England, the other being the Northern line. A third line of the Merseyrail network, the City Line, is not operated by the Merseyrail train operating company, though it also receives funding from Merseytravel, the passenger transport executive for Merseyside.
The Wirral line connects Liverpool to the Wirral Peninsula via the Mersey Railway Tunnel, with branches to New Brighton, West Kirby, Chester and Ellesmere Port. Beneath Liverpool, the line follows a clockwise circular route in a single-track tunnel called the Loop, built in the early 1970s.
The line was created by the amalgamation of several historic railways, and has carried its present name since the opening of the Merseyrail network by Queen Elizabeth II on 25 October 1978 during the British Rail period. The Wirral line is fully electrified with a DC third rail, and has existed in its current form since May 1994 with the start of electric services to Ellesmere Port. A total of 34 stations are served, with connections available to mainline services at Liverpool Lime Street and Chester. The line also connects with the Northern Line of the Merseyrail network at Liverpool Central and Moorfields.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PCTA5K - The underground, low level station consists of a single platform, alongside the Liverpool Loop tunnel, a single track tunnel bored in the 1970s, and a ticket hall above. The station, opened in 1977, is connected to the mainline station by means of a pedestrian subway and escalators, accessed via a long passageway which crosses beneath Lime Street itself, and by a lift from the main concourse.
As part of a programme of improvements by Merseytravel, the underground station has been fitted with automatic ticket barriers and machines.
Network Rail announced in early 2013 that Lime Street was to be the third station to be refurbished as part of the ?40 million investment which would see all Merseyrail underground stations excluding Conway Park refurbished. This included the refurbishment of the platform and the booking hall. The station refurbishment work took place between April and August 2013.
Subway refurbishment
The subway linking the underground station to the mainline station was refurbished in June 2014. The subway was fitted out with new tiles, lighting, flooring and automatic doors to some of the entrances.
The underground station had WiFi installed in January 2016.
In March 2016, it was announced that the Wirral Line loop would be having its track renewed. The underground station was closed between 3 January 2017 and 18 June 2017 whilst the works took place.
Services
Services operate on a 5-minute frequency Monday-Saturday, and between 5- and 10-minute frequency on Sundays in the winter. All trains travel through to Liverpool Central and Birkenhead of which:
4 trains per hour continue to New Brighton
4 trains per hour continue to West Kirby
4 trains per hour continue to Chester
2 trains per hour continue to Ellesmere Port
To reach destinations on the Northern Line of the network, passengers must either use the Wirral Line and change at Liverpool Central station or walk the short distance to the station.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PCTA9J - Merseyrail is both a train operating company (TOC) and a commuter rail network in and around Liverpool City Region, England. It is a part of Serco-Abellio, and is formed of two electrified lines of the National Rail network known as the Northern Line and the Wirral Line which run underground in central Liverpool. A third line, separate from the electrified network, is named the City Line, which is a term used by the governing body Merseytravel referring to local services it sponsors on the Liverpool to Manchester Lines and Liverpool to Wigan Line operated by Northern.
The Merseyrail network has 68 stations and 75 miles of route, of which 6.5 miles are underground. Carrying approximately 110,000 passengers each weekday,[6] or 34 million passengers per year, it forms the most heavily used urban railway network in the UK outside London. The network is operated by a joint venture between franchise holder Serco and Abellio, who superseded Arriva Trains Merseyside in 2003. The contract is for 25 years expiring in 2028. Serco-Abellio operate a fleet of 59 trains and as of 2015, employ 1,200 people.
The large comprehensive urban network was formed in 1977 by merging separate rail lines by the construction of new tunnels under Liverpool city centre and Birkenhead. Although financial constraints have prevented some of the 1970s plans for the network being realised, the network has been extended, with additional extensions proposed.
The Merseyrail name became the official brand for the network in the days of British Rail, surviving several franchise holders, although the name was not used by Arriva when holding the franchise. Despite this, Merseytravel continued the Merseyrail branding at stations, allowing the name to be adopted colloquially. Merseyrail is referred to as Merseyrail Electrics by National Rail Enquiries, and as Serco/Abellio Merseyrail by Merseytravel.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PCTAA7 - Merseyrail is both a train operating company (TOC) and a commuter rail network in and around Liverpool City Region, England. It is a part of Serco-Abellio, and is formed of two electrified lines of the National Rail network known as the Northern Line and the Wirral Line which run underground in central Liverpool. A third line, separate from the electrified network, is named the City Line, which is a term used by the governing body Merseytravel referring to local services it sponsors on the Liverpool to Manchester Lines and Liverpool to Wigan Line operated by Northern.
The Merseyrail network has 68 stations and 75 miles of route, of which 6.5 miles are underground. Carrying approximately 110,000 passengers each weekday,[6] or 34 million passengers per year, it forms the most heavily used urban railway network in the UK outside London. The network is operated by a joint venture between franchise holder Serco and Abellio, who superseded Arriva Trains Merseyside in 2003. The contract is for 25 years expiring in 2028. Serco-Abellio operate a fleet of 59 trains and as of 2015, employ 1,200 people.
The large comprehensive urban network was formed in 1977 by merging separate rail lines by the construction of new tunnels under Liverpool city centre and Birkenhead. Although financial constraints have prevented some of the 1970s plans for the network being realised, the network has been extended, with additional extensions proposed.
The Merseyrail name became the official brand for the network in the days of British Rail, surviving several franchise holders, although the name was not used by Arriva when holding the franchise. Despite this, Merseytravel continued the Merseyrail branding at stations, allowing the name to be adopted colloquially. Merseyrail is referred to as Merseyrail Electrics by National Rail Enquiries, and as Serco/Abellio Merseyrail by Merseytravel.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JHB6TA - Euston is a London Underground station served by the Victoria line and both central branches of the Northern line. It directly connects with Euston main line station above it. The station is in Travelcard Zone 1.
Euston was constructed as two separate underground stations. Three of the four Northern line platforms date from the station's opening in 1907. The fourth Northern line platform and the two Victoria line platforms were constructed in the 1960s when the station was significantly altered to accommodate the Victoria line. Plans for High Speed 2 and Crossrail 2 both include proposals to modify the station to provide interchanges with the new services.
On the Northern line's Bank branch the station is between Camden Town and King's Cross St Pancras. On the Charing Cross branch it is between Mornington Crescent and Warren Street. On the Victoria line it is between Warren Street and King's Cross St. Pancras. The station is near Euston Square station allowing connections at street level to the Circle, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan lines.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy MXFF3W - The Glasgow Subway is an underground metro line in Glasgow, Scotland. Opened on 14 December 1896, it is the third-oldest underground metro system in the world after the London Underground and the Budapest Metro. It is the only heavy rail underground metro system in the United Kingdom outside London, and also the only one in the United Kingdom which operates completely underground. It is also one of the very few railways in the world with a track running gauge of 4 ft (1,219 mm). Formerly a cable railway, the Subway was later electrified, but its twin circular lines were never expanded. The line was originally known as the Glasgow District Subway, but was later renamed Glasgow Subway Railway. It was so called when taken over by the Glasgow Corporation who renamed it the Glasgow Underground in 1936. Despite this rebranding, many Glaswegians continued to refer to the network as the Subway. In 2003 the name Subway was officially readopted by its operator, the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT). A ?40,000 study examining the feasibility of an expansion into the city's south side is in progress.
The system is not the oldest underground railway in Glasgow
that distinction belongs to a 3.1 mi (5.0 km) section of the Glasgow City and District Railway opened in 1863, now part of the North Clyde Line of the suburban railway network, which runs in a sub-surface tunnel under the city centre between High Street and west of Charing Cross. Another major section of underground suburban railway line in Glasgow is the Argyle Line, which was formerly part of the Glasgow Central Railway.
The Subway runs from 06:30 to 23:40 Monday to Saturday and 10:00 to 18:12 on Sunday
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P53BTN - The Glasgow Subway is an underground metro line in Glasgow, Scotland. Opened on 14 December 1896, it is the third-oldest underground metro system in the world after the London Underground and the Budapest Metro. It is the only heavy rail underground metro system in the United Kingdom outside London, and also the only one in the United Kingdom which operates completely underground. It is also one of the very few railways in the world with a track running gauge of 4 ft (1,219 mm). Formerly a cable railway, the Subway was later electrified, but its twin circular lines were never expanded. The line was originally known as the Glasgow District Subway, but was later renamed Glasgow Subway Railway. It was so called when taken over by the Glasgow Corporation who renamed it the Glasgow Underground in 1936. Despite this rebranding, many Glaswegians continued to refer to the network as the Subway. In 2003 the name Subway was officially readopted by its operator, the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT). A ?40,000 study examining the feasibility of an expansion into the city's south side is in progress.
The system is not the oldest underground railway in Glasgow
that distinction belongs to a 3.1 mi (5.0 km) section of the Glasgow City and District Railway opened in 1863, now part of the North Clyde Line of the suburban railway network, which runs in a sub-surface tunnel under the city centre between High Street and west of Charing Cross. Another major section of underground suburban railway line in Glasgow is the Argyle Line, which was formerly part of the Glasgow Central Railway.
The Subway runs from 06:30 to 23:40 Monday to Saturday and 10:00 to 18:12 on Sunday.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P53BTW - The Glasgow Subway is an underground metro line in Glasgow, Scotland. Opened on 14 December 1896, it is the third-oldest underground metro system in the world after the London Underground and the Budapest Metro. It is the only heavy rail underground metro system in the United Kingdom outside London, and also the only one in the United Kingdom which operates completely underground. It is also one of the very few railways in the world with a track running gauge of 4 ft (1,219 mm). Formerly a cable railway, the Subway was later electrified, but its twin circular lines were never expanded. The line was originally known as the Glasgow District Subway, but was later renamed Glasgow Subway Railway. It was so called when taken over by the Glasgow Corporation who renamed it the Glasgow Underground in 1936. Despite this rebranding, many Glaswegians continued to refer to the network as the Subway. In 2003 the name Subway was officially readopted by its operator, the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT). A ?40,000 study examining the feasibility of an expansion into the city's south side is in progress.
The system is not the oldest underground railway in Glasgow
that distinction belongs to a 3.1 mi (5.0 km) section of the Glasgow City and District Railway opened in 1863, now part of the North Clyde Line of the suburban railway network, which runs in a sub-surface tunnel under the city centre between High Street and west of Charing Cross. Another major section of underground suburban railway line in Glasgow is the Argyle Line, which was formerly part of the Glasgow Central Railway.
The Subway runs from 06:30 to 23:40 Monday to Saturday and 10:00 to 18:12 on Sunday.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HEJ6D6 - Camden Town often shortened to Camden (ambiguously also used for the much larger London Borough of Camden of which it is the central neighbourhood), is an inner city district of northwest London, 2.4 miles (3.9 km) north of the centre of London. It is one of the 35 major centres identified in the London Plan.
Laid out as a residential district from 1791 and originally part of the manor of Kentish Town and the parish of St Pancras, London, Camden Town became an important location during the early development of the railways, which reinforced its position on the London canal network. The area's industrial economic base has been replaced by service industries such as retail, tourism and entertainment. The area now hosts street markets and music venues which are strongly associated with alternative culture.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JGXNXF - The Shard, also referred to as the Shard London Bridge and formerly London Bridge Tower, is a 72-storey skyscraper, designed by the Italian architect Renzo Piano, in Southwark, London, that forms part of The Shard Quarter development. Standing 309.6 metres (1,016 feet) high, The Shard is the tallest building in the United Kingdom, and the tallest building in Western Europe. It is also the second-tallest free-standing structure in the United Kingdom, after the concrete tower of the Emley Moor transmitting station. It replaced Southwark Towers, a 24-storey office block built on the site in 1975.
The Shard's construction began in March 2009
it was topped out on 30 March 2012 and inaugurated on 5 July 2012. Practical completion was achieved in November 2012. The tower's privately operated observation deck, The View from The Shard, was opened to the public on 1 February 2013. The glass-clad pyramidal tower has 72 habitable floors, with a viewing gallery and open-air observation deck on the 72nd floor, at a height of 244 metres (801 ft). The Shard was developed by Sellar Property Group on behalf of LBQ Ltd and is jointly owned by Sellar Property (5%) and the State of Qatar (95%).
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K5J0BH - These underground toilets in St Giles' were built in 1895. They were for gentlemen only, as there was no question in Victorian times of building an outdoor public convenience for women.
Work on excavating the site had started by 17 August 1895, when the following report appeared in Jackson's Oxford Journal:
DISCOVERY OF RELICS.? During the excavation which has been made in connection with the new underground public convenience in St. Giles's the workmen came upon a large quantity of bones and horns, apparently those of oxen and deer, at a depth of about 7ft., a pair of horns being in excellent preservation
they also found a stoneware jug, minus the handle and broken at the spout, and two small cups made of red pottery and glazed, both much damaged.
Toilet railings
The work was completed by 12 October 1895, when Jackson's Oxford Journal reported:
Corporation works
An underground convenience has been built near the southern end of St. Giles-street, containing two w.c.'s and four urinals. These are reached by a flight of York stone steps from the surface of the street, and the structure is surrounded by a strong cast-iron railing on York stone base. The fittings are in the best white glazed ware, and the whole of the brickwork is lined internally with white and buff glazed bricks, the floor being of vitrified tiles laid upon concrete. The convenience is roofed with cement concrete carried upon steel girders, with pavement lights, cast-iron ventilators, &c.
There was originally just one entrance (the present southern one), and the railings surrounding are inscribed with the name of their maker, LUCY & CO, OXFORD (right) A second entrance with matching railings was built at a later date.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R64TPP - This image shows the iconic London Underground roundel marking the entrance to Knightsbridge tube station in central London. The red circular symbol with blue horizontal bar is one of the most recognisable pieces of transport branding in the world and has become synonymous with the city itself.
Knightsbridge station is located on the Piccadilly line and serves one of London's most internationally known districts, close to major attractions including department stores, museums, and Hyde Park. The illuminated station name signage beneath the roundel identifies the entrance and reinforces the Underground's consistent visual identity across the network.
The London Underground is the world's oldest underground railway system and remains a vital part of daily life in the capital, carrying millions of passengers each day. Images of the roundel are frequently used to represent London travel, commuting, tourism, and urban mobility.
Photographed at street level with surrounding buildings visible in the background, the image captures the integration of historic transport infrastructure within the modern cityscape. It is well suited for editorial use covering London transport, urban life, tourism, public infrastructure, and iconic British design.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DCE77W - Euston Station London
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DCE78B - Euston Station London
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DCE7HJ - You will find The Blackfriar in Blackfriars London within a short stroll of Blackfriars Bridge, Upper Thames Street and Fleet Street.
Its a historic Art Nouveau Grade II masterpiece of a pub was built in 1905 on the site of a Dominican friary. The building was designed by architect H. Fuller-Clark and artist Henry Poole, both committed to the free-thinking of the Arts and Crafts Movement. Jolly friars appear everywhere in the pub in sculptures, mosaics and reliefs. We are lucky to still be here as our wonderful pub was saved from demolition by a campaign led by Sir John Betjeman.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 7814615396 - 'View this whole set of cities here. If you do Twitter add me here.
Alexanderplatz is a large public square and transport hub in the central Mitte district of Berlin, near the Fernsehturm. Berliners often call it simply Alex.
Alexanderplatz has been subject to redevelopment several times in its history, most recently during the 1960s, when it was turned into a pedestrian zone and enlarged as part of the German Democratic Republic's redevelopment of the city centre. It is surrounded by several notable structures including the Fernsehturm (TV Tower), the second tallest structure in Europe.
Due to its high profile, many newcomers to Berlin mistake the nickname Alex and apply it to the Fernsehturm instead. Alex also accommodates the Park Inn Berlin and the World Time Clock, a continually rotating installation that shows the time throughout the globe, and Hermann Henselmann's Haus des Lehrers. During the Peaceful Revolution of 1989, the Alexanderplatz demonstration on 4 November was the largest demonstration in the history of East Germany.
Since German reunification, Alexanderplatz has undergone a gradual process of change with many of the surrounding buildings being renovated. Despite the reconstruction of the tram line crossing, it has retained its socialist character, including the much-graffitied 'Fountain of Friendship between Peoples' (Brunnen der V\u00f6lkerfreundschaft), a popular venue.
In 1993 plans for a major redevelopment including the construction of several skyscrapers were published, but due to a lack of demand it is unlikely these will be constructed. However, beginning with the reconstruction of the Kaufhof department store in 2004, and the biggest underground railway station of Berlin, some buildings will be redesigned and new structures built on the square's south-eastern side. The Alexa shopping mall, with approximately 180 stores opened nearby during 2007 and a large Saturn electronic store was built and is open on Alexanderplatz since 2008.
Many historic buildings are located in the vicinity of Alexanderplatz. The traditional seat of city government, the Rotes Rathaus, or Red City Hall, is located nearby, as was the former East German parliament building, the Palast der Republik, demolition of which began in February 2006 and has been completed. The reconstruction of the Baroque Stadtschloss at the site has been in planning.
Alexanderplatz is also the name of the S-Bahn and U-Bahn stations there, including this one.
Berlin has always fascinated me and regretfully I did not manage to visit the DDR before reunification. Hansa studio and the Berlin Trilogy gives it a special place in musical history.
The Berlin Trilogy is a series of David Bowie albums recorded in collaboration with Brian Eno in the 1970s. The three albums are Low, 'Heroes' and Lodger.
They became known as the Berlin Trilogy because Bowie was living in West Berlin at the time of their inception, at least part of them was recorded there, and they were influenced by the new Krautrock music from Germany that was popular at that time
most notably, the sound of electronic pop pioneers Kraftwerk (who, in the song 'Trans-Europe Express', mention the lyrics 'From station to station / back to D\u00fcsseldorf City / Meet Iggy Pop and David Bowie' as a nod to the two artists' work in Berlin), as well as bands such as Neu! and Harmonia.
The albums are experimental and rank among the most highly-regarded in the Bowie catalogue. Among the later styles influenced by the albums were New Wave, post-punk and industrial.
The accuracy of the moniker 'Berlin Trilogy' is debated, as only 'Heroes' was wholly recorded in Berlin, and none of Lodger, but the term has been used by Bowie himself to describe the albums.
Credit for producing the albums is occasionally mistakenly given to Brian Eno because of his extensive involvement with the trilogy and his well-known production work with other artists. Though Eno performed on all three records and co-wrote a few of the songs, all three albums were in fact produced by Bowie and Tony Visconti.
Lead guitar on the 'Heroes' album was handled by Robert Fripp, and lead guitar on the Lodger album was handled by Adrian Belew
these two guitarists later formed a partnership in a reincarnated King Crimson that has lasted nearly three decades. Their shared experience with Bowie later led to King Crimson regularly performing ''Heroes'' on their 2000 tour.
Checkout the lyrics here www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBGNlTPgQII at about 3min 26secs in.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HRFC - Metro train arrives at Berlin Alexanderplatz UBahn Station
Berlin Alexanderplatz is a railway station in the Mitte district of Berlin's city centre. It is one of the busiest transport hubs in the Berlin area. The station is named for the Alexanderplatz square on which it is located, near the Fernsehturm and the World clock.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DD4HE9 - Leicester Square is a London Underground station in Theatreland and Chinatown, in the West End of London. It is located on Charing Cross Road, a short distance to the east of Leicester Square itself.
The station is on the Northern line, between Charing Cross and Tottenham Court Road, and the Piccadilly line, between Piccadilly Circus and Covent Garden. It is in Travelcard Zone 1.
On early Tube plans, the station was listed as Cranbourn Street, but the present name was used when the station was first opened by the Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway on 15 December 1906.
Like other stations on the original sections of the Piccadilly and Northern lines, the station was originally constructed with lifts providing access to the platforms. The increase in passenger numbers in the 1920s as the Northern line was extended north (to Edgware) and south (to Morden) and the expected further increase from the 1930s extensions of the Piccadilly line led to the reconstruction of the station below ground in the early 1930s. New station entrances were constructed to a new sub-surface ticket hall. As with the similar sub-surface ticket hall previously built at Piccadilly Circus this was excavated partially under the roadway. From there banks of escalators were provided down to both sets of platforms. The redundant lifts were removed but the lift shaft remains in use as a ventilation shaft hidden behind a small door on the first landing of the Cranbourn street entrance stairs. The redeveloped station opened in 1935.
The escalators down to the Piccadilly line were the longest on the entire Underground network, being 54 m (177 ft) in length, until the rebuilding and reopening of Angel in 1992, which overtook Leicester Square with its 60 m (197 ft) escalators.
Offices above the red terracotta station building on the east side of Charing Cross Road were once occupied by the Northern line management staff but now have a variety of functions in addition to the Northern line
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 5042149043 - 'Six Underground - 'The Sneaker Pimps' - Play this track here.
\u00bfWhats this iPod Shuffle set all about? Read about it here
Another fave of mine from probably the best album you have never heard!
The band's founding members were Chris Corner and Liam Howe, who then recruited Kelli Dayton in in Hartlepool, England in 1994. Combined with the fear of being identified with the fad for trip-hop acts (e.g. Portishead), Dayton was asked to leave the group, and Corner became the singer from the second album onwards.
Chris Corner left the band in 2003 and released two solo albums in 2004 and 2006 under the moniker IAMX titled Kiss + Swallow and The Alternative. Kelli Ali (Dayton) recorded her third solo album Rocking Horse at the beginning of 2008 and released it through One Little Indian late Autumn 2008. She is quoted as saying this is a very different affair to her two previous solo albums, Tigermouth and Psychic Cat. Rocking Horse was produced by Max Richter.
Seek out the first album 'Becoming X' from which this track was taken.
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Which tube is it for Euston Station?
Have you ever asked yourself that? I can guess the answer, its likely to be the same as mine.
However, Microsoft seem to think we need help for this, from that not very useful search engine, thats recently been rebranded from Live Search, Windows Live Search, and MSN Search. Er.. Bing.
If you haven't heard of it, thats because its not so popular. Bing is the third largest search engine on the web by query volume, at 3.24%, after its competitor Google at 84.80% and Yahoo at 6.19%. A piece of trivia, Bing's official Chinese name is b\u00ec y\u00ecng ( \u5fc5\u61c9 ), which literally means 'very certain to respond' or 'very certain to answer' in Chinese. Neat eh!
Bing is marketted as the simple search engine.
Anyway back to Euston.... The launch advert for Bing in the UK asks this question. 'Which tube is it for Euston Station?'. Bing comes to the rescue in the marketting world to return the simple correct answer. Although in the real world, like you may have guessed, you would have been better sticking with Google all along.
Check it out here.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CF7D94 - Panorama of Euston tube Station, Euston Square, Camden, London, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CF2424 - Drinking Beer in Covent Garden and overlooking old London and the square
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PM1FHG - Frodsham Wind Farm is one of England's largest onshore generating stations, and the largest in the Cheshire region, with an installed capacity of more than 50 MW. Construction of the wind farm began in March 2015 and became fully operational in February 2017.
Scope of works
The Balance of Plant element of work at Frodsham Wind Farm included Cheetham Hill Construction Ltd taking the role of Principal Contractor and to carry out the design and construction of all works required with the exception of the wind turbine supply. The scope of works includes:
Design, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of the site civil infrastructure, site access roads, on-site roads, crane hard-standings, drainage as required, substation buildings (two substations
one on the east of the site and one to the west of the site) and foundations
Design, supply, installation and testing of the turbine foundations
Design, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of the site electrical and instrumentation infrastructure
Design, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of the site SCADA and communications systems
Design, supply and installation of the site temporary construction compound
Reinstatement of the site compound and laydown areas after construction completion
Compliance with all planning restrictions, site lease requirements and general legislation applicable to the project
Act in the role of Principal Contractor for the duration of the works and turbine installation, including foundation construction, and commissioning period.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JHB6Y9 -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JKC2H0 - The Victoria line is a London Underground line that runs between Brixton in south London and Walthamstow Central in the north-east, via the West End. It is printed in light blue on the Tube map and is one of the only two lines on the network to run completely underground, the other being the Waterloo & City line.
The line was constructed in the 1960s and was the first entirely new Underground line in London for 50 years. It was designed to reduce congestion on other lines, particularly the Piccadilly line and the Charing Cross branch of the Northern line. The first section, from Walthamstow Central to Highbury & Islington, opened in September 1968 and an extension to Warren Street followed in December. The line was completed to Victoria station in March 1969 and was opened by Queen Elizabeth II who rode a train from Green Park to Victoria. The southern extension to Brixton opened in 1971, and Pimlico station was added in 1972.
The Victoria line is operated using automatic train operation, but all trains have drivers. The 2009 Tube Stock replaced the original 1967 Tube Stock trains. The line serves 16 stations and all but Pimlico provide interchanges with other Transport for London or National Rail services. The line, the most intensively used on the Underground, is used by over 200 million passengers each year, making it the sixth-busiest tube line.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED4MNK - The Jolly Judge public bar in the heart of Edinburgh's Old Town.
A few hundred yards from Edinburgh Castle, Princes Street, St. Giles Cathedral and on the Royal Mile itself, the JollyJudge is delighted to welcome you to Scotland's capital city. A World Heritage Site, Edinburgh is, in our view, one of the most beautiful cities in Europe. We hope you get the change to visit and consider the evidence for yourself and we're sure your verdict will be positive.
As one of Edinburgh first free-to-access WiFi hotspots, we're glad to be able to continue to offer this service - it's what we call 'Pintware. It's free for customers to use - just buy a drink and plug into the world wide web
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AAEHXN -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AGPKCB -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AGPNPX - Protect and Survive was a public information series on civil defence produced by the British government during the late 1970s and early 1980s. It is intended to inform British citizens on how to protect themselves during a nuclear attack, and consists of a mixture of pamphlets, radio broadcasts, and public information films. The series had originally been intended for distribution only in the event of dire national emergency, but provoked such intense public interest that the pamphlets were authorised for general release.
Protect and Survive had its origins in civil defence leaflets dating back to 1938, titled The Protection of Your Home Against Air Raids. These advised the homeowner on what to do in the event of air attack. This evolved as the nature of warfare and geopolitics changed, with the pamphlets concurrently updated into Advising the Householder on Protection against Nuclear Attack in 1963. This document, of which 500,000 copies were made, garnered considerable public and government criticism when it was first released for its lack of explanations or conveyance of the reasoning behind the advice that was given. The Estimates Committee were similarly bemused by the advice, calling for its withdrawal. Civil defence personnel were summoned to House of Commons meetings in which they responded to all the points of criticism that were raised. The 1963 pamphlet was then accompanied by a series of public information films produced in 1964, called Civil Defence Information Bulletins. These films were intended to be broadcast in a state of emergency. Pamphlets similar to those prepared in 1963 briefly appeared in Peter Watkins' controversial 1965 BBC docudrama The War Game, in a scene where they were distributed to people's homes. The 1964 Bulletins were not depicted in this controversial film.
The fallout radiation advice in Protect and Survive was based on 1960s fallout shelter experiments.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AND979 - Mind the gap is an audible or visual warning phrase issued to rail passengers to take caution while crossing the horizontal, and in some cases vertical, spatial gap between the train door and the station platform.
The phrase was first introduced in 1968 on the London Underground in the United Kingdom. It is today popularly associated with the UK among tourists because of the particularly British word choice (this meaning of the verb mind has largely fallen into disuse in the US).
The phrase Mind the gap was coined in around 1968 for a planned automated announcement, after it had become impractical for drivers and station attendants to warn passengers. London Underground chose digital recording using solid state equipment with no moving parts. As data storage capacity was expensive, the phrase had to be short. A concise warning was also easier to paint onto the platform.
The equipment was supplied by AEG Telefunken. According to the Independent on Sunday, sound engineer Peter Lodge, who owned Redan Recorders in Bayswater, working with a Scottish Telefunken engineer, recorded an actor reading Mind the gap and Stand clear of the doors please, but the actor insisted on royalties and the phrases had to be re-recorded. Lodge read the phrases to line up the recording equipment for level and those were used.
While Lodge's recording is still in use, some lines use other recordings. One was recorded by voice artist Emma Clarke. Others, on the Piccadilly line for example, were by Archers actor Tim Bentinck for 15 years, but are now by Julie Berry. At least 10 stations were supplied with announcers manufactured by PA Communications Ltd. of Milton Keynes. The recorded voice is that of Keith Wilson, their industrial sales manager at the time (May 1990). It can still be heard, at Paddington for example.
In March 2013, an old Mind the gap recording by the actor Oswald Laurence was restored to the curved northbound platform at Embankment station on the Northern line s
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ABY99B - One of Britain's most identifiable symbols is the bar-and-circle Transport for London roundel, which has since its first incarnation in 1908 become not just a globally recognized commercial transport logo but a cultural icon in its own right.
Design of the roundel (which until 1972 was referred to as the bull's-eye) is attributed to no one person and its marriage of abstraction, typography, and form symbolizes nothing in particular. But the crisp, memorable shape that makes it an easy-to-read train station marker has retained its integrity while adapting to changing eras and expanded uses with tweaks to color or typography, all while retaining its power as a symbol, for London's transit system and the city itself.
Dr. David Lawrence, a design historian who teaches at Kingston University, has written a new book on the history of the roundel, A Logo for London
The winged wheel designed in 1905 was an early precursor of the now iconic Transport for London bar and circle design. This cap badge issued to bus crews from 1910-14 featured the winged wheel logo of the London General Omnibus Company. One precursor was the London Passenger Transport Board (LPTB) symbol
German designer Hans Schleger reimagined Edward Johnston's bull's-eye while creating signage. The present red-and-blue color scheme of the Underground roundel at North Greenwich is the most recognized and widely appropriated version of the logo, which has been used as pop cultural shorthand by nightclubs, fashion labels, and the Occupy London movement.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CEY8TT - Man in a pedestrian tunnel having tunnel vision. Latchford A50 near the swingbridge, warrington Cheshire
