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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,rail,Forth,across,EH30,Forth Railway Bridge,ScotRail Aberdeen,service,waterfront,Forth Bridge,train,RNLI,dock,iconic,red,cantilever,bridge,heritage,ScotRail passenger train,Edinburgh to Aberdeen,historic,buildings,lifeboat station,UNESCO,World Heritage Site,Victorian,engineering,Scottish transport landmark,railway crossing Fife,waterfront architecture,sunny day,East Coast Main Line,connection,public transport,tourism,cantilever bridge engineering,historic maritime buildings,day trip from Edinburgh
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3F3F0GB - A ScotRail passenger service bound for Aberdeen crosses the red steel Forth Railway Bridge above Hawes Pier at South Queensferry, Scotland. Below the railway deck are historic dockside and waterfront buildings, including Queensferry RNLI Lifeboat Station and its visitor signage. The stone quay, tidal foreshore and waters of the Firth of Forth create a layered maritime setting beneath the immense Victorian bridge.
Opened on 4 March 1890, the Forth Bridge connected Edinburgh more directly with Fife and the railway routes continuing north towards Dundee and Aberdeen. Its three enormous double cantilevers and distinctive red lattice steelwork made it a landmark achievement in railway and civil engineering. The bridge remains in regular use by passenger and freight trains and forms an important part of Scotland's east coast rail network.
The crossing was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in July 2015. When completed, its two principal spans of 541 metres were the longest bridge spans in the world. Its exposed structural design, vast scale and continued railway use have made it one of Scotland's most recognisable industrial landmarks.
Queensferry Lifeboat Station stands on Hawes Pier in the shadow of the bridge. The RNLI station was established in 1967 and provides an inshore lifeboat service for the Firth of Forth. Its volunteers respond to emergencies involving leisure craft, commercial vessels and people in difficulty on or beside the water.
The sunny waterfront scene brings together Scottish railway history, active public transport, maritime rescue, historic dock architecture and tourism. It is suitable for editorial coverage of ScotRail, Aberdeen rail services, the Forth Bridge, RNLI volunteers, South Queensferry, UNESCO heritage, Victorian engineering, coastal communities and transport links between Edinburgh, Fife, Dundee and north-east Scotland.
High St, South Queensferry, Scotland, EH30 9HN
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,255A9986,Steam,beam,engine,High Mill,Verdant Works Museum,Dundee,Scotland,UK,Boulton,Watt,1801,industrial,engineering,jute,mill,machinery,power,textile,factory,mechanical,history,Scottish,museum,heritage,Victorian,industry,pulleys,columns,Verdant,works
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3ENF23H - Steam beam engine inside the High Mill at Verdant Works Museum in Dundee, Scotland, UK. The preserved engine is displayed within the lofty restored industrial interior, surrounded by cast-iron columns, timber roof members, railings and jute-mill machinery. Dundee Heritage Trust records that the High Mill now contains a restored Boulton and Watt beam engine dating from 1801 which had previously been used in Dundee. Steam power transformed textile manufacturing by allowing large mills to drive extensive lines of machinery through shafts, belts and pulleys, and engines of this type became central to Britain's Industrial Revolution. The photograph is suitable for editorial coverage of steam engines, Boulton and Watt, industrial engineering, Dundee jute, Victorian mills, power generation, textile factories, mechanical history, Scottish industry, museum collections, engineering heritage and the Industrial Revolution. The elevated viewpoint places the engine within the wider mill environment and helps show how power machinery formed part of a complex multi-storey industrial production system.
Verdant Works Museum, West Henderson's Wynd, Dundee DD1 5BT, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,255A9997,Dundee,jute,mill,interior,Verdant Works Museum,Scotland,UK,industrial,Victorian,factory,columns,timber,machinery,textile,manufacturing,heritage,workers,labour,engineering,museum,industry,history,architecture,sunlight,pulleys,Scottish,tourism,workplace
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3ENF261 - Dundee jute mill interior at Verdant Works Museum in Dundee, Scotland, UK. The preserved industrial space shows tall cast-iron columns, timber roof structures, suspended pulleys and machinery arranged within the restored Victorian mill. Verdant Works occupies an 1833 mill complex and tells the story of Dundee's internationally important jute industry, the machinery used to process the fibre and the lives of the thousands of mill workers whose labour shaped the city. The photograph is suitable for editorial coverage of jute, Dundee industrial heritage, textile manufacturing, Victorian factories, factory architecture, mill machinery, Scottish industry, working-class history, museum interpretation, engineering, labour history and industrial tourism. Strong sunlight entering through the historic windows creates long shadows across the floor and emphasises the repetitive structural grid of the mill. The image provides a useful wide contextual view of the working environment in which jute was prepared, spun and woven, and of the scale of the industrial infrastructure once associated with Dundee's famous 'jute, jam and journalism' economy.
Verdant Works Museum, West Henderson's Wynd, Dundee DD1 5BT, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,centre,Suspension Bridge,River Dee bridge,landmark,historic bridge,pedestrians,Queens,Park,The Groves,Groves,riverside,metal,Victorian,tourists,tourism,Cheshire,British,engineering,historic,heritage,history,crossing,views,site,visitor attraction,city centre walking route,riverside walk,urban,connectivity,structure,public,leisure walking,dog walking,outdoor recreation,English heritage tourism,summer sunshine,blue sky
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EG4BTX - People walk across Queen's Park Suspension Bridge over the River Dee in Chester, Cheshire, during bright summer weather. The pedestrian bridge links The Groves on the city-centre side of the river with the Queen's Park and Handbridge area on the southern bank. Mature green trees, blue patches of sky and white clouds create an attractive seasonal setting, while strong sunlight casts shadows across the timber walkway.
The photograph looks through the decorative entrance portal, with its lattice steel towers, suspension cables, ornamental finials and prominent sign reading City of Chester Queen's Park Bridge 1923 . The Chester coat of arms is displayed beneath the sign. Several pedestrians are crossing the bridge, including local residents or visitors, a man walking a small dog and people approaching from the opposite bank. Their presence illustrates the bridge's continuing everyday role as both a practical walking route and a popular feature of Chester's riverside landscape.
The present bridge was designed by Charles Greenwood, Chester's City Engineer and Surveyor, and officially opened on 18 April 1923. It replaced an earlier suspension bridge dating from the nineteenth century. The crossing remains an important pedestrian connection between The Groves and Queen's Park and is a familiar local landmark beside one of the most popular riverside walks in Chester.
Its lightweight suspended structure and ornate metalwork give the bridge a distinctive historic character, contrasting with the dense summer foliage surrounding the River Dee. The image is suitable for editorial use relating to Chester tourism, active travel, pedestrian infrastructure, historic engineering, riverside recreation, dog walking, summer holidays, urban connectivity and the conservation of century-old public structures.
Queen's Park Suspension Bridge, The Groves, Chester, Cheshire, England, UK, CH1 1SD
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,city,centre,West Yorkshire,England,cast,metal,pavement,drainage,inspection,ironwork,street,iron work,historic,furniture,sanitation,Yorkshire water,engineering,urban,infrastructure,public,health,history,heritage,Victorian,Edwardian,industrial,hidden,detail,details,old,trade name,local maker,iron foundry,lettering,municipal,sewerage,streetscape
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EJ120E - Close-up of a cast iron pavement grid or drainage cover in Briggate, Leeds, carrying the raised lettering C. Wooler & Son, Sanitary Engineers, Leeds . The black and white detail photograph shows rough worn metal, patterned anti-slip bars, weathered surface texture and historic maker's lettering, turning a small piece of street furniture into a record of local engineering, public health and infrastructure. The image is useful for editorial coverage of Leeds urban history, Victorian and Edwardian sanitation, drainage, cast iron manufacturing, street ironwork, public realm, city centre heritage and overlooked material evidence beneath pedestrians' feet. The wording sanitary engineers reflects a period when urban growth, sewers, water supply and public health improvements were central to civic life. Firms supplying grids, drains, covers, pipes and related metalwork helped make dense commercial streets safer, cleaner and more functional. Briggate is one of Leeds's best-known shopping and commercial streets, so the survival of this marked grid links modern retail and pedestrian life with the practical infrastructure of an industrial city. The photograph has strong stock value for themes around hidden heritage, local makers, engineering trades, iron foundries, drainage systems, urban archaeology, street furniture, utilities, conservation and public health history. The monochrome treatment emphasises the raised text, pitted metal, highlights, repeated rectangular tread pattern and worn surface, giving the image an abstract graphic quality as well as documentary interest. It can illustrate features on Leeds history, old trade names, city centre detail, pavements, drainage, sanitation, municipal improvement and the quiet survival of industrial craftsmanship in everyday streetscapes. With no wider street view visible, the image should be captioned from the readable lettering and supplied Briggate context rather than treated as a precise street-number location.
Briggate, Leeds city centre, Angel Inn Yd, Leeds LS1 6LN
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,NI,Northern Ireland,UK,centre,clock,towers,clocks,Belfast,that,leans,Victorian,clock tower,landmarks,historic,heritage,nineteenth,century,architecture,BT1 3FF,BT1,sandstone,Gothic Revival,style,urban,landmark,public,monument,building,famous,structure,engineering,subsidence,clockface,detail,blue sky,clouds,summer
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RFJ3A1 - This image shows the Albert Memorial Clock, one of Belfast's most recognisable landmarks, located in Queen's Square in the city centre. The Victorian-era clock tower was erected in the late nineteenth century as a memorial to Prince Albert, consort of Queen Victoria, and is constructed from sandstone with Gothic Revival detailing.
The tower is famously known for its noticeable lean, caused by subsidence due to its foundations being built on reclaimed land close to the River Lagan. This characteristic tilt has become a defining feature of the structure and a point of local pride, often likened humorously to continental leaning towers.
The photograph appears to have been taken in bright summer conditions, with a vivid blue sky and scattered white clouds providing a clean backdrop that emphasises the vertical form of the tower and the ornate stone detailing. Strong sunlight highlights the clock face and sculptural elements set into the lower section of the tower.
Surrounded by modern apartment buildings and urban infrastructure, the Albert Clock stands as a visual link between Belfast's Victorian past and its contemporary cityscape. The image captures both the monument's architectural significance and its continued role as a focal point within the everyday life of the city.
Albert Memorial Clock, Queen's Square, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, BT1 3FF
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,English,cotton,spinning,sliver,textiles,cottonmill,industrial,industry,manufacturing,machinery,machine,fibre,fibers,yarnproduction,industrialrevolution,silver,can,cans,drafting,rollers,preparation,spinningprocess,millinterior,historic,heritage,preserved,museum,victorian,edwardian,analogue,mechanical,engineering,history
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R55JB5 - drawing frames (sometimes called draw frames) with sliver cans, as used in Lancashire cotton spinning mills in the late-19th and early-20th century.
What you're seeing
The thick, soft cotton strands looping down into the containers are sliver.
The tall cylindrical containers are sliver cans, used to store and transport the fibre between processes.
Above the cans is the drawing frame, with a line of drafting rollers that pull multiple slivers together and stretch them to improve uniformity.
What the drawing frame did
The drawing frame sat between carding and spinning and had three main jobs:
Combine several carded slivers into one
Draft (stretch) the fibres to make them finer
Straighten and equalise fibre alignment
The output was a smoother, more even sliver ready for:
further drawing stages, or
the roving (speed) frame, and then spinning
How to tell it's not a roving frame
This is a common point of confusion:
Drawing frame: sliver goes into cans (as shown here)
Roving (speed) frame: fibres are twisted and wound onto bobbin spindles, not cans
Because there is no twist and the material is collected loosely in cans, this is clearly a drawing frame.
Why this is classic Lancashire
Drawing frames were standard in mills across Oldham, Bolton, Blackburn, Burnley and Preston
Lancashire mills often used multiple drawing passages to achieve consistency at scale
Uniform sliver was essential for high-speed spinning on mules or ring frames
In short
This image shows cotton drawing frames feeding sliver into cans, a crucial intermediate stage in Lancashire's spinning process, responsible for fibre consistency, quality and productivity. This image shows a row of cotton drawing frames with sliver cans inside a Lancashire spinning mill, illustrating a key intermediate stage in the cotton manufacturing process. Drawing frames were used after carding to improve the uniformity, alignment and consistency of cotton fibres before they were spun into yarn.
Lancashire, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,British,English,loom,textiles,weavingshed,factory,machinery,machine,yarn,warp,weft,cloth,fabric,production,engineering,mechanical,industrialrevolution,Lancs,loomroom,weavingroom,beltdrive,lineshaft,overheadshafts,steamage,victorian,edwardian,twentiethcentury,millinterior,historic,heritage,preserved,museum
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R55JBA - The large cylindrical beam wrapped with white yarn at the front is the warp beam, supplying thousands of parallel warp threads.
The machines are arranged in long, tightly packed rows, typical of weaving sheds rather than spinning rooms.
Overhead line-shafting and belt drives powered each loom individually.
The overall layout is wide, open and repetitive, designed for one weaver to supervise multiple looms.
This immediately distinguishes it from:
Spinning mules (which have moving carriages)
Ring frames (vertical spindles, no warp beam)
Carding or drawing machines (shorter, bulkier units)
What the loom did
A Lancashire power loom:
Took warp yarn from the beam
Inserted weft yarn across it (by shuttle in older looms)
Interlaced warp and weft to produce woven cloth
Wound the finished fabric onto a cloth roller
This was the final major stage of cotton manufacture, after carding, drawing and spinning.
Why this is classic Lancashire
Power looms dominated towns such as Burnley, Blackburn, Accrington, Chorley and Preston
Lancashire specialised in mass cotton weaving, often more than spinning
Sheds were built with:
North-light roofs for even daylight
Open floors to manage noise, heat and lint
A single weaver, often a woman, might operate four or more looms simultaneously
In short
This image shows Lancashire cotton power looms in a weaving shed, producing woven cloth from spun yarn.
It represents the end stage of the cotton process and one of the most recognisable interiors of Britain's industrial textile past. This image shows a row of historic cotton power looms inside a Lancashire weaving shed, a setting that became synonymous with mass textile production during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Power looms were used to weave spun cotton yarn into finished cloth by interlacing warp threads, drawn from the large beams visible in the foreground, with weft yarn carried across the loom.
The looms are arranged in long, uniform rows
Lancashire, North West England, United Kingdom
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,British,English,cardingmachine,textile,textiles,manufacturing,factory,spinning,fibre,fibers,engineering,mechanical,belt,pulleys,rollers,drums,Lancs,PlattBrothers,Oldham,Bolton,Blackburn,Burnley,Preston,northwestengland,britishindustry,heritage,historic,museum,preserved,victorian,edwardian,steamage,powertransmission,lineshaft,beltdrive
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R55JBG - The large central drum is the main carding cylinder, which rotates at speed.
The multiple small pulleys around the side are part of the belt-driven transmission, typical of Lancashire mills using line-shaft power from overhead shafts.
The wooden casing (often polished hardwood) is characteristic of British carding engines, both for protection and to reduce lint escape.
Surrounding rollers and covers would have worked with:
the licker-in (to open raw cotton),
worker and stripper rollers (to disentangle fibres),
and the doffer (to remove the aligned fibre web).
What it did in the cotton process
This machine sat early in the cotton production line:
Raw cotton arrived compressed and dirty
It was opened and cleaned (blow room machinery)
Carding engine aligned the fibres into a continuous web
The web was condensed into sliver, ready for drawing and spinning
Without carding, spinning simply did not work properly.
Why it's so Lancashire
Carding engines were ubiquitous in Lancashire mills (Oldham, Bolton, Blackburn, Burnley, Preston).
British makers such as Platt Brothers of Oldham dominated this machinery worldwide.
The heavy iron castings, belt drives, and polished woodwork are textbook North-West England mill engineering.
Rossendale, Lancashire, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,textile,Lancs,England,UK,English,mills,manufacture,Mill,Burnley,history,tourism,steam,powered,weaving,mill,power,powering,Queen Street,Harle Syke,Lancashire,BB10 2HX,BB10,the,Victorian,engine,engineering,steel,brass,pipes,steam power,industrial,industry,Harle,Syke
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PMKE15 - . Peace the Victorian steam engine, powering Queens textile Mill, Queen Street, Harle Syke, Burnley, Lancashire, England, UK, BB10 2HX. Photographed on 6 April 2023, this spring image records the subject in its real-world setting and provides a contemporary visual reference for the place, activity, object or organisation shown. The recorded location is Queen Street Mill, Harle Syke, Briercliffe, Burnley BB10 2HX, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include textile, Lancs, mills, manufacture, Mill, Burnley, history, tourism, steam, powered, weaving, power, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. Architecturally, the scene records the form, materials, scale and public-facing character of the built environment, making it useful for coverage of design, planning, conservation, development and urban identity. The image has value for architectural and place-based research because buildings and interiors can be refurbished, repurposed, demolished or substantially altered, while streets and public spaces also evolve. The heritage dimension gives the photograph relevance to local history, conservation, collective memory, historic buildings and objects, civic identity and the ways in which earlier generations are represented in today's public realm. As a contemporary record of a historic subject, it can illustrate preservation, interpretation, restoration, tourism and debates about how cultural and industrial heritage is maintained and reused. Industrial subject matter gives the image strong relevance to manufacturing, engineering, energy, utilities, machinery, skilled work and Britain's industrial heritage. Its value is both descriptive and editorial, allowing the scene to illustrate news, features, local history, travel, social change and retrospective comparison.
Queen Street Mill, Harle Syke, Briercliffe, Burnley BB10 2HX
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,textile,Lancs,England,UK,English,mills,manufacture,Mill,Burnley,history,tourism,steam,powered,weaving,mill,power,powering,Queen Street,Harle Syke,Lancashire,BB10 2HX,BB10,Peace,the,Victorian,engine,engineering,steel,brass,pipes,pipework,oil,tap,taps,gauge,gauges
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PMKE16 - . Peace the Victorian steam engine, powering Queens textile Mill, Queen Street, Harle Syke, Burnley, Lancashire, England, UK, BB10 2HX. Photographed on 6 April 2023, this spring image records the subject in its real-world setting and provides a contemporary visual reference for the place, activity, object or organisation shown. The recorded location is Queen Street Mill, Harle Syke, Briercliffe, Burnley BB10 2HX, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include textile, Lancs, mills, manufacture, Mill, Burnley, history, tourism, steam, powered, weaving, power, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. Architecturally, the scene records the form, materials, scale and public-facing character of the built environment, making it useful for coverage of design, planning, conservation, development and urban identity. The image has value for architectural and place-based research because buildings and interiors can be refurbished, repurposed, demolished or substantially altered, while streets and public spaces also evolve. The heritage dimension gives the photograph relevance to local history, conservation, collective memory, historic buildings and objects, civic identity and the ways in which earlier generations are represented in today's public realm. As a contemporary record of a historic subject, it can illustrate preservation, interpretation, restoration, tourism and debates about how cultural and industrial heritage is maintained and reused. Industrial subject matter gives the image strong relevance to manufacturing, engineering, energy, utilities, machinery, skilled work and Britain's industrial heritage. Its value is both descriptive and editorial, allowing the scene to illustrate news, features, local history, travel, social change and retrospective comparison.
Queen Street Mill, Harle Syke, Briercliffe, Burnley BB10 2HX
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,textile,Lancs,England,UK,English,mills,Cottonopolis,manufacture,Mill,Burnley,history,tourism,steam,powered,weaving,mill,reed,cotton,factory,system,automation,machinery,Victorian,Briercliffe,BB10 2HX,Lancashire,Harle Syke,North West,NW,BB10,machines,engineering,standardisation
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PMKE1H - A reed is part of a weaving loom, and resembles a comb or a frame with many vertical slits. It is used to separate and space the warp threads, to guide the shuttle's motion across the loom, and to push the weft threads into place. In most floor looms with, the reed is securely held by the beater. Floor looms and mechanized looms both use a beater with a reed, whereas Inkle weaving and tablet weaving do not use reeds.
Modern reeds are made by placing flattened strips of wire (made of carbon or stainless steel) between two half round ribs of wood, and binding the whole together with tarred string.
Historically, reeds were made of reed or split cane. The split cane was then bound between ribs of wood in the same manner as wire is now.
In 1738, John Kay replaced split cane with flattened iron or brass wire, and the change was quickly adopted.
To make a reed, wire is flattened to a uniform thickness by passing it between rollers. The flat wire is then straightened, given rounded edges, and filed smooth. The final step is to cut the wire to the correct length and assemble. The tarred cord that binds the reed together is wrapped around each set of wooden ribs and between the dents to hold the ribs together and at the correct spacing.
The length of the metal wire varies depending on the type of fabric and the type of loom being used. For a machine-powered cotton loom, the metal wires are commonly 3.5 inches (89 mm) long. For hand-powered floor looms, around 4 inches (100 mm) is common.
Queen Street Mill, Harle Syke, Briercliffe, Burnley BB10 2HX
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,textile,Lancs,England,UK,English,mills,Cottonopolis,manufacture,Mill,Burnley,history,tourism,steam,powered,weaving,mill,reed,cotton,factory,system,automation,machinery,Victorian,Briercliffe,BB10 2HX,Lancashire,Harle Syke,North West,NW,BB10,machines,engineering,standardisation,thread
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PMKE3C - A reed is part of a weaving loom, and resembles a comb or a frame with many vertical slits. It is used to separate and space the warp threads, to guide the shuttle's motion across the loom, and to push the weft threads into place. In most floor looms with, the reed is securely held by the beater. Floor looms and mechanized looms both use a beater with a reed, whereas Inkle weaving and tablet weaving do not use reeds.
Modern reeds are made by placing flattened strips of wire (made of carbon or stainless steel) between two half round ribs of wood, and binding the whole together with tarred string.
Historically, reeds were made of reed or split cane. The split cane was then bound between ribs of wood in the same manner as wire is now.
In 1738, John Kay replaced split cane with flattened iron or brass wire, and the change was quickly adopted.
To make a reed, wire is flattened to a uniform thickness by passing it between rollers. The flat wire is then straightened, given rounded edges, and filed smooth. The final step is to cut the wire to the correct length and assemble. The tarred cord that binds the reed together is wrapped around each set of wooden ribs and between the dents to hold the ribs together and at the correct spacing.
The length of the metal wire varies depending on the type of fabric and the type of loom being used. For a machine-powered cotton loom, the metal wires are commonly 3.5 inches (89 mm) long. For hand-powered floor looms, around 4 inches (100 mm) is common.
Queen Street Mill, Harle Syke, Briercliffe, Burnley BB10 2HX
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Wales,welsh,Llangollen station,signal,signals,UK,system,transport,sign,board,Denbighshire,Cymru,British,Railways,infrastructure,engineering,safety,history,historic,heritage,platform,outside,box,signs,old-fashioned,old fashioned,Victorian,brick,wall,of,walls,glass,windows,construction,gorsaf
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JRA4H5 - . This dated editorial view of Llangollen , North Wales, UK in 2022 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The scene records Llangollen station heritage, historic signal box, North Wales, UK. The wider scene also brings together adaptive reuse, regional identity, mechanical signalling, urban regeneration, local character, urban fabric, historical comparison, town-centre renewal, social history, industrial railway, visual archive, public-realm investment, built heritage, and period detail. The wider contemporary story combines station investment, rail reform and the role of rail in lower-carbon regional transport. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with construction costs, commercial viability and how public investment can reshape pedestrian movement and evening activity. The archival value lies partly in recording lettering, decoration and surface detail around Llangollen , North Wales, UK before new construction alters the character of the place. The photograph additionally reflects heritage-led regeneration, mixed-use redevelopment, place identity, architectural character, freight wagon, trackside history, changing streetscape, and historic rolling stock. Details involving Wales, station, signal, heritage, and Llangollen make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. For Llangollen , North Wales, UK, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. Another useful connection is station investment and the contrast between mechanical railway systems and digital signalling within the specific setting of Llangollen , North Wales, UK. The scene further reflects adaptive reuse and the value of reusing existing buildings rather than wholesale demolition as part of the longer story of Llangollen , North Wales, UK.
Llangollen , North Wales, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Lancs,England,UK,tower,complex,site,summer,the,tourist,attraction,town,famous,traditional,circus,dungeon,eye,mini-golf,sea-life,Merlin Entertainments,Plc,Merlin,tourism,Grade I Listed,building,entertainment complex,James Maxwell,Charles Tuke,Fielding & Platt,Gloucester,Accrington bricks,Victorian,engineering,Norwegian ship Abana,Pavilion
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JRG8X4 - Blackpool Tower is a tourist attraction in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, which was opened to the public on 14 May 1894. When it opened, Blackpool Tower was the tallest man made structure in the British Empire. Inspired by the Eiffel Tower in Paris, it is 518 feet (158 metres) tall and is the 125th-tallest freestanding tower in the world. Blackpool Tower is also the common name for the Tower Buildings, an entertainment complex in a red-brick three-storey block that comprises the tower, Tower Circus, the Tower Ballroom, and roof gardens, which was designated a Grade I listed building in 1973
The Blackpool Tower Company was founded by London-based Standard Contract & Debenture Corporation in 1890
it bought an aquarium on Central Promenade with the intention of building a replica Eiffel Tower on the site. John Bickerstaffe, a former mayor of Blackpool, was asked to become chairman of the new company
Two Lancashire architects, James Maxwell and Charles Tuke, designed the tower. A new system of hydraulic riveting was used, based on the technology of Fielding & Platt of Gloucester. The total cost for the design and construction of the tower and buildings was about £290,000. Five million Accrington bricks, 3,478 long tons (3,534 t) of steel and 352 long tons (358 t) of cast iron were used to construct the tower and base
Promenade, Blackpool, Lancs, England, UK, FY1 4BJ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,Lancs,England,UK,tower,complex,site,summer,the,tourist,attraction,town,famous,traditional,circus,dungeon,eye,mini-golf,sea-life,Merlin Entertainments,Plc,Merlin,tourism,Grade I Listed,building,entertainment complex,James Maxwell,Charles Tuke,Fielding & Platt,Gloucester,Accrington bricks,Victorian,engineering,Norwegian ship Abana,Pavilion,UK holidays,surge,English seaside,knockout
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JRG8XB - Blackpool Tower is a tourist attraction in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, which was opened to the public on 14 May 1894. When it opened, Blackpool Tower was the tallest man made structure in the British Empire. Inspired by the Eiffel Tower in Paris, it is 518 feet (158 metres) tall and is the 125th-tallest freestanding tower in the world. Blackpool Tower is also the common name for the Tower Buildings, an entertainment complex in a red-brick three-storey block that comprises the tower, Tower Circus, the Tower Ballroom, and roof gardens, which was designated a Grade I listed building in 1973
The Blackpool Tower Company was founded by London-based Standard Contract & Debenture Corporation in 1890
it bought an aquarium on Central Promenade with the intention of building a replica Eiffel Tower on the site. John Bickerstaffe, a former mayor of Blackpool, was asked to become chairman of the new company
Two Lancashire architects, James Maxwell and Charles Tuke, designed the tower. A new system of hydraulic riveting was used, based on the technology of Fielding & Platt of Gloucester. The total cost for the design and construction of the tower and buildings was about £290,000. Five million Accrington bricks, 3,478 long tons (3,534 t) of steel and 352 long tons (358 t) of cast iron were used to construct the tower and base
Promenade, Blackpool, Lancs, England, UK, FY1 4BJ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Herefordshire,Lanark,and,company,works,Wye river,footbridge,Wye,crossing,park,Lanarkshire,Scotland,made,in,crest,Dieu Et Mon Droit,Alexander Findlay & Company,engineers,engineering,Milton,Motherwell Bridge and Engineering Company,CultureNL,Victoria,Victorian,1897,grade II listed,building,NGR,SO5125339423,HR1 2NX,HR1,memorial,rescue,suicide,crime
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M07AC2 - Alexander Findlay founded his engineering firm in 1888. The site he chose was at Milton to the north of Motherwell, on land conveniently next to the railway.
The location of the Parkneuk Works also made sense because it had plenty of space, which was important because it was normal practice for steel structures to be initially assembled at the factory before being dismantled and transported to the client. People living in the north end of Motherwell would become used to seeing huge steel structures appear in the yards of both Findlay's and the nearby Motherwell Bridge and Engineering Company.
An early visitor to the Parkneuk Works was William Ewart Gladstone, former (and future) Prime Minister. - Built by Findlay of Motherwell. Concrete piers with ashlar cutwaters
semi-suspension central span
lattice-work towers and parapets
terracotta piers with cast-iron lamp columns. Erected by public subscription to mark Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria.
Listing NGR: SO5125339423
Mill St, Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK, HR1 2NX
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Herefordshire,Lanark,and,company,works,Wye river,footbridge,Wye,crossing,park,Lanarkshire,Scotland,made,in,crest,Dieu Et Mon Droit,Alexander Findlay & Company,engineers,engineering,Milton,Motherwell Bridge and Engineering Company,CultureNL,Victoria,Victorian,1897,grade II listed,building,NGR,SO5125339423,HR1 2NX,HR1,memorial,rescue,suicide,crime
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M07AC3 - Alexander Findlay founded his engineering firm in 1888. The site he chose was at Milton to the north of Motherwell, on land conveniently next to the railway.
The location of the Parkneuk Works also made sense because it had plenty of space, which was important because it was normal practice for steel structures to be initially assembled at the factory before being dismantled and transported to the client. People living in the north end of Motherwell would become used to seeing huge steel structures appear in the yards of both Findlay's and the nearby Motherwell Bridge and Engineering Company.
An early visitor to the Parkneuk Works was William Ewart Gladstone, former (and future) Prime Minister. - Built by Findlay of Motherwell. Concrete piers with ashlar cutwaters
semi-suspension central span
lattice-work towers and parapets
terracotta piers with cast-iron lamp columns. Erected by public subscription to mark Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria.
Listing NGR: SO5125339423
Mill St, Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK, HR1 2NX
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Herefordshire,Lanark,and,company,works,Wye river,footbridge,Wye,crossing,park,Lanarkshire,Scotland,made,in,crest,Dieu Et Mon Droit,Alexander Findlay & Company,engineers,engineering,Milton,Motherwell Bridge and Engineering Company,CultureNL,Victoria,Victorian,1897,grade II listed,building,NGR,SO5125339423,HR1 2NX,HR1,memorial,rescue,suicide,crime
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M07AC4 - Alexander Findlay founded his engineering firm in 1888. The site he chose was at Milton to the north of Motherwell, on land conveniently next to the railway.
The location of the Parkneuk Works also made sense because it had plenty of space, which was important because it was normal practice for steel structures to be initially assembled at the factory before being dismantled and transported to the client. People living in the north end of Motherwell would become used to seeing huge steel structures appear in the yards of both Findlay's and the nearby Motherwell Bridge and Engineering Company.
An early visitor to the Parkneuk Works was William Ewart Gladstone, former (and future) Prime Minister. - Built by Findlay of Motherwell. Concrete piers with ashlar cutwaters
semi-suspension central span
lattice-work towers and parapets
terracotta piers with cast-iron lamp columns. Erected by public subscription to mark Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria.
Listing NGR: SO5125339423
Mill St, Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK, HR1 2NX
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Cheshire,England,UK,canals,Old,at,engineering,mechanical,gear,gears,winding,cranes,crane,green,Victorian,canal,infrastructure,MSCC,MSC,repairs,maintenance,sunny,summer,canalside,lift,derrick,block,blocks,cable,chain,cog,cogs,manual,wind
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JH5D32 - . An identifiable period record of Broadheath, Bridgewater Canal, Altrincham, Trafford, Cheshire, England, UK in 2022, retaining the practical detail and local context that distinguish a documentary photograph from a generic illustration. At the centre of the view is Old canal derrick crane at Broadheath, Bridgewater Canal, Altrincham, Trafford, Cheshire, England, UK. The locality and subject together evoke visual archive, local history, river transport, conservation interest, period streetscape, historic streetscape, waterside leisure, waterfront cityscape, architectural character, riverfront regeneration, conservation architecture, river crossing, traditional structure, and contemporary social history. Today's relevance is strengthened by water quality, climate adaptation and the continuing question of the growing value of rivers and canals as transport, leisure and environmental corridors. From a 2025-onward perspective, maintenance and adaptive reuse are closely linked to this subject, alongside how historic fabric can be retained while places adapt to modern use. Future viewers can use this scene from Broadheath, Bridgewater Canal, Altrincham, Trafford, Cheshire, England, UK to compare commercial use and occupation with whatever follows after redevelopment. Other useful contextual ideas include canal heritage, navigation corridor, local landmark, archival record, public realm, regional identity, changing streetscape, and heritage landmark. Elements such as crane, Trafford, Bridgewater, Altrincham, and Broadheath add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The wider setting at Broadheath, Bridgewater Canal, Altrincham, Trafford, Cheshire, England, UK matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The period view preserves a local visual benchmark for later comparison.
Broadheath, Bridgewater Canal, Altrincham, Trafford, Cheshire, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Peel Ports,Bridge,sunset,orange,locks,South Warrington,MSCC,Cheshire,North West England,UK,water,British,GB,Great Britain,Knutsford Road,Swing Bridge,Swingbridge,Latchford Village,Village,clouds,dusk,dawn,disused Latchford railway viaduct,railway viaduct,Latchford railway viaduct,Latchford railway bridge,Victorian,engineering,Victorian Engineering,dramatic,WBC,Warrington Borough,Warrington Borough Council,L&NWR,Stockport-Warrington line,Latchford Viaduct,Arrol,wrought iron
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PCTAGW - Latchford is a suburb and electoral ward of Warrington, Cheshire, England. It is around one mile south-east of Warrington town centre and has a total resident population of 7,856. Latchford is a predominantly residential area, Latchford lies between the River Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal, and broadly consists of 19th century terraced housing and some open space. The canal is crossed here by a swing bridge, a high level road bridge and the now disused Latchford railway viaduct. Its name came from Anglo-Saxon Læccford = Boggy-stream ford.
Knutsford Road, Warrington, UK
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Keywords: HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,Burrell,steam,engine,vehicle,logo,field,two,brass,Victorian,fayre,several,traction,traction engine,summer,history,historic,heritage,fair,display,event,English,British,engineering,maker,makers,engines,rollers,roller,running,road,vehicles,brand,Charles Burrell & Sons,Charles Burrell,&,Sons,Thetford,Norfolk
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BXPYHA - . An authentic period record of Cheshire, England, UK, retaining the practical visual detail that later redevelopment, rebranding or altered use can remove. The photograph is concerned with Burrells steam engine logo - Charles Burrell & Sons, Thetford, Norfolk. The setting additionally reflects conservation architecture, documentary photography, public realm, visual archive, contemporary history, historic townscape, conservation interest, architectural character, period building, traditional masonry, archival record, architectural contrast, period detail, and built heritage. Today's wider story includes maintenance, adaptive reuse and the practical question of the contrast between historic fabric and modern development. Future viewers can use this scene from Cheshire, England, UK to compare public access and movement with whatever follows after new ownership. The photograph additionally reflects social landscape, place identity, cityscape history, local character, everyday Britain, changing streetscape, before-and-after reference, and historic streetscape. The recorded references to Burrells, Thetford, Burrell, Norfolk, and steam preserve clues that can help identify how the subject was presented or used at the time. By fixing the subject within Cheshire, England, UK, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. Another strand within the photograph is maintenance and the contrast between historic fabric and modern development within the specific setting of Cheshire, England, UK. The scene retains a connection with adaptive reuse and preserving local identity during urban change as part of the longer story of Cheshire, England, UK. That also gives the frame relevance to heritage conservation and the contrast between historic fabric and modern development when considered against later change at Cheshire, England, UK.
Cheshire, England, UK
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,logo,Victorian,brass,vehicle,engine,steam,field,fayre,two,several,name plate,boiler,nameplate,lincolnshire,England,UK,Ltd,Limited,Clayton And Shuttleworth,Nathaniel Clayton,Joseph Shuttleworth,Stamp End Works,Lincoln,Lincolnshire,traction,traction engine,history,historic,heritage,fair,display,event,English,British,engineering
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BXPYHD - . This scene at Stamp End Works, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England documents an everyday subject with wider connections to local identity, social history and changing patterns of use. The documented subject is Clayton Shuttleworth Ltd,logo,nameplate, Lincoln, lincolnshire,England,UK. A wider reading of the photograph includes manufacturing heritage, historic workplace, built environment, urban change, changing streetscape, period detail, philatelic material, visual archive, postal ephemera, contemporary history, working-industry history, historical comparison, production technology, and manufacturing infrastructure. From a 2025-onward perspective, the scene also connects with postal rates, postal design and the disappearance of paper-based habits from routine life. Today's wider story includes skills and labour history, factory closures and the practical question of recording machinery and objects before they are dispersed. Small period details of building condition and alterations at Stamp End Works, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England may become more significant with time, especially following new ownership. A second layer of the scene includes before-and-after reference, factory-floor equipment, postal artefact, regional identity, everyday Britain, collectable stamp, used postage stamp, and factory equipment. References to Shuttleworth, lincolnshire, nameplate, Clayton, and Lincoln give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to the named subject. Around Stamp End Works, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, apparently routine features can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar street details disappear. The wider significance includes postal rates and how stamps and postmarks can date everyday communication without losing the local specificity of Stamp End Works, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England. The scene remains tied to Stamp End Works, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, image reference 2BXPYHD.
Stamp End Works, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,logo,Victorian,brass,vehicle,engine,steam,field,fayre,two,several,traction,traction engine,Dennis Woodward,Showmans Tractor,Denis & Pam Woodward,show mans,tractor,summer,history,historic,heritage,fair,display,event,English,British,engineering,maker,makers,engines,rollers,roller,running,road,vehicles
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BXPYHH - . This carefully observed view of Cheshire, England, UK fixes a specific place, use and moment for later historical comparison. The defining feature is EB4999, Showmans Tractor, Denis & Pam Woodward, BugLawton. The locality and subject together evoke everyday Britain, social history, urban change, contemporary history, public realm, cityscape history, conservation interest, local character, architectural contrast, heritage landmark, built heritage, before-and-after reference, period building, and place identity. For contemporary context, planning control and historic townscape are closely related themes, especially where the issue becomes preserving local identity during urban change. Future viewers can use this scene from Cheshire, England, UK to compare equipment and working practice with whatever follows after refurbishment. The photograph additionally reflects documentary photography, archival record, historic streetscape, built environment, regional identity, heritage asset, period detail, and conservation architecture. Elements such as Tractor, Woodward, EB4999, Showmans, and BugLawton add documentary specificity and may become useful when the scene is compared with later records. The surrounding context at Cheshire, England, UK matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. Its period value extends to planning control and preserving local identity during urban change without losing the local specificity of Cheshire, England, UK. The location additionally provides evidence for energy retrofit and using existing buildings rather than demolishing them in a form that can be compared with future views of Cheshire, England, UK. A further contemporary connection is heritage conservation and preserving local identity during urban change within the real-world context of Cheshire, England, UK. The image adds a further period reference to the visual history of Cheshire, England, UK.
Cheshire, England, UK
