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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,LOG,Victorian,history,historic,Manchester,architecture,Grade II,listed,public house,red brick,old,city,building,glazed terracotta,tiled pub,exterior,centre,railway viaduct,urban waterway,Manchester heritage,historic architecture,public house sign,English pub architecture,urban river regeneration,hidden Manchester waterways,city centre beer garden,riverside drinking terrace,Manchester tourism,historic pub photography,Manchester architecture,railway arch cityscape,red brick industrial city,heritage hospitality venue,classic British pub,Oxford Road vicinity,university district pub,waterside urban scene
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3F24M12 - Exposed River Medlock flows beneath Charles Street and towards a substantial brick railway viaduct in Manchester city centre. The narrow watercourse passes between retaining walls, green metal railings, riverside vegetation and surviving red-brick industrial buildings. Strong summer sunlight reaches the shallow river channel while the arch frames a layered view of old warehouses, former workshops and later city-centre development.
This section of the Medlock runs beside the historic Lass O'Gowrie public house and lies between Manchester Oxford Road and Piccadilly railway stations. The railway viaduct forms part of the dense transport infrastructure crossing the southern side of the city centre. Charles Street passes over the river immediately beside the pub, while the Medlock continues west through an area historically associated with Little Ireland and Manchester's rapid nineteenth-century industrial growth.
Manchester became internationally known as Cottonopolis because of the scale of its cotton spinning, textile manufacturing, warehousing and trading economy. River valleys such as the Medlock attracted mills, dye works, print works, factories and workshops requiring water for industrial processes. Heavy use and uncontrolled discharge severely polluted the river, while later development placed substantial sections beneath culverts, roads and buildings. Only intermittent stretches remain openly visible through central Manchester.
The precise buildings framed beyond the arch should not automatically be identified as cotton mills without building-specific evidence, but their red-brick construction and utilitarian form reflect the wider manufacturing and warehouse landscape created during Manchester's industrial expansion. The view therefore captures a surviving fragment of Cottonopolis rather than an untouched historic mill complex.
Vegetation reclaiming the riverbanks contrasts with masonry arches, retaining walls and dense urban construction. The photograph re
36 Charles Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M1 7DB, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,LOG,Victorian,history,historic,Manchester,architecture,Grade II,listed,public house,red brick,old,city,building,glazed terracotta,tiled pub,exterior,centre,railway viaduct,urban waterway,Manchester heritage,historic architecture,public house sign,English pub architecture,urban river regeneration,hidden Manchester waterways,city centre beer garden,riverside drinking terrace,Manchester tourism,historic pub photography,Manchester architecture,railway arch cityscape,red brick industrial city,heritage hospitality venue,classic British pub,Oxford Road vicinity,university district pub,waterside urban scene
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3F24M17 - Historic Lass O'Gowrie public house stands beside the exposed River Medlock on Charles Street in Manchester city centre. Colourful hanging baskets and flower planters brighten the pub's timber riverside decking, while red-brick buildings, green metal railings and a railway viaduct enclose the narrow urban waterway. Strong summer sunlight and a clear blue sky reveal an unusual view of Manchester in which Victorian hospitality architecture, railway infrastructure and a surviving fragment of the city's partly hidden river system occupy the same compact scene.
The Grade II listed Lass O'Gowrie is a mid-nineteenth-century public house altered around 1900. Its principal elevations are constructed in red brick and richly decorated with deep red, orange and green glazed terracotta. Historic tiled lettering advertises wines, spirits, bottled ales and stout, reflecting its former association with Threlfall's Brewery and the visual language once used by Manchester's brewery-owned public houses. The pub occupies an island-like site beside the bridge carrying Charles Street across the Medlock and close to the railway viaduct serving the Oxford Road corridor.
The surrounding district formed part of nineteenth-century industrial Manchester and was close to the overcrowded neighbourhood historically known as Little Ireland. Much of the older housing and industry disappeared through redevelopment, road construction and clearance, leaving the pub as a conspicuous survivor of an earlier cityscape. The River Medlock, heavily altered and culverted through central Manchester, remains visible here as it passes tightly between retaining walls and buildings.
Decking constructed above part of the river channel created an outdoor drinking and smoking terrace, making distinctive use of a constrained city-centre location. The pub has also been associated with students, university staff, media workers, live entertainment and Manchester's real-ale culture. This view combines architectural heri
36 Charles Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M1 7DB, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,River Irwell,old,riverside,boozer,sign,closed,Manchester,history,M3 5EJ,M3,Heineken,former,restaurant,lost,Greater Manchester,frontage,urban,regeneration,historic,public house,local,landmark,waterside,drinking,abandoned,city,centre,edge,New Bailey,Spinningfields,view,Victorian,hero,rescue story,drowned,river rescues,1980s
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EJD0F2 - This close-up editorial image shows the pub sign for The Mark Addy, the former riverside public house and restaurant beside the River Irwell on Stanley Street in Salford. The sign stands against a clear blue sky, with modern glass buildings and older red-brick industrial architecture behind it, placing the image in the changing cityscape between Salford and Manchester. The picture is useful for illustrating lost pubs, closed hospitality venues, riverside regeneration, urban change, beer branding, Heineken signage and the relationship between new development and older local landmarks.
The Mark Addy was named after Mark Addy, a Victorian Salford oarsman and publican remembered for rescuing more than 50 people from the dangerous and heavily polluted River Irwell. Its position beside the water made the name unusually apt, turning a river rescue story into a well-known pub identity. The venue opened in the early 1980s and became a distinctive Salford drinking and dining spot, partly because of its sunken waterside setting, terrace views and proximity to Manchester city stock-photo/gotonysmith-Centre.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>centre.
The pub later gained a strong food reputation when chef Robert Owen Brown became associated with it, helping it become one of the better-known modern British and northern food destinations in the city region. Reports and listings describe the site as closed, with CAMRA noting long-term closure from December 2015 and local coverage linking the decline to flooding, repair costs and the practical difficulty of maintaining a low-lying venue by the Irwell. As a result, the image can support stories about climate risk, flood damage, hospitality economics, independent restaurants, forgotten Salford institutions and memories of pre-regeneration nightlife.
For stock use, the readable sign gives immediate subject recognition, while the background contrast adds wider themes of gentrification, river corridors, city centre expansion, heritage loss, public memory and Salford's evolving identity
The Mark Addy, Stanley Street, Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK, M3 5EJ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,HotpixUk,bars,bar,city,centre,real ale,CAMRA,cask ale,tiled,tiling,classic,boozer,historic,watering hole,heritage,pub,Grade II listed,Great Bridgewater Street,Chepstow Street,Manchester,exterior,wall,entrance,British,preservation,listed pub,style,Victorian,ceramic,tiled frontage,tourism,glazed,tiles,nightlife,old,proper,independent
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EF6C1T - Dusk exterior view of Peveril of the Peak, the distinctive green tiled Manchester pub on Great Bridgewater Street, photographed with warm interior lights glowing through the windows and a deep blue evening sky above the city centre. Known locally as The Pev, the pub stands as a small, detached triangular survivor amid much taller offices, apartments and modern development, giving the scene a strong contrast between old Manchester drinking culture and the newer built environment around it. The glazed green and yellow ceramic tiled frontage, painted name band, decorative doorway and hanging pub sign make it one of the most instantly recognisable traditional boozers in Manchester. Central Manchester CAMRA lists Peveril of the Peak at 127 Great Bridgewater Street, Manchester, M1 5JQ, and describes its real ale, real fire, separate bars and historic character. CAMRA's heritage pub listing says the green tiled exterior hides an interior with polished wood, stained glass and traditional bench seating, with original bell pushes still present in parts of the pub. Historic England lists the building as Grade II, with the statutory address of 127 Chepstow Street, reflecting its corner position between Chepstow Street and Great Bridgewater Street. The image has strong editorial and commercial value for stories about Manchester pubs, CAMRA, cask ale, real ale, pub preservation, listed buildings, hospitality, nightlife, local identity, urban heritage and the survival of proper city centre pubs. The calm dusk setting, glowing windows and empty street frontage give the photograph a slightly nostalgic mood, suggesting an evening pint before the pub fills up. This is a useful stock image for features on British pub culture, northern social history, traditional pub architecture, Manchester tourism, conservation, changing city centres, independent hospitality and the continuing appeal of classic real ale houses.
Dusk exterior of Peveril of the Peak, Manchester, a Grade II listed real ale pub with green tiled fr
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,HotpixUk,IMG_9011,Royal London Friendly Society Victorian offices Wigan,Royal,London,Friendly,Society,Victorian,offices,Wigan,Greater,Manchester,heritage,historic,history,architecture,civic,local,museum,conservation
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EF6C13 - Royal London Friendly Society Victorian offices Wigan, photographed at Wigan, Greater Manchester, stock-photo/gotonysmith-England.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>England, UK. The photograph provides a documentary record of local history, architecture, civic identity or preserved heritage and is suitable for editorial coverage of conservation, social history, institutions and changing urban life. The image clearly records visible signage, branding, architecture, objects or activity associated with Royal London Friendly Society Victorian offices Wigan. It provides useful contemporary or historical context for news, feature and documentary use, including stories about local identity, economic change, public services, travel, leisure, community life and the way familiar places and objects are presented in the built environment. The scene is shown as encountered, making it useful as an editorial stock image for illustrating the subject, its location and its wider social or cultural context.
Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,blue sky,sunny,Prince Albert,statue,Manchester,city,centre,people,sitting,255A8968,Prince Albert Memorial,Albert Square,Greater Manchester,England,UK,Gothic,Revival,monument,Victorian,architecture,heritage,royal,history,public,landmark,tourism,spire,stonework,civic,city-centre,summer,blue,sky
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EKD7D0 - Prince Albert Memorial in Albert Square, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK. The ornate Gothic Revival monument rises against a clear blue summer sky and forms one of the most recognisable historic features of Manchester's principal civic square. The memorial commemorates Prince Albert, consort of Queen Victoria, and is characterised by a tall decorative spire, pointed arches, sculptural detail and elaborate stonework. The photograph is suitable for editorial coverage of Prince Albert, Albert Square, Manchester heritage, Victorian architecture, Gothic Revival design, royal history, public monuments, civic landmarks and city-centre tourism. The strong vertical composition and bright daylight clearly show the memorial's architectural form and make the image useful for travel, history, architecture and regeneration features concerning the restoration and changing public realm around Manchester Town Hall and Albert Square.
Albert Square, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,statue,Manchester,city,centre,Albert Square,white,255A8969,Oliver Heywood,Greater Manchester,England,UK,banker,philanthropist,civic,Victorian,history,public,sculpture,heritage,monument,landmark,banking,charity,commercial,social,city-centre,blue,sky
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EKD7D7 - . Oliver Heywood statue in Manchester city centre, Greater Manchester, England, UK. Photographed on 30 April 2026. The white stone monument depicts the nineteenth-century Manchester banker, philanthropist and civic figure standing on a substantial pedestal beneath a clear blue sky. Heywood was associated with important charitable and civic causes in Manchester and became a prominent figure in the city's commercial and social history. The simple frontal composition and bright daylight provide a clear record of the monument, useful for local-history features, architectural and heritage coverage, tourism and stories about the people commemorated in Manchester's public spaces. The background to community art is that public art turns streets and buildings into records of local culture
Murals, statues and memorial sculpture can commemorate people and events, celebrate industry, respond to politics or simply enliven public space, while materials and style often identify a particular era. Within the history of public event space, civic spaces often accumulate layers of architecture from different periods while retaining a stable role as meeting places and pedestrian routes. Current 2026 context around community art is that public art is closely connected with regeneration, tourism, identity and debate about representation
Murals and sculptures can become visitor landmarks while also prompting discussion about whose past is visible in public space. Against the 2026 backdrop for public event space, well-used squares remain important to tourism and local identity, while redesign projects often focus on accessibility, shade, planting and flexible event use. Relevant alternative phrases include street art, artwork, urban culture, cultural identity, visual culture, place-making, memorial art, creative industries, public realm, cultural landmark, public square, urban design, courtyard, pedestrian space, civic identity, public life, and urban heritage.
Manchester city centre, Greater Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,transport,public,infrastructure,train,sign,Central,station,platform,WA2 7TT,WA2,Winwick St,Manchester,Liverpool,line,city,lines,Oxford Road,Piccadilly,east,west,route,British,commuter,regional,travel,Cheshire Lines Committee,former,building,Victorian,heritage,history,historic,canopy,architecture,CCTV,passengers,TransPennine
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E8E1EN - Close-up view of a Warrington Central railway station nameboard on a platform beneath the station canopy, showing blue and white National Rail style signage against brickwork, metal roof structure and historic railway architecture. Warrington Central is one of the main railway stations serving Warrington in Cheshire, located on Winwick Street near the northern edge of the town centre. National Rail identifies the station code as WAC, gives the address as Winwick Street, Warrington, Cheshire WA2 7TT, and lists the station as managed by Northern. The station is used by passengers travelling on the Liverpool to Manchester corridor and forms an important local public transport link for commuters, students, shoppers, visitors and regional rail users across North West England. The photograph is useful for editorial coverage of Warrington transport, Northern rail services, railway commuting, public transport infrastructure, town centre connectivity, National Rail signage, platform environments and regional rail travel. It can also support features on railway heritage, as Warrington Central opened in the 1870s on the Cheshire Lines Committee route, with the Central suffix added shortly afterwards. The station's surviving brickwork, platform canopy and traditional urban railway setting help connect current train travel with Victorian-era railway expansion and the historic competition between routes serving Manchester, Liverpool, Cheshire and Lancashire. The image has practical stock value for local news, travel guides, transport reporting, rail disruption stories, station accessibility, timetable changes, sustainable travel, public investment, commuter behaviour and comparisons with Warrington Bank Quay. It also works as a clean generic but identifiable image for articles about rail services in Warrington, Northern-managed stations, station facilities, ticket offices, step-free access, regional mobility and the everyday experience of using Britain's railway network.
Warrington Central railway station sign on the platform at the Northern-managed station on Winwick S
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,UK,England,Victorian,building,architecture,Manchester Coffee Tavern Company Limited,Manchester,Co,Ltd,teetotal,tee-total,8,M1 3GF,M1,centre,Fairfield St,rival,alcoholic,pubs,and,gin palaces,history,historic,Victorians,coffee house,scene,coffee,houses,lure,naïve,social workers,drinks,drinking,beverages,beverage
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RG8YA4 - A rather artificial attempt at the recreation of a lively coffee house scene was made by the temperance movement in the 1880's. Modelled after the spacious, light, mahogany-trimmed taverns being promoted by the beer industry, the late Victorian coffee house was a conscious attempt by naive social workers to lure the working men from their pubs and the perils of demon drink. Coffee taverns, one pamphlet stated, must show there are beverages as comforting as beer, that there are beverages to be bought as cheap as beer. And they must provide advantages not provided by such a formidable enemy and by this manoeuvre make victory certain. Accordingly, working-men were encouraged to bring their own food to be cooked free of charge in the tavern's kitchen. Newspapers and games were laid out - also gratis - and customers were encouraged to remain as long as they wanted. Needless to say, none of these coffee taverns survived long on their own.
8, Fairfield Street, Manchester, England, UK, M1 3GF
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,UK,England,Victorian,building,architecture,Manchester Coffee Tavern Company Limited,Manchester,Co,Ltd,teetotal,tee-total,8,M1 3GF,M1,centre,Fairfield St,rival,alcoholic,pubs,and,gin palaces,history,historic,Victorians,coffee house,scene,coffee,houses,lure,naïve,social workers,drinks,drinking,beverages,beverage
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RG8YAE - A rather artificial attempt at the recreation of a lively coffee house scene was made by the temperance movement in the 1880's. Modelled after the spacious, light, mahogany-trimmed taverns being promoted by the beer industry, the late Victorian coffee house was a conscious attempt by naive social workers to lure the working men from their pubs and the perils of demon drink. Coffee taverns, one pamphlet stated, must show there are beverages as comforting as beer, that there are beverages to be bought as cheap as beer. And they must provide advantages not provided by such a formidable enemy and by this manoeuvre make victory certain. Accordingly, working-men were encouraged to bring their own food to be cooked free of charge in the tavern's kitchen. Newspapers and games were laid out - also gratis - and customers were encouraged to remain as long as they wanted. Needless to say, none of these coffee taverns survived long on their own.
8, Fairfield Street, Manchester, England, UK, M1 3GF
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,M1,36 Charles Street,Manchester,England,UK,M1 7DB,etched,traditional,Victorian,pub,bar,window,at,the,distilled,gin,rum,vodka,whisky,liquor,drink,drinks,Pastis,Calvados,Bourbon,spirit,patterned,pattern,alcohol misuse,alcohol abuse,intoxication,intoxicated,strong,double,treble
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M69C9X - Liquor (or a spirit) is an alcoholic drink produced by distillation of grains, fruits, vegetables, or sugar, that have already gone through alcoholic fermentation. Other terms for liquor include: spirit drink, distilled beverage, spirituous liquor or hard liquor. The distillation process concentrates the liquid to increase its alcohol by volume. As liquors contain significantly more alcohol (ethanol) than other alcoholic drinks, they are considered 'harder'
in North America, the term hard liquor is sometimes used to distinguish distilled alcoholic drinks from non-distilled ones, whereas the term spirits is more common in the UK. Some examples of liquors include vodka, rum, gin, and tequila. Liquors are often aged in barrels, such as for the production of brandy and whiskey, or are infused with flavorings to form a flavored liquor such as absinthe.
While the word liquor ordinarily refers to distilled alcoholic spirits rather than beverages produced by fermentation alone, it can sometimes be used more broadly to refer to any alcoholic beverage (or even non-alcoholic products of distillation or various other liquids).
Like other alcoholic drinks, liquor is typically consumed for the psychoactive effects of alcohol. Liquor may be consumed on its own ('neat'), typically in amounts of around 50 millilitres (1.7 US fluid ounces) per served drink. In an undiluted form, distilled beverages are often slightly sweet, and bitter, and typically impart a burning mouthfeel, with an odor derived from the alcohol and the production and aging processes
the exact flavor varies between different varieties of liquor and the different impurities they impart. Liquor is also frequently mixed with other ingredients to form a cocktail.
Rapid consumption of a large amount of liquor can cause severe alcohol intoxication or alcohol poisoning, which can be fatal. Consistent consumption of liquor over time correlates with higher mortality and other harmful health effects
36 Charles Street, Manchester, England, UK, M1 7DB
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,Exchange Sq,grade II,listed,former,Victorian,Manchester,destination,eating,food,alternative communities,market,stalls,hotel,37 Hanging Ditch,37,Hanging Ditch,M4 3TR,M4,Victoria,history,historic,Corn Exchange Manchester,Corn Exchange,1,Exchange Square Central,High Street,M3 1BD,M3,night,outside,exterior,Exchange Square,restaurant,Cushman,corn laws
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2KG3PXY - Corn Exchange, Manchester is a grade II listed building in Manchester, England. The building was originally used as a corn exchange and was previously named the Corn & Produce Exchange, and subsequently The Triangle. Following the IRA bomb in 1996 it was renovated and was a modern shopping centre till 2014. The building was sold to investors and has been re-developed into a dining destination with food outlets
The first Corn Exchange built on this site in 1837 was designed by Richard Lane. This was demolished in 1897 and replaced in two sections between 1897 and 1903. Each section was designed by a different architect. Before 1837 it traded from Hanging Ditch. The Corn & Produce Exchange was the gathering spot for thousands of traders from all over the region. This continued until the economic depression of the 1920s and 1930s. Following the Second World War, trade gradually declined and the trading floor fell into disuse.
Until 1996 it was a gathering place for alternative communities and contained a large market with small stallholders selling clothes, jewellery and piercing paraphernalia, and second hand record shops
After being heavily damaged by the 1996 bomb many of these businesses were forced to move to new premises, mostly in the north of the city, where many foundered. The Corn Exchange was renovated and reopened as the Triangle Shopping Centre (because of its shape). Most of the Edwardian interior was replaced by high-class retail outlets including MUJI, a flagship Adidas store, O'Neill and Jigsaw, all of which have now closed.
In 2005, The Norwich Property Trust, the largest authorised commercial property unit trust in the UK, acquired the Triangle for £67m from American property company the Blackstone Group and its UK-based partners Milligan Retail Resorts International.
In 2012, The Triangle was relaunched as Corn Exchange, Manchester. Plans were revealed to convert the building into a food outlet and hotel. In 2014 work commenced by a demolition
37 Hanging Ditch, Exchange Sq, Manchester,England,UK, M4 3TR
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,Exchange Sq,grade II,listed,former,Victorian,Manchester,destination,eating,food,alternative communities,market,stalls,hotel,37 Hanging Ditch,37,Hanging Ditch,M4 3TR,M4,Victoria,history,historic,Corn Exchange Manchester,Corn Exchange,1,Exchange Square Central,High Street,M3 1BD,M3,night,outside,exterior,Produce Exchange,city centre,North West England,Triangle
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2KG3RR7 - Corn Exchange, Manchester is a grade II listed building in Manchester, England. The building was originally used as a corn exchange and was previously named the Corn & Produce Exchange, and subsequently The Triangle. Following the IRA bomb in 1996 it was renovated and was a modern shopping centre till 2014. The building was sold to investors and has been re-developed into a dining destination with food outlets
The first Corn Exchange built on this site in 1837 was designed by Richard Lane. This was demolished in 1897 and replaced in two sections between 1897 and 1903. Each section was designed by a different architect. Before 1837 it traded from Hanging Ditch. The Corn & Produce Exchange was the gathering spot for thousands of traders from all over the region. This continued until the economic depression of the 1920s and 1930s. Following the Second World War, trade gradually declined and the trading floor fell into disuse.
Until 1996 it was a gathering place for alternative communities and contained a large market with small stallholders selling clothes, jewellery and piercing paraphernalia, and second hand record shops
After being heavily damaged by the 1996 bomb many of these businesses were forced to move to new premises, mostly in the north of the city, where many foundered. The Corn Exchange was renovated and reopened as the Triangle Shopping Centre (because of its shape). Most of the Edwardian interior was replaced by high-class retail outlets including MUJI, a flagship Adidas store, O'Neill and Jigsaw, all of which have now closed.
In 2005, The Norwich Property Trust, the largest authorised commercial property unit trust in the UK, acquired the Triangle for £67m from American property company the Blackstone Group and its UK-based partners Milligan Retail Resorts International.
In 2012, The Triangle was relaunched as Corn Exchange, Manchester. Plans were revealed to convert the building into a food outlet and hotel. In 2014 work commenced by a demolition
37 Hanging Ditch, Exchange Sq, Manchester,England,UK, M4 3TR
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,SK14 6JL,village,house,Manchester,Hyde,schoolhouse,caption,stone,of,motto,over,education,old,manners,Longdendale,foundation,engraving,stonework,Come Ye Children,i will teach you,wisdom,bring them,children,in the nurture,and,admonition of the lord,anno domini MDCCCLXII,1862,Victorian,village school,original
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K1NK58 - . An identifiable period record of Mottram in Longdendale,Hyde,Tameside,Manchester,England,UK, SK14 6JL in 2022, retaining practical detail and local context that distinguish documentary photography from a generic illustration. The scene records School house Come Ye Children 1862 - village of Mottram in Longdendale,Hyde,Tameside,Manchester,England,UK, SK14 6JL. The frame also records themes of regional identity, changing land use, public realm, historic townscape, archival record, community identity, architectural character, urban regeneration, town-centre renewal, local character, place-making, social history, civic architecture, and historical comparison. Current relevance extends to commercial viability and adaptive reuse, particularly through the tension between preserving local character and creating modern commercial space. As a dated visual record of Mottram in Longdendale,Hyde,Tameside,Manchester,England,UK, SK14 6JL, the frame retains transport arrangements and footfall, making it especially useful if redevelopment subsequently changes the scene. A second descriptive layer includes mixed-use redevelopment, everyday life, contemporary social history, changing streetscape, local history, built heritage, period architecture, and commercial redevelopment. The recorded references to School, Tameside, Mottram, Children, and village preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. By fixing the subject within Mottram in Longdendale,Hyde,Tameside,Manchester,England,UK, SK14 6JL, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. Its period value extends to commercial viability and the tension between preserving local character and creating modern commercial space without losing the local specificity of Mottram in Longdendale,Hyde,Tameside,Manchester,England,UK, SK14 6JL.
Mottram in Longdendale,Hyde,Tameside,Manchester,England,UK, SK14 6JL
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,SK14 6JL,village,house,Manchester,Hyde,schoolhouse,caption,stone,of,motto,over,education,old,manners,Longdendale,foundation,engraving,stonework,Come Ye Children,i will teach you,wisdom,bring them,children,in the nurture,and,admonition of the lord,anno domini MDCCCLXII,1862,Victorian,village school,original,strict
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K1NK5A - . A grounded documentary photograph made at village of Mottram in Longdendale,Hyde,Tameside,Manchester,England,UK, SK14 6JL in 2022, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The frame specifically shows School house Come Ye Children 1862 - village of Mottram in Longdendale,Hyde,Tameside,Manchester,England,UK, SK14 6JL. The image also relates to public realm, urban regeneration, historic townscape, before-and-after reference, historical comparison, period architecture, community identity, changing land use, local history, period detail, place identity, everyday life, urban fabric, and regional identity. Today's relevance is strengthened by town-centre regeneration, adaptive reuse and the continuing question of the tension between preserving local character and creating modern commercial space. As a dated visual record of village of Mottram in Longdendale,Hyde,Tameside,Manchester,England,UK, SK14 6JL, the frame retains commercial use and occupation, making it especially useful if altered transport patterns subsequently changes the scene. Other useful contextual ideas include contemporary social history, town-centre renewal, heritage-led regeneration, visual archive, commercial redevelopment, social history, mixed-use redevelopment, and public-realm investment. Details involving house, Children, village, Manchester, and Mottram make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. For village of Mottram in Longdendale,Hyde,Tameside,Manchester,England,UK, SK14 6JL, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The period view preserves period character as part of village of Mottram in Longdendale,Hyde,Tameside,Manchester,England,UK, SK14 6JL's history. The view records a trace of local identity for future local research.
village of Mottram in Longdendale,Hyde,Tameside,Manchester,England,UK, SK14 6JL
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,MSCC,coat of arms,navigation and Commerce,MSC,Manchester,Salford and Warrington,Azure,volant,two millrinds,Anno Regina Victoria,steamboat,boat,ship,brown,this,is,we,do,things,differently,here,icon,iconic,crest,crests,era,Cottonopolis,Victorian,pride,city,centre,waterway,waterways
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K23M7R - The Manchester Ship Canal Company was formed in 1882 with the aim of linking Manchester to the sea via a navigable canal and river route. The idea had been floating around since 1660, but it was the Manchester manufacturer Daniel Adamson who brought together the men who could actually make it happen in June of 1882. The bill that they proposed to Parliament was initially rejected, but was finally passed in May 1885, and was known as the Manchester Ship Canal Act 1885.
The ship canal took six years to complete at a cost of just over £15 million, equivalent to about £1.65 billion in 2011, and measures thirty-six miles in length, from the Mersey Estuary at Eastham on the Wirral to Manchester.
I've not been able to determine what year they were granted their coat of arms, but what's interesting about it is that bees are featured in two location, because it combines elements of the arms of Manchester, Salford and Warrington, as can be seen below.
Arms “ 1st Gules, three bendlets enhanced, or, on a chief argent, thereon on waves of the sea, a steamship, proper (for Manchester).
2nd. Azure, semee of bees, volant, a shuttle between three garbs, or, on a chief of the last, a bale corded, proper, between two millrinds, sable (for Salford).
3rd. Argent, six lionettes, three, two, and one, gules (for Warrinton).
Crest “ 1st, A terrestial globe, semee of bees, volant, all proper.
2nd. A demi-lion, argent, therefrom flowing to the sinister, a flag/
3rd. A sword and mace in saltire, the sword enfiled with a wreath of laurel, both surmounted by a scroll bearing the inscription Anno Regina Victoria .
Supporters “ On the dexter side an herladic antelope, argent, attired, collared, and chain reflexted over the back, or
on the sinister side, a lion guardant, or, murally crowned, gules, each charged on the shoulder with a rose of the last.
Motto “ Navigation and Commerce.
National Waterways Museum, South Pier Road, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England, UK, CH65 4FW
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,now,Cleopatra.,free,built,Victorian,former,lending,architectural,architecture,practice,of,Barker,and,Ellis,1293124,heritage,old,history,historic,Manchester Free Library,the,ornate,Cleo,Cleos,Cleopatra,stone,balcony,venue,event,122-124,Cheetham Hill Rd,Cheetham Hill,Manchester,M8 8PZ,M8
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JTR42F - The former Cheetham Branch of the Manchester Free Library stands on the corner of Cheetham Hill Road and Knowsley Street. It was built in 1876 and designed by the architectural practice of Barker and Ellis. It is constructed of yellow bricks and stone and features a five bay window arcade. Today it is home to Cleopatra Trading, wholesalers and importers of ethnic jewellery and crafts.SJ8499 CHEETHAM HILL ROAD, Cheetham 698-1/15/563 (East side) 03/10/74 Former Free Library
GV II
Public library, now derelict following fire damage. Dated 1876 on frieze. Yellow brick with gritstone dressings (now roofless). Rectangular plan on corner site. Italianate style. Two storeys and basement, a symmetrical facade of 3 unequal bays, with pilasters, frieze inscribed CHEETHAM BRANCH MANCHESTER FREE LIBRARY ERECTED AD 1876, prominent cornice, parapet with balustraded centre and segmental-pedimented panelled upstands in the outer bays. Ground floor has square-headed doorway in centre, up a flight of steps protected by iron railings. The 1st floor has an arcaded range of 5 round-headed windows in the centre, and a square-headed window in each outer bay, with pedimented architrave. All windows now unglazed. Six-bay left return wall has coupled round-headed windows except the end bays which have pedimented architraves. Rear has arcaded window like that at front, and campanile chimney at south-east corner. Interior gutted by fire
fluted iron columns visible. Forms group with No.122 (former New Synagogue) to right (q.v.).
Listing NGR: SJ8421599634
122-124, Cheetham Hill Rd, Cheetham Hill, Manchester M8 8PZ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Victorian,historic,Manchester,England,UK,M3 1WY,concourse,at,approach,rail,major,First,class,room,grill room,tiles,tile,mosaic,listed,grade II,building,history,Starbucks,cafe,bar,beer house,pub,kitchen,main line,stations,British,English,infrastructure,buildings
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K11NYD - . This scene at Victoria Station Approach, Manchester, England, UK, M3 1WY in 2022 forms part of the visual history of the locality, documenting the named subject together with aspects of how the area looked and functioned at the time. The principal subject is Historic, concourse at Victoria Station Approach, Manchester, England, UK, M3 1WY - 1st Class lounge,refreshment room, restaurant, grill room. The image also relates to contemporary social history, licensed hospitality, signal-box architecture, trackside history, rail corridor, local history, industrial railway, traditional hostelry, regional identity, historic rolling stock, changing streetscape, night-time economy, public realm, and customer-facing leisure. For current editorial use, consumer spending and hospitality costs provide additional context, especially through how familiar pubs and restaurants shape neighbourhood identity. Current relevance extends to rail reform and network modernisation, particularly through the role of rail in lower-carbon regional transport. For later comparison, the photograph preserves materials and architectural details at Victoria Station Approach, Manchester, England, UK, M3 1WY, details that may look very different after new construction. A second descriptive layer includes historical comparison, rail operations, everyday life, place identity, pub heritage, street-level dining, licensed trade, and mechanical signalling. Elements such as lounge, Victoria, grill, refreshment, and Historic add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. Around Victoria Station Approach, Manchester, England, UK, M3 1WY, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The record includes part of the area's social history for later comparison. Image 2K11NYD also remains a dated record of Victoria Station Approach, Manchester, England, UK, M3 1WY.
Victoria Station Approach, Manchester, England, UK, M3 1WY
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Victorian,historic,Manchester,England,UK,M3 1WY,concourse,at,approach,rail,major,entry,way out,exit,ticket,check,checks,ticket officer,staff,checking,tickets,gates,main line,stations,British,English,infrastructure,rails,tracks,improvements,renovation,renovations,building,buildings
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K11NYF - . An on-location photograph from Victoria Station Approach, Manchester, England, UK, M3 1WY in 2022, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. The subject captured here is Ticket gates, concourse at Victoria Station Approach, Manchester, England, UK, M3 1WY. Other connected aspects include built heritage, visual archive, documentary photography, historic rolling stock, rail transport history, railway heritage, local character, station environment, freight wagon, mechanical signalling, civic architecture, changing streetscape, urban regeneration, and trackside history. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with heritage conservation, railway preservation and the importance of preserving signal boxes and rolling stock as industrial heritage. The modern context includes continuing discussion of housing pressure, commercial viability and how public investment can reshape pedestrian movement and evening activity. The image fixes public access and movement within Victoria Station Approach, Manchester, England, UK, M3 1WY at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against different community use. A second descriptive layer includes period architecture, industrial railway, historic townscape, everyday life, adaptive reuse, heritage-led regeneration, architectural character, and rail operations. The recorded references to Ticket, Station, Victoria, gates, and Manchester preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The wider setting at Victoria Station Approach, Manchester, England, UK, M3 1WY matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. It also preserves details of everyday use before later change alters the scene. The photograph keeps evidence of changing use as a date-specific reference.
Victoria Station Approach, Manchester, England, UK, M3 1WY
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Manchester,City,centre,NW,North West,England,UK,architecture,city,glazed,Terracotta,ceramic,ceramics,frieze,literature,great,golden,age,16 Peter St,M60 2DS,M60,painting,by,Titian,&,and,Millais,history,historic,heritage,old,Victorian,Georgian,buildings
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JGJAR2 - . An identifiable period record of 16 Peter St, Manchester, England, UK, M60 2DS in 2022, retaining the practical detail and local context that distinguish a documentary photograph from a generic illustration. The scene records Midland Hotel Manchester Glazed Terracotta ceramic frieze, painting, by Titian and Millais, 16 Peter St, Manchester, M60 2DS. Other connected aspects include everyday life, before-and-after reference, rail infrastructure, community identity, station environment, local landmark, rail mobility, rolling stock, place identity, built heritage, period detail, passenger railway, conservation architecture, and public transport network. Current relevance extends to energy retrofit and maintenance, particularly through keeping older structures useful without erasing their character. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into public ownership and rail reform, not least because of how historic rolling stock documents the industrial railway. The image fixes equipment and working practice within 16 Peter St, Manchester, England, UK, M60 2DS at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against refurbishment. The wider setting retains connections with transport interchange, rail corridor, heritage landmark, changing streetscape, documentary photography, visual archive, traditional structure, and historical comparison. The combination of Midland, frieze, Hotel, ceramic, and Peter anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. Around 16 Peter St, Manchester, England, UK, M60 2DS, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The image also provides a reference for energy retrofit and how historic fabric can be retained while places adapt to modern use within the real-world context of 16 Peter St, Manchester, England, UK, M60 2DS. The frame retains a local visual benchmark before later change alters the scene.
16 Peter St, Manchester, England, UK, M60 2DS
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Manchester,City,centre,NW,North West,England,UK,architecture,city,glazed,Terracotta,ceramic,ceramics,frieze,literature,great,golden,age,16 Peter St,M60 2DS,M60,represented,by,Palladio,&,and,Wren,history,historic,heritage,old,Victorian,Georgian
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JGJAR6 - . An identifiable period record of 16 Peter St, Manchester, England, UK, M60 2DS in 2022, retaining the practical detail and local context that distinguish a documentary photograph from a generic illustration. The subject captured here is Midland Hotel Manchester Glazed Terracotta ceramic frieze, architecture Palladio and Wren, 16 Peter St, Manchester ,M60 2DS. The locality and subject together evoke heritage landmark, rail transport, regional rail, passenger railway, archival record, conservation architecture, industrial railway heritage, local history, community identity, built heritage, traditional structure, train operations, documentary photography, and visual archive. Today's relevance is strengthened by energy retrofit, planning control and the continuing question of the tension between conservation and redevelopment. From a 2025-onward perspective, fares and decarbonisation are closely linked to this subject, alongside the role of stations and trains in lower-carbon mobility. Small period details of materials and architectural details at 16 Peter St, Manchester, England, UK, M60 2DS may become more significant with time, particularly following different community use. The subject also sits alongside social history, trackside history, urban fabric, architectural character, changing streetscape, place identity, rail corridor, and period streetscape. The combination of Terracotta, Glazed, Manchester, Peter, and Midland anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. By fixing the subject within 16 Peter St, Manchester, England, UK, M60 2DS, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The wider significance includes energy retrofit and the tension between conservation and redevelopment as part of the longer story of 16 Peter St, Manchester, England, UK, M60 2DS. Image 2JGJAR6 also remains a dated record of 16 Peter St, Manchester, England, UK, M60 2DS.
16 Peter St, Manchester, England, UK, M60 2DS
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Manchester,City,centre,NW,North West,England,UK,architecture,city,glazed,Terracotta,ceramic,ceramics,frieze,literature,great,golden,age,16 Peter St,M60 2DS,M60,Michaelangelo,&,and,Flaxman,sculpture,history,historic,heritage,old,Victorian,Georgian,brown,tiling,tiles
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JGJAR8 - . This dated documentary view of 16 Peter St, Manchester, England, UK, M60 2DS in 2022 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. At the centre of the view is Midland Hotel Manchester Glazed Terracotta ceramic frieze, sculpture Michaelangelo & Flaxman, 16 Peter St, Manchester, M60 2DS. The locality and subject together evoke place identity, rail infrastructure, regional identity, architectural character, local landmark, passenger railway, rail mobility, urban fabric, historical comparison, public realm, period streetscape, historic frontage, regional rail, and before-and-after reference. The modern context includes continuing discussion of local identity, maintenance and how historic fabric can be retained while places adapt to modern use. For current editorial use, decarbonisation and station investment provide additional context, especially through the balance between railway heritage and network modernisation. The image fixes building condition and alterations within 16 Peter St, Manchester, England, UK, M60 2DS at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against new construction. The wider setting retains connections with changing streetscape, conservation interest, traditional structure, conservation architecture, rail corridor, industrial railway heritage, transport interchange, and visual archive. Elements such as Hotel, Peter, Manchester, frieze, and ceramic add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. A later view of 16 Peter St, Manchester, England, UK, M60 2DS may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The image also provides a reference for local identity and how historic fabric can be retained while places adapt to modern use without losing the local specificity of 16 Peter St, Manchester, England, UK, M60 2DS.
16 Peter St, Manchester, England, UK, M60 2DS
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Manchester,City,centre,NW,North West,England,UK,architecture,city,glazed,Terracotta,ceramic,ceramics,frieze,literature,great,golden,age,16 Peter St,M60 2DS,M60,Homer,and,Shakespeare,history,historic,heritage,old,Victorian,Georgian,brown,tiling,tiles
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JGJAW6 - . An on-location photograph from 16 Peter St, Manchester, England, UK, M60 2DS in 2022, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. The principal subject is Midland Hotel Manchester Glazed Terracotta ceramic frieze, Literature Homer and Shakespeare, 16 Peter St, Manchester, M60 2DS. The subject also carries associations with freight wagon, regional identity, industrial railway heritage, historic streetscape, archival record, changing streetscape, rail mobility, visual archive, transport interchange, period detail, train operations, public realm, architectural detailing, and conservation architecture. For current editorial use, maintenance and redevelopment pressure provide additional context, especially through the tension between conservation and redevelopment. Current relevance extends to accessibility and station investment, particularly through the role of stations and trains in lower-carbon mobility. Small period details of commercial use and occupation at 16 Peter St, Manchester, England, UK, M60 2DS may become more significant with time, particularly following new construction. The wider setting retains connections with everyday life, passenger railway, built heritage, local history, rail corridor, historic townscape, rail infrastructure, and local landmark. The recorded references to Manchester, Hotel, Peter, Terracotta, and Homer preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The wider setting at 16 Peter St, Manchester, England, UK, M60 2DS matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The location additionally provides evidence of maintenance and the tension between conservation and redevelopment without losing the local specificity of 16 Peter St, Manchester, England, UK, M60 2DS.
16 Peter St, Manchester, England, UK, M60 2DS
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,Hotpixuk,@HotpixUK,heritage,Manchester,England,Ltd,cast,iron,metal,steamhammer,steam,hammer,equipment,made,by,steel,British,Great Britain,preserved,preservation,Blaenavon,outside,the,Big Pit,making,Victorian,drop,forge,forging,Mechanical,presses,press,Benjamin and,Stephen Massey,made in,Openshaw,B & S,Massey,Masseys
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JC40XM - . Made at Blaenavon, Torfaen, Wales, UK in 2022, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. The principal subject is Cast iron steam hammer, made by B&S Massey Ltd ,Manchester at Blaenavon, outside the Big Pit, British steelmaking heritage. The broader subject matter reaches into everyday life, urban fabric, contemporary social history, historic streetscape, built heritage, local character, historic frontage, regional identity, traditional structure, heritage landmark, changing streetscape, architectural character, period detail, and architectural detailing. The modern context includes continuing discussion of embodied carbon, maintenance and how historic fabric can be retained while places adapt to modern use. The archival value lies partly in recording transport arrangements and footfall around Blaenavon, Torfaen, Wales, UK before altered transport patterns alters the character of the place. The wider setting retains connections with public realm, period building, before-and-after reference, historic townscape, local landmark, community identity, local history, and historical comparison. Details involving Blaenavon, Manchester, hammer, heritage, and steam make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. A later view of Blaenavon, Torfaen, Wales, UK may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. A further contemporary connection is embodied carbon and how historic fabric can be retained while places adapt to modern use without losing the local specificity of Blaenavon, Torfaen, Wales, UK. The wider significance includes heritage conservation and the value of distinctive buildings and street furniture to local identity in a form that can be compared with future views of Blaenavon, Torfaen, Wales, UK.
Blaenavon, Torfaen, Wales, UK
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,Hotpixuk,@HotpixUK,heritage,Manchester,England,Ltd,cast,iron,metal,steamhammer,steam,hammer,equipment,made,by,steel,British,Great Britain,preserved,preservation,Blaenavon,outside,the,Big Pit,making,Victorian,drop,forge,forging,Mechanical,presses,press,Benjamin and,Stephen Massey,made in,Openshaw,B & S,Massey,Masseys
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JC40XN - . Recorded at Blaenavon, Torfaen, Wales, UK in 2022, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. The image documents Cast iron steam hammer, made by B&S Massey Ltd ,Manchester at Blaenavon, outside the Big Pit, British steelmaking heritage. The frame also records themes of conservation interest, local landmark, architectural character, archival record, historic frontage, traditional structure, contemporary social history, historic streetscape, period streetscape, urban fabric, historic townscape, built heritage, conservation architecture, and heritage landmark. The wider contemporary story combines redevelopment pressure, planning control and how historic fabric can be retained while places adapt to modern use. The image fixes commercial use and occupation within Blaenavon, Torfaen, Wales, UK at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against altered transport patterns. The surrounding story also includes place identity, local history, period building, period detail, regional identity, historical comparison, documentary photography, and architectural detailing. Details involving steam, Blaenavon, steelmaking, British, and Massey make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. Around Blaenavon, Torfaen, Wales, UK, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. A further contemporary connection is redevelopment pressure and how historic fabric can be retained while places adapt to modern use within the specific setting of Blaenavon, Torfaen, Wales, UK. The wider significance includes planning control and how historic fabric can be retained while places adapt to modern use as part of the longer story of Blaenavon, Torfaen, Wales, UK. The image fixes a local visual benchmark as a date-specific reference.
Blaenavon, Torfaen, Wales, UK
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Keywords: @Hotpixuk,Hotpixuk,GotonySmith,Manchester,Cottonopolis,history,historic building,Piccadilly and Auburn Street Manchester,J Hoyle & Sons cotton spinners,Contractor Robert Neill and Sons,red faced brick,buff terra cotta,buff terracotta,architects,Messrs,Charles Heathcote,and Sons,cotton manufacturing,industry,cotton,facade,heritage,architecture,textiles,spinning,1904,tourist,tourism,urban,Piccadilly,property,real estate,CRE,Victorian,building,buildings
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2J880DK - WAREHOUSE, PICCADILLY, MANCHESTER - This building has been erected for Messrs Joshua Hoyle and Sons, Ltd, cotton spinners and manufacturers. Including the basement it is seven stories high. The portion of the ground‘floor facing Piccadilly is for shops and a cafe. The warehouse entrance is at the corner, and the loading ways in the side street. The old building formerly on the site was of a height allowing the new lofty one to be erected without infringing any right of light. Internally there are three lifts. An installation of pneumatic letter and parcel tubes between the several departments is expected to save much labour. The heating and ventilation are in combination by means of washed air being driven by electric fans from an air chamber in the basement to the several floors and departments. The erection was at first attended with much difficulty, owing to a canal running across the site, the navigation of which was not interfered with. The main structure is of steel. This system enabled the architects to have the building erected at great speed. As soon as the stanchions and main beams of a floor were in position the Fram fireproof floor arching followed on, thus all waiting for the wall erections was avoided. The first stanchion in the basement was fixed in March, and in October the counters, lifts, electric wiring, etc., were being put in position. We refer to this, as in a building of this class speed, coupled with sound construction, is of great financial value to the proprietors. The exterior is in Burmantofts half‘glaze green terra-cotta to the first‘floor level, and upwards in half-glaze buff terra-cotta and deep red bricks. The roof is covered with green slates and green terra-cotta ridge tiles. The architects are Messrs Charles Heathcote and Sons, of Manchester, and Savoy‘court, London, and the builders are Messrs Robert Neill and Sons, Manchester. [11 November 1904 page 685]
1-3 Piccadilly, Manchester, England, UK, M1 3AQ
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Description
Keywords: @Hotpixuk,Hotpixuk,GotonySmith,Manchester,Cottonopolis,history,historic building,Piccadilly and Auburn Street Manchester,J Hoyle & Sons cotton spinners,Contractor Robert Neill and Sons,red faced brick,buff terra cotta,buff terracotta,architects,Messrs,Charles Heathcote,and Sons,cotton manufacturing,industry,cotton,facade,heritage,architecture,textiles,spinning,1904,tourist,tourism,urban,Piccadilly,property,real estate,CRE,Victorian,building,buildings
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2J880DP - WAREHOUSE, PICCADILLY, MANCHESTER - This building has been erected for Messrs Joshua Hoyle and Sons, Ltd, cotton spinners and manufacturers. Including the basement it is seven stories high. The portion of the ground‘floor facing Piccadilly is for shops and a cafe. The warehouse entrance is at the corner, and the loading ways in the side street. The old building formerly on the site was of a height allowing the new lofty one to be erected without infringing any right of light. Internally there are three lifts. An installation of pneumatic letter and parcel tubes between the several departments is expected to save much labour. The heating and ventilation are in combination by means of washed air being driven by electric fans from an air chamber in the basement to the several floors and departments. The erection was at first attended with much difficulty, owing to a canal running across the site, the navigation of which was not interfered with. The main structure is of steel. This system enabled the architects to have the building erected at great speed. As soon as the stanchions and main beams of a floor were in position the Fram fireproof floor arching followed on, thus all waiting for the wall erections was avoided. The first stanchion in the basement was fixed in March, and in October the counters, lifts, electric wiring, etc., were being put in position. We refer to this, as in a building of this class speed, coupled with sound construction, is of great financial value to the proprietors. The exterior is in Burmantofts half‘glaze green terra-cotta to the first‘floor level, and upwards in half-glaze buff terra-cotta and deep red bricks. The roof is covered with green slates and green terra-cotta ridge tiles. The architects are Messrs Charles Heathcote and Sons, of Manchester, and Savoy‘court, London, and the builders are Messrs Robert Neill and Sons, Manchester. [11 November 1904 page 685]
1-3 Piccadilly, Manchester, England, UK, M1 3AQ
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Description
Keywords: @Hotpixuk,Hotpixuk,GotonySmith,Manchester,Cottonopolis,history,historic building,Piccadilly and Auburn Street Manchester,J Hoyle & Sons cotton spinners,Contractor Robert Neill and Sons,red faced brick,buff terra cotta,buff terracotta,architects,Messrs,Charles Heathcote,and Sons,cotton manufacturing,industry,cotton,facade,heritage,architecture,textiles,spinning,1904,tourist,tourism,urban,Piccadilly,property,real estate,CRE,Victorian,building,buildings
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2J880DW - WAREHOUSE, PICCADILLY, MANCHESTER - This building has been erected for Messrs Joshua Hoyle and Sons, Ltd, cotton spinners and manufacturers. Including the basement it is seven stories high. The portion of the ground‘floor facing Piccadilly is for shops and a cafe. The warehouse entrance is at the corner, and the loading ways in the side street. The old building formerly on the site was of a height allowing the new lofty one to be erected without infringing any right of light. Internally there are three lifts. An installation of pneumatic letter and parcel tubes between the several departments is expected to save much labour. The heating and ventilation are in combination by means of washed air being driven by electric fans from an air chamber in the basement to the several floors and departments. The erection was at first attended with much difficulty, owing to a canal running across the site, the navigation of which was not interfered with. The main structure is of steel. This system enabled the architects to have the building erected at great speed. As soon as the stanchions and main beams of a floor were in position the Fram fireproof floor arching followed on, thus all waiting for the wall erections was avoided. The first stanchion in the basement was fixed in March, and in October the counters, lifts, electric wiring, etc., were being put in position. We refer to this, as in a building of this class speed, coupled with sound construction, is of great financial value to the proprietors. The exterior is in Burmantofts half‘glaze green terra-cotta to the first‘floor level, and upwards in half-glaze buff terra-cotta and deep red bricks. The roof is covered with green slates and green terra-cotta ridge tiles. The architects are Messrs Charles Heathcote and Sons, of Manchester, and Savoy‘court, London, and the builders are Messrs Robert Neill and Sons, Manchester. [11 November 1904 page 685]
1-3 Piccadilly, Manchester, England, UK, M1 3AQ
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Keywords: @Hotpixuk,Hotpixuk,GotonySmith,Manchester,Northern Quarter,England,UK,M1,NQ4,casting,Ashton,industry,history,historic,canal carrier,M1 2JQ,transport,canals,city,centre,regeneration,development,redevelopment,fence,barrier,fencing,Victorian,building,buildings,Manchesters,Ancoats,waterway,waterways,water,Rochdale Canal,ornate,brickwork
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2J880E0 - . An on-location photograph from Ashton Canal Basin, Ducie Street, Manchester, England, UK, M1 2JQ in 2022, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. The image documents Albert Wood (old canal carrier) iron casting, Ashton Canal Basin, Ducie Street, Manchester, England, UK, M1 2JQ. The surrounding context encompasses social history, architectural detailing, historic frontage, urban renewal, former industrial land, changing land use, built heritage, post-industrial redevelopment, urban fabric, heritage landmark, adaptive reuse, conservation architecture, urban regeneration, and local landmark. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with public-realm investment, housing pressure and how major transport hubs can drive surrounding development. The modern context includes continuing discussion of planning control, local identity and keeping older structures useful without erasing their character. For later comparison, the photograph preserves public access and movement at Ashton Canal Basin, Ducie Street, Manchester, England, UK, M1 2JQ, details that may look very different after closure or conversion. Further associations within the scene are changing streetscape, architectural character, before-and-after reference, period detail, city-centre placemaking, community identity, public realm, and everyday life. The recorded references to Ashton, carrier, canal, Basin, and Ducie preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. A later view of Ashton Canal Basin, Ducie Street, Manchester, England, UK, M1 2JQ may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. It also preserves a trace of local identity as a date-specific reference. The photograph keeps a local visual benchmark for later comparison.
Ashton Canal Basin, Ducie Street, Manchester, England, UK, M1 2JQ
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,North West,England,UK,scrapping return rail tickets,RMT,ASLEF,train,approach,Manchester,Greater Manchester,M60 7RA,Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Oxford Road Capacity Scheme,Network Rail,Northern Powerhouse Rail,NPR,Victorian,shed,platform,TfGM,carriage,carriages,service,track,Northern,&,Trans-Pennine Express,DMU,EMU,at,tracks,3,2,three,two,1-4,Buxton,Sheffield
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2J92PFA - . This scene at Piccadilly Train Station Approach, Greater Manchester, England, UK, M60 7RA in 2022 forms part of the visual history of the locality, documenting the named subject together with aspects of how the area looked and functioned at the time. The image documents Northern & Trans-Pennine Express DMU & EMU at Piccadilly NPR train station platforms 1-4, public transport rail services from Manchester. The subject also carries associations with public realm, contemporary social history, station environment, passenger railway, documentary photography, archival record, regional rail, trackside history, changing streetscape, industrial railway heritage, local history, street-level documentary, rail infrastructure, and pedestrian environment. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with rail reform, reliability and the role of stations and trains in lower-carbon mobility. The modern context includes continuing discussion of transport, community use and the documentary importance of recording everyday urban environments. Future viewers can use this scene from Piccadilly Train Station Approach, Greater Manchester, England, UK, M60 7RA to compare public access and movement with whatever follows after changing commercial priorities. Other useful contextual ideas include historical comparison, visual archive, transport interchange, everyday street life, changing land use, period detail, place identity, and social landscape. References to transport, Piccadilly, train, station, and Manchester give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. The period setting at Piccadilly Train Station Approach, Greater Manchester, England, UK, M60 7RA helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. It also preserves period character as a date-specific reference. The photograph keeps a trace of local identity for later comparison.
Piccadilly Train Station Approach, Greater Manchester, England, UK, M60 7RA
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,Northern Powerhouse,North West,England,UK,scrapping return rail tickets,RMT,ASLEF,train,approach,Manchester,Greater Manchester,M60 7RA,Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Oxford Road Capacity Scheme,Network Rail,Northern Powerhouse Rail,NPR,Victorian,shed,platform,platforms,TfGM,carriage,carriages,service,track,dual-voltage,EMU,Northern,British,GB,Great,route,network
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2J92PFD - . This scene at Piccadilly Train Station Approach, Greater Manchester, England, UK, M60 7RA in 2022 forms part of the visual history of the locality, documenting the named subject together with aspects of how the area looked and functioned at the time. The main point of reference is Northern Railway dual-voltage EMU Train 319378 at Piccadilly NPR train station, public transport rail services from Manchester. Other connected aspects include city-centre activity, community identity, social landscape, documentary photography, rail infrastructure, rail mobility, regional identity, trackside history, visual archive, contemporary social history, rolling stock, street-level documentary, urban social history, and industrial railway heritage. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into decarbonisation and fares, not least because of the role of stations and trains in lower-carbon mobility. Today's relevance is strengthened by regeneration, community use and the continuing question of the documentary importance of recording everyday urban environments. The image fixes local activity and public use within Piccadilly Train Station Approach, Greater Manchester, England, UK, M60 7RA at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against refurbishment. Other useful contextual ideas include historical comparison, changing streetscape, contemporary city life, regional rail, passenger railway, community life, local history, and station environment. Elements such as Railway, transport, station, Northern, and Manchester add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. For Piccadilly Train Station Approach, Greater Manchester, England, UK, M60 7RA, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. Image 2J92PFD also remains a dated record of Piccadilly Train Station Approach, Greater Manchester, England, UK, M60 7RA.
Piccadilly Train Station Approach, Greater Manchester, England, UK, M60 7RA
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2J92PFG - . Photographed at Piccadilly Train Station Approach, Greater Manchester, England, UK, M60 7RA in 2022, this detailed editorial image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. The photograph centres on Transpennine express DMU train 185140 for Huddersfield - Piccadilly NPR train station, public transport rail services from Manchester. Other connected aspects include before-and-after reference, archival record, everyday street life, city-centre activity, changing land use, changing streetscape, train operations, place identity, regional rail, passenger railway, community identity, rail infrastructure, social history, and local history. For current editorial use, decarbonisation and regional connectivity provide additional context, especially through the continuing importance of rail to regional connectivity. Current relevance extends to local identity and commercial change, particularly through the relationship between public space and local social life. Small period details of public access and movement at Piccadilly Train Station Approach, Greater Manchester, England, UK, M60 7RA may become more significant with time, particularly following replacement signage. The subject also sits alongside railway heritage, contemporary city life, local character, rail mobility, industrial railway heritage, public realm, community life, and historical comparison. The combination of Piccadilly, Huddersfield, 185140, transport, and services anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. The wider setting at Piccadilly Train Station Approach, Greater Manchester, England, UK, M60 7RA matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The record includes details of everyday use as part of Piccadilly Train Station Approach, Greater Manchester, England, UK, M60 7RA's history.
Piccadilly Train Station Approach, Greater Manchester, England, UK, M60 7RA
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,Northern Powerhouse,North West,England,UK,scrapping return rail tickets,train,rail,railway,approach,Manchester,Greater Manchester,M60 7RA,Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Oxford Road Capacity Scheme,Network Rail,Northern Powerhouse Rail,NPR,Victorian,information,ticket,gates,desk,bright,displays,terminus,West Coast Main Line,WCML,commuters,commuting,TfGM,Andy Burnham,public,transport,retail,shopping,shops,cafes
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2J92PFJ - . A grounded documentary photograph made at Piccadilly Train Station Approach, Greater Manchester, England, UK, M60 7RA in 2022, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The frame specifically shows Main concourse & waiting area, Manchester Piccadilly main line railway station and Metrolink tram interchange, North West England, UK. The subject also carries associations with period detail, rail infrastructure, regional rail, freight wagon, railway heritage, before-and-after reference, street-level documentary, community life, historical comparison, social landscape, public realm, everyday life, place identity, and documentary photography. Today's relevance is strengthened by public ownership, reliability and the continuing question of how historic rolling stock documents the industrial railway. From a 2025-onward perspective, community use and footfall are closely linked to this subject, alongside how regeneration alters the character of familiar places. As a dated visual record of Piccadilly Train Station Approach, Greater Manchester, England, UK, M60 7RA, the frame retains signage and branding, making it especially useful if changing commercial priorities subsequently changes the scene. The location also brings in rail mobility, city-centre activity, contemporary social history, community identity, rail corridor, visual archive, train operations, and changing streetscape. Elements such as interchange, waiting, concourse, Metrolink, and station add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. A later view of Piccadilly Train Station Approach, Greater Manchester, England, UK, M60 7RA may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The period view preserves a point of historical comparison before later change alters the scene.
Piccadilly Train Station Approach, Greater Manchester, England, UK, M60 7RA
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,Northern Powerhouse,North West,England,UK,scrapping return rail tickets,train,rail,railway,approach,Manchester,Greater Manchester,M60 7RA,Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Oxford Road Capacity Scheme,Network Rail,Northern Powerhouse Rail,NPR,Victorian,information,ticket,gates,desk,bright,displays,terminus,West Coast Main Line,WCML,commuters,commuting,TfGM,Andy Burnham,public,transport,retail,shopping,shops,cafes
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2J92PFN - . This location-specific image from Piccadilly Train Station Approach, Greater Manchester, England, UK, M60 7RA in 2022 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. The image documents Main concourse & waiting area, Manchester Piccadilly main line railway station and Metrolink tram interchange, North West England, UK. The frame also records themes of rolling stock, rail mobility, pedestrian environment, rail infrastructure, station environment, trackside history, contemporary social history, local identity, regional identity, railway heritage, industrial railway heritage, everyday life, townscape record, and social landscape. From a 2025-onward perspective, reliability and public ownership are closely linked to this subject, alongside how historic rolling stock documents the industrial railway. The wider contemporary story combines public-realm change, regeneration and how regeneration alters the character of familiar places. The archival value lies partly in recording equipment and working practice around Piccadilly Train Station Approach, Greater Manchester, England, UK, M60 7RA before altered transport patterns alters the character of the place. The surrounding story also includes urban social history, urban change, public realm, before-and-after reference, city-centre activity, place identity, rail corridor, and freight wagon. References to concourse, railway, waiting, Piccadilly, and station give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. By fixing the subject within Piccadilly Train Station Approach, Greater Manchester, England, UK, M60 7RA, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The view records period character for future local research. The image fixes a trace of local identity before later change alters the scene.
Piccadilly Train Station Approach, Greater Manchester, England, UK, M60 7RA
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2J92PFR - Victory Over Blindness is a bronze sculpture in Manchester, England, by Johanna Domke-Guyot. It is on Piccadilly Approach outside the main entrance of Manchester Piccadilly station and was commissioned to commemorate the centenary of the First World War.
The sculpture depicts seven blind figures guiding each other and walking together
their likeness are based upon real veterans who all suffered blindness as a result of action on the frontline. Unusually a plinth is not used and the figures are situated at eye level to engage passers-by. It was commissioned by the Blind Veterans UK and was unveiled in October 2018. It is believed to be the only memorial to depict those wounded in the First World War.
The sculpture was first created to mark the centenary of the Blind Veterans UK charity in 2015 and which now sits at the charity's Llandudno rehabilitation and training centre. The sculpture depicts seven life-sized figures guiding one another. It was inspired by a photograph the sculptor saw of World War I veterans, blinded in combat, leading one another from the front. Whereas statues or sculptures of lifelike individuals are generally placed on plinths, it was decided the sculpture should be situated on the ground and at eye level to engage passers-by and to highlight the notion that the sacrifices of those on the frontline in World War I should not be forgotten.
The sculptor, Johanna Domke-Guyot, stated that People will be able to touch them, I want it to become a people's piece. The seven figures are all based upon World War I veterans who all suffered blindness as a result of action on the frontline and each figure depicts a similar likeness to the veterans.
The sculpture was well-received with it being described as moving for its subject matter and striking for its interaction with passers-by at eye level
Piccadilly Train Station Approach, Greater Manchester, England, UK, M60 7RA
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUk,GoTonySmith,Manchester,Cheshire,England,UK,town,office,north west England,SK1,Robinson,Offices,beer,bitter,CAMRA,real ale,cask,ale,Unicorn,red brick,Brewery offices,casking,kegging,bottling,bottling services,Victorian,architecture,industry,industrial,Lower Hillgate,F.Robinson Ltd,North West Brewery,Apsley Street,Apsley St,pubs,pub,pub estate,packaging centre
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BCTGYD - William Robinson purchased the Unicorn Inn from Samuel Hole on 29 September 1838. His eldest son George brewed the first Robinsons Ale there in 1849.
In 1859, Frederic Robinson took over from George and bought a warehouse to the rear of the inn to expand brewing capacity. As a result, Robinsons ale became available at pubs around the Stockport area. To control the quality of ale sold, Frederic began to purchase public houses. From 1878 until his death in 1890, Frederic established twelve pubs which exclusively served his ale. This was the beginning of what was to become an estate of over 300 pubs across the North West of England and North Wales.
The Unicorn Brewery still rests on the foundations of the public house on Lower Hillgate in Stockport.
The brewery continues to be run by the fifth and sixth generations of the Robinson family. The company took over Hartley's Brewery in Ulverston in 1982, closing it and transferring the brewing of Hartley's beers to Stockport in 1991. Robinsons have acquired a number of other breweries over the years, including John Heginbotham, Stalybridge (1915)
T. Schofield & Son, Ashton under Lyne (1926)
Kays Atlas Brewery, Ardwick (1929) and Bell & Co, Stockport (1949).
The brewery owns many historic pubs, including the New Hall Inn in Bowness on Windermere.
Lower Hillgate, Stockport,Greater Manchester, Cheshire, England, UK, SK1 1JJ
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUk,GoTonySmith,Manchester,Cheshire,England,UK,town,office,north west England,SK1,Robinson,Offices,beer,bitter,CAMRA,real ale,cask,ale,Unicorn,red brick,Brewery offices,casking,kegging,bottling,bottling services,Victorian,architecture,industry,industrial,Lower Hillgate,F.Robinson Ltd,North West Brewery,Apsley Street,Apsley St,pubs,pub,pub estate,packaging centre
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BCTGYK - William Robinson purchased the Unicorn Inn from Samuel Hole on 29 September 1838. His eldest son George brewed the first Robinsons Ale there in 1849.
In 1859, Frederic Robinson took over from George and bought a warehouse to the rear of the inn to expand brewing capacity. As a result, Robinsons ale became available at pubs around the Stockport area. To control the quality of ale sold, Frederic began to purchase public houses. From 1878 until his death in 1890, Frederic established twelve pubs which exclusively served his ale. This was the beginning of what was to become an estate of over 300 pubs across the North West of England and North Wales.
The Unicorn Brewery still rests on the foundations of the public house on Lower Hillgate in Stockport.
The brewery continues to be run by the fifth and sixth generations of the Robinson family. The company took over Hartley's Brewery in Ulverston in 1982, closing it and transferring the brewing of Hartley's beers to Stockport in 1991. Robinsons have acquired a number of other breweries over the years, including John Heginbotham, Stalybridge (1915)
T. Schofield & Son, Ashton under Lyne (1926)
Kays Atlas Brewery, Ardwick (1929) and Bell & Co, Stockport (1949).
The brewery owns many historic pubs, including the New Hall Inn in Bowness on Windermere.
Lower Hillgate, Stockport,Greater Manchester, Cheshire, England, UK, SK1 1JJ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Manchester,England,UK,GB,North West England,city centre,Mosley St,City Centre,M2 3JL,Lancs,English,United Kingdom,M2,tourist,tourism,Victorian,gothic,classic classical,style,building,architecture,city,centre,art,public,publically,owned,paintings,and,collection,collections,exhibition,exhibitions,buildings
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RPGEER - Manchester Art Gallery, formerly Manchester City Art Gallery, is a publicly owned art museum on Mosley Street in Manchester city centre. The main gallery premises were built for a learned society in 1823 and today its collection occupies three connected buildings, two of which were designed by Sir Charles Barry. Both Barry's buildings are listed. The building that links them was designed by Hopkins Architects following an architectural design competition managed by RIBA Competitions. It opened in 2002 following a major renovation and expansion project undertaken by the art gallery.
Manchester Art Gallery is free to enter and open seven days a week. It houses many works of local and international significance and has a collection of more than 25,000 objects. More than half a million people visited the museum in the period of a year, according to figures released in April 2014. Manchester Art Gallery is housed in three connected buildings. The City Art Gallery building, which faces onto Mosley Street, was designed and constructed between 1824“35. It originally housed the Royal Manchester Institution. Designed by architect Sir Charles Barry in the Greek Ionic style, the building is now Grade I listed. The two-storey gallery is built in rusticated ashlar to a rectangular plan on a raised plinth. The roof is hidden by a continuous dentilled cornice and plain parapet. Its eleven-bay facade has two three-bay side ranges and a central five-bay pedimented projecting portico with six Ionic columns. Set back behind the parapet is an attic with small windows that forms a lantern above the entrance hall
Mosley Street, Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK, M2 3JL
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Manchester,England,UK,GB,North West England,city centre,Mosley St,City Centre,M2 3JL,Lancs,English,United Kingdom,M2,tourist,tourism,Victorian,gothic,classic classical,style,building,architecture,city,centre,art,public,publically,owned,paintings,and,collection,collections,exhibition,exhibitions
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RPGEF2 - Manchester Art Gallery, formerly Manchester City Art Gallery, is a publicly owned art museum on Mosley Street in Manchester city centre. The main gallery premises were built for a learned society in 1823 and today its collection occupies three connected buildings, two of which were designed by Sir Charles Barry. Both Barry's buildings are listed. The building that links them was designed by Hopkins Architects following an architectural design competition managed by RIBA Competitions. It opened in 2002 following a major renovation and expansion project undertaken by the art gallery.
Manchester Art Gallery is free to enter and open seven days a week. It houses many works of local and international significance and has a collection of more than 25,000 objects. More than half a million people visited the museum in the period of a year, according to figures released in April 2014. Manchester Art Gallery is housed in three connected buildings. The City Art Gallery building, which faces onto Mosley Street, was designed and constructed between 1824“35. It originally housed the Royal Manchester Institution. Designed by architect Sir Charles Barry in the Greek Ionic style, the building is now Grade I listed. The two-storey gallery is built in rusticated ashlar to a rectangular plan on a raised plinth. The roof is hidden by a continuous dentilled cornice and plain parapet. Its eleven-bay facade has two three-bay side ranges and a central five-bay pedimented projecting portico with six Ionic columns. Set back behind the parapet is an attic with small windows that forms a lantern above the entrance hall
Mosley Street, Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK, M2 3JL
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Manchester,England,UK,GB,North West England,city centre,listed,building Victorian,Corn Exchange,Triangle,Produce Exchange,Grocery,Victorian,stone,exterior,M3 1BD,Exchange Square Central,Corn Exchange Manchester,Victoria,Hanging Ditch,history,M4 3TR,37 Hanging Ditch,hotel,market,stalls,37,M4,historic,High Street,outside,M3,1,High St
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RPGEN9 - . This location-led image captures the physical context of 1, Exchange Square Central, High St, Manchester, England, UK, M3 1BD, in an image captured in 2019. The defining subject in the supplied record is Manchester Corn and Grocery Exchange, Hanging Ditch, Central Manchester, City Centre, North West England, UK. The location also connects conservation interest, shopping district, storefront culture, food-and-drink business, destination economy, commercial streetscape, local dining, local tourism, urban fabric, commercial frontage, urban commerce, and retail decline and renewal. The wider contemporary story of consumer spending now includes hybrid working alongside vacant premises, while policy and investment increasingly consider stronger local footfall. Current debate around historic buildings often combines redevelopment pressure, maintenance cost and the practical challenge of heritage-led regeneration. In the mid-2020s, customer-facing businesses is increasingly discussed through delivery-platform competition and changing visitor patterns, with attention turning to distinctive visitor experiences. The photograph fixes 1, Exchange Square Central, High St, Manchester, England, UK, M3 1BD at one identifiable stage in its history, providing a reference against which later refurbishment, closure, demolition, conversion, new ownership or altered public use can be assessed. The broader context includes restaurant sector, historic environment, historic fabric, heritage asset, town-centre trading, chain-store economy. Further recorded details include Manchester Corn Exchange, Corn Exchange, building, sandstone, Corn grocery, Triangle. A second layer of description includes traditional building, visitor economy, conservation architecture, architectural character, hospitality employment, shopfront economy, historic townscape, customer service, urban conservation, and customer footfall.
1, Exchange Square Central, High St, Manchester, England, UK, M3 1BD
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,UK,England,North West England,Manchester,icon,icons,band,bands,Salford bands,building,historic,history,Salford Lads Club,musical legacy,Salford,door,Salford Lads Club door,Ordsall,Lancs,Lancashire,Manchester Music,M5,Salford Lads Club doorway,featured,in The,on the,Smiths album,Queen Is Dead,Saint Ignatius Walk,M5 3RX,green,Victorian,wooden,Album Cover,album
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RK9X77 - Salford Lads' Club is a recreational club in the Ordsall area of Salford, Greater Manchester, England. The club, on the corner of St. Ignatius Walk and Coronation Street, was established in 1903 as a boys' club but today welcomes people of any gender and organises activities including sports and exhibitions.
The club was opened on 30 January 1904 by Robert Baden-Powell, who later founded the Scout movement. Former members include actor Albert Finney, footballers Albert McPherson, Steve Fleet, Eddie Colman and Brian Doyle, Allan Clarke, lead singer of 1960s pop group The Hollies, and Graham Nash, guitarist, songwriter and singer with The Hollies who went on to form Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young.
The building gained listed status in 2003 as its tiled interior is virtually unchanged with original fittings and includes a boxing ring, snooker rooms and a gym with a viewing balcony. English Heritage said: The building is thought to be the most complete example of this rare form of social provision to survive in England. In 2007, the Manchester Evening News reported that the building, which was used for the sleeve of The Smiths album The Queen Is Dead, came third in a nationwide hunt to find the most iconic buildings in the country
Saint Ignatius Walk, Salford, Lancashire, North West England, UK,M5 3RX
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Keywords: Manchester,City centre,city,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,UK,England,Canal St,Canal Street,Gay Village,gay,village,LGBT,Manchester Gay Village,LGBTI community,community,Boys only,Victorian Boys entrance to a school,Uk,school,Boys in brick,brick,schools,college,male,stereotype,macho,masculine,Victorian,values,grammer,primary,Heterosexuality,homophobia,real,men,reading benchmarks,strict,Ofsted
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RFF5W4 - Canal Street, the centre of the Manchester Gay Village, is a street in Manchester city centre in North West England. The pedestrianised street, which runs along the west side of the Rochdale Canal, is lined with gay bars and restaurants. At night time, and in daytime in the warmer months, the street is filled with visitors, often including gay and lesbian tourists from all over the world. The northern end of the street meets Minshull Street and the southern meets Princess Street
part of the street looks across the Rochdale Canal into Sackville Park.
90's Focus led to several of the pubs on or near Canal Street acquiring a predominantly gay clientele. In 1991, Manto (Manchester Tomorrow) bar opened at no. 46. It was built in 1989 by Benedict Smith Architects. Unlike the other gay bars at that time, Manto had large glass windows, allowing the casual passer-by to view what was going on inside. Previously, many establishments catering for the gay community were often keen to conceal activities from the general public, but the architectural design of Manto was seen as a queer visual statement of we're here, we're queer “ get used to it, and a brick-and-mortar refusal to hide any more, or to remain underground and invisible.
Over the next decade, more numerous and larger bars opened along the canal side, turning Canal Street into the centre of the most successful gay village in Europe. Because of this, the Canal Street street signs are regularly defaced to read Anal Treet or Anal Street. The success was further enhanced by the use of Canal Street and its bars in several television series, including Bob and Rose and Queer as Folk, both written by Russell T Davies.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,North West England,manchester,city centre,NQ4,Marble Brewery,M4 4HY,Marble,Brewery,Manchester,City Centre,CAMRA,Real Ale,Victorian,historic,architecture,building,outside,exterior,Marble Arch Inn,stone,flagship pub,sloping mosaic floor,grade II listed pub,grade II,listed pub,grade,II,grade2,Angel Meadow district,Angel Meadow,district,independent brewing history,CAMRA heritage interior,architectural tourism,nineteenth-century hospitality,authentic local
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RG98K7 - A close exterior view of The Marble Arch Inn at 73 Rochdale Road, Manchester, showing the pub's name in gold lettering above its polished pink granite frontage. The composition centres on a tall sash window with etched glass bearing the words The Marble Arch Inn , ornamental scrollwork and floral decoration. A dark blue wall plaque beside the window repeats the name and records its association with Marble Brewery. The cropped study documents the materials, typography and detailing of one of Manchester's best-known historic public houses.
The Marble Arch Inn occupies a corner site at Rochdale Road and Gould Street, near Manchester city centre. The present building dates from 1888 and was designed by local architects Darbyshire and Smith as a brewery show house. It replaced an earlier pub and was constructed with buff brick above a richly treated ground floor. Although the name suggests marble, the reddish stone at street level is polished Shap granite.
Historic England lists the building at Grade II. The exterior includes Gothic-influenced openings, granite columns, shaped arches, decorative bands and an elaborate roofline. Inside, the long bar is renowned for glazed brick walls, a barrel-vaulted ceramic ceiling, a detailed frieze and a sloping mosaic floor. These features were concealed during twentieth-century alterations before being revealed again, helping the pub gain CAMRA recognition for an interior of outstanding national historic importance.
Marble Brewery was founded behind the pub in 1997, giving the premises an important place in Manchester's independent brewing history. Beer production moved to larger premises in Salford in 2019, while The Marble Arch remained the brewery's flagship pub and a destination for cask ale, craft beer, food and hospitality. The image highlights the engraved glazing, polished stonework, gold signage and preserved Victorian character.
73 Rochdale Road, Manchester City Centre, North West England, UK, M4 4HY
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RG98KR - . A contemporary documentary view depicts the social and built context of Shudehill, Manchester, North West England, UK, M4 1EZ, as it appeared in 2019. The described feature is The Lower Turks Head, 36 Shudehill, Manchester, North West England, UK, M4 1EZ. Further features of the subject include traditional building, architectural character, heritage streetscape, community drinking place, heritage asset, adaptive reuse, hospitality economy, historic townscape, urban conservation, historic fabric, town-centre hospitality, and licensed premises. Current debate around local leisure spending often combines changing drinking habits, operating costs and the practical challenge of supporting independent operators. In the mid-2020s, local landmarks is increasingly discussed through planning control and energy retrofit, with attention turning to sensitive refurbishment. Documentary value is strengthened by the precise setting at Shudehill, Manchester, North West England, UK, M4 1EZ, where even ordinary details of frontage, equipment, signs, traffic or public activity may disappear as the area evolves. Beyond the immediate subject, the setting involves hospitality venue, beer heritage, leisure economy, traditional hostelry, independent hospitality, night-time economy. Other local associations include city centre, Shude Hill, Union Flag, Union, flags, flag. Other relevant facets include period property, historic environment, licensed trade, townscape identity, social drinking venue, architectural detail, public house culture, community venue, historic built environment, and beer retail. The wider contemporary story of town-centre hospitality now includes staff recruitment alongside business rates, while policy and investment increasingly consider supporting independent operators. It remains a grounded period reference to Shudehill, Manchester, North West England, UK, M4 1EZ, its use, appearance and changing local context.
Shudehill, Manchester, North West England, UK, M4 1EZ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,North West England,manchester,NQ4,Northern Quarter,Manchester Northern quarter,pub,bar,Victorian,tile,tiled,brown,MB,Bass,Mitchel and Butlers,ale,CAMRA,beer,beers,Real Ale,Brexit,City,City Centre,St Georges Flag,English,Shudehill,Manchester,M4 1EZ,M4,36 Shudehill,drinks,drinking,Mike Madox,Turkish,Turk
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RG98M1 - . An editorial view documents the working environment around Shudehill, Manchester, North West England, UK, M4 1EZ, in this period view from 2019. The principal recorded subject is The Lower Turks Head, 36 Shudehill, Manchester, North West England, UK, M4 1EZ. The physical and social setting additionally connects with historic built environment, ale house tradition, urban conservation, architectural detail, townscape identity, architectural character, local landmark, licensed trade, traditional hostelry, drinks trade, public house culture, and period property. Current debate around town-centre hospitality often combines operating costs, closures and conversions and the practical challenge of supporting independent operators. In the mid-2020s, historic buildings is increasingly discussed through adaptive reuse and maintenance cost, with attention turning to keeping older buildings useful. Because this is a time-specific record of Shudehill, Manchester, North West England, UK, M4 1EZ, later comparison can reveal changes in signage, ownership, land use, transport, street furniture, building condition and the way the public uses the surrounding space. The location additionally reflects pub architecture, urban fabric, traditional building, licensed hospitality, independent hospitality, leisure economy. Further recorded details include city centre, Shude Hill, Union Flag, Union, flags, flag. Other relevant facets include hospitality economy, community venue, conservation interest, community drinking place, historic townscape, historic fabric, heritage streetscape, heritage asset, British pub trade, and built heritage. The wider contemporary story of community pubs now includes staff recruitment alongside alcohol duty, while policy and investment increasingly consider balancing heritage with commercial survival. The frame further records a moment in the site's history as part of the area's social history.
Shudehill, Manchester, North West England, UK, M4 1EZ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RG98Y8 - The Refuge Assurance Company Ltd. was a life insurance and pensions company based in England. It was founded by James Proctor and George Robins in Dukinfield, Cheshire in 1858. The company was originally known by the unwieldy name of the Refuge Friend in Deed Life Assurance and Sick Fund Friendly Society.
From 1895 until 1987, its head office was the magnificent Grade II* listed, Refuge Assurance Building on Oxford Street in central Manchester, now used as the Principal Hotel. In 1987, the company decided to move out of the city centre to new, purpose-built, offices in the grounds of Fulshaw Hall in Wilmslow, around 12 miles south of the old Refuge Building. In October 1996, the Refuge Assurance Company merged with United Friendly to form the United Assurance Group (UAG).
After disappointing performances following the merger, the United Assurance Group was first approached by Britannic Assurance in November 1999, and then by Royal London Mutual Insurance Society in February 2000. Following successful talks, Royal London took over UAG for £1.6 billion.
The Refuge Assurance Building, Manchester, on Oxford Road, was the company's head office between 1895 and 1987
Oxford St, Manchester, Lancashire, UK, M60 7HA
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P4HWF9 - Castlefield is an inner city conservation area of Manchester in North West England. The conservation area which bears its name is bounded by the River Irwell, Quay Street, Deansgate and Chester Road. It was the site of the Roman era fort of Mamucium or Mancunium which gave its name to Manchester. It was the terminus of the Bridgewater Canal, the world's first industrial canal, built in 1764
the oldest canal warehouse opened in 1779. The world's first passenger railway terminated here in 1830, at Liverpool Road railway station and the first railway warehouse opened here in 1831.
The Rochdale Canal met the Bridgewater Canal at Castlefield in 1805 and in the 1830s they were linked with the Mersey and Irwell Navigation by two short cuts. In 1848 the two viaducts of the Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway crossed the area and joined each other, two further viaducts and one mainline station Manchester Central railway station followed. It has a tram station, Deansgate-Castlefield tram stop (formerly G-Mex) providing frequent Manchester Metrolink services to Eccles, Bury, Altrincham, Manchester Piccadilly, East Didsbury and Rochdale.
Castlefield was designated a conservation area in 1980 and the United Kingdom's first designated urban heritage park in 1982
Castle St, Manchester, England, M3 4LZ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RM252F - Afflecks (formerly Affleck's Palace) is an indoor market in Manchester, England, in the city's Northern Quarter on the junction of Church Street/Tib Street and Dale Street with Oldham Street. Dozens of independent stalls, small shops and boutiques operate in the one building. The building was once occupied by a department store called Affleck and Brown as a store and office space, hence the name.
Affleck's Palace first opened in 1982 by James and Elaine Walsh with an ethos of offering a safe environment for entrepreneurs to start out with affordable rent and no long term contracts. Unit holders operated under a licence agreement which allowed them to pay for space on a week by week basis. The atmosphere and colourful maze-like layout led to Affleck's becoming a mecca for alternative culture. The establishment was able to bounce back from two building fires and overcame many obstacles.
During the 1990s 'Madchester Summer of Love' period, when local bands like the Stone Roses, Happy Mondays and Inspiral Carpets were at the height of their popularity
Affleck's Palace was a fashionable spot to get oversized flared jeans and tie dyed T-shirts and 'Eastern Bloc' was a popular record shop as it dealt in all the latest underground dance tunes of the time.
On 31 March 2008, Affleck's Palace ceased trading. It re-opened on 1 April 2008 as Afflecks under new management. Afflecks is now managed by Mancunian property developer Bruntwood after the expiry of a 25-year lease in 2007. It had been previously suggested that Bruntwood would redevelop the building, possibly leading to its closure as a market, with many traders having feared that closure would be likely and that notice could have been given as soon as the end of January
52 Church St, Manchester, North West England, UK, M4 1PW
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RM252T - Afflecks (formerly Affleck's Palace) is an indoor market in Manchester, England, in the city's Northern Quarter on the junction of Church Street/Tib Street and Dale Street with Oldham Street. Dozens of independent stalls, small shops and boutiques operate in the one building. The building was once occupied by a department store called Affleck and Brown as a store and office space, hence the name.
Affleck's Palace first opened in 1982 by James and Elaine Walsh with an ethos of offering a safe environment for entrepreneurs to start out with affordable rent and no long term contracts. Unit holders operated under a licence agreement which allowed them to pay for space on a week by week basis. The atmosphere and colourful maze-like layout led to Affleck's becoming a mecca for alternative culture. The establishment was able to bounce back from two building fires and overcame many obstacles.
During the 1990s 'Madchester Summer of Love' period, when local bands like the Stone Roses, Happy Mondays and Inspiral Carpets were at the height of their popularity
Affleck's Palace was a fashionable spot to get oversized flared jeans and tie dyed T-shirts and 'Eastern Bloc' was a popular record shop as it dealt in all the latest underground dance tunes of the time.
On 31 March 2008, Affleck's Palace ceased trading. It re-opened on 1 April 2008 as Afflecks under new management. Afflecks is now managed by Mancunian property developer Bruntwood after the expiry of a 25-year lease in 2007. It had been previously suggested that Bruntwood would redevelop the building, possibly leading to its closure as a market, with many traders having feared that closure would be likely and that notice could have been given as soon as the end of January
52 Church St, Manchester, North West England, UK, M4 1PW
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy GJ7965 - . A grounded documentary photograph made at High St, Manchester, England, UK in 2016, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The photograph centres on Smithfield old Markets sculpted figures,Manchester city centre, England,UK, modern CIS building in background. Another layer of the photograph includes creative placemaking, urban graphics, graffiti heritage, changing land use, community identity, public realm, public-realm art, temporary artwork, visual street culture, mural culture, changing streetscape, street creativity, historical comparison, and before-and-after reference. The modern context includes continuing discussion of temporary works, graffiti policy and the blurred line between commissioned public art and unsanctioned graffiti. The archival value lies partly in recording materials and architectural details around High St, Manchester, England, UK before new ownership alters the character of the place. The surrounding story also includes contemporary social history, creative district, regional identity, street-level design, contemporary mural, local history, archival record, and social history. The recorded references to sculpted, Smithfield, background, modern, and Markets preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. By fixing the subject within High St, Manchester, England, UK, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. Another useful connection is temporary works and the blurred line between commissioned public art and unsanctioned graffiti as part of the longer story of High St, Manchester, England, UK. The scene further reflects public art and how temporary street art becomes an important visual archive when considered against later change at High St, Manchester, England, UK.
High St, Manchester, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy GJ7968 - . Recorded at High St, Manchester, England, UK in 2016, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. The subject captured here is Smithfield old Markets sculpted figures,Manchester city centre, England,UK -Fish &ships. The locality and subject together evoke changing streetscape, temporary artwork, contemporary mural, documentary photography, everyday life, archival record, community identity, public art, street-level design, regional identity, place identity, historical comparison, creative district, and local character. Current relevance extends to creative industries and graffiti policy, particularly through the blurred line between commissioned public art and unsanctioned graffiti. As a dated visual record of High St, Manchester, England, UK, the frame retains commercial use and occupation, making it especially useful if different community use subsequently changes the scene. The location also brings in street creativity, urban graphics, creative placemaking, urban artwork, visual archive, before-and-after reference, graffiti heritage, and contemporary social history. Elements such as ships, Manchester, -Fish, centre, and Markets add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. Around High St, Manchester, England, UK, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The scene further reflects creative industries and the blurred line between commissioned public art and unsanctioned graffiti as part of the longer story of High St, Manchester, England, UK. Its period value extends to public art and the role of murals in defining creative neighbourhoods when considered against later change at High St, Manchester, England, UK. The frame retains evidence of changing use within the wider story of High St, Manchester, England, UK.
High St, Manchester, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy GJ798W - From the Ben Robinson interview,Afflecks Palace In Pieces Once More
SELF-made Manchester mosaicist Mark Kennedy has had seven mosaic art pieces installed on Tib Street along the wall of Affleck's Palace. The colourful and cracked pieces feature the likes of Eric Cantona, Colin Bell, Karl Marx, Morrissey, Ian Brown, Emmeline Pankhurst, Bet Lynch and many other 'legends' associated with Manchester.
In total Kennedy has spent almost 20 years crafting the two sets of mosaics amongst other on-going work. The theme on Affleck's is Manchester heroes, with a nod given the shopping bazaar's rock'n'roll past. Thus among the great figures of Manchester depicted there are musicians, actors, media and radical politicians.
He also couldn't help including something from his own Manchester memories of Tib Street.
When I was a little kid I used to go to Tib Street all the time to get my ferrets and buy mice from a little pet shop and that's where we all used to go. Next door was Tib Street Joke Shop that used to sell masks and stink bombs so there's one piece that represents all that.
You have to have a closer look at some of the new mosaics to fully appreciate them with some of them holding a few hidden surprises. Kennedy's take on Joy Division's classic Unknown Pleasures album cover features several tiny coloured tile fragments to set it apart from the now iconic original.
52 Church St, Manchester, England, UK M4 1PW
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy FDNMA0 - . John Rylands Library Interior,Deansgate,Manchester,England,UK - The Librarian Door. Photographed on 20 January 2016. The recorded location is 150 Deansgate, Manchester,England,UK, M3 3EH. The John Rylands Library is home to one of the world's richest and most unique collections - around 1.4 million items spanning over five thousand years and derived from all corners of the world. The John Rylands Library on Deansgate was commissioned by Enriqueta Rylands in memory of her husband, the Manchester industrialist John Rylands, and opened to the public in 1900. Designed by Basil Champneys in a richly detailed neo-Gothic style, it was conceived as a monumental research library and is now part of the University of Manchester. Its stone vaulting, stained glass, reading rooms and carved details make the building one of the city's most important interiors and a major architectural landmark. As background, images of people at work document changing occupations and working practices
Clothing, equipment and surroundings can reveal how service, craft and professional roles were organised at the time the photograph was made. In the longer view, public libraries developed as major civic institutions in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, combining books, education and free access to information
Their buildings and services often reflect municipal pride, while later community-run models reveal changing patterns of local-government provision. In historical terms, service work is a major part of everyday social history
Waiting staff, librarians, volunteers and other public-facing workers show how institutions function in practice and how occupations change with technology, labour markets and customer expectations. Against the 2026 backdrop, service work remains central to the British economy while recruitment, pay, automation and changing customer expectations continue to reshape many occupations
Historic and contemporary workplace photographs therefore have.
150 Deansgate, Manchester,England,UK, M3 3EH
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY3RN9 - Stalybridge railway station serves Stalybridge, Greater Manchester. It lies on the Huddersfield Line, 7½ miles (12 km) east of Manchester Piccadilly and 8¼ miles (13 km) east of Manchester Victoria. The station is managed by First TransPennine Express.
Stalybridge station was built by the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway and opened on 23 December 1845. There was a Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway station adjacent but this closed in 1917. The main function of the station was as a junction for the Stockport-Stalybridge Line, which allowed passengers from London and the South to transfer to the Huddersfield Line. This role has been lost since it is now possible for passengers to change at Manchester Piccadilly station. The Micklehurst Loop also diverged from the original 1849 Huddersfield & Manchester main line here - it was closed in 1966, but the disused tunnel it used to pass below the town's northern suburbs can be seen alongside the original one that is still used today by trains heading to and from Yorkshire.
Rassbottom Street, STALYBRIDGE, Greater Manchester, England, SK15 1RF
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY5KE9 - . Internal company telephone call system panel at Stalybridge Station Buffet Bar, Tameside, Manchester, England, UK. Photographed at Stalybridge, Manchester, England, UK. The photograph was taken on 18 July 2015. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with Internal, company, telephone, call, system, panel, Stalybridge, railway, Station and Victorian, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The image is relevant to digital technology, smartphones, software, online services and the way screens and apps increasingly mediate everyday activity. It can support editorial coverage of mobile applications, consumer technology, digital services, user interfaces, online communication, artificial intelligence, software platforms, data and the changing relationship between people and connected devices. Visible screen text, icons, branding, controls and handset details can give picture buyers a recognisable real-world technology context. As a dated photograph, it is particularly useful for documenting a specific version of an interface, product or digital service before later updates alter its appearance or functionality. Search themes include smartphones, apps, software, digital services, screen interfaces, online platforms, consumer electronics, artificial intelligence and changing technology. A dated screen or device photograph is useful because software interfaces, branding and product designs can alter rapidly through updates and replacement. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph. The view is firmly rooted in a real location rather than a constructed studio setting.
Stalybridge, Manchester, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DB0KBM - Withy Grove Stores Ltd
Withy Grove Stores Ltd is situated on Withy Grove in Manchester city centre and supplies commercial, industrial and residential clients locally and nationwide with new, second hand and reconditioned safes.
We supply all types and makes of safes for cash, jewellery and fire protection, computer data safes, deposit safes and underfloor safes. We also supply new and second-hand office furniture, filing cabinets etc.
Established in 1850, the firm is still owned and run by the same Manchester family. The Managing Director has over 50 years' experience in the safe business, ensuring clients benefit from our expert knowledge and personal advice.
Withy Grove Stores Ltd is a member of The Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce. they are housed in a fantastic old building
35-39 Withy Grove, Manchester, NW England, United Kingdom M4 2BJ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BPCNPT - . A grounded editorial photograph of Oxford Road, Manchester, Lancashire, England,UK, M60 7HA, capturing details that may acquire greater historical value as the location and its use change. The defining feature is The Palace Hotel, ex-Refuge Insurance building, Oxford Road, Manchester, Lancashire, England,UK, M60 7HA. The setting additionally reflects leisure venue, archival record, place identity, town-centre leisure, social landscape, before-and-after reference, social history, beer-led venue, built environment, contemporary history, neighbourhood pub, food-and-drink business, period detail, and regional identity. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject sits within continuing debate about independent hospitality, pub closures and changes in food, drink and leisure spending. The photograph fixes public access and movement within Oxford Road, Manchester, Lancashire, England,UK, M60 7HA at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against later redevelopment. Further associations include social meeting place, everyday Britain, night-time economy, hospitality venue, documentary photography, public realm, licensed premises, and local history. References to Oxford, Palace, Insurance, ex-Refuge, and Manchester give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to the named subject. By fixing the subject within Oxford Road, Manchester, Lancashire, England,UK, M60 7HA, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The image also provides a reference for independent hospitality and the survival of community meeting places without losing the local specificity of Oxford Road, Manchester, Lancashire, England,UK, M60 7HA. The wider significance includes changing drinking habits and whether local venues can remain commercially viable in a form that can be compared with future views of Oxford Road, Manchester, Lancashire, England,UK, M60 7HA.
Oxford Road, Manchester, Lancashire, England,UK, M60 7HA
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BM3JK0 - A cotton mill is a building housing spinning or weaving machinery for the production of yarn or cloth from cotton, an important product during the Industrial Revolution in the development of the factory system.
Although some were driven by animal power, most early mills were built in rural areas at fast-flowing rivers and streams using water wheels for power. The development of viable steam engines by Boulton and Watt from 1781 led to the growth of larger, steam-powered mills allowing them to be concentrated in urban mill towns, like Manchester, which with neighbouring Salford had more than 50 mills by 1802.
The mechanisation of the spinning process in the early factories was instrumental in the growth of the machine tool industry, enabling the construction of larger cotton mills. Limited companies were developed to construct mills, and the trading floors of the cotton exchange in Manchester, created a vast commercial city. Mills generated employment, drawing workers from largely rural areas and expanding urban populations. They provided incomes for girls and women. Child labour was used in the mills, and the factory system led to organised labour. Poor conditions became the subject of exposés, and in England, the Factory Acts were written to regulate them.
The cotton mill, originally a Lancashire phenomenon, was copied in New England and later in the southern states of America. In the 20th century, North West England lost its supremacy to the United States, then to Japan and subsequently to China.
Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BM3JK6 - A cotton mill is a building housing spinning or weaving machinery for the production of yarn or cloth from cotton, an important product during the Industrial Revolution in the development of the factory system.
Although some were driven by animal power, most early mills were built in rural areas at fast-flowing rivers and streams using water wheels for power. The development of viable steam engines by Boulton and Watt from 1781 led to the growth of larger, steam-powered mills allowing them to be concentrated in urban mill towns, like Manchester, which with neighbouring Salford had more than 50 mills by 1802.
The mechanisation of the spinning process in the early factories was instrumental in the growth of the machine tool industry, enabling the construction of larger cotton mills. Limited companies were developed to construct mills, and the trading floors of the cotton exchange in Manchester, created a vast commercial city. Mills generated employment, drawing workers from largely rural areas and expanding urban populations. They provided incomes for girls and women. Child labour was used in the mills, and the factory system led to organised labour. Poor conditions became the subject of exposés, and in England, the Factory Acts were written to regulate them.
The cotton mill, originally a Lancashire phenomenon, was copied in New England and later in the southern states of America. In the 20th century, North West England lost its supremacy to the United States, then to Japan and subsequently to China.
Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BM3JKR - A cotton mill is a building housing spinning or weaving machinery for the production of yarn or cloth from cotton, an important product during the Industrial Revolution in the development of the factory system.
Although some were driven by animal power, most early mills were built in rural areas at fast-flowing rivers and streams using water wheels for power. The development of viable steam engines by Boulton and Watt from 1781 led to the growth of larger, steam-powered mills allowing them to be concentrated in urban mill towns, like Manchester, which with neighbouring Salford had more than 50 mills by 1802.
The mechanisation of the spinning process in the early factories was instrumental in the growth of the machine tool industry, enabling the construction of larger cotton mills. Limited companies were developed to construct mills, and the trading floors of the cotton exchange in Manchester, created a vast commercial city. Mills generated employment, drawing workers from largely rural areas and expanding urban populations. They provided incomes for girls and women. Child labour was used in the mills, and the factory system led to organised labour. Poor conditions became the subject of exposés, and in England, the Factory Acts were written to regulate them.
The cotton mill, originally a Lancashire phenomenon, was copied in New England and later in the southern states of America. In the 20th century, North West England lost its supremacy to the United States, then to Japan and subsequently to China.
Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BM3JM5 - . Photographed at Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK, the scene provides a dated reference to the subject and the surrounding social, commercial or physical environment. The location is represented through Rusting Iron Machinery inscribed with Pounds, Manchester cotton mill, Lancashire, England, UK. The picture additionally relates to typographic message, before-and-after reference, editorial word image, labour history, manufacturing infrastructure, everyday Britain, regional identity, contemporary history, industrial archaeology, period detail, production technology, engineering history, communication theme, and local history. The present-day relevance extends to agreement and trust, while a wider concern is the importance of confidence between organisations and the people they serve. In the mid-2020s, industrial conservation and reuse of mills and warehouses keep this subject current, particularly through recording machinery and objects before they are dispersed. Small period details of materials and construction at Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK may become more significant with time, especially following new construction. The photograph additionally reflects concept illustration, conceptual typography, urban change, archival record, community identity, letter arrangement, local character, and social landscape. Details involving inscribed, Lancashire, Machinery, Pounds, and cotton make the image more specific than a generic illustration and strengthen its local or historical value. The period setting at Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The scene retains a connection with agreement and making an abstract idea immediately understandable in visual form without losing the local specificity of Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK. The scene remains tied to Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK, image reference 2BM3JM5.
Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PP0NP4 - . Victorian Electric lights, building architecture, John Rylands Research Institute and Library, 150 Deansgate, Manchester, England, UK, M3 3EH. Photographed on 22 May 2010, 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 John Rylands Research Institute and Library, 150 Deansgate, Manchester, England, UK, M3 3EH, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include John Rylands Library, Research Institute, John Rylands Research Institute and Library, M3 3EH, Deansgate, electric, lighting, John Rylands, Historic Library, gothic, learn, learning, 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. The frame provides a detailed documentary record of the subject as it appeared at the time of photography, preserving the surrounding context as well as the principal feature.
John Rylands Research Institute and Library, 150 Deansgate, Manchester, England, UK, M3 3EH
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4331408666 - 'A fine upstanding and entertaining chap from the Lymm village, Cheshire NW England UK winter Dickensian weekend. Here pictured near the lower dam in his fine waistcoat and jacket.
Usually for victorians it was the theatre halls where entertainment was to be had, Doubtful if Lymm had one, although performances were regularly given by theatre troupes, ventriloquists, hypnotists, poets, comedians, choirs and orchestras. Entertainers like this may have travelled in with a circus when it came to town and set up in parks and public places.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RK9X73 - Salford Lads Club stock-photo/gotonysmith-Doorway.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>doorway on St Ignatius Walk in Ordsall, Salford, photographed with its red brick frontage, arched entrance, green doors, carved brick detail and distinctive green and gold sign. The building is one of Greater Manchester's best known music pilgrimage locations because The Smiths were photographed outside it by Stephen Wright in 1985, with the image later appearing inside the gatefold sleeve of the band's third studio album, The Queen Is Dead. The doorway has become a landmark for Smiths fans, indie music followers, Manchester music tourists and visitors recreating the famous band photograph. The club is also far more than a pop culture backdrop. It is a historic youth and community institution, opened in the early twentieth century and long associated with youth work, boxing, sport, local social provision, working class life and voluntary action in Ordsall. This red brick street corner scene has strong editorial and commercial search value for The Smiths, Morrissey, Johnny Marr, Andy Rourke, Mike Joyce, Salford music heritage, Manchester music history, British indie rock, post-punk, alternative music, album sleeve locations, fan culture, pop culture tourism, youth clubs, community buildings, Edwardian architecture, heritage preservation and northern working class history. The wet pavement, overcast daylight, arched windows and bold green doors give the photograph a clear documentary feel, suitable for features on cultural landmarks, music trails, Salford regeneration, local identity, community fundraising and the survival of historic voluntary sector venues. Recent reporting has highlighted financial pressure and campaigns to protect the club, giving the image added relevance as a symbol of both international music memory and everyday community resilience. With no people visible, it remains flexible for news, travel, arts, culture, social history, heritage, tourism, music journalism, educational publishing, stock photo buyer and blog use.
Salford Lads Club doorway on St Ignatius Walk, made famous by The Smiths' The Queen Is Dead album sl
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy FDNKXE - Monochrome interior view of the John Rylands Library on Deansgate in Manchester city centre, showing the life-size white marble statue of Enriqueta Augustina Rylands in the Historic Reading Room. The standing figure is portrayed with her hands clasped, wearing an elaborate period dress with lace and layered fabric details. Behind the sculpture are stone walls, carved Gothic tracery, a wall-mounted clock, decorative niches and one of the smaller historic figures positioned around the room.
Enriqueta Rylands founded the library as a memorial to her husband, the wealthy Manchester textile manufacturer and philanthropist John Rylands. Designed by architect Basil Champneys in an elaborate late-Victorian Gothic Revival style, the library opened to the public in 1900. Its cathedral-like reading room contains portrait statues of John and Enriqueta Rylands facing one another at opposite ends, alongside figures associated with literature, religion, philosophy, printing and science.
The Enriqueta Rylands statue was created by Manchester-based sculptor John Cassidy from white Seravezza marble and unveiled on 9 December 1907. It was commissioned by supporters of the library in recognition of the founder whose vision, funding and determination created one of Manchester's most distinctive cultural institutions. The pale sculpture stands out dramatically against the dark stone architecture, an effect heightened by the black and white treatment.
The photograph documents women's philanthropy, public sculpture, Manchester history and the ornate interior of a Grade I listed building. The clock and architectural details provide context for the statue's prominent position, while the low viewpoint gives the founder commanding presence. The scene is suitable for editorial subjects including historic libraries, women benefactors, Victorian and Edwardian culture, Gothic Revival architecture, University of Manchester collections, sculpture, tourism and British cultural heritage.
150 Deansgate, Manchester,England,UK, M3 3EH
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RK9X74 - Salford Lads' Club is a recreational club in the Ordsall area of Salford, Greater Manchester, England. The club, on the corner of St. Ignatius Walk and Coronation Street, was established in 1903 as a boys' club but today welcomes people of any gender and organises activities including sports and exhibitions.
The club was opened on 30 January 1904 by Robert Baden-Powell, who later founded the Scout movement. Former members include actor Albert Finney, footballers Albert McPherson, Steve Fleet, Eddie Colman and Brian Doyle, Allan Clarke, lead singer of 1960s pop group The Hollies, and Graham Nash, guitarist, songwriter and singer with The Hollies who went on to form Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young.
The building gained listed status in 2003 as its tiled interior is virtually unchanged with original fittings and includes a boxing ring, snooker rooms and a gym with a viewing balcony. English Heritage said: The building is thought to be the most complete example of this rare form of social provision to survive in England. In 2007, the Manchester Evening News reported that the building, which was used for the sleeve of The Smiths album The Queen Is Dead, came third in a nationwide hunt to find the most iconic buildings in the country
Saint Ignatius Walk, Salford, Lancashire, North West England, UK,M5 3RX
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BM3JJB - A cotton mill is a building housing spinning or weaving machinery for the production of yarn or cloth from cotton, an important product during the Industrial Revolution in the development of the factory system.
Although some were driven by animal power, most early mills were built in rural areas at fast-flowing rivers and streams using water wheels for power. The development of viable steam engines by Boulton and Watt from 1781 led to the growth of larger, steam-powered mills allowing them to be concentrated in urban mill towns, like Manchester, which with neighbouring Salford had more than 50 mills by 1802.
The mechanisation of the spinning process in the early factories was instrumental in the growth of the machine tool industry, enabling the construction of larger cotton mills. Limited companies were developed to construct mills, and the trading floors of the cotton exchange in Manchester, created a vast commercial city. Mills generated employment, drawing workers from largely rural areas and expanding urban populations. They provided incomes for girls and women. Child labour was used in the mills, and the factory system led to organised labour. Poor conditions became the subject of exposés, and in England, the Factory Acts were written to regulate them.
The cotton mill, originally a Lancashire phenomenon, was copied in New England and later in the southern states of America. In the 20th century, North West England lost its supremacy to the United States, then to Japan and subsequently to China.
Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BM3JJK - A cotton mill is a building housing spinning or weaving machinery for the production of yarn or cloth from cotton, an important product during the Industrial Revolution in the development of the factory system.
Although some were driven by animal power, most early mills were built in rural areas at fast-flowing rivers and streams using water wheels for power. The development of viable steam engines by Boulton and Watt from 1781 led to the growth of larger, steam-powered mills allowing them to be concentrated in urban mill towns, like Manchester, which with neighbouring Salford had more than 50 mills by 1802.
The mechanisation of the spinning process in the early factories was instrumental in the growth of the machine tool industry, enabling the construction of larger cotton mills. Limited companies were developed to construct mills, and the trading floors of the cotton exchange in Manchester, created a vast commercial city. Mills generated employment, drawing workers from largely rural areas and expanding urban populations. They provided incomes for girls and women. Child labour was used in the mills, and the factory system led to organised labour. Poor conditions became the subject of exposés, and in England, the Factory Acts were written to regulate them.
The cotton mill, originally a Lancashire phenomenon, was copied in New England and later in the southern states of America. In the 20th century, North West England lost its supremacy to the United States, then to Japan and subsequently to China.
Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BM3JJ3 - A cotton mill is a building housing spinning or weaving machinery for the production of yarn or cloth from cotton, an important product during the Industrial Revolution in the development of the factory system.
Although some were driven by animal power, most early mills were built in rural areas at fast-flowing rivers and streams using water wheels for power. The development of viable steam engines by Boulton and Watt from 1781 led to the growth of larger, steam-powered mills allowing them to be concentrated in urban mill towns, like Manchester, which with neighbouring Salford had more than 50 mills by 1802.
The mechanisation of the spinning process in the early factories was instrumental in the growth of the machine tool industry, enabling the construction of larger cotton mills. Limited companies were developed to construct mills, and the trading floors of the cotton exchange in Manchester, created a vast commercial city. Mills generated employment, drawing workers from largely rural areas and expanding urban populations. They provided incomes for girls and women. Child labour was used in the mills, and the factory system led to organised labour. Poor conditions became the subject of exposés, and in England, the Factory Acts were written to regulate them.
The cotton mill, originally a Lancashire phenomenon, was copied in New England and later in the southern states of America. In the 20th century, North West England lost its supremacy to the United States, then to Japan and subsequently to China.
Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RFF69N - Maccy Mayor is a 1858 Grade II listed market building, on the edge of Manchester's Northern Quarter. Reimagined by all the people involved in Alty Market and Market House. Includes the following vendors:
Honest Crust Pizza | Fin Fish Bar | Wolf House Coffee | Nationale 7 | Tender Cow | Baohouse | Little Window | J.Atkinsons & Co | Jack In The Box | Reserve Wines
For more info, visit http://www.mackiemayor.co.uk/
Eagle Street, Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK, M4 5BU
