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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,City of London,fortress,His Majestys Royal Palace and Fortress,history,World Heritage Site,icon,iconic,travel,tourism,UNESCO,view,Tower Hill,EC3N 4AB,landmark,English,England,British,medieval,white,tower,crown jewels,walls,curtain,dry,moat,Yeoman Warders,Beefeaters,Norman castle,William the Conqueror,sightseeing,icons,monarchy,royal armoury,Royal Armouries,military,dramatic sky,cloudy sky
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E9APC3 - View of the Tower of London from the City of London side, showing the massive medieval curtain walls, green former moat, White Tower, inner buildings, turrets and historic fortress skyline under a bright but changeable sky. The Tower of London, officially His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is one of Britain's most recognisable historic landmarks and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its origins lie in the Norman conquest, with the White Tower built by William the Conqueror as a demonstration of royal authority, military strength and control over the capital. The image is useful for editorial coverage of London tourism, British history, medieval castles, royal palaces, fortress architecture, UNESCO heritage, the Crown Jewels, Yeoman Warders, Tower ravens, state power, imprisonment, executions, monarchy and the changing role of historic buildings in a modern global city. The photograph captures the Tower as a defensive complex rather than a close-up tourist detail, with high stone walls, towers, battlements and the open moat area clearly visible. It also shows how the ancient fortress sits beside the financial and civic landscape of London, where medieval monarchy, military history, royal ceremony and modern city life meet in one of the capital's most visited places. The Tower has served at different times as royal residence, armoury, treasury, prison, place of execution, menagerie and museum, giving it unusually wide stock value for education, travel publishing, heritage interpretation, monarchy features and London guide material. The combination of weathered stone, green grass, blue sky and cloud gives a strong documentary travel feel, while the elevated view helps explain the scale and layout of the fortress. This image can support articles on the Tower's long history, Norman power, royal security, English state formation, visitor attractions, conservation, historic urban landscapes and the continuing international appeal of London's royal
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2X5K8DM - A close-up photograph of a red British Rail double-arrow sign displaying the name Grangetown at Grangetown railway station in Cardiff, Wales. The sign is mounted against a stone wall beneath elevated rail infrastructure, reflecting the practical, utilitarian design associated with Britain's urban railway stations.
Grangetown railway station serves the Grangetown district to the south-west of Cardiff city centre and originally opened in 1884 during a period of rapid railway expansion driven by industrial growth and the development of Cardiff as a major port city. The station historically supported workers travelling to and from the docks and nearby industrial areas, playing a role in the economic life of the city during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Today, Grangetown station forms part of the South Wales rail network, with passenger services operated by Transport for Wales. The station provides frequent local services to Cardiff Central, as well as onward connections along the Vale of Glamorgan line, including destinations such as Penarth, Barry, and Bridgend, depending on service patterns. These routes support daily commuting, education, leisure travel, and access to Cardiff's central business, retail, and transport hubs.
The continued presence of the British Rail double-arrow symbol highlights the enduring legacy of national railway branding introduced in the 1960s, which remains a widely recognised icon across the UK rail system despite changes in operators and governance. The station itself reflects the layered history of Welsh rail transport, combining Victorian-era origins with modern commuter use in a growing capital city.
This image is suitable for editorial use illustrating railway history in Wales, urban commuter transport, public transport infrastructure in Cardiff, British rail branding, and the role of local stations in supporting sustainable travel and city connectivity.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PJ29KN - Bacharach (pronunciation (help·info), also known as Bacharach am Rhein) is a town in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Rhein-Nahe, whose seat is in Bingen am Rhein, although that town is not within its bounds.
The original name Baccaracus suggests a Celtic origin. Above the town stands Stahleck Castle (Burg Stahleck), now a youth hostel.
Geography
Location
The town lies in the Rhine Gorge, 48 km south of Koblenz.
Constituent communities
Bacharach is divided into several Ortsteile. The outlying centre of Steeg lies in the Steeg Valley (Steeger Tal) off to the side, away from the Rhine. This glen lies between Medenscheid and Neurath to the south and Henschhausen to the north on the heights.
History
In the early 11th century, Bacharach had its first documentary mention. It may have been that as early as the 7th century, the kingly domain passed into Archbishop of Cologne Kunibert's ownership
pointing to this is a Kunibertskapelle (chapel) on the spot where now stands the Wernerkapelle. The Vögte of the Cologne estate were the Elector of the Palatinate, who over time pushed back Cologne's influence.
Caring for and maintaining Bacharach's building monuments, spurred on in the early 20th century by the Rhenish Association for Monument Care and Landscape Preservation (Rheinischer Verein für Denkmalpflege und Landschaftsschutz) which took on the then highly endangered town wall and Stahleck Castle ruin jobs, and the great dedication of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate to the Wernerkapelle have seen to it that Bacharach is still a jewel of the Rheinromantik and a multifaceted documentary site of mediaeval architecture on the Middle Rhine. The Wernerkapelle ruin is under monumental protection and before it a plaque has been placed recalling the inhuman crimes against Jewish residents and also containing a quotation from a prayer by Pope John XXIII for a change in Christians' thinking in their relationship
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PJ29W5 - Bacharach (pronunciation (help·info), also known as Bacharach am Rhein) is a town in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Rhein-Nahe, whose seat is in Bingen am Rhein, although that town is not within its bounds.
The original name Baccaracus suggests a Celtic origin. Above the town stands Stahleck Castle (Burg Stahleck), now a youth hostel.
Geography
Location
The town lies in the Rhine Gorge, 48 km south of Koblenz.
Constituent communities
Bacharach is divided into several Ortsteile. The outlying centre of Steeg lies in the Steeg Valley (Steeger Tal) off to the side, away from the Rhine. This glen lies between Medenscheid and Neurath to the south and Henschhausen to the north on the heights.
History
In the early 11th century, Bacharach had its first documentary mention. It may have been that as early as the 7th century, the kingly domain passed into Archbishop of Cologne Kunibert's ownership
pointing to this is a Kunibertskapelle (chapel) on the spot where now stands the Wernerkapelle. The Vögte of the Cologne estate were the Elector of the Palatinate, who over time pushed back Cologne's influence.
Caring for and maintaining Bacharach's building monuments, spurred on in the early 20th century by the Rhenish Association for Monument Care and Landscape Preservation (Rheinischer Verein für Denkmalpflege und Landschaftsschutz) which took on the then highly endangered town wall and Stahleck Castle ruin jobs, and the great dedication of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate to the Wernerkapelle have seen to it that Bacharach is still a jewel of the Rheinromantik and a multifaceted documentary site of mediaeval architecture on the Middle Rhine. The Wernerkapelle ruin is under monumental protection and before it a plaque has been placed recalling the inhuman crimes against Jewish residents and also containing a quotation from a prayer by Pope John XXIII for a change in Christians' thinking in their relationship
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JTD3K9 - Grappenhall Heys Walled Garden is a historic walled garden in Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England. The garden was built by Thomas Parr around 1830 as both a pleasure garden for relaxing strolls and as a kitchen garden to produce fruit, vegetables, and herbs. After a period of decline, the garden was restored first by English Partnerships and then by the local parish council in conjunction with the friends of the garden
The walled garden was built around 1830 by Warrington banker Thomas Parr to accompany a mansion house. Thomas Parr's father, Joseph Parr, founded Parr's Bank and Thomas was appointed Chairman of the bank. Before opening the bank, Joseph Parr had made his wealth in the sugar refining industry that supported the slave trade in the British West Indies. Parr's bank amalgamated through acquisitions into the NatWest.
Unusually, Parr included both a pleasure garden and a kitchen garden within the same boundary wall. In addition to enjoying their garden, the Parr family held frequent galas and special events for the community. One annual event called Beating the Bounds involved a walk around the boundaries of the townships of Lymm, Appleton, and Grappenhall, which included the garden. Historical records suggest that the estate was at its height from 1875 to 1899.
By the 1950s, the estate had become derelict and parts of it were sold off. The house was demolished in the 1970s and the garden passed to English Partnerships for renovation. In 2005 control of the garden passed to Grappenhall and Thelwall Parish Council, which continued restoration in conjunction with a community group called The Friends of Grappenhall Heys Walled Garden. In 2012 the garden was given a Heritage Lottery Fund award towards repair of the Victorian glasshouses and completion of the restoration
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JTD3KD - Grappenhall Heys Walled Garden is a historic walled garden in Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England. The garden was built by Thomas Parr around 1830 as both a pleasure garden for relaxing strolls and as a kitchen garden to produce fruit, vegetables, and herbs. After a period of decline, the garden was restored first by English Partnerships and then by the local parish council in conjunction with the friends of the garden
The walled garden was built around 1830 by Warrington banker Thomas Parr to accompany a mansion house. Thomas Parr's father, Joseph Parr, founded Parr's Bank and Thomas was appointed Chairman of the bank. Before opening the bank, Joseph Parr had made his wealth in the sugar refining industry that supported the slave trade in the British West Indies. Parr's bank amalgamated through acquisitions into the NatWest.
Unusually, Parr included both a pleasure garden and a kitchen garden within the same boundary wall. In addition to enjoying their garden, the Parr family held frequent galas and special events for the community. One annual event called Beating the Bounds involved a walk around the boundaries of the townships of Lymm, Appleton, and Grappenhall, which included the garden. Historical records suggest that the estate was at its height from 1875 to 1899.
By the 1950s, the estate had become derelict and parts of it were sold off. The house was demolished in the 1970s and the garden passed to English Partnerships for renovation. In 2005 control of the garden passed to Grappenhall and Thelwall Parish Council, which continued restoration in conjunction with a community group called The Friends of Grappenhall Heys Walled Garden. In 2012 the garden was given a Heritage Lottery Fund award towards repair of the Victorian glasshouses and completion of the restoration
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JTD3KG - Grappenhall Heys Walled Garden is a historic walled garden in Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England. The garden was built by Thomas Parr around 1830 as both a pleasure garden for relaxing strolls and as a kitchen garden to produce fruit, vegetables, and herbs. After a period of decline, the garden was restored first by English Partnerships and then by the local parish council in conjunction with the friends of the garden
The walled garden was built around 1830 by Warrington banker Thomas Parr to accompany a mansion house. Thomas Parr's father, Joseph Parr, founded Parr's Bank and Thomas was appointed Chairman of the bank. Before opening the bank, Joseph Parr had made his wealth in the sugar refining industry that supported the slave trade in the British West Indies. Parr's bank amalgamated through acquisitions into the NatWest.
Unusually, Parr included both a pleasure garden and a kitchen garden within the same boundary wall. In addition to enjoying their garden, the Parr family held frequent galas and special events for the community. One annual event called Beating the Bounds involved a walk around the boundaries of the townships of Lymm, Appleton, and Grappenhall, which included the garden. Historical records suggest that the estate was at its height from 1875 to 1899.
By the 1950s, the estate had become derelict and parts of it were sold off. The house was demolished in the 1970s and the garden passed to English Partnerships for renovation. In 2005 control of the garden passed to Grappenhall and Thelwall Parish Council, which continued restoration in conjunction with a community group called The Friends of Grappenhall Heys Walled Garden. In 2012 the garden was given a Heritage Lottery Fund award towards repair of the Victorian glasshouses and completion of the restoration
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JTR464 -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JTR469 -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JREBK9 -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JRFF5A -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JN1FJF -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JN828T -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AAEJ4B - Wellpark Brewery is a brewery in Duke Street in the East End of Glasgow, Scotland.
It was founded in 1740 on the bank of the Molendinar Burn by Hugh and Robert Tennent. It is owned by C&C Group plc, which purchased the Tennent Caledonian Breweries subsidiary in late August 2009 from Belgian brewing company Anheuser-Busch InBev (formerly known as InBev).
The company produces Tennent's Lager, Scotland's market leading brand of pale lager since it was first produced at the Wellpark Brewery in 1885.
Wellpark Brewery was originally known as the Drygate Brewery. It was founded as H & R Tennent in 1740 at Drygate Bridge, near Glasgow Cathedral, by Hugh and Robert Tennent, although brewing had taken place at the same site on the banks of the Molendinar Burn by their ancestor, Robert Tennent, since 1556, making it the oldest continuous commercial concern in Glasgow.
Hugh Tennent's sons, John and Robert, continued the family business, trading as J & R Tennent from 1769. The business expanded in the 1790s when the Tennent family purchased the neighbouring brewery of William McLehose, and renamed the 5-acre (20,000 m2) site Wellpark Brewery.
The firm originally brewed stout and strong export ales. By the mid-19th century J&R Tennent was the world's largest bottled beer exporter. Robert Tennent died in 1826 and John Tennent in 1827. Hugh Tennent (the eldest son of Robert) then assumed control of the business. Hugh Tennent retired in 1855 with his fifth son, Charles Tennent, taking over, but he died in 1864, some months before his father. The brewery was subsequently operated by trustees on behalf of Charles Tennent's sons, Archibald and Hugh.
In 1884 Hugh Tennent took control of the company and first brewed Tennent's lager in 1885. He later built a new lager brewery on the Wellpark site, which was begun in 1889 and completed in 1891. J&R Tennent produced the first draught lager in 1924, the first canned lager in 1935 and the first keg lager in 1963.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PBRY44 - The poem on the gable end of the terrace at Leopold St reads:
COWLEY RD. SEE THE PEOPLE CLUTCH CONTROL SAFETY IN THE GREEN CROSS GLOW RESTORE THE CALM. LET CYCLES FLOW SLOWLY ON THE COWLEY ROAD NARCOTIC & ORGANIC MEETS GREENERY & ARTFUL STREETS EAT THE GLOBE IN ONE SQUARE MILE BECOME ANOTHER XENOPHILE STOP A WHILE AND SAY HELLO NAMASTE TO ALL NEPAL CZEŚĆ TO ALL THE POLES WAR & FAMINE IN THE WORLD? HERES YOUR DESTINATION CHILD ASYLYM WELCOME. INDEPENDENTS RAISING ASPIRATIONS !!! ALL ARE WELCOME. ALWAYS HAVE BEEN WORKHOUSE POOR & THOSE AFFLICTED WITH DISEASE. DISSORDERS & ADDICTIONS ON SUPPOSED LOWLY COWLEY RD WHERE GOOD THINGS COME TO THOSE THAT KNOW THIS LEPAR-TOLERANCE ZONE AS HOME
More info at http://www.stevelarkin.com/Slowly_Slowly_Cowley_Road.html
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BGHB2H - Eastgate and Eastgate Clock in Chester, Cheshire, England, stand on the site of the original entrance to the Roman fortress of Deva Victrix. It is a prominent landmark in the city of Chester and is said to be the most photographed clock in England after Big Ben.
The original gate was guarded by a timber tower which was replaced by a stone tower in the 2nd century, and this in turn was replaced probably in the 14th century. The present gateway dates from 1768 and is a three-arched sandstone structure which carries the walkway forming part of Chester city walls. In 1899 a clock was added to the top of the gateway to celebrate the diamond jubilee of Queen Victoria two years earlier. It is carried on open work iron pylons, has a clock face on all four sides, and a copper ogee cupola. The clock was designed by the Chester architect John Douglas. The whole structure, gateway and clock, was designated as a Grade I listed building on 28 July 1955.
