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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,tourist,tourism,economy,map,history,sports,Halliwell Jones,Stadium,Wilderspool Stadium,town,centre,visitor,information,walking,Cheshire,sport,community,Wire,The Wire,rugby club,attractions,working-class sport,northern sporting culture,industrial town identity,professional rugby club,local history interpretation,sports tourism campaign,urban walking route,QR code trail,destination marketing,town-centre promotion,public history project,supporter,culture,community pride,cultural placemaking,interactive tourism
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EMY4CX - Large illustrated map promotes the Wire2Wolves Heritage Trail in Warrington, Cheshire, linking places associated with the town's rugby league history. Displayed in Golden Square shopping centre, the panel uses a stylised street plan, numbered stops and QR code inviting visitors to scan for more information. The route includes Warrington locations such as Sankey Street, Museum Street, Palmyra Square, Bridge Foot, Knutsford Road, Wilderspool Causeway, Victoria Park and the area around Warrington Wolves' Halliwell Jones Stadium.
The design combines town-centre wayfinding with sporting heritage. Small drawings identify civic buildings, waterways, bridges, parks, former grounds and current rugby venues, helping visitors understand how the club and the wider game developed across Warrington rather than at one site. References to Wilderspool and the modern stadium connect different eras of Warrington Wolves, while the route reflects links between rugby league, industrial communities, local identity and working-class leisure.
Warrington has a major place in the history of the sport. The town's professional club was founded in the nineteenth century and became one of the leading names in northern rugby league. The heritage trail presents that story as a walk through the urban landscape, encouraging residents, supporters and visitors to explore locations connected with players, grounds, matches, supporters and community life.
The image is useful for editorial coverage of Warrington Wolves, rugby league history, sports tourism, heritage trails, town-centre regeneration, community identity, visitor information, walking routes, QR-code interpretation and the promotion of local history inside a modern retail centre. People seated beneath the map show the display functioning as part of an everyday public space rather than a conventional museum exhibit
Golden Square Shopping Centre, Warrington, Cheshire, WA1 1QE
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Northern Ireland,Ireland UK,sunny,blue,sky,skies,centre,charge,point,charging,EV,electric,vehicle,vehicles,a vehicle,car,at,wire,connect,plugin,hybrid,Ultra Low Emission Vehicle,or,ULEVs,ULEV,BT57 8QB,BT57,network,power,source,station,points,Charge Point
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RC3CGN - The electric vehicle (EV) publicly-accessible charge point network in Northern Ireland is operated on a commercial basis, with the majority of charge points owned by the Electricity Supply Board (ESB).
Main Street, Bushmills, Northern Ireland, BT57 8QB
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,waterway,Lune,silted,up,in,Lancashire,England,UK,LA1,abandoned,Tesco,Sainsbury,Asda,thrown,into,the,wire,away,Sainsburys,dumped,from,a,bridge,cart,debris,metal,refuse,trash,wheels,looking,down on,partly,submerged,pollution,rubbish,water,sunk
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R64R5F -
River Lune, in Lancaster City Centre, Lancashire, England, UK, LA1
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Cheshire,England,UK,WA2 7NE,WA2,Warrington Wolves,stadium turnstiles,ticket only entry,rugby league gates,rugby ground signage,Halliwell Jones Stadium,Warrington Wolves signage,The Wire,Wire,Warrington WA2,Cheshire England,Super League rugby,rugby league UK,stadium rules,entry restrictions,ticket control,crowd management,sports venue security,brick stadium wall,blue signage,club crest,Wolves logo,matchday infrastructure,professional sport venue,documentary sports photography,editorial image,safety,security,blue,yellow,primrose
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R5PNJ6 - This image shows entry signage and turnstiles at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, home of Warrington Wolves, located on Mike Gregory Way in Warrington, Cheshire (postcode WA2 7NE). The blue sign clearly identifies Turnstiles 1“3 and indicates ticket-only access, reflecting standard matchday crowd control procedures.
Professional rugby league stadiums rely on clearly marked entry points and controlled access to manage supporter flow, ensure safety, and comply with licensing and security regulations. The signage includes club branding and is mounted against the stadium's red-brick exterior, combining functional information with team identity.
Such turnstiles are used during Super League fixtures and other events hosted at the stadium, forming part of the wider infrastructure that supports professional sport in the UK. The absence of spectators suggests the image was taken outside match hours, allowing the signage and built environment to be documented clearly.
Photographed in daylight, the image is well suited to editorial use covering rugby league, sports infrastructure, stadium operations, ticketing systems, crowd management, and the organisation of professional sporting events in England.
Warrington Wolves, Halliwell Jones Stadium, Mike Gregory Way, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2NAWGPD -
Dudley, West Midlands, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RD25CX -
Church Street, Whitby, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, UK, YO22 4DW
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Keywords: HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,National Waterways Museum South Pier Road,Ellesmere Port,Cheshire,England,UK,CH65 4FW,CH65,bottle,oil,saving,from,the,old,shed,garden shed,thinner,lubricant,poisonous,product,products,household,dangerous,paint,stripper,petrol,wire,chemicals,noxious,workshop,poison,oils,lubricants,traetments
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K30805 -
National Waterways Museum, South Pier Road, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England, UK, CH65 4FW
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JMWGR7 -
Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4
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Keywords: GotonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,food,N1C,Coal drops,yard,Stable Street,London,England,UK,N1C 4DQ,experience,Kings Cross,Emco,at,cooling,and,incandescent,Aristocrat,book,light,fan,bulb,cover,traditional,architype,days,of,the,raj,sub-continent,sub continent,wire,cool,history,historic,Old Bombay
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JKCBDE -
Coal drops yard, Stable St, London, England, UK, N1C 4DQ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JKCBDP -
Coal drops yard, Stable St, London, England, UK, N1C 4DQ
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Keywords: GotonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,food,N1C,Coal drops,yard,Stable Street,London,England,UK,N1C 4DQ,experience,Kings Cross,fan,cooling,and,light,bulb,at,incandescent,book,cover,Emco,Aristocrat,traditional,architype,days,of,the,raj,sub-continent,sub continent,wire,cool,history,historic,Old Bombay
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JKCBE2 -
Coal drops yard, Stable St, London, England, UK, N1C 4DQ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,British,GB,UK,England,the,underground,cable,old,history,historic,national,BT,British telecom,telecoms,Openreach,infrastructure,telephone,telephones,GPO,General,Post,Office,relic,cover,wire,wires,cables,wiring,cast,iron,metal,rust,rusty,inspection,concrete,line,lines
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDDX84 -
England, United Kingdom, UK
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,meter,ABB,Domestic Electric Meter,showing,increased,increasing,fuel costs,fossil fuels,clean electricity,inflation,cables,wire,wiring,Electricity bills,higher,electric bills,Domestic,ridiculous,rising,Consumption,cutting,Standing charge,kWh,Energy,costs,fuel industry,Ofgem,power industry,price cap,energy price cap,electricity,usage,heating,home,domestic,meters
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JCRPBP -
England, Great Britain , UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JC61YC - On the breakup of the Central Electricity Generating Board in 1990, the ownership and operation of the National Grid in England and Wales passed to National Grid Company plc, later to become National Grid Transco, and now National Grid plc. In Scotland the grid was already split into two separate entities, one for southern and central Scotland and the other for northern Scotland, with interconnectors. The first is owned and maintained by SP Energy Networks, a subsidiary of Scottish Power, and the other by SSE. However, National Grid plc continues to be the transmission system operator for the whole GB grid
Cheshire, England, UK, WA4
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JC61YG - On the breakup of the Central Electricity Generating Board in 1990, the ownership and operation of the National Grid in England and Wales passed to National Grid Company plc, later to become National Grid Transco, and now National Grid plc. In Scotland the grid was already split into two separate entities, one for southern and central Scotland and the other for northern Scotland, with interconnectors. The first is owned and maintained by SP Energy Networks, a subsidiary of Scottish Power, and the other by SSE. However, National Grid plc continues to be the transmission system operator for the whole GB grid
Cheshire, England, UK, WA4
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JBXJX4 -
Stockton lane,Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JBXJN2 -
Mike Gregory Way, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 7NE
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,Cheshire,WA1,WA1 1BL.,the,Parr Hall,town,with,end,in,sunset,Wired Young Carers,Wire,Wired,Young Carers,art,painted,2016,spray,paint,Grade II,listed building,old magistrates court,Museum Street,Winmarleigh Street,Culture Warrington,Spearfish Arts,illustrator,Will Barras,history,Golden Gates,Barley Mow,Mad Hatter,Jonathan Blackburne,RMS Tayleur
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MN7PCH - An 18m high mural adorns the gable end wall of the old magistrates' court which now forms part of the Pyramid arts centre at the corner of Museum Street and Winmarleigh Street.
'Reflection of Warrington' was created as part of a partnership between Wired Young Carers, Culture Warrington, Spearfish Arts and renowned illustrator Will Barras.
The project cost £6,000 and was funded by a local trust foundation.
Children, aged between eight and 15, were given a break from their responsibilities caring for loved ones to help work with Will on the design.
The idea was to find a new way for young people to engage with the town's history.
The group decided on a range of images including iconic structures such as the Golden Gates and the Barley Mow, famous faces like Jonathan Blackburne, the Lord of the Manor of Warrington famous for growing the north west's first pineapple at Orford Hall, and the Mad Hatter's tea party scene from Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland.
Scenes illustrating the town's industrial heritage are also featured alongside a depiction of the ill-fated RMS Tayleur which was built in Warrington.
Will and the team spent 46 hours on the street art design over six days using 25 litres of emulsion and 100 spray cans.
The project has been around a year in the making with a workshop in February to gather ideas on how the mural should look.
Planning permission to paint the wall was approved at the end of September when Historic England raised no objections.
Palmyra Square South, Cultural Quarter, Warrington, Cheshire, England,UK, WA1 1BL.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MN7PGD - An 18m high mural adorns the gable end wall of the old magistrates' court which now forms part of the Pyramid arts centre at the corner of Museum Street and Winmarleigh Street.
'Reflection of Warrington' was created as part of a partnership between Wired Young Carers, Culture Warrington, Spearfish Arts and renowned illustrator Will Barras.
The project cost £6,000 and was funded by a local trust foundation.
Children, aged between eight and 15, were given a break from their responsibilities caring for loved ones to help work with Will on the design.
The idea was to find a new way for young people to engage with the town's history.
The group decided on a range of images including iconic structures such as the Golden Gates and the Barley Mow, famous faces like Jonathan Blackburne, the Lord of the Manor of Warrington famous for growing the north west's first pineapple at Orford Hall, and the Mad Hatter's tea party scene from Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland.
Scenes illustrating the town's industrial heritage are also featured alongside a depiction of the ill-fated RMS Tayleur which was built in Warrington.
Will and the team spent 46 hours on the street art design over six days using 25 litres of emulsion and 100 spray cans.
The project has been around a year in the making with a workshop in February to gather ideas on how the mural should look.
Planning permission to paint the wall was approved at the end of September when Historic England raised no objections.
Palmyra Square South, Cultural Quarter, Warrington, Cheshire, England,UK, WA1 1BL.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2DD8FYF -
Great Budworth,Northwich,Cheshire,England,UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2C9E2WN -
Bridgwater,Somerset,South West England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RMJ3AT - Warrington Town Football Club is an association football club based in Warrington, Cheshire. They were established in 1949 under the name of Stockton Heath Albion, adopting their current name in 1961.
Formed in 1949 by Jimmy Drinkwater, the club was initially named Stockton Heath Albion and competed in the Warrington and District League until 1953, when they moved to the Mid Cheshire League. Freddie Worrall became manager at the same time, and during a 13-year spell in charge, the club won the league in 1959“60 plus the League Cup in three consecutive seasons during the 1950s. During his thirteen years at the helm, Heath were one of the most feared sides in Cheshire football, winning a string of honours including the Mid Cheshire League Championship in 1959“60, the League Cup in 1953“54, 1954“55, 1955“56 and made several appearances in the Cheshire Amateur Cup Final. Several players from this successful period went on to join Football League clubs, including Ian Weir, John Green, Alan Foster and Roger Hunt, later a World Cup winner with England in 1966.
At the club's 1961 AGM, it was decided to change the name to Warrington Town. In 1978 the club were founder members of Division Two of the Cheshire County League. When it merged into the North West Counties Football League in 1982, the club were founder members of Division Three. They finished as runners-up in the first season, earning promotion to Division Two. In 1985“86 Warrington reached the semi-finals of the FA Vase, losing 6“3 to Halesowen Town in a replay. After finishing as runners-up in Division Two in 1986“87, the club were promoted to Division One. In the same season they reached the FA Vase final, where they lost 3“2 to local rivals St Helens Town
In 1989“90 Warrington Town won Division One, and were promoted to the Northern Premier League.In 1992“93 they reached the quarter-finals of the FA Trophy, eventually losing 2“1 at Sutton United, and also became the first Division One club to reach the final
Common Lane, Latchford, Warrington, Cheshire, WA4 2RS
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RMJ3AX - Warrington Town Football Club is an association football club based in Warrington, Cheshire. They were established in 1949 under the name of Stockton Heath Albion, adopting their current name in 1961.
Formed in 1949 by Jimmy Drinkwater, the club was initially named Stockton Heath Albion and competed in the Warrington and District League until 1953, when they moved to the Mid Cheshire League. Freddie Worrall became manager at the same time, and during a 13-year spell in charge, the club won the league in 1959“60 plus the League Cup in three consecutive seasons during the 1950s. During his thirteen years at the helm, Heath were one of the most feared sides in Cheshire football, winning a string of honours including the Mid Cheshire League Championship in 1959“60, the League Cup in 1953“54, 1954“55, 1955“56 and made several appearances in the Cheshire Amateur Cup Final. Several players from this successful period went on to join Football League clubs, including Ian Weir, John Green, Alan Foster and Roger Hunt, later a World Cup winner with England in 1966.
At the club's 1961 AGM, it was decided to change the name to Warrington Town. In 1978 the club were founder members of Division Two of the Cheshire County League. When it merged into the North West Counties Football League in 1982, the club were founder members of Division Three. They finished as runners-up in the first season, earning promotion to Division Two. In 1985“86 Warrington reached the semi-finals of the FA Vase, losing 6“3 to Halesowen Town in a replay. After finishing as runners-up in Division Two in 1986“87, the club were promoted to Division One. In the same season they reached the FA Vase final, where they lost 3“2 to local rivals St Helens Town
In 1989“90 Warrington Town won Division One, and were promoted to the Northern Premier League.In 1992“93 they reached the quarter-finals of the FA Trophy, eventually losing 2“1 at Sutton United, and also became the first Division One club to reach the final
Common Lane, Latchford, Warrington, Cheshire, WA4 2RS
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RMJ3B2 - An incandescent light bulb, incandescent lamp or incandescent light globe is an electric light with a wire filament heated to such a high temperature that it glows with visible light (incandescence). The filament is protected from oxidation with a glass or fused quartz bulb that is filled with inert gas or a vacuum. In a halogen lamp, filament evaporation is slowed by a chemical process that redeposits metal vapor onto the filament, thereby extending its life.
The light bulb is supplied with electric current by feed-through terminals or wires embedded in the glass. Most bulbs are used in a socket which provides mechanical support and electrical connections.
Incandescent bulbs are manufactured in a wide range of sizes, light output, and voltage ratings, from 1.5 volts to about 300 volts. They require no external regulating equipment, have low manufacturing costs, and work equally well on either alternating current or direct current. As a result, the incandescent bulb is widely used in household and commercial lighting, for portable lighting such as table lamps, car headlamps, and flashlights, and for decorative and advertising lighting.
Incandescent bulbs are much less efficient than other types of electric lighting
incandescent bulbs convert less than 5% of the energy they use into visible light, with standard light bulbs averaging about 2.2%. The remaining energy is converted into heat. The luminous efficacy of a typical incandescent bulb for 120 V operation is 16 lumens per watt, compared with 60 lm/W for a compact fluorescent bulb or 150 lm/W for some white LED lamps.
Some applications of the incandescent bulb (such as heat lamps) deliberately use the heat generated by the filament. Such applications include incubators, brooding boxes for poultry, heat lights for reptile tanks, infrared heating for industrial heating and drying processes, lava lamps, and the Easy-Bake Oven toy.
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27 Old Market Place, Warrington, Cheshire, England, WA1 1QB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H8FJHE - The Silver Jubilee Bridge or Runcorn Bridge crosses the River Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal at Runcorn Gap between Runcorn and Widnes in Halton, England. It is a through arch bridge with a main arch span of 361 yards (330 m).
It was opened in 1961 as a replacement for the Widnes-Runcorn Transporter Bridge, and was initially known simply as the Runcorn Bridge or Runcorn“Widnes Bridge. In 1975“77 it was widened, after which it was given its official name in honour of the Queen's Silver Jubilee. It carries the A533 road and a cantilevered footway. The bridge is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building
Runcorn,Cheshire,England,UK
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Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F7DCXE -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EYAX5J - The Warrington Club is one of this historic town's few remaining traditional establishments
founded in 1876 by leading Victorian industrialists, statesmen and professionals for the sole purpose of providing a venue where members could meet on a regular basis in comfortable surroundings to enjoy each others company and meaningful conversation.
The Club offered an excellent opportunity for business ideas, suggestions and deals to be discussed considering that in those early days there was no other means of communication except for a rather hit and miss postal service. In the modern idiom the Club provided what is now known as ˜net working'.
The building occupied by the Warrington Club in Bold Street was purpose built using monies raised by the original 76 founder members. Those familiar with Warrington will no doubt recognise the names of some of the founder members.
Arthur Bennett (1862- 1931) a chartered accountant, was a remarkable character. He served as a Councellor and Alderman for many years and had hopes of making Warrington a ˜Garden City'. Sadly, the Great War shattered the dream but the quality of the one completed terrace of houses in Sankey gives some evidence of his vision. The foundation stone was laid by the great pioneer of garden cities, Ebenezer Howard. Bennett was a prolific writer. His ˜Dream of a Warringtonian', if romanticised, is still a very readable history of our 1,000 year old town, and his collection of poems ˜Songs of a Chartered Accountant' posesses both warmth and charm. John, Earnest Crosfield of Joseph Crosfield & Sons Ltd. Finally, Sir Gilbert Greenall MP, Lieut Col. Greenall and Captain Grenall of the Greenall Whitley Brewery. Paul, Harry and George Rylands founders of the world famous Rylands Brothers Ltd, Wire & Nails manufacturers “ hence the obvious connection with the local Rugby League team known as ˜The Wires'.
7 Bold St, Warrington, Cheshire , England, UK, WA1 1DN
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Rylands Drive, Orford, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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Keywords: 67,Winwick Rd,Road,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK,WA2 7DH,WA27DH,bar,public house,tavern,Tetley,brewery,tap,Wire,Wolves,Warrington Wolves,Winwick Road,historic,keg,cask,GoTonySmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,English,brewery tap,pub,rooms,hotel,Pub,festival,ale,house,history,was
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY5KEX - It used to be the Tetley Brewery Tap, From a real ale haven to a grubby, keg, dingy hole
67 Winwick Rd, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK WA2 7DH
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Halliwell Jones stadium, Mike Gregory Way / Winwick Rd, Warrington, WA2 7NE
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Keywords: Warrington,Rugby,Wolve,Wolfs,history,sporting,historic,world,cup,2013,Samoa,New,Zealand,match,game,venue,for,famous,donated,by,face,wall,beside,stadium,ground,RLFC,Wire,Wires,football,footballer,Eyrl,gotonysmith,Jones,Halliwell,Rugby,stadium,Winwick,Road,Warrington,WA2,7NE,United,Kingdom,WA27NE,Warringtonians,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DCYW23 - Brian Eyrl Bevan (1924“1991) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer of the 1940s, 50s and 60s who became the only player ever to have been inducted into both the Australian Rugby League Hall of Fame and British Rugby League Hall of Fame. An Other Nationalities representative winger, Bevan scored a world record 796 tries, mainly for the Warrington RLFC.
In 2008, the centenary year of rugby league in Australia, he was named on the wing of Australia's Team of the Century (1908-2007). Bevan was the only player chosen in the team who had never represented Australia in a test match.
Jones Halliwell Rugby stadium, Winwick Road, Warrington, WA2 7NE United Kingdom
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DCYWHB - Brian Eyrl Bevan (1924“1991) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer of the 1940s, 50s and 60s who became the only player ever to have been inducted into both the Australian Rugby League Hall of Fame and British Rugby League Hall of Fame.
An Other Nationalities representative winger, Bevan scored a world record 796 tries, mainly for the Warrington RLFC. In 2008, the centenary year of rugby league in Australia, he was named on the wing of Australia's Team of the Century (1908-2007). Bevan was the only player chosen in the team who had never represented Australia in a test match.
Jones Halliwell Rugby stadium, Winwick Road, Warrington, WA2 7NE United Kingdom
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Keywords: alan,openreach,BT,british,telecom,working,telephones,telecoms,wire,cable,connections,street,365project,project365,work,job,engineer,spark,sparky,hotpics,hotpic,hotpick,hotpicks,hot,pics,pix,picks,highway,road,hotpix.freeserve.co.uk,interesting,people,person,persons,persona,interesante,hotpix!
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4487211765 - 'Anyone taking a passing interest in teh vans that often appear in UK streets will have noticed that BT (British Telecom) has almost now become 'BT Openreach'. At the time of the Enterprise Act 2002 after an OFCOM review, Openreach was created to 'Ensure that all rival operators have equality of access to BT's own local network'.
Field engineers like Alan install and maintain the physical network wiring into end users' premises regardless of which telecoms provider is actually retailing the service to the end-user. Which these days BT is but one. This ex-GPO box is far from the perfect patch panel www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/4438862036/ . All respect to Alan if he manages to trace this fault among this lot!
Tidyness is next to god-lyness I guess and can save you money. See tonysmiththathousingitguy.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/brass-in... from my alta-ego tonysmiththathousingitguy
Keep in touch, add me as a contact www.flickr.com/relationship.gne?id=33062170@N08
(c) Hotpix / HotpixUK Tony Smith - Hotpix.freeserve.co.uk WDCC 07092182899 ',
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Keywords: patch,panel,wolverhampton,england,computer,room,IT,PC,server,wire,cable,blue,cabinet,cool,refridgeration,cooling,rack,rackmounted,hardware,citrix,san,virtualised,virtualized,nerdy,west,midlands,uk,britain,GB,europe,english,hotpix!
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4438862036 - 'This is by far the neatest patch panel I have ever seen and encompasses over 312 individual cables. Anyone who know what I am talking about will probably have experience of twisted pair spaghetti, as does occur as a computer or equipment room matures.
If you are not a techie you may want to have a look at this instead www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3804831303/ . If you have patch panel envy, read on....
This patch bay was designed and built by Martin Donnison of fordway.com. It supports over five sites and upwards of 1,000 users.
Rackmounted panels, house cable connections. One short patch cable generally plugs into the front side, whereas the back holds the connection of a much longer and more permanent cable. Hardware assemblies are arranged so that a number of circuits or network connections can be supported. They were invented or evolved for early telephone exchanges.
Tidyness is next to god-lyness I guess and can save you money. See tonysmiththathousingitguy.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/brass-in... from my alta-ego tonysmiththathousingitguy
Here, this is all housed in a neat wiring closet adjacent to a SAN and a number of virtualized servers.
More things to do with computers www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/4206625887/
(c) Hotpix / HotpixUK Tony Smith - Hotpix.freeserve.co.uk WDCC 07092182899
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Keywords: grey,13,amp,13amp,power,cable,lead,wire,wiring,copper,plug,mains,connector,blue,brown,plastic,fused,ripped,cut,rubber,stillife,stilllife,still,life,hotpix!
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4376404611 - 'Everyone in the UK will recognise this extreme macro close-up.
In the bad old days, everyone needed to add their own 13 amp plugs. Luckily, now plugs come with our gadgets. If you were wondering, Brown was Live and Blue was Neutral. Missing from this extreme macro cable is an earth. This woul dbe in the colours of the london underground district and circle line yellow and green, to add to these colours here. The old DIy plugs were designed such that if cables were pulled out, the live brown wire would be removed first.
Olympus OM 20mm macro lens on canon adapter
(c) Hotpix / HotpixUK Tony Smith - Hotpix.freeserve.co.uk WDCC 07092182899',
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Keywords: Circuit,Board,breadboard,stripboard,electronics,buildings,city,urbam,congested,solder,component,electrical,logic,etched,etching,PCB,printed circuit board,printed,copper,wire,components,maplins,mullard,PCBA,substrate,sub,strate,IPC,through-hole,construction,through,hole,foil,Patterning,tony,smith,hotpix,hotpixuk,Surface-mount,technology,Surface,mount,Grappenhall Village,Grappenhall,Cheshire,England,UK,village,Warrington,A50,A56,integrated,circuits,365days,www.thewdcc.org.uk,thewdcc.org.uk,wdcc.org.uk,society,District,Camera,club,photographic,photography,SLR,DSLR,group,GYCA,Bellhouse,bellhouse Club,extrememacro,hotpix.freeserve.co.uk
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3837494135 - 'Surreal Circuits that resemble buildings. Taken on a WDCC ( Warrington District Camera Club ) practical photo macro evening, in Grappenhall.
A more conventional studio subject can be found here www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3874777337/
(c) Hotpix Tony Smith - Hotpix.freeserve.co.uk WDCC',
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Keywords: Dusk,at,the,Latchford,Mersey,River,bridge,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK,GB,Great,Britain,sunset,sky,dramatic,old,lamp,A50,Kingsway,North,rd,road,purple,gotonysmith,wire,rowing,club,gotonysmith,Warringtonians,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Howley,town,centre
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CEXEGB - Dusk at the Latchford mersey bridge, Warrington Cheshire England UK
Kingsway Bridge, Latchford, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK WA1 2DN
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Tower of London, London, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RMJ3AW - Warrington Town Football Club is an association football club based in Warrington, Cheshire. They were established in 1949 under the name of Stockton Heath Albion, adopting their current name in 1961.
Formed in 1949 by Jimmy Drinkwater, the club was initially named Stockton Heath Albion and competed in the Warrington and District League until 1953, when they moved to the Mid Cheshire League. Freddie Worrall became manager at the same time, and during a 13-year spell in charge, the club won the league in 1959“60 plus the League Cup in three consecutive seasons during the 1950s. During his thirteen years at the helm, Heath were one of the most feared sides in Cheshire football, winning a string of honours including the Mid Cheshire League Championship in 1959“60, the League Cup in 1953“54, 1954“55, 1955“56 and made several appearances in the Cheshire Amateur Cup Final. Several players from this successful period went on to join Football League clubs, including Ian Weir, John Green, Alan Foster and Roger Hunt, later a World Cup winner with England in 1966.
At the club's 1961 AGM, it was decided to change the name to Warrington Town. In 1978 the club were founder members of Division Two of the Cheshire County League. When it merged into the North West Counties Football League in 1982, the club were founder members of Division Three. They finished as runners-up in the first season, earning promotion to Division Two. In 1985“86 Warrington reached the semi-finals of the FA Vase, losing 6“3 to Halesowen Town in a replay. After finishing as runners-up in Division Two in 1986“87, the club were promoted to Division One. In the same season they reached the FA Vase final, where they lost 3“2 to local rivals St Helens Town
In 1989“90 Warrington Town won Division One, and were promoted to the Northern Premier League.In 1992“93 they reached the quarter-finals of the FA Trophy, eventually losing 2“1 at Sutton United, and also became the first Division One club to reach the final
Common Lane, Latchford, Warrington, Cheshire, WA4 2RS
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F7DCXB - Antique Roberts Shortwave, Mediumwave, Longwave radio dial has the strength of a real-world scene: ordinary enough to be believable, but specific enough to support precise editorial use. An antique Roberts radio dial evokes the era when shortwave, medium wave and long wave listening brought news, music, shipping forecasts and distant voices into the home through a single portable set. The object suits stories about broadcasting history, analogue design, domestic technology, nostalgia, radio collecting and the shift from tuning knobs to streaming platforms. The location wording gives the subject enough geographic context for local and regional editorial use while avoiding a generic studio feel. It can work both as a straightforward location record and as a wider editorial illustration of the habits, services, buildings, symbols and small commercial details that shape everyday life.
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