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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,IMG_8790,4,for,3,Christmas,cards,promotion,Tesco,who,still,posts,at,Xmas,greetings,holiday,festive,stationery,supermarket,discount,seasonal,retail,colourful,rack,greeting,carries,yellow,red,promotional,offering,any,four,UK
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FYF1WT - . A colourful rack of Christmas greeting cards in a supermarket carries a large yellow and red promotional sign offering any four for three. Cards with festive illustrations, greetings and printed designs are arranged in separate slots. The supermarket card rack is filled with small packaged Christmas cards in red, white and festive patterns. Above them a yellow promotion panel advertises ANY 4 FOR 3, with Clubcard Price wording on a blue panel. The seasonal stock is arranged in rows that invite shoppers to select multiple packs, making the promotion and Christmas correspondence the twin subjects of the photograph. Rows of Christmas card packs form a dense red-and-white seasonal display. Printed pictures, greetings and varying package sizes share the metal rack beneath a large red promotional header. The yellow panel states ANY 4 FOR 3, with a separate blue Clubcard Price strip below it. The supermarket is marketing a multiple-purchase offer for festive cards, a traditional paper product often bought in sets and sent through the post. The red rack sign places the multi-buy promotion above the card packaging, so customers can connect a printed discount offer with the selected products. Different envelope and greeting-card colours stand in rows, making the presentation repetitive but visually busy. Christmas cards remain a recognisable part of British seasonal communication and the display pairs this traditional practice with a loyalty-price incentive. The individual packets appear designed for purchasing several cards at once, which directly suits the four-for-three wording. A tall red card fixture presents assorted Christmas greetings in boxed and sleeved packs. The Clubcard promotion sits in a yellow rectangle at the top, with the exact Any 4 for 3 message commanding attention before the purchaser looks over the different card designs. The red header on the hanging Christmas-card rack reads 'Any 4 for 3' above a Clubcard Price label.
Tesco supermarket, United Kingdom
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Keywords: Dammsugare,brown,cocoa,treat,Easter,Xmas,Christmas,coating,chocolate,dipped,ends,IKEA,store,shop,food,desert,afters,lime,green,cookie,sweet,almond,paste,glucose,and,powdered,sugar,food,ingredients,GoTonySmith,national,regional,cuisine,macaroon,Sweden,Scandinavia,Scandinavian,chocolates,punsch flavouring,fika coffee ritual
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED9DNF - Four traditional Swedish dammsugare pastries are arranged in a row above three coconut-coated chokladbollar on a silver-coloured perforated metal tray. The dammsugare have distinctive cylindrical forms, with vivid yellow-green marzipan wrapped around their centres and rounded dark chocolate coatings covering both ends. Their glossy chocolate tips contrast with the matte, slightly textured marzipan, creating a recognisable pattern of green and brown across the upper part of the photograph. The three round chocolate balls below are generously rolled in irregular white flakes of desiccated coconut. The coconut catches the light and creates a rough, flecked surface over the dark brown sweets. The pastries sit close together in two distinct rows, the four parallel rolls contrasting with the three irregularly rounded chocolate balls. Small crumbs and traces of coconut are visible on the tray, whose circular ventilation holes and brushed metallic finish provide a practical bakery-display setting.
Dammsugare, meaning vacuum cleaners in Swedish, are also known as punschrullar, punschrulle or arraksrullar. Their nickname refers to the shape of older cylindrical vacuum cleaners. The classic Swedish cake is made with a cocoa-flavoured crumb filling, traditionally enriched with arrack or Swedish punsch flavouring, enclosed in coloured marzipan and finished with chocolate-dipped ends. Chokladbollar are another familiar Swedish sweet, commonly made with oats, cocoa, butter, sugar and coffee, then rolled in coconut. Together the two types of confectionery represent everyday Swedish baking and the national custom of fika, a social pause for coffee and a sweet snack. They are familiar offerings in Swedish cafés and bakeries throughout the year, reflecting the country's longstanding culture of coffee breaks, small cakes and shared refreshments. The close overhead view emphasises the seven individual sweets, their contrasting shapes, coatings and textures.
Sweden, Europe
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,UK,Xmas,epic,Advent,calendars,M&S,foodstore,Percy,Pig,IMG_8415,Marks and Spencer,Percy Pig,Epic Advent Calendar,Christmas 2026,pink advent calendar,supermarket,food retail,retail merchandising,in store promotion,UK supermarkets,supermarket shopping,food hall,grocery shopping,retail store,product display,supermarket offers,retail promotion,grocery retailer,food shopping,consumer prices
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FXDRX4 - Percy Pig Epic Advent Calendars for sale in M&S Food. Bright pink Epic Advent Calendars featuring Percy Pig sit on a red and green promotional fixture. A small illuminated sign above the display advertises Magical Foods and seasonal Christmas gifting. A group of bright pink Percy Pig packages sits beneath a sign reading MAGICAL FOODS EPIC ADVENT CALENDARS. The familiar cartoon pig appears on the packaging, which is arranged on a compact red-and-green merchandising stand. The packs are designed as Christmas countdown gifts sold through the Marks and Spencer food range. Their vivid colour and instantly identifiable character branding make the display distinct from other Christmas supermarket goods. The image is suitable for reporting on seasonal food gifting, branded children's confectionery, advent calendars and the use of popular characters in supermarket Christmas retailing. The prominent box graphics show Percy Pig in a bright pink festive setting. Several advent calendar cartons stand closely packed together on a fixture with red and green trim, creating a display associated with Christmas shopping. The header above reads MAGICAL FOODS EPIC ADVENT CALENDARS. The repeated pink product faces draw the viewer's attention to a recognised Marks and Spencer food character, while the stand provides the seasonal retail context. The image can be used to illustrate supermarket Christmas ranges, branded character merchandise, confectionery advent calendars and how stores arrange small seasonal gifts before December. The printed name and distinctive pink product artwork are central to the photograph's search value. The display has a green base with red trim, and its upper sign identifies the Epic Advent Calendars range. Pink Percy Pig cartons are stacked together below the sign. The cartoon figure and product branding face towards customers passing this Christmas confectionery fixture. Red and green trim supports the stacked cartons on the small stand.
United Kingdom
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,IMG_4735,Morrisons,More Card,wine,alcohol,promotion,buy six,save 25 percent,loyalty card,discount,supermarket,wine aisle,retail offer,pricing,member price,bottles,grocery,shopping,consumer,marketing,alcohol promotion,retail,yellow signs,green signs,multi-buy,household spending,responsible drinking,public health,price promotion,2026,British supermarket,Morrisons supermarket,drink special offer supermarket,drinks special offers,supermarkets,drink special offer,drinks savings,supermarket aisle UK,supermarket aisles,UK,vino,three for two,deals,deal,multibuy,Xmas,Christmas
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FD8FHX - . Morrisons wine aisle covered with More Card signs advertising Buy 6 or more, save 25% . Numerous yellow promotional cards surround bottles of wine, making the scale of the multi-buy marketing unusually prominent and visually useful. The display promotes Morrisons' More Card ˜buy six, save 25%' wine offer, a loyalty-price mechanic used to encourage multi-bottle purchases. Morrisons' published terms state that qualifying bottles must be bought in multiples of six and that the offer is subject to exclusions and availability. The dense forest of yellow and green promotional labels makes the pricing message visually dominant. The scene has editorial relevance to supermarket loyalty schemes, alcohol marketing, household spending, promotional pricing, responsible drinking, public-health debate and the way major retailers use member-only discounts to influence purchasing behaviour. The location is Morrisons supermarket, United Kingdom. This geographical detail helps distinguish the subject from similar businesses, buildings or scenes elsewhere and gives the photograph stronger value for local, regional and comparative editorial use. Its 2026 context is especially relevant because it records the subject at a specific point in current retail, cultural or corporate change rather than as an undated generic view. The photograph is particularly useful where a story needs an identifiable real-world example rather than an abstract illustration, because the surrounding details place the subject in an ordinary British or European setting. Commercial and civic landscapes can change quickly, so apparently routine photographs of signs, shopfronts, machines and transport infrastructure often acquire additional documentary value when companies rebrand, premises close or policies change. This makes the photograph a useful piece of contemporary editorial documentation. It preserves a clear, searchable record of the subject and its setting for future editorial comparison.
Morrisons supermarket, United Kingdom
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,IMG_4180,Edinburgh,Xmas,across,Princes,St,gardens,Edinburgh Xmas across Princes St gardens,Scotland,Scottish,Edinburgh local history,Edinburgh documentary photography,Edinburgh public realm,Edinburgh urban life,Edinburgh place photography,documentary photography,local history,urban life,British culture,place photography,contemporary Britain,public realm,street scene,local identity,social history,everyday life,regional England,city life,town centre,community,built environment,public space,modern Britain,local landmark,urban detail,Edinburgh Christmas across Princes St gardens,UK,urban streetscape,urban Britain,architecture,street photography,townscape,city centre,urban change,urban architecture,local streetscape,city streets
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E8E1B6 - . This view of Edinburgh Christmas across Princes St gardens in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK includes contemporary life
regional character and urban streetscape define more of the surroundings. Within Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, Edinburgh Christmas across Princes St gardens links urban streetscape to street scene
city life sharpens texture, with built environment reinforcing the place. public realm gives Edinburgh Christmas across Princes St gardens one theme
street photography joins social history at Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, while townscape brings further evidence. Edinburgh Christmas across Princes St gardens sets documentary photography with urban architecture in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
local streetscape brings naturally detail, while town centre broadens the same scene. Around Edinburgh Christmas across Princes St gardens, contemporary Britain connects editorial photography
in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, place identity brings firmly depth through local culture. Edinburgh Christmas across Princes St gardens at Edinburgh, Scotland, UK includes contemporary life
regional character places with everyday life, and community setting grounds a second layer of texture. Edinburgh Christmas across Princes St gardens frames street scene at Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
city life and built environment offers relevance, with urban Britain adding another identifiable strand. In Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, Edinburgh Christmas across Princes St gardens carries street photography
social history ties townscape, and city centre offers clearly meaning. Edinburgh Christmas across Princes St gardens ties urban architecture at Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
local streetscape and town centre deepens detail, with city streets adding another identifiable strand. Within Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, Edinburgh Christmas across Princes St gardens ends with visual detail, public realm and urban change all tied to the same photographed place.
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: English Cadbury,christian,Catholic,anglican,traditional,with,one,window,cadburys,festive,food,yuletide,special,celebrate,Jesus,Christ,birth,born,festival,Julekalender,Julkalender,Jóladagatal,child,children,nostalgic,Gotonysmith,popular,english,British,confectionary,Xmas,seasonal,chocolates,shop,UK
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED8P03 - An Advent calendar is a special calendar used to count or celebrate the days in anticipation of Christmas. Since the date of the first Sunday of Advent varies, falling between November 27 and December 3 inclusive, the Advent calendar usually begins on December 1, although many include the previous few days that are part of the season. The Advent calendar was first used by German Lutherans in the 19th and 20th centuries but is now ubiquitous among adherents of many Christian denominations.
Many Advent calendars take the form of a large rectangular card with windows, of which there are usually 24: one for each day of December leading up to Christmas Eve. Often, these windows have a Bible verse and prayer printed on them, which Christian families incorporate as part of their daily Advent devotions.
Consecutive doors are opened every day leading up to Christmas. The calendar windows open to reveal an image, poem, a portion of a story (such as the story of the Nativity of Jesus) or a small gift, such as a toy or a chocolate item. Advent calendars range in theme, from sports to technology, often carrying Scripture verses
England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Warrington,England,UK,WA4 3ER,WA4,pitch,in,snow,snowy,conditions,keeping,pitches,healthy,maintained,visitors welcome,snowed,under,covered,weather,scoreboard,The,crease,league,GCC,snowing,white,score board,Xmas,Christmas,bright,snowed in,snowed up,closed
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K3T3CB - . Made at Broad Lane, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 3ER in 2020, 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 main point of reference is Grappers Grappenhall Cricket Club in winter snow, Broad Lane, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 3ER. The frame also records themes of community identity, documentary photography, place-making, built heritage, before-and-after reference, urban fabric, town-centre renewal, visual archive, period architecture, regional identity, local character, contemporary social history, public-realm investment, and historical comparison. Today's relevance is strengthened by adaptive reuse, town-centre regeneration and the continuing question of how public investment can reshape pedestrian movement and evening activity. Small period details of commercial use and occupation at Broad Lane, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 3ER may become more significant with time, particularly following later reinterpretation. Other useful contextual ideas include place identity, local history, historic townscape, civic architecture, everyday life, public realm, changing land use, and urban regeneration. Elements such as Grappenhall, Grappers, Broad, Cricket, and winter add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. By fixing the subject within Broad Lane, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 3ER, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. Another useful connection is adaptive reuse and how regeneration tries to create reasons to visit traditional town centres when considered against later change at Broad Lane, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 3ER.
Broad Lane, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 3ER
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,Xmas,Christmas,birthday,day,spend,slurge,special,traet,me,woman,heart,hearts,sweet,sweets,confectionary,how to spoil,people,Love Hearts sweets,Spoil Me,pile,of,pamper,how to,treat,yourself,spoiled,you,her,him,treated,Barbie,Barbie movie,lovers,excess,splashing the cash,treats,cash is king,Victorian
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K43PYW - Love Hearts are a type of confectionery manufactured by Swizzels Matlow in the United Kingdom. They are hard, tablet-shaped sweets in various fruit flavors featuring a short, love-related message on one side of the sweet. They are an updated version of Victorian-era Conversation Lozenges
On chewing, the sweet quickly disintegrates into a powdery, starchy consistency
Love Hearts currently come in six flavors, each associated with a color (listed from weakest to strongest flavor):..
White (a plain, sherbet-like, slightly tart vanilla flavor)
Yellow (a sherbet-like flavor with a distinct sharp lemon aftertaste)
Green (a slight lime flavor with a sherbet-like aftertaste)
Orange (a sweet flavor with a slight orange aftertaste)
Purple (an unusual, slightly perfumed berry-like flavor with a strong aftertaste)
Red (cherry flavor)
There are many different messages which can be found on the front of the sweet, most of which are love-related. The message is written in capitals in a sans serif font of varying size. The font is scaled and sometimes stretched out of proportion to fit the available space.
Most messages are written in simple horizontal, centrally aligned lines. There are some exceptions to this rule, including the phrase I Surrender, where the word surrender has been written in an arc around the lower inside edge of the heart outline.
The Just Say No message has an unclear layout, appearing to read Just say No.
Wayne and Coleen Rooney had personalized sweets made for their wedding in the summer of 2008 which read Wayne and Coleen. Special edition Love heart packs were launched for Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding in 2011
Carlton House, Albion Rd, New Mills, High Peak, Derbyshire, England, UK, SK22 3HA
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Edinburgh,city,centre,Scotland,EH1,shops,retail,EH1 3DQ,upmarket,fashion,Xmas,festive,complex,big-name,a very merry,very merry,Multrees Christmas,Multrees Xmas,night,evening,business,businesses,cafe,cafes,sweetest,buy,purchases,purchase,shop,store,lights,decorate,decorated,lit up
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M368Y0 - . Recorded at Multrees Walk, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH1 3DQ 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 Multrees Walk shopping centre, Multrees Walk, Edinburgh EH1 3DQ, at night, A very Merry Multrees Christmas. The image also relates to specialist retailer, local history, everyday life, contemporary social history, public realm, visual archive, changing land use, period detail, customer footfall, independent retail, regional identity, small business, archival record, and before-and-after reference. Current relevance extends to town-centre regeneration and online shopping, particularly through how shopfronts become short-lived records of changing businesses. As a dated visual record of Multrees Walk, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH1 3DQ, the frame retains landscape treatment and surrounding development, making it especially useful if refurbishment subsequently changes the scene. The subject also sits alongside retail property, bricks-and-mortar retail, high-street commerce, town-centre trading, street-level business, shopfront economy, place identity, and specialist shop. Details involving Christmas, night, Merry, Multrees, and Edinburgh make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. By fixing the subject within Multrees Walk, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH1 3DQ, 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 town-centre regeneration and the resilience of specialist shops in an online retail economy when considered against later change at Multrees Walk, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH1 3DQ. Another useful connection is independent business and the resilience of specialist shops in an online retail economy without losing the local specificity of Multrees Walk, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH1 3DQ.
Multrees Walk, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH1 3DQ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,England,UK,busy,congestion,public,transport,services,Liverpool,service,crowds,train,passengers,passenger,poor,waiting,wait,for,packed,delayed,and,delay,RMT,cancelled,Northern,trains,at,Oxford rd,Christmas,Xmas,crush,stations,Northern Powerhouse,rail,fare increase,MCO,cancel,delayrepay,delay repay
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2KG3M0F - . Recorded at Oxford Road railway station, Manchester, England, 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 Busy railway platform, evening passengers waiting for packed, delayed and cancelled Northern trains,at Oxford Road station, Manchester, UK. Another layer of the photograph includes visual archive, archival record, integrated transport, contemporary social history, transport interchange, community identity, mass transit, regional identity, historical comparison, period detail, rail infrastructure, rail modernisation, local history, and commuter travel. Today's relevance is strengthened by fares, integrated transport and the continuing question of the reshaping of Britain's passenger railway in the mid-2020s. Future viewers can use this scene from Oxford Road railway station, Manchester, England, UK to compare signage and branding with whatever follows after new ownership. The wider setting retains connections with local character, urban rail transport, changing streetscape, public transport network, regional rail, rail corridor, rail mobility, and trackside heritage. The combination of railway, platform, evening, packed, and trains anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. Around Oxford Road railway station, Manchester, England, UK, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. A further contemporary connection is fares and how rail stations anchor city-centre mobility and regeneration in a form that can be compared with future views of Oxford Road railway station, Manchester, England, UK. The wider significance includes station investment and the role of public transport in reducing congestion and emissions within the real-world context of Oxford Road railway station, Manchester, England, UK.
Oxford Road railway station, Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,German market,sausages,wurst,Xmas,winter,dusk,night,evening,shoppers,stall,stalls,market,site,city,centre,festive,cheer,celebrate,celebration,Mancs,North West,lights,trail,Festive Sundays,squares,pavement,street,gifts,food,M2,bratwurst,shed,hut,2022
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2KG3W4D - With over 220 stalls across nine sites throughout the city centre, this year's Christmas Markets are set to bring some much-needed festive cheer to the city's streets and squares in the run-up to Christmas.
24 years on from the first ever Manchester Christmas Markets in 1998, the markets continue to attract Mancunians and visitors alike to the city in their thousands to fill up on the fantastic festive treats on offer.
This year will see the iconic ski chalet market stalls take over Piccadilly Gardens - once again set to be transformed into the Winter Gardens - Market Street, Cathedral Gardens, Exchange Street, New Cathedral Street, St Ann's Square, Exchange Square, The Corn Exchange, and King Street.
Making sure the city looks its sparkly best in the run-up to Christmas is of course just as important and this year sees the return of the magical Manchester Christmas lights trail, illuminating the city centre throughout the festive season with its walk-through giant baubles, a Manchester bee, and of course Santa Claus himself - who will be keeping an eye on all things Christmas in Manchester from his perch on high in front of Central Library on St Peter's Square.
For those who look forward to a seasonal skate, Skate Manchester's family-friendly covered ice rink will once again take up its usual spot in Cathedral Gardens where skaters can skate around a beautiful Christmas tree and enjoy twinkling lights, the smell of gingerbread, and Christmas songs on repeat.
New for 2022, Festive Sundays will see the city's streets and squares filled with some extra special not-to-be-missed Manchester Christmas magic as roaming puppets, supersized penguins and illuminated bands take to the city's main shopping streets, every Sunday from 13 November - 18 December.
St Anns Square, Manchester, England, UK, M2 7PW
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,England,UK,M3,Manchester,Kendal,Milne & Co,Milne & Faulkner,Harrods,Watts,in,autumn,decorated,for,Christmas,Xmas,shoppers,customers,retail,high st,brand,redevelopment,store,Deansgate,M3 2GQ,lights,lit up,closing,closure,Investec,building,St Marys Parsonage,regeneration zone,Frasers,Mike Ashleys Sports Direct chain,site,sites,2022,Manchester at night
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2KG3Y44 - . This authentic period view of 98-116 Deansgate, Manchester,England,UK, M3 2GQ in 2022 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The defining feature is Kendals, House Of Fraser,Deansgate,Manchester,England,UK, M3 2GQ, in autumn,decorated for Christmas. A broader reading of the photograph includes local character, social history, customer footfall, shopfront economy, commercial frontage, before-and-after reference, bricks-and-mortar retail, historical comparison, changing land use, changing streetscape, everyday life, small business, archival record, and contemporary social history. From a 2025-onward perspective, town-centre regeneration and footfall are closely linked to this subject, alongside the contribution of independents to distinctive high streets. The archival value lies partly in recording public access and movement around 98-116 Deansgate, Manchester,England,UK, M3 2GQ before closure or conversion alters the character of the place. The wider setting retains connections with high-street commerce, period detail, independent retail, regional identity, local history, visual archive, community identity, and town-centre trading. The recorded references to House, autumn, Fraser, decorated, and Manchester preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. A later view of 98-116 Deansgate, Manchester,England,UK, M3 2GQ may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The location additionally provides evidence of town-centre regeneration and the contribution of independents to distinctive high streets in a form that can be compared with future views of 98-116 Deansgate, Manchester,England,UK, M3 2GQ. The view records part of the area's social history for later comparison. That local specificity strengthens the long-term documentary value of image 2KG3Y44.
98-116 Deansgate, Manchester,England,UK, M3 2GQ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Christmas,Xmas,WA5,ER,at Warrington delivery office,Milner St,Cheshire,England,UK,WA5 1WA,red delivery vans,delivery,at,the,offices,office,International Distributions Services plc,strike,letters,parcels,letter,parcel,priority,prioritised,over,bonus,bonuses,profitability,profits,profit,loss,dividend,dividends,investment,bailout,bailouts
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K3XNBA - . A grounded documentary photograph made at Milner St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1WA in 2019, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The defining feature is ER, Royal mail red delivery vans, at Warrington delivery office, Milner St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1WA. Other connected aspects include bricks-and-mortar retail, community identity, historical comparison, local history, commercial frontage, shopfront economy, high-street commerce, customer footfall, local enterprise, small business, specialist retailer, regional identity, before-and-after reference, and archival record. Today's relevance is strengthened by town-centre regeneration, independent business and the continuing question of how commercial property costs affect small retailers. As a dated visual record of Milner St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1WA, the frame retains public access and movement, making it especially useful if closure or conversion subsequently changes the scene. Other useful contextual ideas include documentary photography, town-centre trading, place identity, social history, specialist shop, period detail, contemporary social history, and changing land use. The combination of Milner, delivery, Royal, and office anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. A later view of Milner St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1WA may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The location additionally provides evidence of town-centre regeneration and how commercial property costs affect small retailers within the specific setting of Milner St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1WA. The period view preserves evidence of changing use as a date-specific reference. The view records evidence of earlier appearance for later comparison.
Milner St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1WA
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Cheshire,Warrington,Lymm Cheshire,village,Lymm village,England,UK,at,night,in the,night time,outside,JW Lees,Lees,brewery,pub,bar,CAMRA,ale,beer,Eagle Brow,Lymm,The spread Eagle,Xmas,sign,boozer,public house,Traditional pub,real ale,cask beer,British,food,pub food,local,friendly,Campaign for Real Ale,welcoming
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFFP2X - . A grounded documentary photograph made at 47 Eagle Brow, Lymm,warrington,Cheshire,England,UK, WA13 0AG in 2019, preserving the main subject alongside smaller details that may become more historically useful with time. The scene shows Spread eagle pub,47 Eagle Brow, Lymm,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK, WA13 0AG, at dusk, winter. The photograph also reflects beer appreciation, traditional recipe, licensed hospitality, national food identity, documentary photography, hand-pulled beer, before-and-after reference, visual archive, archival record, licensed trade, changing streetscape, local character, cask-beer tradition, and pub trade. The present-day relevance extends to business rates and independent brewing, while a wider concern is the economics of beer festivals and licensed venues. Current discussion around this subject increasingly includes regional tourism alongside local sourcing, with particular attention to the persistence of regional dishes as markers of identity. For future researchers, the photograph anchors a particular stage in the life of the location at 47 Eagle Brow, Lymm,warrington,Cheshire,England,UK, WA13 0AG. Further connections include cultural gastronomy, British brewing tradition, food heritage, ceremonial meal, contemporary social history, heritage dish, real-ale culture, and food-and-drink tradition. Elements such as Spread, winter, eagle, and Warrington add documentary specificity and may become more useful when compared with later records. A later view of 47 Eagle Brow, Lymm,warrington,Cheshire,England,UK, WA13 0AG may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. Its period value extends to business rates and the economics of beer festivals and licensed venues when considered against later change at 47 Eagle Brow, Lymm,warrington,Cheshire,England,UK, WA13 0AG. That local specificity strengthens the long-term documentary value of image 2AFFP2X.
47 Eagle Brow, Lymm,warrington,Cheshire,England,UK, WA13 0AG
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUk,Townhall,evening,night,dusk,Sankey street,Warrington,Cheshire,England,WA1,WBC,Xmas,panorama,pano,wide,new gates,Bank Hall,Sankey Street,Nike,nativity,traditional,town centre,town,centre,wet,reflection,reflections,WA1 1UH,history,historic,attraction,tourism,combined authority,devolution,region-wide authorities,warrington city centre night
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFFFME - Queen Victoria and the Oliver Cromwell statue
The gates were made for the International Exhibition of 1862, and then intended for Queen Victoria's Sandringham home in Norfolk. The Queen was meant to see them for the first time at the exhibition but, clearly visible through the gates, was a statue of Oliver Cromwell.
As Cromwell had signed King Charles I's death warrant, royalty didn't like him very much. The Queen's courtiers realised she wouldn't be amused to see the statue, and diverted her.
Coalbrookdale found it hard to find a buyer for such grand gates, so Monks was able to buy and bring them to Warrington to stand at the front of the town hall lawn. Monks also presented the cast iron Cromwell statue, designed by John Bell, to Warrington in 1899. It now stands on Bridge Street and is Grade II Listed.
The design
Because the owner was supposed to be Queen Victoria, the gates have four winged figures of Nike, the goddess of victory. They also had a Prince of Wales motif above the arch in the middle, but this was changed to Warrington's Coat of Arms.
The grand opening
Such grand gates needed a grand opening. So on Warrington Walking Day, 28 June 1895, Monks ceremoniously opened the gates with a golden key and the church groups set off from the town hall lawn, through the gates and on to their walk.
The iconic golden gates are Grade II* Listed, along with the gate piers and the lamps which line the driveways at either side of the town hall. They are also part of the Town Hall Conservation Area. The gates have recently been refurbished to repair, enhance and preserve them for future generations
Warrington Borough Council, Town Hall, Sankey Street, Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK, WA1 1UH.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ADR2BA - . This period scene at St Peter's Square, Manchester,England,UK, M2 5PD in 2019 provides a visual reference to the named subject and the wider commercial, social, cultural or physical environment around it. The main subject is Golden star,Christmas decorations,outside Manchester Central Library,St Peter's Square, Manchester M2 5PD. Other connected aspects include visual archive, archival record, community identity, historic frontage, traditional masonry, social history, period building, architectural detailing, cityscape history, before-and-after reference, urban fabric, historic commercial architecture, everyday life, and documentary photography. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject sits within continuing debate about historic townscape, redevelopment pressure and reusing existing buildings rather than demolishing them. For place-based research, the photograph anchors the visual character of the locality at the time as seen at St Peter's Square, Manchester,England,UK, M2 5PD. The subject sits alongside heritage asset, local history, changing streetscape, built heritage, period detail, regional identity, contemporary social history, and changing land use. References to Christmas, Square, Peter's, Central, and Golden help fix the photograph to its own subject and period rather than reducing it to a generic view. For St Peter's Square, Manchester,England,UK, M2 5PD, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The location additionally provides evidence of historic townscape and reusing existing buildings rather than demolishing them when considered against later change at St Peter's Square, Manchester,England,UK, M2 5PD. A further contemporary connection is embodied carbon and the contrast between preservation and redevelopment without losing the local specificity of St Peter's Square, Manchester,England,UK, M2 5PD.
St Peter's Square, Manchester,England,UK, M2 5PD
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,German Markets,at,Manchester,market,Christmas markets,celebrations,in the,city centre,Xmas,Christmas,December,winter,market stall,trader,traders,festive cheer,Germany,Sehenswürdigkeiten,wooden chalet,Berlin,curry,wurst,sausage,sausages,German sausages,BBQ,grilled,food,snack,Stalls,Manchester Xmas celebrations,Stalls at Manchester Christmas markets,retailing in the city centre
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ADR2BB - If you're looking for some festive cheer, Manchester plays host to one of the biggest and best Christmas Sehenswürdigkeiten outside of Germany, with more than 300 wooden chalets spread across 10 different locations throughout the city.
Originally introduced to the city in 1999, the Christmas markets have grown bigger and better each year, attracting Europe's finest street food vendors and crafters. It's a great place to buy Yuletide gifts, such as fine jewellery, handcrafted leather bags and artisan soaps. Your taste buds will also be tantalised with so many wide ranging food options on offer, including things like German bratwurst, hog roast, Spanish paella and Dutch pancakes. Yum!
Thought Christmas markets were just for December? This year the Christmas Markets will open in November in Manchester city centre, so there's plenty of time to don your best Christmas jumper, drink mulled wine and chow down on pretzels.
St Ann's Square, Manchester,England,UK, M2 7DH
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ADR2BD - The Old Wellington Inn is a half-timbered pub in Manchester city centre, England. It is part of Shambles Square, which was created in 1999, and is near Manchester Cathedral. It is a Grade II listed building
The oldest building of its kind in Manchester, the Old Wellington Inn was built in 1552 next to the market square which led off what is now Market Street, in what was known as the Shambles. In 1554 part of it became a draper's shop, owned by the Byrom family, and the writer John Byrom was born there in 1692. The building had a third storey added to it in the 17th century. In 1830 the building became a licensed public house, known as the Vintners Arms, and later the Kenyon Vaults. By 1865, the ground floor of the building was known as the Wellington Inn, while the upper floors were used by makers of mathematical and optical instruments. Later, in 1897, the upper floors were used as a fishing tackle shop, known as Ye Olde Fyshing Tackle Shoppe.
In the 1970s the Old Shambles was underpinned with a concrete raft and raised by 1.4 metres (55 in) designed by draughtsman Fred Kennedy, to fit in with the development of the Arndale Centre
the Inn was reopened in 1981. It was damaged in the 1996 Manchester bombing, and was reopened in February 1997, with costs of £500,000 paid to repair the damage. However, in preparation for the city's development in the bomb's aftermath, it was decided that the building, alongside its neighbour Sinclair's Oyster Bar, should be dismantled and rebuilt 300 metres (980 ft) towards the cathedral to form Shambles Square. The move was completed by November 1999, when the pub reopened
4 Cathedral Gates Manchester, Greater Manchester,England, UK, M3 1SW
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ADR2BE - The Old Wellington Inn is a half-timbered pub in Manchester city centre, England. It is part of Shambles Square, which was created in 1999, and is near Manchester Cathedral. It is a Grade II listed building
The oldest building of its kind in Manchester, the Old Wellington Inn was built in 1552 next to the market square which led off what is now Market Street, in what was known as the Shambles. In 1554 part of it became a draper's shop, owned by the Byrom family, and the writer John Byrom was born there in 1692. The building had a third storey added to it in the 17th century. In 1830 the building became a licensed public house, known as the Vintners Arms, and later the Kenyon Vaults. By 1865, the ground floor of the building was known as the Wellington Inn, while the upper floors were used by makers of mathematical and optical instruments. Later, in 1897, the upper floors were used as a fishing tackle shop, known as Ye Olde Fyshing Tackle Shoppe.
In the 1970s the Old Shambles was underpinned with a concrete raft and raised by 1.4 metres (55 in) designed by draughtsman Fred Kennedy, to fit in with the development of the Arndale Centre
the Inn was reopened in 1981. It was damaged in the 1996 Manchester bombing, and was reopened in February 1997, with costs of £500,000 paid to repair the damage. However, in preparation for the city's development in the bomb's aftermath, it was decided that the building, alongside its neighbour Sinclair's Oyster Bar, should be dismantled and rebuilt 300 metres (980 ft) towards the cathedral to form Shambles Square. The move was completed by November 1999, when the pub reopened
4 Cathedral Gates Manchester, Greater Manchester,England, UK, M3 1SW
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ADR2BF - The Old Wellington Inn is a half-timbered pub in Manchester city centre, England. It is part of Shambles Square, which was created in 1999, and is near Manchester Cathedral. It is a Grade II listed building
The oldest building of its kind in Manchester, the Old Wellington Inn was built in 1552 next to the market square which led off what is now Market Street, in what was known as the Shambles. In 1554 part of it became a draper's shop, owned by the Byrom family, and the writer John Byrom was born there in 1692. The building had a third storey added to it in the 17th century. In 1830 the building became a licensed public house, known as the Vintners Arms, and later the Kenyon Vaults. By 1865, the ground floor of the building was known as the Wellington Inn, while the upper floors were used by makers of mathematical and optical instruments. Later, in 1897, the upper floors were used as a fishing tackle shop, known as Ye Olde Fyshing Tackle Shoppe.
In the 1970s the Old Shambles was underpinned with a concrete raft and raised by 1.4 metres (55 in) designed by draughtsman Fred Kennedy, to fit in with the development of the Arndale Centre
the Inn was reopened in 1981. It was damaged in the 1996 Manchester bombing, and was reopened in February 1997, with costs of £500,000 paid to repair the damage. However, in preparation for the city's development in the bomb's aftermath, it was decided that the building, alongside its neighbour Sinclair's Oyster Bar, should be dismantled and rebuilt 300 metres (980 ft) towards the cathedral to form Shambles Square. The move was completed by November 1999, when the pub reopened
4 Cathedral Gates Manchester, Greater Manchester,England, UK, M3 1SW
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,dusk,evening,winter,Santa Clause,fountain,fountains,from,England,UK,M1 1RN,Santa at dusk,white,festivities,illuminated,Dec,December,festive,sunset,night,water,Merry,Xmas,Christmas,city,centre,celebration,celebrate,square,public,space,bright,offices,office,Manchester at night
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ADR2BH - . This documentary view of Piccadilly Gardens,Manchester, England,UK, M1 1RN in 2019 captures the subject within its actual surroundings, preserving a dated piece of visual history rather than an isolated object study. The scene shows Merry Christmas, from Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester, England, UK, M1 1RN - Santa at dusk. The setting also relates to consumer retail, customer footfall, commercial frontage, shopfront economy, urban commerce, before-and-after reference, local trading, local history, documentary photography, high-street commerce, independent trading, commercial streetscape, changing land use, and retail vacancy. The subject remains useful for current coverage of changing footfall and vacant units, not least because of how high streets adapt when traditional retail contracts. As the area changes, the frame preserves period details that may disappear after redevelopment or refurbishment within the setting of Piccadilly Gardens,Manchester, England,UK, M1 1RN. The subject sits alongside retail property, archival record, regional identity, place identity, town-centre economy, visual archive, public realm, and community identity. References to Merry, Gardens, Piccadilly, Christmas, and Santa help fix the photograph to its own subject and period rather than reducing it to a generic view. The surrounding context at Piccadilly Gardens,Manchester, England,UK, M1 1RN matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. Another strand within the photograph is changing footfall and how high streets adapt when traditional retail contracts when considered against later change at Piccadilly Gardens,Manchester, England,UK, M1 1RN. The image also provides a reference for commercial rents and the shift toward mixed retail, leisure, service and residential centres without losing the local specificity of Piccadilly Gardens,Manchester, England,UK, M1 1RN.
Piccadilly Gardens,Manchester, England,UK, M1 1RN
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ADR2D3 - If you're looking for some festive cheer, Manchester plays host to one of the biggest and best Christmas Sehenswürdigkeiten outside of Germany, with more than 300 wooden chalets spread across 10 different locations throughout the city.
Originally introduced to the city in 1999, the Christmas markets have grown bigger and better each year, attracting Europe's finest street food vendors and crafters. It's a great place to buy Yuletide gifts, such as fine jewellery, handcrafted leather bags and artisan soaps. Your taste buds will also be tantalised with so many wide ranging food options on offer, including things like German bratwurst, hog roast, Spanish paella and Dutch pancakes. Yum!
Thought Christmas markets were just for December? This year the Christmas Markets will open in November in Manchester city centre, so there's plenty of time to don your best Christmas jumper, drink mulled wine and chow down on pretzels.
St Ann's Square, Manchester,England,UK, M2 7DH
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Keywords: HotpixUK,South Warrington,dusk,evening,Cheshire,village,England,UK,WA4 2AF,WA4,pub,bar,Hotel,Warrington,@hotpixuk,GoTonySmith,Grade II Listed Building,Grade II,Listed Building,building,Xmas,Christmas,lights,grade2,listed,English Heritage Legacy ID,438308,English Heritage,square,trees,winter,December,festive,Christmas in Stockton Heath,Xmas in Stockton Heath,Xmas Stockton Heath,Christmas Stockton Heath,William and Segar Owen,Segar Owen,William Owen
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AGT349 - . This location-based editorial photograph from Grappenhall Rd, Stockton Heath, Warrington,Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2AF in 2019 preserves a recognisable subject together with clues about how the place was used and presented at the time. The image documents Mulberry Tree Hotel, Stockton Heath, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK - Grade II listed building. The scene additionally carries associations with brewing heritage, built heritage, beer judging, social drinking culture, community drinking venue, social history, local character, period detail, historic townscape, historic commercial architecture, historical comparison, changing land use, festival bar service, and historic frontage. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject sits within continuing debate about pub closures, business rates and the tension between heritage drinking culture and changing consumer habits. The present-day relevance extends to adaptive reuse and embodied carbon, while a wider concern is the contrast between preservation and redevelopment. For retrospective editorial use, the view leaves evidence of the visual character of the locality at the time in the immediate surroundings of Grappenhall Rd, Stockton Heath, Warrington,Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2AF. The wider local story also touches on licensed hospitality, changing streetscape, community identity, architectural detailing, before-and-after reference, beer festival scene, documentary photography, and heritage asset. Details involving building, Warrington, Mulberry, Hotel, and listed give the scene useful specificity and strengthen its local, cultural or historical identity. Around Grappenhall Rd, Stockton Heath, Warrington,Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2AF, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. Image 2AGT349 also remains a dated record of Grappenhall Rd, Stockton Heath, Warrington,Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2AF.
Grappenhall Rd, Stockton Heath, Warrington,Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2AF
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AE02N3 - Grappenhall is a semi-rural village in Cheshire, England, along the Bridgewater Canal in the Grappenhall and Thelwall civil parish, which had a population of 9,377 at the 2001 census. It has a cobbled square, St Wilfs at its centre and the Parr Arms Pub.
St Wilfrid's Church is in Church Lane, Grappenhall, a village in Warrington, Cheshire, England. It is designated by Historic England as a Grade I listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Great Budworth
The church is Norman in origin, built probably in the earlier part of the 12th century and completed about 1120. This was a small and simple church, consisting of a nave, chancel and, possibly, an apse. The foundations of this church were discovered during the 1873“74 restoration.
A chantry chapel was added by the Boydell family in 1334 in a position where the south aisle now stands. From 1529 the church was largely rebuilt in local sandstone. The old church was demolished and a new nave, chancel, north aisle and a west tower were built. In 1539 the south aisle was added, which incorporated the Boydell chapel. The south porch was added in 1641 and at this time the west wall was strengthened. In 1833 the roof of the nave was raised to form a clerestory and in the 1850s the south aisle was further extended, and a vestry was built. There was a more substantial restoration in 1873“74 by the Lancaster architects Paley and Austin, which included the provision of new floors and roofs, at a cost of about £4,000
Village Centre, Grappenhall Ln, Warrington,Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 3EP
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,English,South East,Stratford,SE,UK,E15,Westfield,Xmas,Christmas,Westfield Christmas,shop,shops,retail,inside,interior,E20,results,shopping centre,Westfield Stratford City,rail,railway,public transport,Stratford International,station,night,evening,late night shopping,interchange,signalling,problem,delays,delay
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ABY9DC - . An on-location image from Olympic Park, Montfichet Rd, London, England, UK, E20 1EJ in 2019, useful both for the specific subject shown and for the evidence it retains about local identity, design, use and everyday life. The image documents Stratford Regional and Stratford International station,Stratford City,Olympic Park, Montfichet Rd, London, England, UK, E20 1EJ. Another layer of the scene includes place identity, commercial frontage, archival record, rail corridor, everyday life, regional identity, contemporary social history, station environment, historical comparison, before-and-after reference, historic context, public realm, consumer retail, and bricks-and-mortar retail. From a 2025-onward perspective, the scene also connects with public ownership, rail reform and linking trains more effectively with other transport. In the mid-2020s, changing footfall and online shopping keep the subject current, particularly through the rapid turnover of shopfronts and trading names. For retrospective editorial use, the image captures signage, materials, design and everyday use in this part of Olympic Park, Montfichet Rd, London, England, UK, E20 1EJ. The wider local story also touches on shopfront economy, rail modernisation, trackside infrastructure, period detail, railway heritage, local history, passenger railway, and railway branding. The recorded references to Montfichet, station, London, Regional, and International preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. A later view of Olympic Park, Montfichet Rd, London, England, UK, E20 1EJ may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. Another useful connection is public ownership and making rail simpler and more dependable within the real-world context of Olympic Park, Montfichet Rd, London, England, UK, E20 1EJ. The frame retains details of everyday use as a date-specific reference.
Olympic Park, Montfichet Rd, London, England, UK, E20 1EJ
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Keywords: HotpixUk,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,UK,England,English,Lothian,Scotland,Grassmarket,Grass Market,The Grassmarket,evening,Xmas,Christmas,Edinburgh Christmas,Dec,December,The Beehive Inn,Beehive Inn,Bee Hive Inn,pub,bar,coaching inn,EH1,Edinburgh Old Town,Old Town,historic buildings,buildings,architecture,17th century,18th century,19th century,Capital City,Bee Hive,pubs,bars,night
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AAT2NX - The Grassmarket is a historic market place and an event space in the Old Town of Edinburgh, Scotland. In relation to the rest of the city it lies in a hollow, well below surrounding ground levels.
The Grassmarket is located directly below Edinburgh Castle and forms part of one of the main east-west vehicle arteries through the city centre. It adjoins the Cowgate and Candlemaker Row at the east end, the West Bow (the lower end of Victoria Street) in the north-east corner, King's Stables Road to the north west and the West Port to the west. Leading off from the south-west corner is the Vennel, on the east side of which can still be seen some of the best surviving parts of the Flodden and Telfer town walls.
The Grassmarket tenements with the Castle shrouded in a typical Edinburgh haar
The view to the north, dominated by the castle, has long been a favourite subject of painters and photographers, making it one of the iconic views of the city.
First mentioned in the Registrum Magni Sigilii Regum Scotorum (1363) as the street called Newbygging [new buildings] under the castle, the Grassmarket was, from 1477, one of Edinburgh's main market places, a part of which was given over to the sale of horse and cattle (the name apparently deriving from livestock grazing in pens beyond its western end).
Daniel Defoe, who visited Edinburgh in the 1720s, reports the place being used for two open air markets: the Grass-market and the Horse-market. Of the West Bow at the north-east corner, considerably altered in the Victorian period, he wrote, This street, which is called the Bow, is generally full of wholesale traders, and those very considerable dealers in iron, pitch, tar, oil, hemp, flax, linseed, painters' colours, dyers, drugs and woods, and such like heavy goods, and supplies country shopkeepers, as our wholesale dealers in England do. And here I may say, is a visible face of trade
most of them have also warehouses in Leith, where they lay up the heavier goods
18-20 Grassmarket, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH1 2JU
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Keywords: HotpixUk,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,UK,England,English,Lothian,Scotland,Grassmarket,Grass Market,The Grassmarket,evening,Xmas,Christmas,Edinburgh Christmas,Dec,December,The Black Bull,pub,bar,Black Bull,EH1,Edinburgh Old Town,Old Town,historic buildings,buildings,architecture,17th century,18th century,19th century,Capital City,the,city,centre,old town,Blackbull,night
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AAT2NY - The Grassmarket is a historic market place and an event space in the Old Town of Edinburgh, Scotland. In relation to the rest of the city it lies in a hollow, well below surrounding ground levels.
The Grassmarket is located directly below Edinburgh Castle and forms part of one of the main east-west vehicle arteries through the city centre. It adjoins the Cowgate and Candlemaker Row at the east end, the West Bow (the lower end of Victoria Street) in the north-east corner, King's Stables Road to the north west and the West Port to the west. Leading off from the south-west corner is the Vennel, on the east side of which can still be seen some of the best surviving parts of the Flodden and Telfer town walls.
The Grassmarket tenements with the Castle shrouded in a typical Edinburgh haar
The view to the north, dominated by the castle, has long been a favourite subject of painters and photographers, making it one of the iconic views of the city.
First mentioned in the Registrum Magni Sigilii Regum Scotorum (1363) as the street called Newbygging [new buildings] under the castle, the Grassmarket was, from 1477, one of Edinburgh's main market places, a part of which was given over to the sale of horse and cattle (the name apparently deriving from livestock grazing in pens beyond its western end).
Daniel Defoe, who visited Edinburgh in the 1720s, reports the place being used for two open air markets: the Grass-market and the Horse-market. Of the West Bow at the north-east corner, considerably altered in the Victorian period, he wrote, This street, which is called the Bow, is generally full of wholesale traders, and those very considerable dealers in iron, pitch, tar, oil, hemp, flax, linseed, painters' colours, dyers, drugs and woods, and such like heavy goods, and supplies country shopkeepers, as our wholesale dealers in England do. And here I may say, is a visible face of trade
most of them have also warehouses in Leith, where they lay up the heavier goods
12 Grassmarket, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH1 2JU
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Keywords: HotpixUk,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,UK,England,English,Lothian,Scotland,evening,Victoria Street,Victoria st,Xmas,Christmas,Edinburgh Christmas,Dec,December,Edinburgh Old Town,Old Town,EH1,terrace,historic,buildings,cobbles,cobbled,street,historic Edinburgh,bottom of,Victoria St,Street,Capital City,apartments,flats,shops,colourful,colorful,tourism,trail,tourist,Old,Town
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AAT2P0 - VICTORIA Street with its historic architecture, elegant curve and colourful shop fronts is one of the city's most picturesque locations. In recent times however, it has been forced to ward off the threat of destruction.
Before the creation of Victoria Street and Johnston Terrace in the early 1800s, the steep, awkward incline of the old West Bow was the only feasible passage for those wishing to access the Lawnmarket and Edinburgh Castle from the west.
The old West Bow was a precipitous, narrow Z-shaped street linking the Grassmarket with Castlehill. Its path is somewhat preserved today by the steps which cut through Victoria Street towards the Upper Bow. Prior to the 19th century it was considered to be one of the most important roads in Edinburgh, despite its reputation as one of the most difficult to negotiate if travelling by carriage.
Many of the oldest buildings in the city were contained along the old West Bow. An abundance of timber-fronted houses had sprung up over the centuries, many of them resembling upside-down pyramids due to the manner in which the floors increasingly protruded out as they progressed upwards.
As such, the distance between the top floors of some of the houses on either side of the street was so little that it is said neighbours could enjoy ˜the pleasure of tea drinking, without the trouble of leaving their respective abodes'.
The old West Bow was radically transformed between 1829-34 as part of town planner Thomas Hamilton's 1827 Improvement Act which was set up to provide better approaches into the Old Town from the west and south. The eventual design featured a gentle, curved link from the Grassmarket up to the newly-created George IV Bridge. It was originally named Bow Street, remaining so until 1837 when the arrival to the British throne of Queen Victoria was suitably honoured by the city.
More at https://www.scotsman.com/news-2-15012/lost-edinburgh-the-creation-of-victoria-street-1-3019825
West Bow, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH1 2HH
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,England,UK,Cheshire,General Election,promises,poster,posters,Election Promises,poll,polling,register to vote,vote,voting,political parties,publicity,UK Polling station,for voting,WA4,Albert Road,Warrington,WA4 2PE,Xmas Election,Election,Xmas,Christmas,cold,winter,library polling station,polling place,polling booths,booth,blue hour,dusk,Voter ID,photo ID,voter,disillusionment
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AA0RPY - A polling place or polling station is where voters cast their ballots in elections.
The phrase polling station is also used in American English and in British English, although polling place is the building and polling station is the specific room (or part of a room) where voters cast their votes. A polling place can contain one or more polling stations.
Since elections generally take place over a one- or two-day span on a periodic basis, often annual or longer, polling places are usually located in facilities used for other purposes, such as schools, churches, sports halls, local government offices, or even private homes, and may each serve a similar number of people. The area may be known as a ward, precinct, polling district or constituency. The polling place is staffed by officials (who may be called election judges, returning officers or other titles) who monitor the voting procedures and assist voters with the election process. Scrutineers (or poll-watchers) are independent or partisan observers who attend the poll to ensure the impartiality of the process.
The word poll means scalp or head. When votes were taken by gathering people together and counting heads, the place where this was done (sometimes an open field) was called the polls
25 Albert Rd, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire WA4 2PE
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RG987K - Smoking fetishism (also known as capnolagnia) is a sexual fetish based on the pulmonary consumption (smoking) of tobacco, most often via cigarettes, cigars, and also, pipes and hookahs to some extent. As a fetish, its mechanisms regard sexual arousal from the observation or imagination of a person smoking, sometimes including oneself
Capnolagnia is not considered a disease but an unusual sexual practice, and many of the fetishists do not seek medical help unless this behavior strongly interferes with their daily lives. The majority of people simply learn to accept their fetish and manage to achieve gratification in an appropriate manner.[2]
A 2003 study found that the fetish was not previously the subject of academic study but had been mentioned in a few newspapers
Like any fetish, the causes and mechanisms of a smoking fetish vary widely, with roots of sexual association in early childhood and adolescence. Typical causes and hypotheses include:
aesthetics: mere attraction to, and gratification of, the visual aspect of smoke as it exits the mouth
childhood: experience or interaction with one or more attractive smoking individuals during childhood
impulsivity: perceived symbolism of an audacious or impulsivity personality, insinuating promiscuity
mannerism: masculine or feminine body language of smokers
media: early exposure to sexualized depictions of smokers, especially from advertising media, the film noir era, and pornography[4]
persuasion: perceived power of convincing or urging another individual to smoke
psychosexual development: phenomena in the oral and phallic stages of childhood development, based on Freudian theory
sadomasochism: pleasure from infliction of bodily harm caused by smoking, often called lung damage
self-confidence: perceived confidence or masculinity of the smoker, regarding taboo or wealth
taboo: perceived independence or rebellion regarding the act of smoking, amongst cultural adversity to sm
The Dome, 14 George St, Edinburgh,Scotland, UK, EH2 2PF
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,England,UK,Neon,lights,night,dusk,neon lights,sign,advert,advertising,bright,lighting,London,SoHo,South East England,City Centre,City,tourist,tourism,travel,Underground,evening,December,Winter,November,Christmas,is calling,decorations,busy,retail,Xmas,popular,West End
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RMJ3B7 - Oxford Street is a major road in the City of Westminster in the West End of London, running from Tottenham Court Road to Marble Arch via Oxford Circus. It is Europe's busiest shopping street, with around half a million daily visitors, and as of 2012 had approximately 300 shops. It is designated as part of the A40, a major road between London and Fishguard, though it is not signed as such, and traffic is regularly restricted to buses and taxis.
The road was originally part of the Via Trinobantina, a Roman road between Essex and Hampshire via London. It was known as Tyburn Road through the Middle Ages when it was notorious for public hangings of prisoners in Newgate Prison. It became known as Oxford Road and then Oxford Street in the 18th century, and began to change from residential to commercial and retail purposes by the late 19th century, attracting street traders, confidence tricksters and prostitution. The first department stores in Britain opened in the early 20th century, including Selfridges, John Lewis and HMV. Unlike nearby shopping streets such as Bond Street, it has retained an element of downmarket trading alongside more prestigious retail stores. The street suffered heavy bombing during World War II, and several longstanding stores including John Lewis were completely destroyed and rebuilt from scratch.
Oxford Street, Oxford Circus, Soho, City of Westminster, London, England, UK
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,England,UK,Neon,lights,night,dusk,neon lights,sign,advert,advertising,bright,lighting,London,South East England,City Centre,City,tourist,tourism,travel,London bus,Mayfair,W1B 2EN,angel,Xmas lights,Xmas,christmas,shops,retail,shopping,flagship retail stores,flagship,Liberty,Hamleys,Jaeger,Piccadilly Circus
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RMJ3B8 - Regent Street is a major shopping street in the West End of London. It is named after George, the Prince Regent (later George IV) and was laid out under the direction of the architect John Nash and James Burton. It runs from Waterloo Place in St James's at the southern end, through Piccadilly Circus and Oxford Circus, to All Souls Church. From there Langham Place and Portland Place continue the route to Regent's Park.
The street's layout was completed in 1825 and was an early example of town planning in England, replacing earlier roads including Swallow Street. Nash and Burton's street layout has survived, although all the original buildings except All Souls Church have been replaced following reconstruction in the late 19th century. The street is known for its flagship retail stores, including Liberty, Hamleys, Jaeger and the Apple Store. The Royal Polytechnic Institution, now the University of Westminster, has been based on Regent Street since 1838.
Regent Street is approximately 0.8 miles (1.3 km) long and begins at a junction with Charles II Street as a continuation of Waterloo Place. It runs north to Piccadilly Circus, where it turns left before curving round the Quadrant to head north again, meeting Oxford Street at Oxford Circus. It ends at a junction with Cavendish Place and Mortimer Street near the BBC Broadcasting House, with the road ahead being Langham Place, followed by Portland Place.
The southern section of the road is one-way northbound and part of the A4, a major road through West London. From Piccadilly Circus northwards, it is numbered A4201, though in common with roads inside the London congestion charging zone, the number does not appear on signs.
Nearby tube stations are Charing Cross, Piccadilly Circus and Oxford Circus
the lattermost being one of the busiest underground stations in London, and is where three main lines (Central, Bakerloo and Victoria) meet. Several bus routes, such as 6, 12, and 13, run along Regent Street
245 Regent St, Mayfair, London, England, UK, W1B 2EN
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Xmas,Christmas,real ale,real,ales,WA4,Cheshire,North West England,England,bar,pub,Cumbrian Way,wizard,on a bar,Parr Arms,Stockport,pumps,pint,beer,bitter,ale,brewers,CAMRA,pumps on a bar,bar pumps,handpull,handpulled,hand pulled,hand pulled real ale,festive,Robinsons Cumbiran Way,Hartleys,beverage,humour,pub fun
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy R9GTKB - Unicorn (4.2 per cent ABV)
A bitter available on draught or bottled.
Hartleys Cumbria Way (4.1 per cent ABV)
Brewed since 2001, this bitter takes its name from the Cumbria Way footpath linking the towns of Ulverston and Carlisle.
Hartley's XB (4.0 per cent ABV)
A cask-conditioned bitter.
Cwrw'r ddraig aur (4.1 per cent ABV)
Golden Dragon Ale, a bitter brewed for Robinsons' Welsh pubs.
Old Tom (8.5 per cent ABV)
A strong ale that has been brewed since 1899. Available bottled or on draught. Chocolate Tom and Ginger Tom are also available in bottle (6 per cent ABV).
Dizzy Blonde (3.8 per cent ABV)
A golden ale that has been available, following its stint as a seasonal ale, since 2012. Available bottled or on draught.
Double Hop (4.8 per cent ABV)
An India pale ale.
Unicorn Black (4.1 per cent ABV)
A bottled stout inspired by a 19th-century recipe.
Trooper (4.7 per cent ABV)
A premium bitter brewed since May 2013 to a recipe created by Bruce Dickinson, the singer of Iron Maiden.
Trooper Red 'N' Black Porter (5.8 per cent ABV)
A porter introduced in September 2016, available on draught (cask and keg) and bottled (6.8 per cent ABV).
Trooper Hallowed (6.0 per cent ABV)
A limited edition Belgium style beer introduced in July 2017, available in bottle.
Wizard (3.7 per cent ABV)
An amber bitter first brewed in 2015
Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, North West England, UK
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Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,shop,baker,retail,sweet treats,display,Xmas,Christmas,luxury,£3.50,£3.50 each,Expensive treat,luxury treat,luxury Christmas,indulgent,cake,cakes,mallow,mallow teacake,Tunnocks Teacake,Chocolate marshmallow teacakes,Chocolate marshmallow,teacakes,Chocolate,marshmallow teacakes,marshmallow,butter,milk,eggs,holly,on a plate,teacake topping,teacake,topping,iced,icing,chocolates,UK
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy R9GTKY - Make your own using Paul Hollywood's step-by-step recipe for chocolate marshmallow teacakes
Equipment and preparation: You will need a silicone mould that has 6 x 7.5cm/3in wide, half sphere moulds.
Ingredients
400g/14oz dark chocolate with around 40% cocoa solids (such as Bournville)
50g/1¾oz wholemeal flour
50g/1¾oz plain flour
pinch salt
½ tsp baking powder
25g/1oz caster sugar
25g/1oz butter
1 tbsp milk
For the marshmallow
3 free-range eggs, whites only
150g/5½oz caster sugar
6 tsp golden syrup
½ tsp salt
½ vanilla pod, seeds only
Read more at https://www.bbc.com/food/recipes/chocolate_marshmallow_60410 OR AT https://www.foodiequine.co.uk/2015/11/tunnock-teacake-christmas-puddings.html
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,English,British,England,problem,with,problem with,issue with,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles,Markets,Xmas,Xmas Market,night,evening,people,celebration,December,winter,beer,ale,wurst,sausages,food,drink
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HAFM29 - . An identifiable period record of the recorded location in 2016, retaining the practical detail and local context that distinguish a documentary photograph from a generic illustration. The main point of reference is Manchester Christmas Markets December, North West England , UK. Other connected aspects include place identity, everyday life, community identity, regional identity, historical comparison, local history, archival record, period detail, cider brand history, historic beverage advertising, orchard-to-bottle industry, bottling technology, public realm, and visual archive. Today's relevance is strengthened by alcohol duty, responsible drinking and the continuing question of Herefordshire's long association with commercial cider production. The image fixes public access and movement within the recorded location at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against changing commercial priorities. The photograph additionally reflects drinks manufacturing, cider-making heritage, drinks packaging, social history, factory bottling line, regional drinks industry, Herefordshire cider tradition, and changing streetscape. The recorded references to Manchester, Christmas, Markets, and December preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The strongest archival anchor in this row is the subject itself, Manchester Christmas Markets December, North West England , UK
image HAFM29 records it at a defined point for future comparison and research. The setting also helps illustrate alcohol duty and how bottling technology transformed large-scale drinks manufacturing without losing the local specificity of the recorded location. The image also provides a reference for energy costs and how bottling technology transformed large-scale drinks manufacturing in a form that can be compared with future views of the recorded location. The period view preserves evidence of changing use within the wider story of the recorded location.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,English,British,England,problem,with,problem with,issue with,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles,Markets,Xmas,Xmas Market,night,evening,people,celebration,December,winter,beer,ale,wurst,sausages,food,drink
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HAFM3H - . An identifiable period record of the recorded location in 2016, retaining the practical detail and local context that distinguish a documentary photograph from a generic illustration. The defining feature is Manchester Christmas Markets December, North West England , UK. Further facets of the scene include fermented drink production, industrial beverage equipment, archival record, period detail, regional identity, documentary photography, place identity, bottle-filling machinery, beverage production, public realm, regional drinks industry, bottling technology, drinks packaging, and Herefordshire cider tradition. Current relevance extends to regional food heritage and packaging, particularly through Herefordshire's long association with commercial cider production. As a dated visual record of the recorded location, the frame retains transport arrangements and footfall, making it especially useful if closure or conversion subsequently changes the scene. Further associations within the scene are before-and-after reference, everyday life, historical comparison, drinks manufacturing, cider brand history, local history, contemporary social history, and visual archive. Details involving Manchester, December, Christmas, and Markets make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. For historical comparison, HAFM3H fixes the appearance of Manchester Christmas Markets December, North West England , UK at one identifiable moment, even where the wider location information is limited. The wider significance includes regional food heritage and Herefordshire's long association with commercial cider production without losing the local specificity of the recorded location. Another strand within the photograph is brand heritage and the relationship between orchard agriculture, regional identity and branded cider in a form that can be compared with future views of the recorded location.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,English,British,England,problem,with,problem with,issue with,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles,Markets,Xmas,Xmas Market,night,evening,people,celebration,December,winter,beer,ale,wurst,sausages,food,drink
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HAFM4R - . This location-specific image from the recorded location in 2016 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. The location is represented through Manchester Christmas Markets December, North West England , UK. Further facets of the scene include before-and-after reference, Herefordshire cider tradition, fermented drink production, regional drinks industry, historical comparison, social history, bottle-filling machinery, public realm, cider-making heritage, bottling technology, community identity, historic beverage advertising, industrial beverage equipment, and period detail. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into tourism and responsible drinking, not least because of how bottling technology transformed large-scale drinks manufacturing. As a dated visual record of the recorded location, the frame retains public access and movement, making it especially useful if altered transport patterns subsequently changes the scene. The photograph additionally reflects beverage production, changing land use, regional identity, contemporary social history, drinks packaging, archival record, cider brand history, and local history. Elements such as December, Christmas, Manchester, and Markets add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The strongest archival anchor in this row is the subject itself, Manchester Christmas Markets December, North West England , UK
image HAFM4R records it at a defined point for future comparison and research. Its period value extends to tourism and how bottling technology transformed large-scale drinks manufacturing within the real-world context of the recorded location. The location additionally provides evidence of manufacturing automation and how bottling technology transformed large-scale drinks manufacturing within the specific setting of the recorded location.
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Keywords: dusk,Edinburgh,City,Centre,party,festival,Xmas,Scottish,Scots,Scotch,castle,Hogmanay,United,Kingdom,Great,Britain,GB,Scotland,UK,festive,German,Market,Princes Street,New Year,Princes St,German Market,GoTonySmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,evening,shaped,neon,neons,light,lighting,hotpix.org.uk
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F89PM2 - . An identifiable period record of Princes St, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK in 2015, retaining practical detail and local context that distinguish documentary photography from a generic illustration. The location is represented through Edinburghs Christmas neon sign, at night,Princes St,Scotland,UK. Further facets of the scene include graphic street detail, changing streetscape, contemporary social history, commercial ephemera, public-facing signage, material sign design, visual archive, wayfinding detail, local history, everyday visual culture, social history, regional identity, public information notice, and before-and-after reference. The modern context includes continuing discussion of advertising change, street design and how ordinary signs become time-specific evidence of language and design. For later comparison, the photograph preserves building condition and alterations at Princes St, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, details that may look very different after conservation work. Other useful contextual ideas include visual communication, historical comparison, changing land use, urban typography, everyday life, period lettering, street-level message, and period detail. The combination of night, Princes, Christmas, and Edinburghs anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. For Princes St, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. Another strand within the photograph is advertising change and how ordinary signs become time-specific evidence of language and design without losing the local specificity of Princes St, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. The setting also helps illustrate public communication and the survival of physical messages in an increasingly digital environment in a form that can be compared with future views of Princes St, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
Princes St, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: GB,Great,Britain,Night,time,nighttime,slide,hotel,Balmoral,Hotel,Clock,street,Mall,Princes Mall,Shopping,Xmas,tourist,travel,lit,low,light,Helter,Skelter,fun,entertainment,Scottish,Scotland,UK,Lothian,Lothians,Midlothian,New Year,Low light,Helter Skelter,GoTonySmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,hotpix.org.uk
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F89PT5 - . This authentic period view of Princes Street,Edinburgh,Scotland,UK in 2015 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The image documents Edinburgh Christmas Lights, Princes St,City Centre, Scotland, UK. Another layer of the photograph includes visual archive, historic hostelry, visitor hospitality, public realm, community drinking venue, social history, local character, changing streetscape, traditional pub, historical comparison, before-and-after reference, archival record, contemporary social history, and licensed hospitality. From a 2025-onward perspective, business rates and staffing pressure are closely linked to this subject, alongside the continuing appeal of real ale and regional brewing. For later comparison, the photograph preserves materials and architectural details at Princes Street,Edinburgh,Scotland,UK, details that may look very different after closure or conversion. The subject also sits alongside regional identity, beer-led hospitality, hospitality economy, real-ale culture, local social venue, local history, pub heritage, and licensed trade. Details involving Centre, Edinburgh, Princes, Christmas, and Lights make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. By fixing the subject within Princes Street,Edinburgh,Scotland,UK, 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 business rates and the continuing appeal of real ale and regional brewing within the specific setting of Princes Street,Edinburgh,Scotland,UK. Another useful connection is pub closures and the survival of pubs as both businesses and informal community spaces as part of the longer story of Princes Street,Edinburgh,Scotland,UK. Image F89PT5 also remains a dated record of Princes Street,Edinburgh,Scotland,UK.
Princes Street,Edinburgh,Scotland,UK
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Keywords: England,UK,light,lights,dusk,night,chapel,clock,church,Market,gate,historic,Trinity,James Gibbs,cast,iron,tower,curfew,bell,shop,shopping,tour,December,Festive,winter,in,Golden Square,Holy Trinity Church,Trinity Chapel,Golden Square,GoTonySmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,illuminations,decoration,decorations,Xmas
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F89PJG - . A grounded documentary photograph made at Sankey St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK in 2015, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The main point of reference is Merry Christmas from Warrington, Sankey St, Cheshire, England, UK. The subject also carries associations with historical comparison, documentary photography, visual archive, public realm, archival record, changing land use, heritage worship space, local history, everyday life, contemporary social history, changing streetscape, Christian heritage, historic church fabric, and faith community. The wider contemporary story combines accessibility, faith communities and how churches combine active worship with heritage and community roles. Small period details of lettering, decoration and surface detail at Sankey St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK may become more significant with time, particularly following altered transport patterns. The subject also sits alongside before-and-after reference, sacred space, religious landmark, church interior, regional identity, place identity, religious heritage, and ecclesiastical art. References to Merry, Christmas, and Sankey give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. The wider setting at Sankey St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. Its period value extends to accessibility and the importance of church buildings to genealogy and local identity without losing the local specificity of Sankey St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK. The location additionally provides evidence of historic fabric and how churches combine active worship with heritage and community roles in a form that can be compared with future views of Sankey St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK.
Sankey St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
Description
Keywords: England,UK,light,lights,dusk,night,chapel,clock,church,Market,gate,historic,Trinity,James Gibbs,cast,iron,tower,curfew,bell,shop,shopping,tour,December,Festive,winter,in,Golden Square,Holy Trinity Church,Trinity Chapel,Golden Square,GoTonySmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,illuminations,decoration,decorations,Xmas
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F89PJH - . Recorded at Sankey St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK in 2015, 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 Merry Christmas from Warrington, Sankey St, Cheshire, England, UK. Another layer of the photograph includes working waterway, lock flight, everyday life, historical comparison, changing streetscape, place identity, towpath landscape, inland boating, public realm, documentary photography, social history, regional identity, industrial waterway history, and blue-green corridor. The wider contemporary story combines flood resilience, heritage conservation and the cost of keeping ageing locks and canal structures operational. Future viewers can use this scene from Sankey St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK to compare commercial use and occupation with whatever follows after new construction. The wider setting retains connections with canal heritage, before-and-after reference, local character, canal infrastructure, local history, navigation engineering, inland navigation, and contemporary social history. Details involving Christmas, Sankey, and Merry make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. A later view of Sankey St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The scene further reflects flood resilience and the transition of industrial waterways toward leisure and heritage use when considered against later change at Sankey St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK. Its period value extends to navigation and the cost of keeping ageing locks and canal structures operational without losing the local specificity of Sankey St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK. The image fixes details of everyday use within the wider story of Sankey St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK.
Sankey St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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Keywords: Princes,St,Street,dusk,people,crowds,queue,Xmas,Cafe Renee,Sausage,House,stall,cafe,Renee,festive,markets,Gotonysmith,EH2 4AD,EH2,busy,at,Princes Street,Scotland,UK,crowded,popular,German,Germany,food,tourist,attraction,Hogmanay,alpine,Bavarian,style,building,house,food and drink
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED4KYN - . Edinburgh at Xmas,Cafe Renee, German Sausage House, at Edinburghs Christmas markets, Princes Street, Scotland, UK, EH2 4AD. Photographed at Princes St,Edinburgh,Scotland,UK, EH2 4AD. The photograph was taken on 26 December 2014. 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 low-light or evening setting is part of the subject, bringing illuminated signs, windows and street lighting into the documentary character of the scene. The scene is closely associated with Edinburgh Xmas, Cafe Renee, German Sausage House, Princes St, night, crowd, Edinburgh, Christmas, German and market, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph is useful for editorial coverage of eating out, restaurant culture, food presentation, hospitality and the way international cuisine has become part of everyday dining in British cities. Food, crockery, tableware, menus, serving dishes and restaurant surroundings can provide strong visual cues for features about cuisine, ingredients, dining habits, tourism, leisure spending and the hospitality economy. The image is documentary rather than studio food photography, giving it relevance to real-world restaurant reviews, travel features, local food guides and stories about consumer choice. It also records the appearance and presentation of a meal at a particular time and place, useful for archive, lifestyle and social-history contexts. Search themes include restaurant dining, cuisine, food presentation, hospitality, eating out, table settings, tourism, consumer lifestyle and the local food economy. Because this is a real meal in a real venue rather than a studio arrangement, it has particular value for travel, dining and social-history features.
Princes St,Edinburgh,Scotland,UK, EH2 4AD
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Keywords: attraction,slide,slides,Edinburgh,dusk,at,St,Christmas,Xmas,festival,moving,Edinburghs,Hogmanay,big,slide,fast,at,night,in,the,dark,lights,on,red,yellow,Tourist,tourism,fun,track,things,to,see,do,GotonySmith,Square,rides,ride,evening
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED4MP4 - . Traditional fairground attractions, the big slide at Night at Edinburgh's Hogmanay. Photographed at St Andrew Square, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. The photograph was taken on 26 December 2014. 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 low-light or evening setting is part of the subject, bringing illuminated signs, windows and street lighting into the documentary character of the scene. The scene is closely associated with fairground, attractions, Night, Edn, Andrew, Square, Andrews, attraction, slide and slides, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph has strong editorial relevance to public events, festivals, performances, celebrations and the temporary activity that changes the character of a familiar place. It can support coverage of festivals, street entertainment, performers, audiences, tourism, cultural events, city-centre activity and the economic and social impact of organised public gatherings. Costume, temporary signs, crowds, performance areas, street furniture and the surrounding architecture can all help establish the event in a specific place and period. Because events are temporary, a dated documentary photograph has particular archive value, preserving details that disappear as soon as the programme, performers and public activity move on. Search themes include festivals, street performance, live entertainment, cultural events, tourism, crowds, city-centre activity, temporary public space and event heritage. The dated view is valuable for identifying how a particular event, performer or festival presence looked in that year. 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.
St Andrew Square, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: attraction,slide,slides,dusk,at,St,Andrew,Christmas,Xmas,festival,moving,Edinburghs,Hogmanay,big,fast,slide,Tourist,tourism,fun,track,things,to,see,do,few,people,in,shadow,silhouettes,silhouette,walkers,walking,GotonySmith,illuminated,rides,ride,evening
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED4MP6 - . Traditional fairground attractions at Night at Edinburgh's Hogmanay Scotland. Photographed at St Andrew Square, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. The photograph was taken on 26 December 2014. 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 low-light or evening setting is part of the subject, bringing illuminated signs, windows and street lighting into the documentary character of the scene. The scene is closely associated with fairground, attractions, Night, St Andrews, Edinburgh, Square, attraction, slide, slides and dusk, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph has strong editorial relevance to public events, festivals, performances, celebrations and the temporary activity that changes the character of a familiar place. It can support coverage of festivals, street entertainment, performers, audiences, tourism, cultural events, city-centre activity and the economic and social impact of organised public gatherings. Costume, temporary signs, crowds, performance areas, street furniture and the surrounding architecture can all help establish the event in a specific place and period. Because events are temporary, a dated documentary photograph has particular archive value, preserving details that disappear as soon as the programme, performers and public activity move on. Search themes include festivals, street performance, live entertainment, cultural events, tourism, crowds, city-centre activity, temporary public space and event heritage. The dated view is valuable for identifying how a particular event, performer or festival presence looked in that year. 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.
St Andrew Square, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: outside,exterior,Xmas,decorations,decoration,illuminated,illuminations,Santa,Sleigh,at,night,dusk,in,the,dark,bright,taste,chav,chavy,low,class,cheap,excess,wasted,power,electric,electricity,waste,low,efficiency,bah,humbug,love,hate,relationship,gaudiness,gaudy,outdoor,GoTonySmith England,Scotland,English,Scottish,welsh bahhumbug love-hate artful DIYer DIY ioBridge IO-204 module,an Arduino Wave Kit,an,Arduino,Duemilanove,board,solid,state,relays,relay,in,Witney,Oxen,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ECW52X - . Christmas lights being overdone on a house. Photographed at Witney, Oxfordshire, England, UK. The photograph was taken on 18 December 2014. 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 low-light or evening setting is part of the subject, bringing illuminated signs, windows and street lighting into the documentary character of the scene. The scene is closely associated with Christmas, lights, overdone, bad, outside, exterior, Xmas, decorations, decoration and illuminated, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph is a documentary record of an identifiable subject and location, useful for editorial, archive, travel, local-history and social-history picture research. It can support features about everyday life, place, public space, local identity, tourism, consumer behaviour and the changing appearance of towns, cities and communities. Visible objects, signs, buildings and environmental details provide contextual clues that make the image useful beyond its immediate subject. As a dated stock photograph it also offers a reference point for later comparison, especially where businesses, streets, public services or local surroundings subsequently change. Search themes include documentary photography, local history, everyday life, place, public space, travel, community identity, social history and changing surroundings. Its specificity makes it more useful than a generic concept image when an editor needs a recognisable real-world subject and setting. 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.
Witney, Oxfordshire, England, UK
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Keywords: outside,exterior,Xmas,decorations,decoration,illuminated,illuminations,Santa,Sleigh,at,night,dusk,in,the,dark,bright,taste,chav,chavy,low,class,cheap,excess,wasted,power,electric,electricity,waste,low,efficiency,bah,humbug,love,hate,relationship,gaudiness,gaudy,outdoor,GoTonySmith England,Scotland,English,Scottish,welsh bahhumbug love-hate artful DIYer DIY ioBridge IO-204 module,an Arduino Wave Kit,an,Arduino,Duemilanove,board,solid,state,relays,relay,in,Witney,Oxen,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ECW52Y - . Christmas lights being overdone on a house. Photographed at Witney, Oxfordshire, England, UK. The photograph was taken on 18 December 2014. 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 low-light or evening setting is part of the subject, bringing illuminated signs, windows and street lighting into the documentary character of the scene. The scene is closely associated with Christmas, lights, overdone, bad, outside, exterior, Xmas, decorations, decoration and illuminated, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph is a documentary record of an identifiable subject and location, useful for editorial, archive, travel, local-history and social-history picture research. It can support features about everyday life, place, public space, local identity, tourism, consumer behaviour and the changing appearance of towns, cities and communities. Visible objects, signs, buildings and environmental details provide contextual clues that make the image useful beyond its immediate subject. As a dated stock photograph it also offers a reference point for later comparison, especially where businesses, streets, public services or local surroundings subsequently change. Search themes include documentary photography, local history, everyday life, place, public space, travel, community identity, social history and changing surroundings. Its specificity makes it more useful than a generic concept image when an editor needs a recognisable real-world subject and setting. 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.
Witney, Oxfordshire, England, UK
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Keywords: Xmas,least,the,at,Christmas,red,Milky,Way,MilkyWay,gotonysmith,celebrations,not,popular,unpopular,chocolate,chocolates,tin,box,least popular,plastic,office,Milky Way,Mars,this,year,mixture,ratio,of,each,tub,tubs,leftover,leftovers,unwanted,selection,variety,varieties,funsize,fun size
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ECW4EX - . The last unpopular office chocolates, the leftovers from a Mars celebrations red plastic tub at Christmas - Milky Way. Photographed in England, UK. The photograph was taken on 17 December 2014. 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 last, unpopular, chocolates, celebrations, tin, I hate these, bad, confectionary, Xmas and least, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph is a documentary record of an identifiable subject and location, useful for editorial, archive, travel, local-history and social-history picture research. It can support features about everyday life, place, public space, local identity, tourism, consumer behaviour and the changing appearance of towns, cities and communities. Visible objects, signs, buildings and environmental details provide contextual clues that make the image useful beyond its immediate subject. As a dated stock photograph it also offers a reference point for later comparison, especially where businesses, streets, public services or local surroundings subsequently change. Search themes include documentary photography, local history, everyday life, place, public space, travel, community identity, social history and changing surroundings. Its specificity makes it more useful than a generic concept image when an editor needs a recognisable real-world subject and setting. 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. It can be used in newspapers, magazines, books, websites, documentaries, heritage projects and retrospective features where geographical accuracy and period detail matter.
England, UK
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Keywords: christmas,xmas,lighted,light,bulb,tungsten,waving,waves,plastic,novelty,friendly,fun,orange,at,night,dusk,dawn,blue,sky,behind,December,novel,indoor,Static,lighting,effect,yellow,bulb,type,fun,time,with,this,acrylic,festive,cheer,in,the,home,house,decoration,GoTonySmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ECW531 - . An electric snowman on a window, lit up for Christmas. The photograph was taken on 15 December 2014. 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 low-light or evening setting is part of the subject, bringing illuminated signs, windows and street lighting into the documentary character of the scene. The scene is closely associated with electric, snowman, window, lit, Christ, christmas, xmas, lighted, light and bulb, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph is relevant to homes, residential streets, domestic architecture and the everyday details that shape the appearance of British housing. It can support editorial features about housing, addresses, front doors, neighbourhood identity, home ownership, renting, property condition, postal delivery, security and suburban or urban streets. Doors, windows, numbers, letterboxes, gardens, walls and other domestic details can provide a recognisable visual shorthand for home and residence without relying on a staged interior. As a dated record, the image can also be useful for local history and later comparison as properties are altered, refurbished or redeveloped. Search themes include housing, homes, front doors, addresses, letterboxes, house numbers, residential streets, property, neighbourhoods, renting and home ownership. Small domestic details can become useful archive evidence when properties are refurbished, altered, renumbered or redeveloped. 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. This particular view is catalogued under Alamy image reference ECW531, distinguishing it from other photographs of the same or related subject.
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Keywords: christmas,xmas,lighted,light,bulb,tungsten,waving,waves,plastic,novelty,friendly,fun,orange,at,night,dusk,dawn,blue,sky,behind,December,novel,indoor,Static,lighting,effect,yellow,bulb,type,fun,time,with,this,acrylic,festive,cheer,in,the,home,house,decoration,GoTonySmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ECW532 - . An electric snowman on a window, lit up for Christmas. The photograph was taken on 15 December 2014. 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 low-light or evening setting is part of the subject, bringing illuminated signs, windows and street lighting into the documentary character of the scene. The scene is closely associated with electric, snowman, window, lit, Christ, christmas, xmas, lighted, light and bulb, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph is relevant to homes, residential streets, domestic architecture and the everyday details that shape the appearance of British housing. It can support editorial features about housing, addresses, front doors, neighbourhood identity, home ownership, renting, property condition, postal delivery, security and suburban or urban streets. Doors, windows, numbers, letterboxes, gardens, walls and other domestic details can provide a recognisable visual shorthand for home and residence without relying on a staged interior. As a dated record, the image can also be useful for local history and later comparison as properties are altered, refurbished or redeveloped. Search themes include housing, homes, front doors, addresses, letterboxes, house numbers, residential streets, property, neighbourhoods, renting and home ownership. Small domestic details can become useful archive evidence when properties are refurbished, altered, renumbered or redeveloped. 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. This particular view is catalogued under Alamy image reference ECW532, distinguishing it from other photographs of the same or related subject.
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Keywords: christmas,xmas,lighted,light,bulb,tungsten,waving,waves,plastic,novelty,friendly,fun,orange,at,night,dusk,dawn,blue,sky,behind,December,novel,indoor,Static,lighting,effect,yellow,bulb,type,fun,time,with,this,acrylic,festive,cheer,in,the,home,house,decoration,GoTonySmith
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ECW535 - . An electric snowman on a window, lit up for Christmas. The photograph was taken on 15 December 2014. 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 low-light or evening setting is part of the subject, bringing illuminated signs, windows and street lighting into the documentary character of the scene. The scene is closely associated with electric, snowman, window, lit, Christ, christmas, xmas, lighted, light and bulb, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph is relevant to homes, residential streets, domestic architecture and the everyday details that shape the appearance of British housing. It can support editorial features about housing, addresses, front doors, neighbourhood identity, home ownership, renting, property condition, postal delivery, security and suburban or urban streets. Doors, windows, numbers, letterboxes, gardens, walls and other domestic details can provide a recognisable visual shorthand for home and residence without relying on a staged interior. As a dated record, the image can also be useful for local history and later comparison as properties are altered, refurbished or redeveloped. Search themes include housing, homes, front doors, addresses, letterboxes, house numbers, residential streets, property, neighbourhoods, renting and home ownership. Small domestic details can become useful archive evidence when properties are refurbished, altered, renumbered or redeveloped. 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. This particular view is catalogued under Alamy image reference ECW535, distinguishing it from other photographs of the same or related subject.
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Keywords: Full,busy,seated,seat,BR,British Rail,Train,Operating,Company,Christmas,bag,bags,Crowded Arriva Wales Train Chester Holyhead with Xmas Shoppers,Xmas,Shoppers,retail,packed,transport,rolling,stock,carriage,pacer,trains,gotonysmith,Arriva Trains Wales,ATW,Trenau,Cymru,Wales & Borders,borders,franchise,commuter,Strategic Rail Authority,Strategic,Rail,Authority,minister,railway,railways,Government,Welsh,route,routes,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ECW4E4 - . Crowded Arriva Wales Train Chester Holyhead with Xmas Shoppers. Photographed at Chester,stock-photo/gotonysmith-Cheshire.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>Cheshire,England,UK. The photograph was taken on 13 December 2014. 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 Crowded, Arriva, Train, Chester, Holyhead, Full, busy, seated, seat and British Rail, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The scene has strong relevance to railway travel, public transport, passenger infrastructure and the everyday operation of Britain's rail network. It can illustrate editorial stories about stations, train journeys, commuting, regional connectivity, rail investment, rolling stock, freight, signals, platforms, accessibility and the relationship between railways and the places they serve. Visible railway furniture, signs, tracks, platforms, trains, signals or station buildings help place the photograph firmly in the practical environment experienced by passengers and railway staff. As a dated documentary image it also offers a useful record of transport infrastructure, branding and passenger facilities at the time the photograph was made. Search themes include British rail travel, railway stations, passenger journeys, tracks, platforms, signals, rolling stock, freight, regional connectivity and transport infrastructure. The scene is particularly useful for illustrating how railway facilities, signs and operational surroundings looked at a known point in time. 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. This particular view is catalogued under Alamy image reference ECW4E4, distinguishing it from other photographs of the same or related subject.
Chester,Cheshire,England,UK
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Keywords: English Cadbury,christian,Catholic,anglican,traditional,with,one,window,cadburys,festive,food,yuletide,special,celebrate,Jesus,Christ,birth,born,festival,Julekalender,Julkalender,Jóladagatal,child,children,nostalgic,Gotonysmith,popular,english,British,confectionary,Xmas,seasonal,chocolates,shop,UK
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED8P05 - An Advent calendar is a special calendar used to count or celebrate the days in anticipation of Christmas. Since the date of the first Sunday of Advent varies, falling between November 27 and December 3 inclusive, the Advent calendar usually begins on December 1, although many include the previous few days that are part of the season. The Advent calendar was first used by German Lutherans in the 19th and 20th centuries but is now ubiquitous among adherents of many Christian denominations.
Many Advent calendars take the form of a large rectangular card with windows, of which there are usually 24: one for each day of December leading up to Christmas Eve. Often, these windows have a Bible verse and prayer printed on them, which Christian families incorporate as part of their daily Advent devotions.
Consecutive doors are opened every day leading up to Christmas. The calendar windows open to reveal an image, poem, a portion of a story (such as the story of the Nativity of Jesus) or a small gift, such as a toy or a chocolate item. Advent calendars range in theme, from sports to technology, often carrying Scripture verses
England, UK
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Keywords: Christmas,Deansgate,and,St Anns Square,st,anns,sq,square,gradeII,listed,building,castiron,cast-iron,glass,iron,shop,shops,Xmas,at,night,with,lights,England,UK,Gotonysmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,light,decoration,decorations,history,historic,cast,grade II-listed,Barton Square,front,exterior,outside
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED9DMC - Barton Arcade is a Victorian shopping arcade in Manchester, England, located between Deansgate and St Ann's Square.
The arcade was listed as a Grade II* listed building on the 25 January 1972. The listing includes the block of shops (Barton's Building) and offices enclosing the arcades. It was constructed by Corbett, Raby and Sawyer in 1871.
Hartwell describes the Barton's Building facade as utterly ignorant.. the ground floor pilasters must be seen to be believed. The arcade, however, is a gorgeous glass and iron shopping arcade with glass domes..., the best example of this type of cast-iron and glass arcade anywhere in the country.
The entrance to the arcade on St Ann's Square incorporates a large, cast iron and glass wall. The two entrances on Deansgate are hidden behind the Barton Building. The building is of four storeys with an attic, a long nine-bay facade to Deansgate, divided in half horizontally by a balustraded balcony. The structure is composed of cast iron and glass. The iron work was supplied by the Macfarlane Saracen Glass Factory in Glasgow. The building was one of the first to be built on the newly widened Deansgate.The arcade was restored in the 1980s. The original shop fronts and decorative floor no longer exist
48 Barton Square, Deansgate, Manchester, England, UK, M3 2BH
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Keywords: Xmas,December,November,markets,European,Euro,German,sign,above,municipal,council,buildings,West Midlands,England,UK,central water feature,won,dark,dusk,nighttime,time,woman,Guardians,relections,reflected,Gotonysmith,hotpixuk,@hotpixuk,City,centre,tourist,tourism,travel,Birmingham City,Birmingham city Centre
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED8PNW - The River, locally known as the Floozie in the Jacuzzi, is an artwork in Victoria Square, Birmingham, England.
An international design competition was held for a central water feature in the square, which was won by Dhruva Mistry. Construction commenced in 1992 and was completed in 1994, when the square was officially reopened by Diana, Princess of Wales.
Mistry's fountain is the largest sculptural piece in the square. Mistry's winning design for Victoria Square consists of four sets of works (named The River, Guardians, Youth and Object [Variations]), representing youth and eternity. The River features a 1.75-tonne[1] bronze statue of a woman, 2.8 metres (9 ft) tall, 2.5 m (8 ft) wide and 4 m (13 ft) long. The surrounding pool is paved with Wattscliff sandstone. Engraved in the rim of the upper pool by Bettina Furneé are the following words from the poem Burnt Norton by T. S. Eliot:
And the pool was filled with water of sunlight,
And the lotos rose, quietly, quietly,
The surface glittered out of heart of light,
And they were behind us, reflected in the pool.
Then a cloud passed, and the pool was empty.
Victoria square, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK
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Keywords: Nicks,HN,LU,night,shot,nightshot,tourist,city,store,station,London,at,Dusk,England,UK,public,building,buildings,architecture,go,by,retail,retailing,xmas,christmas,day,trip,awayday,away,Brompton,road,travel,Piccadilly,Line,harrods,Mike Ashley,Frasers Group,rescue,takeover,administration
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DJ7B63 - Night-time editorial view of the Harvey Nichols flagship store in Knightsbridge, London, with the illuminated Knightsbridge Underground station sign dominating the foreground and the famous Harvey Nichols lettering glowing on the building behind. The image captures one of London's best known luxury retail locations on Knightsbridge, close to Brompton Road, Harrods and other prestige shopping streets, in the affluent West London district long associated with designer fashion, beauty, dining and international visitors. Founded in 1831, Harvey Nichols became one of Britain's most recognisable upmarket department store brands, with its Knightsbridge store serving as the historic flagship and corporate base. In August 2026 the business became a major UK retail story when Mike Ashley's Frasers Group stepped in with a rescue takeover after Harvey Nichols fell into administration, securing the chain's stores, staff and online operations in a pre-pack transaction. Frasers chief executive Michael Murray said the business would undergo restructuring and a review of its store portfolio, organisation and operating model as part of the turnaround. While the Knightsbridge flagship is widely seen as the jewel in the estate, the deal marked a significant period of uncertainty and change for the wider chain. This scene therefore illustrates more than a familiar London shopping landmark. It also reflects a moment of transition in British luxury retail, as heritage department stores face intense operating costs, changing consumer habits, reduced discretionary spending and growing online competition. The deep blue dusk sky, electric Underground signage, lit windows and city-centre architecture create a dramatic urban evening image of Knightsbridge at a significant moment in the Harvey Nichols story.
Brompton Road, London England
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Keywords: Extreme,cold,weather,and,icicles,on,pipework,over,the,Trent,And,Mersey,Canal,Rudheath,Northwich,Cheshire,England,UK,CW9,7UG,cw97ug,winter,blue,wind,leak,chemical,plant,lifeless,global,climate,change,Orchard,boatyard,boat,yard,navigation,issues,issue,Xmas,christmas,snow,snowy,gotonysmith,ice,iced,icy,over,slippy,slippery,freeze,big,freezing,bitter,bitterly,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HDPG - . Extreme cold weather and icicles on pipework over the Trent And Mersey Canal, Rudheath, Northwich, Cheshire, England UK CW9 7UG. Photographed on 9 January 2010. Looking at the subject's development, working locks, bridges and canal-side buildings reveal the engineering system that underpinned industrial Britain
Many former commercial waterways have been restored for recreation and heritage use, creating a distinctive mixture of historic infrastructure, modern development and linear green space. For the 2026 context, britain's historic waterways remain significant for recreation, tourism, biodiversity and industrial heritage, while ageing locks, embankments and bridges require continuing maintenance
Urban canal corridors are also increasingly used for walking, cycling and waterside regeneration. The wider historical story is that britain's canals were built principally in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries to move coal, raw materials and manufactured goods cheaply between industrial districts, ports and growing towns
Locks, basins, towpaths and warehouses survive as engineering heritage even where freight has given way to leisure boating, walking and waterside regeneration. Historically, canal infrastructure is a legacy of the Industrial Revolution, when navigable waterways linked mines, mills, factories and ports
The same lock chambers, bridges and towpaths now support leisure cruising, cycling, walking, wildlife corridors and redevelopment, while retaining evidence of their freight-carrying past. In historical terms, working locks, bridges and canal-side buildings reveal the engineering system that underpinned industrial Britain
Many former commercial waterways have been restored for recreation and heritage use, creating a distinctive mixture of historic infrastructure, modern development and linear green space. Closely associated editorial terms include inland waterway, navigation, lock gates, canal heritage, and industrial transport.
Trent And Mersey Canal, Rudheath, Northwich, Cheshire, England UK CW9 7UG
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Keywords: Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK,gotonysmith,car,cars,lights,stop,red,frosted,ice,fall,snowfall,white,january,winter,Warringtn,Warington,traffic trafic jam gridlock slides slidy slidie,gotonysmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,A50,road,Xmas,on,close,to,delay,grid-lock,grid,lock
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CF1344 - . A50 traffic jam, on A50 Knutsford road, close to Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England UK. Photographed on 5 January 2010. The recorded location is Knutsford Road, Grappenhall, Warrington, England, UK. As background, street and highway scenes record the practical infrastructure of mobility, including road signs, junctions, bridges, parking controls and changing vehicle use
They also provide a visual history of traffic growth, road engineering and the effort to balance drivers, pedestrians and local communities. The historical context is that landscape photographs record more than scenery: structures, vegetation, weather, transport and land use combine to show how a place appeared at a particular moment
Repeated views can later become valuable evidence of development, environmental change and shifting patterns of use. In the longer view, festive objects and decorations are part of a long tradition of Christmas visual culture, from greetings cards and church imagery to illuminated houses, fairs and satirical 'Bah Humbug' humour
Designs and typography can quickly become associated with a particular decade. Against the 2026 backdrop, road policy continues to focus on safety, congestion, emissions and the balance between private cars, buses, cycling and walking
Images of earlier traffic controls, signs and busy roads provide useful comparison with current debates about sustainable transport and street design. The subject remains topical in 2026 because current interest in climate and place-making gives atmospheric landscape photographs added documentary value, particularly where weather, coastlines or urban development are prominent. As of 2026, road policy continues to focus on safety, congestion, emissions and the balance between private cars, buses, cycling and walking
Images of older traffic controls, signs and busy roads provide useful comparison with current debates about sustainable transport and street design.
Knutsford Road, Grappenhall, Warrington, England, UK
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Keywords: Internet,gotonysmith,online,on,line,on-line,Xmas,Christmas,25th,December,Dec,single,person,man,woman,Two,screens,workstation,screen,Internet shopping,gotonysmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,web,via,using,websites,lad,male,lonely,festive,present,presents
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CEY8R9 - . Late night, last minute Christmas shopping ,at the PC online. Photographed on 21 December 2009. The recorded location is England, UK. In the longer view, seasonal photographs document the mixture of tradition, commerce and community activity surrounding Christmas
Domestic lights, cards, street attractions and anti-Christmas jokes all sit within a broader culture of winter celebration. Looking at the subject's development, shops and markets are a visible record of changing consumer life, from family businesses and specialist traders to chain stores, department stores and regenerated market halls
Fascias, signs and shopfronts can date a street scene as clearly as architecture or vehicles. The wider historical story is that panoramic and atmospheric views place individual landmarks within their wider setting
Light, season and weather affect how architecture and landscape are perceived, while distant development can provide clues to the changing form of a town or coastline. Current 2026 relevance comes from the fact that christmas remains a major retail and tourism period, while household energy costs, sustainable decorations and the pressure of seasonal spending often feature alongside more traditional festive themes. For the 2026 context, high streets continue to change rapidly as retailers respond to online competition, costs and changing footfall
Government support for community assets and town-centre renewal gives photographs of independent shops, markets and former businesses added relevance to stories about regeneration and community economies. In historical terms, christmas imagery ranges from religious observance to commercial decoration, seasonal entertainment and humour
Cards, shop displays, lights and novelty messages reveal how the festival has been represented in popular culture as well as how retail and public spaces respond to the winter season. Further editorial search language includes Xmas, festive season, and Christmas card.
England, UK
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Keywords: HousingITguy,Project365,2nd 365,HotpixUK365,Tone Smith,GoTonySmith,365,2365,one a day,Tony Smith,Hotpix,ScratchMyFrontLens,Germany,German,Austria,Austrian Recipe,Present,Xmas,Christmas,sweet treat,sweet treats,gift,in the post,post,parcel
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4688164966 - 'It was to my great surprise that I received a parcel from Andreas Coerper www.flickr.com/photos/scratchmyfrontlens , my photo pal, from Mainz, on the Rhine.
All home baked, with some local nuts, sugar, eggs, chocolate, lard &
flour. No new-age ingredients here!
Can't wait to give these a tasting later on today
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4642759411 - 'Getting into the inflatable Christmas spirit, Thelwall.
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Keywords: HousingITguy,Project365,2nd 365,HotpixUK365,Tone Smith,GoTonySmith,365,2365 one a day,Tony Smith,Hotpix,city,city centre,shops,shopping,London,Capital,England,UK,lights,Xmas,Christmas,Carnaby,St,Street,Oxford Circus,dusk,blue hour,SohO,Westminster,City of London
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4640150713 - 'Carnaby Street is a pedestrianised shopping street in Soho in the City of Westminster, Central London. Close to Oxford Street and Regent Street, it is home to fashion and lifestyle retailers, including a large number of independent fashion boutiques.
Streets crossing, or meeting with, Carnaby Street are, from south to north, Beak Street, Broadwick Street, Kingly Court, Ganton Street, Marlborough Court, Lowndes Court, Fouberts Place, Little Marlborough Street and Great Marlborough Street. The nearest London Underground station is Oxford Circus (on the Bakerloo, Central and Victoria lines).
Carnaby Street derives its name from Karnaby House, which was built in 1683 to the east. The origin of the name is unknown. The street was probably laid out in 1685 or 1686. First appearing in the ratebooks in 1687, it was almost completely built up by 1690 with small houses. A market was developed in the 1820s. In his novel, Sybil (1845), Benjamin Disraeli refers to 'a carcase-butcher famous in Carnaby-market'.
This area is notable for a cholera outbreak in 1854 leading to an early application of fundamental epidemiological principles to resolve the crisis. John Snow, the physician who recognised the cases were concentrated near a pump on Broad Street communicated the finding on a map-based graphic. It led to the pump being locked and the reduction in cases of cholera was rapid.
In 1934, Amy Ashwood Garvey and Sam Manning opened the Florence Mills Social Club, a jazz club that became a gathering place for supporters of Pan-Africanism, at number 50.
The first boutique, His Clothes, was opened by John Stephen in 1957 after his shop in Beak Street burned down and was followed by I Was Lord Kitchener's Valet, Gear, Lady Jane, Mates, Ravel, and others. Round the corner in Kingly Street, Tommy Roberts opened his gift shop Kleptomania. He moved to Carnaby Street in 1967 and went on to make fame in the King's Road, Chelsea, with his Mr Freedom shop.
By the 1960s, Carnaby Street was popular with followers of the mod and hippie styles. Many independent fashion boutiques such as Ariella,and designers such as Mary Quant, Marion Foale and Sally Tuffin, Lord John, Merc, Take Six, and Irvine Sellars had premises in the street and various underground music bars such as the Roaring Twenties opened in the surrounding streets. Bands such as the Small Faces, The Who, and The Rolling Stones appeared in the area to work (at the legendary Marquee Club round the corner in Wardour Street), shop, and socialise, it became one of the coolest destinations associated with 1960's Swinging London.
The Carnaby Street contingent of Swinging London stormed into North American and international awareness with the 15 April 1966 publication of Time magazine's cover and article that extolled this street's role:
\u201cPerhaps nothing illustrates the new swinging London better than narrow, three-block-long Carnaby Street, which is crammed with a cluster of the 'gear' boutiques where the girls and boys buy each other clothing...\u201d
In October 1973, the Greater London Council pedestrianised the street. Vehicular access is restricted between 11 am and 8 pm. A comparison of before and after number of pedestrians entering the area indicated a 30% increase in pedestrian flows as a result of the pedestrianisation. A campaign commenced early in 2010 to call for pedestrianisation in the adjacent area of Soho.
Westminster City Council erected two green plaques, one at 1 Carnaby Street dedicated to fashion entrepreneur John Stephen, who began the Mod fashion revolution and another at 52/55 Carnaby Street is dedicated to the Mod pop group The Small Faces and their manager Don Arden.
To celebrate the memory of Freddie Mercury after the release of Bohemian Rhapsody, the Carnaby Street arch is getting a rework with Queen's logo being put up until early 2019. Despite John Stephen closing his final buisness in 1975 (he died in 2004 aged 70) and the gradual movement to novelty shops with appeal to the ever increasing tourist trade, the boutique trade founded in Carnaby street in 1957 by John Stephen is still visable through the many shops of that ilk that still exist in the street today . Although featured in many books about London, the only book published which is exclusively about 'Carnaby Street' and traces the history from the 1600s to 1970 is simply entitled 'Carnaby Street' and was written by Tom Salter in 1970. A few mainstream stores including 'Boots The Chemists' are currently in the street.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3151065450 - 'Filling the city with traditional wooden huts, the scent of mulled wine and swarms of shoppers, the new Manchester Christmas tradition. German Markets, and also, for brexiteers, a 'Pig &
Whistle'. Who knows after Brexit, what we may have instead.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4448858871 - 'A tasty treat from Gloucester Farm Services M5 south
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 5307223083 - 'Victorian Ice - 'British Sea Power' - Play this track here.
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What a nice feelgood effect this track has on me, even when its minus something outside on the cobbles!
British Sea Power's Yan and Hamilton Wilkinson are brothers and were school friends with Matthew Wood in Kendal, Cumbria England. They are based in Brighton where BSP amassed a large following their own club night called 'Club Sea Power'. Its numerous support acts and occasional fashion show went down well in Brighton.
'The Decline of British Sea Power', the band's first album, was released in June 2003 to critical acclaim. Their tours often include unusual venues such as the Scillonian Club on the Isles of Scilly, Grasmere Village Hall, the St. John Boste Social Club in Kendal and Carnglaze Caverns in Cornwall. They have been compared with The Cure and Joy Division.
This track is taken from 'Open Season', the second album. Well worth a listen.
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Grappenhall is a village in Warrington, Cheshire, England. It is situated along the Bridgewater Canal, and forms one of the principal settlements of Grappenhall and Thelwall civil parish. According to the 2001 UK census, the population of the entire civil parish was 9,377.
Grappenhall is mentioned in the Domesday Book under the name Gropenhale, ('the Groping Place') which states it to be worth five shillings.
St Wilfrid's Church has a carving of a cat on the west face of the tower. This is believed to be Lewis Carroll's inspiration for the grinning Cheshire Cat in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. The church itself was first constructed in 1120, though was rebuilt 400 years later. The church was also, at a time, in the possession of the Boidelle (Boydell) family.
Along with the church, the centre of the village contains two pubs (The Parr Arms and The Ram's Head), Grappenhall Hall residential School and St. Wilfrids Primary School. Bradshaw Community Primary School is also found north of the centre of the village.
Parts of the Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes were filmed in the Victorian cobbled centre of Grappenhall. It is also the birthplace of actor Tim Curry. Here Church lane is pictured from the west.
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Valley Girl - 'Frank Zappa' - Play this track here.
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Wikipedia describes Valley Girl (or Val, Val Gal) 'as a stereotype leveled at a socio-economic and ethnic class of American women who can be described as colloquial English-speaking, materialistic, self-centered, hedonistic, and often sexually promiscuous. Valspeak is also a form of this trait, based on an exaggerated version of '80s California English'.
'Valley Girl' is a song by the musician Frank Zappa and his 14 year-old daughter, 'Moon Unit Zappa'. It was released on Zappa's 1982 album 'Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch'. Moon supplied Frank with much of the content speaking typical 'Valley girl' phrases. Zappa intended to lampoon the image, but the single also helped popularized the valley girl stereotype in the states.
Sadly no longer with us, over 30 years, Zappa wrote rock, jazz, electronic, orchestral, and musique concr\u00e8te works. He also directed feature-length films and music videos, and designed album covers. Zappa produced almost all of the more than 60 albums he released with the band Mothers of Invention and as a solo artist.
Zappa was married to Kathryn J. 'Kay' Sherman from 1960 to 1964. In 1967 he married Adelaide Gail Sloatman, with whom he remained until his death from prostate cancer in 1993. They had four children: Moon Unit, Dweezil, Ahmet Emuukha Rodan and Diva Thin Muffin Pigeen.
Zappa was very anti-censorship. In September 1985, Zappa testified before the United States Senate Commerce, Technology, and Transportation committee, attacking the Parents Music Resource Center or PMRC, a music organization, co-founded by Tipper Gore, former wife of then-senator Al Gore. PMRC consisted of many wives of politicians, including the wives of five members of the committee, and was founded to address the issue of song lyrics with sexual or satanic content.
He stated 'The establishment of a rating system, voluntary or otherwise, opens the door to an endless parade of moral quality control programs based on things certain Christians do not like. What if the next bunch of Washington wives demands a large yellow 'J' on all material written or performed by Jews, in order to save helpless children from exposure to concealed Zionist doctrine?'
Zappa's passion for American politics became a bigger part of his life. He had always encouraged his fans to register to vote on album covers, and throughout 1988 he had registration booths at his concerts. He even considered running for President of the United States. Now maybe that might have changed history, and saved a few lives.
Frank Zappa was truly a giant. Everyone must have at least one Zappa album, even if its the compilation, 'Strictly Commercial'. Give 'Sheik Yerbouti' and 'Joes Garage' a look too.
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In the Greater Los Angeles area, the term 'Valley Girl' apparently originated and still refers to girls from the San Fernando Valley. In context it is associated with a spoiled girl from an upper-middle class background who socializes with other 'valley girls' in cliques. In regions neighboring the San Fernando Valley, people will often call a girl a 'valley girl' or tell her to 'go back to the valley' if she is showing signs of materialism and/or idiotic behavior.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer parodied the valley girl, with the main character, Buffy Summers, often saving the males of the programme. Buffy's contemporaries Cordelia and Harmony more closely fit to the conventions of the Valley girl.
The nearest thing in the UK is the classic 'Essex Girl' stereotype. Someone please ask me and I will tell them the classic cucumber/Essex girl joke (Amber - step up to the plate dear!).
In Ireland apparently D4 denotes upper middle class females associated with shopping in Dundrum Town Centre, the upmarket shopping centre adjacent to Dundrum village. Ugg boots and fake tan features, so I am told.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4263830474 - 'Some fabulous Christmas lights that I passed and had to come back to. Complete with reindeer etc.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4163583903 - 'Wow, that time already!
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED4M0E - Traditional fairground attractions, Carousel, at Night at Edinburgh's Hogmanay, Scotland , UK gives a direct editorial record of a recognisable subject, with location, signage, architecture or everyday behaviour carrying much of the meaning. A carousel at Edinburgh's Hogmanay brings together winter light, fairground nostalgia, tourism and one of Scotland's most commercially important public celebrations. The subject suits features on seasonal events, family entertainment, city-centre crowd management, night photography, visitor spending and the blend of tradition and spectacle in New Year celebrations. Seasonal references, artificial light and winter atmosphere make it especially relevant to December and New Year picture needs. The location detail, Edinburgh, strengthens searches for regional features, travel pages, local-history pieces and news use where a named place matters. For buyers, the strength lies in the combination of a named subject, a lived-in setting and enough visual specificity to carry stories about how places are used, remembered, funded, visited or contested.
St Andrew Square, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ECW4ET - The last unpopular chocolates from a celebrations tub at Christmas - the Mars Bars gives picture buyers a practical record of a subject that is familiar, searchable and tied to the way people actually use streets, buildings, services and leisure spaces. The unwanted chocolates left at the bottom of a Christmas tub say a lot about shared family rituals, brand loyalty, taste, waste and the annual supermarket battle for festive confectionery sales. The subject can support lighter editorial pieces on Christmas habits, consumer psychology, food marketing, portion sizes, household treats and the small negotiations that happen around communal snacks. Seasonal references, artificial light and winter atmosphere make it especially relevant to December and New Year picture needs. The geographic clues help editors place the subject within a recognisable locality, which is often more useful than a polished but placeless image. It would sit naturally with features on Christmas lights, festive decorations, winter evening, seasonal display, adding local texture and a believable sense of place. For archive value, terms such as unpopular, chocolates, celebrations, christmas help connect the scene to future stories about how this place or activity looked at a particular moment.
England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ECW52W - Photo shows Christmas lights being overdone on a British house - Festive celebrations in December for Xmas. The photograph is useful for Christmas, Hogmanay, festive leisure, winter tourism, night-time economy and family entertainment themes. Seasonal images like this can work for travel, shopping, hospitality, energy use, household celebration, public events and wider stories about how towns and cities create atmosphere during darker months. The supplied workbook does not give a precise location, so the image should be treated as a concept or documentary subject unless the location can be verified separately. The image is strongly seasonal, with winter or Christmas context visible or implied by the caption. It should work for editorial buyers needing authentic, non-staged British or travel imagery for news, magazine, blog, local government, heritage, housing, transport, tourism, retail, public policy or social commentary use. The caption should be checked against the visible photograph before upload so that any readable signs, weather, time of day and people context are accurately reflected without overstating facts not shown in the image. The strongest sales value is the combination of named subject, real location and everyday documentary style, giving picture editors a flexible image that can sit alongside features, opinion pieces, explainers, historical retrospectives and local news. Search relevance is helped by including concise place names, visible brand or wording, functional subject terms, and wider editorial concepts such as public realm, consumer behaviour, heritage, travel, leisure and community life where they genuinely match the picture.
Witney, Oxfordshire, England, UK
